Harper College
Art & Design

Juan Angel Chávez: TROPHY

February 24 – March 20, 2025

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interior gallery view with a sculpture at the focal point

Installation View

interior gallery view with sculpture in center and paintings on wall

Installation View

interior gallery view with fiber arts piece hung on wall

Installation View

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Installation View

interior gallery view showing multiple walls with pieces of art hung on them

Installation View

interior gallery view of three pieces of art hung on the wall

Installation View

large sculpture made of synthetic hair in the shape of a buffalo

Buffalo Sade 
assemblage with synthetic hair
48” x 60” x 24”, 2016

leather stretched over a board with the words 'dead crane' in metal letters

Gift Detail (Dead Crane) 
burnt plywood, bison fur, ash, mourning dove feather
36” x 36” x 6”, 2024

ripped piece of distressed leather stretched across a board with the words 'palm canyon' in dark letters

Flor de Oasis (Palm Canyon) 
burnt plywood, charcoal, fake hair, acrylic
36” x 36” x 6”, 2024

a fiber arts piece woven with native american patterns in red, gray, and black

Lunar
assemblage textile
72” x 96” x 6”, 2018

close up of woven piece, showing detail on black fringe

Lunar
detail

an abstract sculpture made out of burnt wood

Phoenix
burnt wood model
40” x 14” x 12”, 2024

abstract round sculpture made of wood with a hole in the middle, hung on a wall

Seven Seconds
chainsaw carved wood
64” x 64” x 6”, 2012

close up of carved hole in wood sculpture with ray-like cuts radiating outward from the center

Seven Seconds
detail

rough,flat piece of wood with the word 'silk' written on it

Sentido Nice (Silk)
burnt plywood, water tower wood, acrylic
36” x 24” x 6”, 2024

a rough, flat cut of wood with the word 'metal' written on it

Unlike Us (Metal)
burnt plywood, water tower wood, acrylic
36” x 24” x 6“, 2024

abstract metal sculpture with a chalkboard-like surface on the center that has various words written on it

Your Poem
collage
70” x 55” x 14”, 2025

close up of sculpture with words more clear and several items, such as a horse decal, attached to the board

Your Poem
detail

abstract art of a stick with flowers and black fringe

Triple S
assemblage with bamboo, synthetic hair, artificial flower
75” x 44” x 16”, 2017

About the Artist

Chicago-based Juan Angel Chávez is a Mexican artist born in La Junta, Chihuahua Mexico. Chávez focuses on sculptures and site specific installations made of wood, old signage and found objects. His work has been exhibited internationally and earned him several prestigious awards including the Richard H. Driehaus Individual Artist Award, Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, Artadia Artist Award and others.

juanangelchavez.com

Last Updated: 11/20/25