Prix de West 2025

At this years (2024) Prix de West award dinner, I had the pleasure of being announced as one of four newly invited artists for 2025. If you happened to see me just a few moments later, you will have noticed a couple of tears that I did my best to hide. To hear my name in that hall was a very, very special moment for me. Thank you National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum for being such an inspiration and for the support you extend to your artists. That you believe in me, is the highlight of a lifetime. My congrats...



Prix de West 2025

September 9 & 10, Soho, NY – Far West NYC

Excited and grateful for the invitation to participate in this exciting show at Arcadia Contemporary in New York this summer — hosted by Mark Maggori and Petecia Le Fawnhawk. Tickets go on sale for the Collectors Preview July 1. Limited quantities available — first come, first serve. Visit www.thefarwestshow.com for details. Open house September 10 – no ticket required.



September 9 & 10, Soho, NY – Far West NYC

Opening November 10, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum – OKC, Oklahoma

I am please to once again be a part this prestigious annual show at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. To display my own work amongst the historic works as well as my talented contemporaries is a source of pride for me. If you cannot make the sale event, in befit of the museum, you can still place your bid online here, or visit the show through November 26. Much love, SMC



Opening November 10, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum – OKC, Oklahoma

S.M. Chavez Grand Horizons —Western Art Collector

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 so very thankful to have such an amazing team behind me and my work. Looking forward, SMC



S.M. Chavez Grand Horizons —Western Art Collector

Opening August 7, Acosta Strong Fine Art – Santa Fe, New Mexico

200 CANYON ROAD – Acosta Strong Fine Art and myself are excited to announce our latest collaboration. Opening August 7, during Santa Fe’s renowned Spanish Market, several new paintings will be released and on display at the gallery. Please join us for this important contemporary western art show. Please call (505) 453-1825 to inquire about the available work or send me an email for more information.



SM Chavez Art, Painting of a Vaquero, Acosta Strong Fine Art

Opening June 3 – Couse-Sharp Historic Site

TAOS, NEW MEXICO – I’m very excited to be displaying artwork in the Luna Family Chapel, Joseph Henry Sharp’s studio and the very epicenter of the Taos Society of Artists. This exhibition highlighting northern New Mexican artists working in the Spanish Colonial tradition, titled Aún Aquí: Spanish Colonial Contemporary featured artists Daniel Barela, Luis Barela, Patrociño Barela, Lorrie Garcia, Victor Goler, Nick Herrera, Arthur Lopez, Bernadette Pino, Eric Romero, Ernesto Salazar, Michael Vargas (santos); Andrew Garcia, Don Kelsen, Roberto Lavadie (furniture); Jim and Christen Vogel (cabinet incorporating painting); Larry Martinez, Rick Montaño, Racheal Montoya (jewelry); Brian Anderson, Tom Irvin, Nicolas Madrid...



Opening June 3 – Couse-Sharp Historic Site

Opening March 3 – Commerce Gallery – Lockhart, Texas

It’s an honor and a privilege to have been invited to Lockhart, Texas to celebrate as a part of Commerce Gallery’s anniversary show. I’ll have eight paintings hanging and available, including on of my largest ever; a 60×120. inch triptych. Texas has played a vital role in allowing me to carve this path in western art. I’m thrilled to return the favor by delivering some of my work into its living room. If you live in or are just passing through the Austin/Lockhart/San Antonio area this March, please stop in to see the work. Commerce Gallery and I would be most grateful. ...



Opening March 3 – Commerce Gallery – Lockhart, Texas

Opening March 5 – Albuquerque Museum, ArtsThrive 2023

I’m so excited to be participating in yet another ArtsThrive event at The Albuquerque Museum. I’ve got two superb 12″x12″ paintings available once the show opens. Bidding can be made online. Check back soon for an update to the link or send me an email for a friendly reminder once the show is online. Check out the video of the paintings below; ArtsThrive is an annual auction in benefit of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation. As a a not-for-profit organization your purchase of artwork during the exhibition is tax deductible and helps to fund vital educational and exhibition programs, as well...



Opening March 5 – Albuquerque Museum, ArtsThrive 2023

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 you can get one for yourself.



Limited Edition Print

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 establish Chavez’s place in the Western art world. “ICONS has turned out to be the most successful show to date—bigger, better and ever more humbling,” he says. “Thankfully, my vision is making connections and I feel more informed than ever of where to go next.”...



