Chris M Yee’s narrative encompasses, yet expands the definitions of the human body: how it shapes our lives, performs as a vessel and builds layer upon layer. From years of grime, history, and scars, our skin, the boundary between our external and internal world cradles our memories. Ideas of commodification, globalization, and consumption are examined though unpacking their role in the 21st century and how they pertain to life’s temporality. Through sculptural and two-dimensional approaches, their work dances delicately between the boundaries of memory, dreamscapes and present day.
cmy.ar7@gmail.com
photograph by Jarod Fowler
Partnerships & commissions
Born in 1999 San Francisco, California
Art Fairs
2024
July, Kaleidoscope Studios BK, Brooklyn, NY
April, Immortal Femme Collective, Oakland, CA
April, Everdaze Artist Alley, San Francisco, CA
Feb, How We Do It, San Francisco, CA
2023
Dec, Kinnect, San Francisco, CA
Dec, How We Do It, San Francisco, CA
Oct, How We Do It, San Francisco, CA
Oct, Potrero Hill R&B Festival, San Francisco, CA
Sept, How We Do It, San Francisco, CA
Sept, Look Me Up by Hey Neighbor Cafe, San Francisco, CA
Aug, Califest, Berkley, CA
Aug, How We Do It, San Francisco, CA
July, Butterfly Collective, San Francisco, CA
July, Never Ending Comedy, Los Angeles, CA
July, Good Neighbor, Los Angeles, CA
June, House of Sumo Night Market, San Francisco, CA
June, Queer Art Faire, San Francisco, CA
May, Muni Raised Me, San Francisco, CA
April, Shapeshifter Bazaar, San Francisco, CA
March, Queer Art Faire, San Francisco, CA
2022
Dec, Immortal Femme Collective, Oakland, CA
Dec, Harvey Milk Holiday Fair, San Francisco, CA
Group Exhibitions
2023 Transitions, Oakland, CA
2023 Mkt Gallery & Double Down Fundraiser, San Francisco, CA
2023 deYoung Open, San Francisco, CA
2022 Sea, The Drawing Room, San Francisco, CA
2022 Immortal Femme, Oakland, CA
2022 Proximity. K-art Gallery Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea
2022 Emulsion. Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery, Santa Cruz, California
Awards
2022 Irwin Scholars
2022 Dean’s Awards
2022 Eduardo Carrillo Scholarship
2021 Irwin Grant
2021 Eduardo Carrillo Scholarship
2020 Irwin Grant
2019 Irwin Grant
2018 Merrill College Mural Selected
2017 Robert Squari Award
2016 Honorable Mention - Asian Pacific Fund
2015 Honorable Mention - Asian Pacific Fund
Education
University of California, Santa Cruz
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