Coming Up:
Cotton Candy Clouds, by Liese Chavez
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Join us for The Curious Carnival Step right up for Fortune Telling, Carnival Games, Circus Snacks, New Themed Art, Prizes and More! First Friday, June 1st 5 to 9pm |
Old News:
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December, 2017
Our new store front looks like this: |
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It is also as in the center of the Old Colorado City shopping district as you can get, so, paired with all that red, we're pretty easy to spot.
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October 2017
Thank you all for your votes in the CS Indy's Best of the Springs. Liese won gold for Best Artist for the 7th year running!
-K
Thank you all for your votes in the CS Indy's Best of the Springs. Liese won gold for Best Artist for the 7th year running!
-K
May 2017
Chavez Gallery is proud to announce that we are moving to a bigger, better situated spot just around the corner. Check out the map below to see exactly where we are going. Stay tuned for more news, such as our grand opening date. Thank you all for making this possible!
-K
Chavez Gallery is proud to announce that we are moving to a bigger, better situated spot just around the corner. Check out the map below to see exactly where we are going. Stay tuned for more news, such as our grand opening date. Thank you all for making this possible!
-K
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February 2017
Quite a variety of puzzles just arrived at the gallery. If you're like me, and I know I am, than you want one of these for a snowy, wintry day. Stop by and get yours! -K |
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December 2016
If you missed out on our last show, Tooth and Claw, here is a picture of it:
*Contact us if anything here strikes your fancy.
If you missed out on our last show, Tooth and Claw, here is a picture of it:
*Contact us if anything here strikes your fancy.
October 2016
Scroll through to see Liese Chavez doing her thing:
Scroll through to see Liese Chavez doing her thing:
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August, 2016
What a delightfully busy summer we are having! Here is a quick visual update: |
August Show: Secrets of the Sea
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New stuff in the art vending machine. Stickers!
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We have note books, for a limited time.
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June, 2016
Thank you, everyone, for another wild Curious Carnival art show!
Thank you, everyone, for another wild Curious Carnival art show!
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April, 2016
Thank you all, for making our Let Them Eat Cake art show a great success. Here are a few scenes from the show, on the first Friday in April: 
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Jan 3rd, 2016
We have two fun interactions that will run through January.
First, the button will dole out tiny fortunes printed in the nineteen fifties (they're a bit chauvinist -- so there's that). The other is in preparation for Valentine's Day. Check out the picture for details.
We have two fun interactions that will run through January.
First, the button will dole out tiny fortunes printed in the nineteen fifties (they're a bit chauvinist -- so there's that). The other is in preparation for Valentine's Day. Check out the picture for details.
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December 16th, 2015
If you hate crowds or simply just couldn't make it to our Tooth and Claw art show, here are a few pictures of the night:
If you hate crowds or simply just couldn't make it to our Tooth and Claw art show, here are a few pictures of the night:
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*The show hangs through December.
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October 7th, 2015
Going to be in downtown Colorado Springs? Be on the lookout for a couple signal boxes decorated with huge wraparound prints of our art. For info about the project, brought to you by the Downtown Partnership, follow this link. |
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August 16th, 2015
Our Alice In Wonderland themed show was a blast! Thank you all for going down the rabbit hole with us! Here are some pictures from the show:
Our Alice In Wonderland themed show was a blast! Thank you all for going down the rabbit hole with us! Here are some pictures from the show:
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June 10th, 2015
If you measure success by the number of people who had fun, and I do, then our June 5th Carnival Show was quite a success. Here are some pictures for you:
If you measure success by the number of people who had fun, and I do, then our June 5th Carnival Show was quite a success. Here are some pictures for you:
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May 16th, 2015
On The first Friday of June, Chavez Gallery will have its biggest show of the year, featuring new outlandish paintings and peculiar carnival themed jewelry. But wait - there’s more! There will be carnival games! (With Prizes!) There will be a fortuneteller! Chris Mandile, The Good Morning Accordion Terrorist, will add a surreal musical ambiance to the evening. In addition, there will be carnival style treats, such as popcorn, and a few certifiable freaks of nature! Show will hang through July 2nd. |
Carnival Clown, Enamel Necklace Pendant by Kris Chavez
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Gypsy Bear, By Liese Chavez
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The Curious Carousel, By Kris Chavez
April 11th, 2015
Our 1st year store opening anniversary show, The Birds and the Bees, was great fun. Thank you all for attending and, not least of all, for your support! We wouldn't have an anniversary show without you!
