Opening August 1, 2026 is my eighth solo show at Acosta Strong Fine Art in Santa Fe. This show is certain to be an ‘eye-popper” with some exciting new work and exciting new directions. I am so grateful for the opportunity to continue to hone my craft through the support of generous collectors. I would be honored if you joined in on the fun. The public opening is Friday August 7 from 5 to 7 with a private RSVP event on Thursday August 6 – please send me or Acosta Strong for details on either event. Sean Michael ChavezWestern Ascent...

Super excited to be participating in my second Prix de West. Prix de West is the premier western art show. This year I have three paintings in the sale and show. Please visit the Prix de West website to for more info and to view all of the amazing work. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

La Luz de Taos is a biannual art show and sale at the heart of the Western Art world in support of and hosted by the Couse Sharp Historic site. The historic site is the home and studio of the founders of the famous Taos Artist Society. Artists associated with the group include Joseph Henry Sharp, Bert Geer Phillips, E. Irving Couse, Oscar E. Berninghaus, W. Herbert Dunton, Ernest L. Blumenschein, and Victor Higgins. I am thrilled to be even a small part of carrying the movement into the coming centuries by displaying my own artwork at the site. This year I have a single piece titled...

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...

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.

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

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.

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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.

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.