Educated at the University of Oxford and Goldsmiths, University of London, Chavez’s doctoral research engaged Henri Bergson’s phenomenology of perception, focusing on consciousness, duration, and the lived experience of reality. This philosophical grounding informs a practice deeply concerned with light, presence, and the thresholds between material and immaterial states.

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Initiated within Christian, Himalayan, Andean, Egyptian, and Mayan contemplative and ritual knowledge traditions, Chavez conceives installations, performances, and sculptural environments as sites of ceremonial activation—spaces designed not for representation, but for direct encounter. Her works function as contemporary ritual architectures, inviting viewers into states of heightened perception and experiential transformation.

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Chavez has collaborated with neuroscientists to investigate contemplative and altered states of consciousness, with research published in Frontiers in Neuroscience. Her work has been presented internationally, including at the Venice Biennale, Tate, the Istanbul Biennial, and MIT, situating her practice within both critical discourse and experimental research contexts.

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Through Hildegaard, her studio and platform for sacred embodiment, Chavez develops projects that integrate ecology, ritual, and artistic practice, advancing new models for cultural production rooted in reverence for the Earth. She has been a featured speaker at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival, contributing to global conversations on consciousness, culture, and the future of human experience.

Chavez lives and works in the Yucatán jungle, where her practice remains in continuous dialogue with the living intelligence of the natural world.