Grounded in contradiction, Chavis Mármol’s art practice explores Indigenous identity in contemporary society, the irony of materiality, late-stage Capitalism, and slapstick formalism. With his vast knowledge of tools and materials, Mármol produces sculptures, site-specific installations, and performance sculptures imbued with political satire and social criticism—yet always with “play” at their core.

Chavis Mármol was born in 1982 in Hidalgo, Mexico, and lives in Mexico City. He holds a degree in Visual Arts from the Instituto de Artes de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) and a Masters in Visual Arts from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City.

Mármol has participated in exhibitions at Guadalajara 90210 in Mexico City and Guadalajara, Mexico; Casa Wabi in Oaxaca, Mexico; N.A.S.A.L. in Mexico City, Mexico; Museo Fundación Juan March in Palma, Spain; the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chile in Santiago, Chile; and the Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center, Bogotá, Colombia.

He was awarded first place in the Rectangular Prism Acquisition Award at the Centro Cultural Esación Indianilla in Mexico City and won Honorable Mention at the UNAM University Art Biennial. He also won the artistic creation residency at Casa Wabi during the ACME Salon No. 7 art fair in Mexico City.