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Arturo Chavez

Arturo Antonio Chavez (Born 1949) is active/lives in New Mexico.  Arturo Chavez is known for Large-scale landscape painting.

Arturo Antonio Chavez (b.1949)

In 2000, Arthur Usner changed his name legally, through the court system to Arturo Antonio Chavez in honor of his Mother's side of the family.  He has been painting under this name and signs his paintings "Arturo" since 2000. There was period of one year that he signed his paintings Usner y Chavez as a segue and a means for collectors to make the connection to Arturo Chavez. Arturo illustrated one book using the name Usner y Chavez; Benigina's Chimayo, (Museum of New Mexico Press-2001).

Arturo Chavez was born in Embudo, near Taos, New Mexico and was raised in both Los Alamos and Chimayo, New Mexico.  This culturally rich area with its geographically striking landscapes sparked a deep and abiding devotion for painting in Arturo from an early age.  He painted throughout his childhood and teen years, but did not turn his full attention to his artwork until the late 1970s. In 1983 he made the decision to pursue painting a   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 17023 characters.]  Artist bio

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Research resources

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