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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
I am thrilled to invite you, in collaboration with Acosta Strong Fine Art, to Santa Fe for my solo show titled “The West – A Second Coming” starting August 1st. The public reception is on Friday the 6th from 5 to 7pm and features over twelve paintings large and small. I’ve never had so much...
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.
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...
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...
DENVER, CO. — REGISTER NOW, LIMITED SPACE – Join artists Neil Sherman, Diana Woods and myself for a live online event and see our latest paintings for the 2021 Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale. This conversation will be part of the show’s “Inside the Artist’s Studio” series, moderated by curator, Rose Frederick. Tuesday, December 8th, from...
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...
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...
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...
Here is a fun little article about a poster I recently designed for Santa Fe’s De Vargas Street House. Sean Michael Chavez often finds himself with a foot in two worlds. From his work as a fine art painter and as a graphic designer, he’s finding an appreciative audience everywhere he steps. At the Oldest...
