Maryssa Rose Chavez (b. 1997) is an artist and photographer with nearly a decade of experience working in photo-based mediums, with the whole of her focus being on the healing, revisiting, and naming in her ancestral homelands of Northern New Mexico, Pueblo Territory. She lives between Española/Chimayo, NM, and Austin, Texas (unceded Tonkawa Land). Her family is central to her and the work she makes, and can be seen and named throughout her work. Existing in the work in reverence to their lives on Earth, and their lives after death. While fibers and textiles were (are) a significant center point in her past photo-textile works, she now emphasizes sculpture. Working with earthen materials, blending them with her image-making processes using in-camera techniques and alternative methods for personal storytelling and deep-time remembering. She is also an adornment/jewelry artist. She pulls her inspiration for her mostly repurposed/upcycled pieces from the earthen beauty around her and the various muses in her close circle of friends/chosen family. These art practices + Mucho Mucho (the name of her adornment practice, dedicated in remembrance of her late father) cumulate to form a long-term love letter to herself, her ancestors, and future ancestors.

Maryssa’s artwork has been shown in galleries in New Mexico, California, Texas, Arizona, and North Carolina.

John Sommer Gallery at the University of New Mexico, and Gallery 606 in Albuquerque, NM - 2018, 2019 | Unit C Gallery in Austin, Texas - 2019 | Goodyear Arts in Charlotte, North Carolina - 2021 | Vesper Gallery in Austin, TX - 2021 | Form & Concept in Santa Fe, NM - 2022 | CAV Gallery in Las Cruces, NM - 2020, 2023 | The Valley in Taos, NM - 2023, SITE Santa Fe, NM - 2024

As a commercial photographer, Maryssa has been commissioned for portrait, editorial, and milestone photography for 10 years, with much of her clientele ranging from people up and down the Rio Grande in New Mexico and broadly the southwest region of the U.S. Working with brands such as: Outdoor Voices, Raw Paw, Casa Veronica, Mucho Mucho, Coco & Breezy Eyewear, MAIDA, SHED, Four Hands, H2Grow and more.

Open to work please email maryssarosechavez@gmail.com for inquiries, collaborations, prints, and commissions.

♥, y suerte