Western artist, Maia Chávez Larkin was born in the artists’ community of Woodstock, NY to a family of artists. Chavez Larken was immersed in the happenings of the artworld where parents’ works are held in nationally important collections and museums, including the Whitney, MoMA, The Hirshorn Collection, among others. Along with learning from her parents and a community of artists in both Woodstock and Taos, Maia has studied architectural illustration at the New York School of Interior Design, as well as painting and drawing with Il Chiostro in Vagliagli, Italy and the Woodstock School of Art in Woodstock, NY.