Arturo Antonio Chavez aka Arthur Usner (b. 1949) Arturo Chavez was born 1949 in Embudo, New Mexico near Taos. He was raised amid the spectacular vistas of Northern New Mexico. Arturo painted throughout his youth, but did not turn to art as a full-time career until the 1980s. No other artist in Santa Fe has been quite as successful at documenting the beauty of the southwest on canvas. Arturo has received international recognition for his landscapes. Arturo's works can be seen as part of the permanent collections at New Mexico State University, the Santa Fe Capitol Collection and the National Hispanic Cultural Center. His work is also in corporate collections around the world including Ebner International in Linz, Austria, Fuji Electric in Japan and the permanent collection of Burlington Northern Railway. Arthur has garnered many awards including: 2005 National Park Service, Arts for the Parks Bronze Medal 2000-2006 New Mexico Art in Public Places, Acclaimed Artists Series (5 purchase awards) 2006 Hubbard Museum of the American West, Western Artists of America, Best of Show Award 2007 Hubbard Museum of the American West, Western Artists of America, Best of Show Award and Gold Medal 2008 Museum of the American West.