Born 1971 in St. Paul Minnesota, Scott West began drawing at the age of three. West was brought up in a family rich with creative talent. His youth was spent in the Norman Rockwell town of Owatonna Minnesota, observing and painting the world around him. After high school he attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design and received his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts Painting and Drawing. While in Minneapolis he spent most of his time in studio recreating his reality. West's paintings focused on the idea of the archetype. Often splitting him into several characters and interacting on canvas. This process reshaped the reality and the perception of his environment.

While in college he met singer, songwriter Craig Minowa. They formed a band and shared a practice space in St. Paul. West often used the space as a painting studio. This process of song writing and painting developed his concept of a painting reflecting a song. Brush strokes representing rhythm, colors depicting key signatures, and visual compositions that echo song compositions. He would continue working as a musician and artist with the band for the next four years. While performing as a musician he realized that he needed to focus on his true passion painting. At that time West left the band to pursue his artwork.

In the years following West lived and painted in the cities of Baltimore, Washington DC, and Milwaukee. At the same time he was working as illustrator / art director for several apparel companies. In 2003 he rejoined with Minowa working with the band Cloud Cult on album cover artwork and marketing materials. Shortly after he joined Cloud Cult not as a musician but as a live stage painter. Reestablishing the relationship between creating music and paintings. Since then West has continued his studio work while traveling across the country creating live stage paintings.

Scott West's current work resonates between reality and rhythm. Often depicting characters of raw emotion entangled in complex compositions. Saturated in color West narrates the final scene of a play often leaving you pondering what took place.