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Juan focuses in larger then life sculptures and installations made of found materials, light and sound. His work has been exhibited in Chicago at the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Mexican Fine Art Center Museum, and the Hyde Park Art Center.
Mexican born artist, adapted Chicago native, distinctive visionary, and spirited explorer, Juan Angel Chavez is best known for interactive, larger than life, assemblages, sculptures, and installations of found materials, light, and sound, that captivate viewers in museums, art centers, and galleries across the globe.
Sep 2, 2018 · Juan Ángel Chavez, a Chicago based artist, works with repurposed and found materials to create interactive installations, assemblages, and sculptures that often speak the universal language of human survival, resourcefulness and adaptation.
Chavez is an active participant in Chicago’s arts community, and serves as an Arts Representative on the City of Chicago’s Public Art Committee. He is also a Senior Artist with the Chicago Public Art Group, and holds a Faculty position at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Assistant Professor, Adj. Juan Angel Chavez (SAIC 1990–91) highlights the Nkisi Nkondi figures at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Winded Rainbow premieres eight new works by Juan Angel Chávez and offers a historical view of the artist’s practice through the inclusion of maquettes for his large-scale sculptures and installations from 2007-2014. Eight smaller-scale three-dimensional works from 2011-2012 are also included.
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Jan 1, 2014 · Juan Angel Chávez is a passionate and active member of Chicago’s art community. The artist was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and currently lives and works in Chicago where he teaches at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).
