“Conflagration”, 2026
inkjet on Metallic paper
26"X19"
 
@taveraxavier
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Xavier Tavera has had a passion for portraiture for most of his life as a way to engage with people and their stories. Tavera’s work oscillates between documentary and the imagined with the sole purpose of telling a story. After moving from Mexico City to the United States, Tavera has devoted himself to telling the stories of the Latin American diaspora, often recontextualizing them to provide visibility and fair representation. Tavera has shown his work extensively in the Twin Cities, nationally and internationally, including Germany, Scotland, Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, Switzerland, Portugal, Greece, and China. His work is part of the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Plains Art Museum, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Minnesota History Center, Ramsey County Historical Society, the Weisman Art Museum, and the National Museum of Mexican Art. He is a recipient of the McKnight Fellowship, the Jerome Travel Award, the State Arts Board, and the Bronica Scholarship.
 
Upcoming exhibitions: Labor Daily, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA; Creatures of the Park, Silverwood Park, St Anthony, MN; 100 Years of the Arboretum, Perlman Museum, Northfield, MN; Parallel Lives, Bloomington Center for the Arts, Bloomington, MN; Future Fair 2026, NYC