Navajo Artist Carlis M. Chee Art Exhibit Opening

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Navajo Artist Carlis M. Chee Art Exhibit Opening
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Type: Art Exhibit Opening
Date: Saturday - 11/4/2006
Time: 1-3pm
Location:
Native Winds Gift Gallery & Craft Supply
1152 Koko Head Avenue, 2nd Level
Honolulu, HI 96816
Cost: FREE

November is Native American Heritage Month. 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. My work is dedicated to my grandmother, Anna Jean, who taught me my native language and raised me in the atmosphere of a traditional home."

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. Do not miss seeing this unique work and a chance to meet the artist!

For more information about this exhibit and other Native American events in Hawaii, call Native Winds at 808-734-8018. For a sample of Chee's work, see attachment. Additional photos are available upon request.

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