Participants in this workshop will be implementing and assembling various materials to create original works of art. We will be working with acrylic mediums, acrylic paint, paper, as well as traditional and non-traditional materials. Participants can employ improvisational and analytical approaches to create personal imagery. All materials will be provided.Javier Chavira earned both a Bachelor of Arts degree (1996) and a Master in Arts degree (1999) from Governors State University with a Concentration in painting. In 2002 He earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing from Northern Illinois University. At Northern Illinois University Javier studied “Technique Mixte”, an adaptation of a 16th century Flemish painting technique, under the direction of Professor Patrick Betaudier. Javier is currently the Assistant Professor of painting and drawing at Governors State University. He has exhibited widely and has won many awards for his work including a 2007 Finalist Award from the Illinois Arts Council. In 2005 Javier was nominated for the Individual Artist Award sponsored by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation of Chicago. Javier is a member of the public arts organization Friends of Community Public Art of Joliet and has created public work for approximately eleven years. His work is in numerous public and private collections including the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago. Recent paintings by Javier Chavira can be viewed at 33 Collective.
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