Gerardo Chávez López (16 November 1937 – 22 June 2025) was a Peruvian artist from
Trujillo whose artistic foundation has helped to develop a cultural environment in the city through the Toy Museum that was opened in 2001 and with the Museum of Modern Art which he founded, as well as Cultural Space "Angelmira" in honor of his brother. Chávez was one of the direct successors of the
North Group
The North Group was an intellectual community comprising various writers, artists, philosophers, politicians, and intellectuals from Northern Peru, especially from the La Libertad Region. It was founded in 1915 in the city of Trujillo, Peru, Tru ...
born in the Trujillo city in the first half of the 20th century. In 2012, he was recognized as the most important Peruvian
plastic artist in activity. He had been appointed chairman of the board for the Art and Culture of Trujillo. Chávez died on 22 June 2025, at the age of 87.
Falleció el artista plástico trujillano Gerardo Chávez a los 88 años
andina.pe, 22 June 2025 (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2025.
Work and expositions
*National University of Trujillo
The National University of Trujillo () (UNT) is a major public university located in Trujillo, Peru, capital of the department of La Libertad. The university was founded by Simón Bolívar and José Faustino Sánchez Carrión, who met in Huama ...
Gallery, Peru.
*Lo Sprone Gallery, Florence, Italy.
*Sistine Gallery, Rome, Italy.
*Jacques Desbrieres Gallery, Paris, France.
*D'eendt Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
See also
* North Group
The North Group was an intellectual community comprising various writers, artists, philosophers, politicians, and intellectuals from Northern Peru, especially from the La Libertad Region. It was founded in 1915 in the city of Trujillo, Peru, Tru ...
References
External links
Gerardo Chavez web site
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1937 births
2025 deaths
20th-century Peruvian painters
21st-century Peruvian painters
Peruvian male painters
Peruvian sculptors
People from Trujillo, Peru
North Group (Trujillo)