Elijah Angelo Chavez
born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
lives and works in Brooklyn, New York
Education
New York University May 2024
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art with Honors
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Select Exhibitions
2024 La Feria, the Latinx Project, New York, NY
2023 Mycelia, NYU Steinhardt Group Thesis Exhibition, Rosenberg and the Commons Galleries, New York, NY
2023 Home/Bound, Honors Senior Studio Exhibition with Talia Rudofsky through NYU Curatorial Collaborative, and the Institute of Fine Arts, 80WSE Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Constellation of Cultures, Elmer Bobst Library, New York, NY
2021 BC/DC, New York University, New York, New York
2020 Gallatin Galleries Group Exhibition, New York, New York
2019 Albuquerque Public Schools Metro Youth Art Show
2018 OS39 Final Show, The Oxbow School Group Exhibition, Napa, CA
2018 A is for Art! Gala for the APS Foundation and Fine Arts Department
Public Art Collaborations & Performances
2020 Cambio, Ceramic tile bench in collaboration with Harwood Art Center’s Apprenticeship for Art and Social Justice
2017 Solving for X, Produced by Working Classroom and Directed by Milta Ortiz, National
Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2016 Resilience Mural, in collaboration with Working Classroom and the City of, Apprentice to Nani Chacon
2015 La Corriente Del Valle Mural, in collaboration with Working Classroom and Bernalillo County, Apprentice to Joe Stephenson
Awards & Grants
2024 UrbanGlass Scholarship
2019 - 2024 Steinhardt Scholarship
Studio Art Talent Scholarship
2023 New Mexico Only Purchase Initiative Prospectus #272 Selection
NYU Artistic Practice Award
Chen Cui Family Award
2022 Gallatin Review Honorable Mention Award
2021 NYU Artistic Practice Award
2019 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
2018 The Oxbow School Scholarship
Publications
2023 Honors Senior Studio Institute of Fine Arts Curatorial Collaborative Catalog
2022 Gallatin Review
2021 Art & Type, Issue 3
Fever Dream Magazine, Issue 4