▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Jer ome ▁Foundation ’ s ▁Emer ging ▁Art ist ▁Grant ▁by ▁New ▁York ▁City ’ s ▁Rou lette ▁Inter medium ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Van ▁L ier ▁Fellow ship ▁by ▁The ▁Edward ▁and ▁S ally ▁Van ▁L ier ▁Fund ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Community ▁Trust . ▁ ▁Work ▁For ▁her ▁experimental ▁tur nt abl ism , ▁Ch ave z ▁uses ▁new ▁and ▁broken ▁need les ▁( the ▁latter ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁refers ▁to ▁as ▁' per fect ▁to ▁ru in ' ▁need les ), ▁on ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁vin yl ▁she ▁uses ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁sound ▁p alette . ▁Ch ave z ' s ▁compos itions ▁are ▁created ▁for ▁specific ▁locations , ▁and ▁their ▁ac oust ic ▁characteristics ▁allow ▁for ▁the ▁ambigu ity ▁of ▁rever ber ation , ▁reflection , ▁and ▁ref raction ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁each ▁composition . ▁ ▁Maria ▁was ▁an ▁artist ▁in ▁residence ▁with ▁the ▁Mer ce ▁C unning ham ▁Dance ▁Company , ▁the ▁C lock t ower ▁and ▁the ▁Dia : Be acon ▁Museum . ▁Ch ave z ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁an ▁artist ▁in ▁residence ▁at ▁Issue ▁Project ▁Room , ▁and ▁played ▁in ▁Christian ▁Mar cl ay ' s ▁Screen play ▁at ▁the ▁Whit ney ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Ch ave z ▁published ▁her ▁first ▁book ▁Of ▁Te chni que : ▁Ch ance ▁Pro ced ures