SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Christopher Chavez

Name
Christopher Chavez
Tribe
Eastern Shoshone
Classification(s)
Diverse Arts

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
LIN W 727
SFIM24
LIN W 727
WIM25

2025 Best of Show Awards

First Place
Viia: Category 2711 - Boundary in Diverse Art Forms
Second Place
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Honorable Mentions
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2024 Best of Show Awards

First Place
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Second Place
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Honorable Mentions
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Portfolio Example & Materials Statement
Christopher Chavez

I create handmade Wampum from quahog clam shells. I make beads of various sizes and shapes as well as carvings of effigies & figures. With the beads weave Wampum belts, string necklaces & assemble bracelets. I use modern lapidary equipment as well as traditional technologies & techniques to achieve my goals with Wampum.