Carlis M. Chee This is Me

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1. 1. www.nativewinds1152.com

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   Published on: 10/1/2007   Last Visited: 10/1/2007

   Navajo Artist Carlis M. Chee
   
   Thank you for supporting our one-man show with Carlis M. Chee. Although the show has closed, we still have his greeting cards and some unframed prints available for purchase!

2. 2. Kaimuki Hawaii Navajo Artist Carlis M. Chee Art Exhibit Opening

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   Published on: 5/29/2005   Last Visited: 10/29/2006

   One way to celebrate is to come to Native Winds Gift Gallery & Craft Supply, located at 1152 Koko Head Avenue, 2nd Level, in Kaimuki to meet Navajo artist, Carlis M. Chee, who will be at the opening of his one-man show on Saturday, November 4, 2006, from 1 pm to 3 pm. Everyone is welcome at this free event where the artist will discuss the simultaneously Native American and Japanese aesthetic of his images. The show will feature original oils, giclees, and other prints. This is the first time this renown Santa Fe Indian Market artist has shown his work in Hawaii. The show will extend for the entire month of November.
   
   Carlis M. Chee was born into the Navajo Nation in Arizona and his art depicts the beauty of his people and culture. His works are a merging of balance and tranquility and they reflect traditional Navajo images, together with the elegance and simplicity of the Japanese art form.
   
   Some pieces focus on a stylized female figure, adorned with a colorful blanket and turquoise earring, representing the Navajo People. The facial features are tightly painted and finely chiseled by intricate brush strokes bringing an elegant, yet seductive, quality to the finished painting.
   
   Chee is a a self-taught painter, but did receive formal instruction at Kearney State College in Nebraska. He also worked as an artist in residence at the Maxwell Public Schools. While attending Kearney State College, he became intrigued by Japanese art and started incorporating his passion into his work. Chee also studied at the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he owned and operated his own art gallery until his recent relocation to Honolulu, Hawaii.
   
   Chee's current body of work is a progression from a traditional tight geometric obsession into more loosely painted landscapes, still life and some nude images, allowing him to be more spontaneous in his work. Chee says: When I work, there is a romance between my art and myself.
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   Everyone is encouraged to share their aloha with Carlis M. Chee and to enjoy his work which will have equal appeal for enthusiasts of Native American and Japanese art.

3. 3. starbulletin.com | News | /2006/10/27/

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   Published on: 10/27/2006   Last Visited: 10/27/2006

   Today: Navajo artist Carlis Chee, who recently moved to the islands, discusses the American Indian and Japanese aesthetic of his images.
   
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