S.M. Chavez hits another home run —Western Art Collector

Opening Nov. 5 at The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum – Small Works, Great Wonders, 2022

Two additional works have been recently delivered to The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Oklahoma City, OK for the annual Small Works Great Wonders Exhibit and sale. To be displaying work and to have it associated with The Cowboy is truly an honor for me. I never dreamed upon first entering its doors that the possibility would some day be reality. Looking forward to even more opportunities in the future. Small Works Great Wonders, in benefit of the museum, opens online November 5 with an in person Gala occurring on November 11. Click here to learn more about the...



Opening Nov. 5 at The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum – Small Works, Great Wonders, 2022

ICONS: Opening This August, 2022 at Acosta Strong Fine Art — Santa Fe New Mexico — UPDATE: SOLD OUT SHOW

I could not be any more thrilled to have yet another show at Acosta Strong Fine Art. Please join me and the gallery this August, 2022 for my third show on Santa Fe’s Canyon Road. The show will open to the public on August 8th with an artist reception August 12 from 5 to 7pm. I hope to see you there.



ICONS: Opening This August, 2022 at Acosta Strong Fine Art — Santa Fe New Mexico — UPDATE: SOLD OUT SHOW

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 2022 Gala, La Luz de Taos @cousesharp. The exhibition that is showing right now in Taos, New Mexico, includes the work of “39 artists working within a number of genres”. Artists in the show include Tony Abeyta, William Acheff, Clyde Aspevig, Thomas Blackshear II, Eric...



Western Art Collector — May 2022

Now at the Couse-Sharp Historic Site: La Luz de Taos, March 5–May 20

It is an honor and a pleasure to be included among 38 other artists in an exhibition for the benefit of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site and to celebrate the opening of The Lunder Research Center, a 5,000-square-foot museum facility dedicated to the Taos Society of Artists and their inspirational legacy. The exhibition can be viewed online at LaLuzdeTaos.org. Drawing for the artworks will take place beginning on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at El Monte Sagrado Resort in Taos. Participating Artists: Tony Abeyta, Bill Acheff, Clyde Aspevig, Thomas Blackshear II, Carla Bogdanoff , Eric Bowman, G. Russell Case, Sean Michael Chavez,...



Now at the Couse-Sharp Historic Site: La Luz de Taos, March 5–May 20

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 approach to your interview and writing style is much appreciated.



Southwest Art Magazine — Feb/Mar 2022

Now at The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum – Small Works, Great Wonders, 2021

SOLD OUT – Two paintings have been recently delivered to The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Oklahoma City, OK. One of the best things about doing what I do is is associating my work with legends. For me, The Cowboy is one of those legends. I am honored to hang work within its walls. Small Works Great Wonders, in benefit of the museum, opens online November 6 with an in person Gala occurring on November 12. Click here to learn more about the exhibition and register to make a purchase.



Now at The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum – Small Works, Great Wonders, 2021

Now Showing at Albuquerque Museum – ArtsThrive 2021

SOLD OUT! – In case you missed out on a Hollyhock painting during my sold-out-show in August at Acosta Strong, here is another chance through the Albuquerque Museum. ArtsThrive is an annual auction in benefit of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation. As a a not-for-profit organization your purchase of artwork during the exhibition is tax deductible and helps to fund vital educational and exhibition programs, as well as acquisitions at the Albuquerque Museum. Please join me in contributing and supporting the arts in New Mexico. Click here make a bid on a Hollyhock Painting.



Now Showing at Albuquerque Museum – ArtsThrive 2021

Opening August 1, 2021 at Acosta Strong Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico

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 fun working these last few months and I sincerely look forward to sharing the work with you. I hope to see you at the gallery and I cannot thank you enough for being patient followers and friends. ¡Salud!



Opening August 1, 2021 at Acosta Strong Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico

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 work since 2019, but a strong showing at the recent virtual Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale has elevated his presence and collectors have noticed. He calls his work a “marriage of old and new,” and it frequently features cowboy, Mexican and Native American subjects....



S.M. Chavez – Western Art Collector

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 Santa Fe. Thank you Ms. Fisher for your time and your words. What a pleasant start to a new year!



smchavez new mexico magazine feature

New Work Available

SOLD – “En Punto (On Point)” – 20×20, Oil on Canvas. Now available at Acosta Strong Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Contact the gallery directly at (505) 453-1825 or acostastrong@gmail.com.



New Work Available

Artist Talk with Coors Western Art Show

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 12-1 pm. Use this link to watch live or to see a recording afterwards: REGISTER HERE.



Artist Talk with Coors Western Art Show