For those who couldn't make it, here are a few pictures of recent changes:
Our 1st year store opening anniversary show, The Birds and the Bees, was great fun. Thank you all for attending and, not least of all, for your support! We wouldn't have an anniversary show without you!
For those who couldn't make it, here are a few pictures of recent changes:
The Birds and the Bees
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brand spankin' new jewelry displays
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new diorama
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the old diorama, preserved in Victorian 3D
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December 21st 2014
November 11th 2014
Holy red-dots, Batman!
More humbly put: we had a great show this last Friday and we thank you all for making it happen.
Somehow we didn't take any pictures during the show, but here is a few from before the show:
-K
Holy red-dots, Batman!
More humbly put: we had a great show this last Friday and we thank you all for making it happen.
Somehow we didn't take any pictures during the show, but here is a few from before the show:
-K
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Small Works Show, November 7th 2014
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October 25th 2014
Many thanks to our friends and family for their support, and to Colorado Springs Independent for the amazing articles! With your help Liese won Gold for Best Artist and Chavez Gallery won in two categories: Gold for Best Gallery and Gold for Best Place to Buy Art. Here is the article:
Many thanks to our friends and family for their support, and to Colorado Springs Independent for the amazing articles! With your help Liese won Gold for Best Artist and Chavez Gallery won in two categories: Gold for Best Gallery and Gold for Best Place to Buy Art. Here is the article:
October 1st
Liese and I were honored to be a part of the 11th annual Pike's Peak Studio Tour last month. The following is a Colorado Springs Gazette write-up about it:
Colorado Springs tour invites the art-curious to step into a professional artist's studio By Jen Mulson Updated: September 19, 2014 at 10:20 am
Twenty artists in 13 locations, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, find maps online, free; info@pikespeakstudiotour.com, www.pikespeakstudiotour.com.
Here's your chance to investigate the workings of professional artists in their natural habitat. The 11th Pikes Peak Studio Tour will guide art lovers through three areas of the city - the northwest, west and central and southwest - and drop them into 13 artist studios, homes or galleries. They'll have the chance to meet 20 artists, see their works in progress, watch demonstrations and partake in refreshments. The free tour runs Saturday and Sunday, and attendees can pick and choose their route. Downloadable maps of each area are available online. "It's a really great opportunity to see the people behind the work and find out their motivations," says Rhonda Van Pelt, director of the tour. "It's a great way to get to know some really great people." Works in all media, including encaustic, jewelry, sculpture and paintings, will be for sale at varied price points, she says.
Husband and wife artists Kris and Liese Chavez will participate for the first time, throwing open the doors of their Old Colorado City gallery and studios. Kris Chavez makes enamel jewelry and Liese Chavez is a painter, a Best of the Springs winner for her work. "Talking with people about the art is part of what we do and why we opened the gallery," Liese Chavez says. "We work here all day long, making art, and we love to talk about the process and what comes up with them (visitors) about the content of the art. It seemed like a natural for us." The tour started in 2003 after friends and artists Deb Komitor, Laura Reilly and Michael Baum realized they were all holding open studios on the same weekend. They decided to organize a weekend devoted to open studios around the region, and since then 61 artists have participated in the almost yearly event.
Liese and I were honored to be a part of the 11th annual Pike's Peak Studio Tour last month. The following is a Colorado Springs Gazette write-up about it:
Colorado Springs tour invites the art-curious to step into a professional artist's studio By Jen Mulson Updated: September 19, 2014 at 10:20 am
Twenty artists in 13 locations, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, find maps online, free; info@pikespeakstudiotour.com, www.pikespeakstudiotour.com.
Here's your chance to investigate the workings of professional artists in their natural habitat. The 11th Pikes Peak Studio Tour will guide art lovers through three areas of the city - the northwest, west and central and southwest - and drop them into 13 artist studios, homes or galleries. They'll have the chance to meet 20 artists, see their works in progress, watch demonstrations and partake in refreshments. The free tour runs Saturday and Sunday, and attendees can pick and choose their route. Downloadable maps of each area are available online. "It's a really great opportunity to see the people behind the work and find out their motivations," says Rhonda Van Pelt, director of the tour. "It's a great way to get to know some really great people." Works in all media, including encaustic, jewelry, sculpture and paintings, will be for sale at varied price points, she says.
