Juan William Chavez (born in Lima, Peru) is an artist and cultural activist whose studio practice focuses on the potential of space by developing creative initiatives that address community and cultural issues.
He has exhibited at venues such as Art in General, Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis, White Flag Projects and Van Abbenmuseum.
From 2006-2010, Chavez founded and served as director for Boots Contemporary Art Space, a non-profit organization that supported emerging artists and curators.
Since 2010, Chavez has focused on public projects in North St. Louis. Such projects include Urban Expression for the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, theNorthside Workshop and the Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary.
He has received awards from Art Matters, the Missouri Arts Award and John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Chavez has a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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