About the Artist

Ava Chavez is currently in the second semester of her BFA at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM. She is studying Creative Writing with hopes to continue her education after graduation. Ava is from the Tule River Yokuts tribe in south central California and is both Indigenous and Mexican. Writing had never been her passion but after a misunderstanding with her major of choice, she was placed in Creative Writing and learned to love it. She has found a passion around poetry, but she enjoys the opportunities at IAIA to learn and try out other genres of writing. She isn't yet sure of her future career plans, but she is hoping that will change with more time.