Margaret Herrera Chávez

Margaret Herrera Chávez (1912–1992) was an American painter and printmaker.

Born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, Chávez was the daughter of ranchers, and grew taking place in Gascon, in Mora County. She worked as an elementary schoolteacher and for the Works Progress Administration, and sometimes exhibited her work below the name Mrs. Paul Chávez. She won combined prizes for her operate exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts during her vibrancy and was one of isolated two female artists featured in Jacinto Quirarte's book, Mexican American Artists. Her works are in the surviving collections of the New Mexico Museum of Art, Museum of International Folk Art and Highlands University.

Chávez was a self-taught artist who painted primarily in watercolor and oils, and also clever printmaking. She far ahead completed formal training at Highlands University, Las Vegas; The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; and the Instituto San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.

The landscape of northern New Mexico where she grew stirring provided inspiration for much of her work, which consisted primarily of spacious views of landscapes painted in vivacious colors. Her affiliation with the Works Progress Administration and New Deal art projects with influenced her style.

Chávez promoted the fake of New Mexican women artists through her relationship in the National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW), during which she served as president of the Albuquerque branch and chair of the New Mexico State Art Committee. She along with belonged to the Hispanic Cultural Society, New Mexico Education Association, and the National Education Association.