Ari Chaves' work ruminates on memory’s conflicting ability to harm and to heal. This notion is communicated through the spaces and objects that surround you during the most traumatic moments, and the most mundane. She collages actual and imagined spaces and histories with visual and emotional material collected from different sites and points in time. In these works, the experience of living with certain memories, while navigating obstacles of present-day life can be expressed through subtly chaotic compositions and forced perspectives.

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education

2018, Bennington College, Bennington, VT.

BA, Painting and Visual Arts

Exhibitions

Group Show, The Patriot, O’Flaherty’s Gallery, New York, NY (July — August 2022.)

Group Show, Westside Exposure, Westbeth Gallery - New York, NY (July – August 2019)

Group Show, People’s Choice Salon, Greenpoint Gallery - Greenpoint, NY. (2nd Place Prize Winner at a one night salon, June 2019)

Group Show, NXNE 2019: Paint, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center - Brattleboro, VT (January 12 – March 2, 2019.)

Senior Thesis Show, Now You Know, Usdan Gallery - Bennington College, VT (May – June 2018.)

Group Show, Mapping Saturation, Barn East Gallery - Bennington College, VT (Senior Independent Study Show – February 2018.)

Group Show, Painting the Extended Field, VAPA - Bennington College, VT (November 2016.)

residencies

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Colony, AiR Program - Woodstock, NY (September 2022)