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