Thank you Western Art Collector, for being a supporter for not only myself, but for so many colleagues and collectors alike. I sincerely appreciate the latest feature concerning Grand Horizons, my third and a biggest solo show at Santa Fe’s Acosta Strong Fine Art. It takes a team to make an artist and I a...
Category: Inspiration
Limited Edition Print
Limited to just 125, my first ever print has arrived and boy was it a lot of work. The print is of a 48×36 original work titled De Abajo Hacia Arriba that was completed late last year and I am so happy to finally share it with you. Here are all the details on how...
S.M. Chavez hits another home run —Western Art Collector
Sean Michael Chavez hits another home run at Acosta-Strong – Painter Sean Michael Chavez has been having solo shows every summer at Acosta-Strong Fine Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The shows have been going on for three years, and three years in a row they’ve sold out. The most recent show ICONS continued to...
Western Art Collector — August 2022
The show opens in just a few days and Western Art Collector generously spared a bit of ink to highlight the work in their August issue. Gina Teichert authored the story and I couldn’t be more happy or honored to be included in another issue. Thank you Western Art Collector.
Western Art Collector — May 2022
Honored not only to be included within a publication that has Thomas Moran on the cover, but that my painting is featured next to the very same master painter’s work on the table of contents. Further, my painting is included as part of the Museum Preview editorial @westernartcollector in collaboration with The Couse Sharp Foundation’s...
Southwest Art Magazine — Feb/Mar 2022
Wow! Thank you Southwest Art Magazine for sharing no less than six full pages in their first issue on 2022. I never try to have any expectations when these things come out, but needless to say, what a pleasant surprise! Thank you Norman Kolpas for writing such a detailed and wonderful article. Your thoughtful and gentle...
Santa Fe Magazine, Acosta-Strong Fine Art, Joseph Henry Sharp & … ME!
Special thank you to Santa Fe Magazine and Acosta Strong Fine Art for printing a full page bleed of one of my images and for letting me share the spread with one of the founders of Taos Society of Artists, Joseph Henry Sharp. It is truly an honor to be representing such a special gallery,...
Wild West Magazine Celebrates 200 Years of The Santa Fe Trail
Special thank you to Wild West Magazine for the feature in Octobers issue celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail.
S.M. Chavez on Creative Brick Road Podcast
I’m honored to have been interviewed by the Creative Brick Road Podcast. We talk a little bit about paintings, business, creativity, inspiration and more. Please give it a listen and let us know what you think.
S.M. Chavez – Western Art Collector
Thank you to Western Art Collector for the mention and for featuring my painting, Un Punto (On Point,) in their new Fresh Paint section of the April issue. S.M. Chavez makes a splash on the Western art sceneNew Mexico painter S.M. Chavez is on the rise with his contemporary Western paintings. He’s been presenting his...
S.M. Chavez – New Mexico Magazine
Thank you New Mexico Magazine for the featured profile as part of the Lowdown section in 2021’s inaugural edition. The feature references my days roaming The Museum of Fine Art Boston, a shout out on behalf of The Museum of New Mexico Foundation, the 2020-2021 Coors Western Art Exhibition and the wonderful Acosta-Strong Fine Art in...
Success at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum – Okalhoma City, Oklahoma
So thrilled to find out and announce that both of my submissions to Small Works, Great Wonders 2020 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum sold out on the opening evening of the exhibition and sale. I’m honored and excited to be associated with the museum in any way I can, but to be...
Meet me at The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
The annual Small Works, Great Wonders sale event at The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum showcases more 100 of the nation’s finest artists, including many from the prestigious Prix de West. The 2020 event is scheduled for NOVEMBER 13, from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. I am thrilled to be participating this year. If it...
Curator’s Award – New Western Talent 2020
Thrilled to have received the Curator’s Choice Award in this exciting new exhibition created by Western Gallery. Organized before social distancing, New Western Talent is a juried online exhibition highlighting up-and-coming 2-D artists focusing on landscape, cowboy, native and wildlife subjects, represented in styles varying from abstract to photorealistic and classic to contemporary. Artists were...
New Mexico Museum of Art – NOW!
Honored to have had my artwork juried and featured in The New Mexico Museum of Art’s first online exhibition. In addition, my artwork was featured the New Mexico Magazine editorial designating the exhibition as one of “5 Thing To Do”. From New Mexico Magazine:On a piece that stood out: “The cowboy in the face mask [by landscape painter...
Just a few words of gratitude during strange times, while we are Alone Together.
We all need a little more art right now. Take care of yourself and others. I look forward to seeing you soon.
Sold Out Opening at Santa Fe’s Acosta-Strong Fine Art
With another painting moving from the on-hold position to the sold position, this weekends opening is considered sold out. I could not be more happy or humbled. Current inventory of my work at Acosta-Strong is obviously low right now, but there are plenty of other artists who’s work you need to get a hold of. Summer is just around the corner and things are about to move pretty fast. Thank you to all who attended and an extra special thank you to collectors. Time to get to work.
Thankful
Thank you Carlos, everyone associated with Acosta-Strong Fine Art, guests to this weekend’s receptions and collectors old and new. Your support of the work is very meaningful to me and I sincerely appreciate your part in making the opening such a special event. — s.m. chavez
You Are Invited – OPENING APRIL 19, SANTA FE NM
Please join me at Acosta-Strong Fine Art in Santa Fe Friday, April 19 for an opening concerning paintings by myself and Yvonne Mendez from 5 to 7pm. I look forward to seeing and meeting as many of you as I can.
In The Best Company
It was a nice surprise to have @westerngallery feature one of my landscape paintings on IG today. So cool to see my work next to some of the best painters in the western genre including (left to right on image below) Glenn Dean, William Herbert Dunton, William Victor Higgins, Georgia O’Keeffe, Dennis Blagg, Tucker Smith,...
In The Buff
Last night I dreamed I was a mostly naked Indian weraring nothing but a pair of white Adidas shoes. My hair was long and straight as a board. It tickled my butt cheeks as I walked around like everything was normal. Today, I am wearing those same white tennis shoes in honor of the naked...
On painting
The more I learn about how to paint, the more I find I need to forget about how to paint.