hazel batrezchavez

entre las nubes (among the clouds)

July 9–August 9

A stylized artwork by hazel batrezchavez shows a baseball field, red silhouettes of an adult and child, a cactus, mountain with a winding path, red ladder, window with sky, and net on a brown background scattered with stars.
A vibrant artwork by hazel batrezchavez features a stylized uterus at the center on an orange background, surrounded by blue butterflies, birds, target symbols, and geometric shapes over a black and white checkered floor.
A colorful, quilt-like artwork showing a purple sky with stars, stairs, and a potted plant above a checkered orange ground where a black animal interacts with a blue shape near a green car.
A textile artwork shows a dark patterned sleeveless blouse hanging on a pink background with three eyes above it, a sitting rabbit outline below, a yellow arched window with a hand, dashed lines, and small star-like shapes scattered around.

Press Release

Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present entre las nubes (among the clouds), a series of colorful embroideries by hazel batrezchavez.

The work is inspired by their family’s dreams, stories of crossing natural and artificial borders, and personal iconography. They incorporate symbolism related to animals and plants in Nahua, Lenca, and Mayan cultures, with references to current and historical events.

batrezchavez is an artist and and founding member of the fronteristxs Collective and Granadina Co-op. Their work has been exhibited at El Paso Museum of Art, Santa Fe Art Institute, Southern Exposure (CA), SOMA (Mexico City), Radford Museum of Art (VA), Higher Art Gallery (MI), among others. batrezchavez currently lives and works as in Tiwa, Tewa, and Pueblo Territory.

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Dates: July 9–August 9, 2025
Reception: Saturday, July 12, 6–8 pm​ with 516 ARTS
Hours: Thursday–Saturday, 11 am–4 pm or by appointment
Location: 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact: 505.766.9888, info@levygallery.com, www.levygallery.com @levygallery

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hazel batrezchavez