Husband and wife artists Kris and Liese Chavez will participate for the first time, throwing open the doors of their Old Colorado City gallery and studios. Kris Chavez makes enamel jewelry and Liese Chavez is a painter, a Best of the Springs winner for her work. "Talking with people about the art is part of what we do and why we opened the gallery," Liese Chavez says. "We work here all day long, making art, and we love to talk about the process and what comes up with them (visitors) about the content of the art. It seemed like a natural for us." The tour started in 2003 after friends and artists Deb Komitor, Laura Reilly and Michael Baum realized they were all holding open studios on the same weekend. They decided to organize a weekend devoted to open studios around the region, and since then 61 artists have participated in the almost yearly event.
August 29th
I was so honored to be asked to do this demonstration for the Pike's Peak Watercolor Society. I met lots of amazing artists and had a ball!
-L
I was so honored to be asked to do this demonstration for the Pike's Peak Watercolor Society. I met lots of amazing artists and had a ball!
-L
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July 10th
Our "In Disguise" show was great fun! Thank you, to all who showed up wearing a disguise or allowed us to put one on their face.
-K
Our "In Disguise" show was great fun! Thank you, to all who showed up wearing a disguise or allowed us to put one on their face.
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June 11th 2014
Some of you, I understand, live in Kyrgyzstan, or some other remote place. The following pictures are for those who simply can't get to our gallery without an arduous voyage. Here is a glimpse:
Some of you, I understand, live in Kyrgyzstan, or some other remote place. The following pictures are for those who simply can't get to our gallery without an arduous voyage. Here is a glimpse:
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June is the "Sleeps with the Fishes" show.
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June 1st 2014
Our new sign is up! And it is awesome! Come check it out -- also, see the new art display before we change it out for our first friday show.
-K
Our new sign is up! And it is awesome! Come check it out -- also, see the new art display before we change it out for our first friday show.
-K
April 12th, 2014
So honored by this article, Thank you Edie Adelstein!
-L
Seven people to know
Colorado Springs InSider
So honored by this article, Thank you Edie Adelstein!
-L
Seven people to know
Colorado Springs InSider
April 6th, 2014
Thanks to all who made our grand opening day on the 4th a great and fun success! Liese and I will be a few days recovering from it -- in the mean time, enjoy some pictures from the event:
-K, and various contributors
Thanks to all who made our grand opening day on the 4th a great and fun success! Liese and I will be a few days recovering from it -- in the mean time, enjoy some pictures from the event:
-K, and various contributors
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All the sordid details about our grand opening can be found here: "Locals Liese and Kris Chavez to open their own gallery"
March 30th 2014
We will both have demonstration areas in the gallery. This one is Liese's.
-K
We will both have demonstration areas in the gallery. This one is Liese's.
-K
March 19th 2014
We will have a spot in the gallery for all the sketches and studies that our paintings are based on.
-L
We will have a spot in the gallery for all the sketches and studies that our paintings are based on.
-L
March 17th 2014
Liese's expert hands make a stage curtain.
I find it heartening that this model of Singer is called "Confidence," which I initially do not have when first sitting in front of it.
-K
Liese's expert hands make a stage curtain.
I find it heartening that this model of Singer is called "Confidence," which I initially do not have when first sitting in front of it.
-K
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Feb 22nd 2014
Another wall goes up. Also, Liese Chavez saws a lady in half. -K |
Feb 21st 2014
A mysterious wall has been erected.
You'll just have to come and see the results on or after April 4th.
-K
A mysterious wall has been erected.
You'll just have to come and see the results on or after April 4th.
-K
Feb 20th 2014
Small details. We have a receipt printer now. It prints while unplugged! It also recites poetry, folds paper cranes and makes a mean margarita. Looking forward to the margarita later.
-K
Small details. We have a receipt printer now. It prints while unplugged! It also recites poetry, folds paper cranes and makes a mean margarita. Looking forward to the margarita later.
-K
Feb 1st 2014
It is official! We are opening our own brick and mortar gallery!
Over the next couple months we will be making the space our own, such as installing a sign similar to the rendering attached to this text. Stop by here occasionally to see our gallery building exploits.
-K
It is official! We are opening our own brick and mortar gallery!
Over the next couple months we will be making the space our own, such as installing a sign similar to the rendering attached to this text. Stop by here occasionally to see our gallery building exploits.
-K