Javier Chavira is a visual artist whose multidisciplinary work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the United States and internationally. His work has been exhibited in esteemed institutions such as the Nevada Museum of Art, the Tampa Museum of Art, the Witte Museum, among others. Chavira’s artwork is included in private and public collections, including The National Museum of Mexican Art and the distinguished Bank of America Collection.

Guided by both analytical and intuitive processes, Chavira’s pluralistic practice is open to using a variety media to seamlessly integrate formal elements to create pictures and objects that exist in the space between non-objective abstraction and representation, without rigidly adhering to either. Chavira’s diverse oeuvre is a testament to this distinctive approach

In addition to his artistic practice, Chavira is dedicated to arts education and curatorial work, fostering artistic dialogue and supporting emerging artists through his role as a professor and gallery director.

He resides in the Chicago area with his wife, Sarah, and their daughter, Paloma.