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Silvia López Chavez

Silvia López Chavez is a Dominican-American visual artist whose community-centered murals form connections across disciplines and cultural boundaries. She uses joy as an act of resistance and celebration through her vibrant work worldwide. In 2023 Silvia received a Common Good Awards from MassArt, The Boston Foundation’s Brother Thomas Fellowship award and Amplify Latinx 100 award. Silvia is a Salon Luminary at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and honored with a Leadership in Public Art Award by New England for the Arts in 2021. She recently completed art residencies at Mass MoCa, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Haystack and Vermont Studio Center Commissions include the U.S. Chinese Embassy in Beijing, Google HQ in California, Peabody Essex Museum, City of Boston, SeaWalls Boston, MIT, Harvard, and Northeastern Universities. Silvia is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art & Design amd Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic. Silvia continues her studio practice close to the ocean between Boston and DR.

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