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Cheng-Khee Chee Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who

Mr. Chee has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in the fields of art and academia



Cheng-Khee Chee contributed over 35 years at the University of Minnesota in Duluth, where he earned the distinguished title of a professor emeritus in 1997.

    DULUTH, MN, June 16, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Cheng-Khee Chee with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Mr. Chee celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Mr. Chee is a world-renowned contemporary watercolor artist who has focused on creating unique pieces of art full-time since retiring from academia. Born in China and raised in Malaysia, his work has been heavily influenced by his diverse East-West experiences, tradition, knowledge and personal cultivation, as well as by Taoist philosophy. Mr. Chee contributed over 35 years at the University of Minnesota in Duluth, where he earned the distinguished title of a professor emeritus in 1997.

During his illustrious career, Mr. Chee has become well-known for developing and mastering many techniques such as the saturated wet process, crinkling and mono-printing. His paintings have included everything from goldfish and birds to land and cityscapes. He has been fortunate to serve as a juror for numerous national and international exhibitions as an expert in his field and he likewise found success as an illustrator for several children's books, "Old Turtle," "Noel" and "Swing Around the Sun." "Old Turtle," by Douglas Wood, notably became a national best-seller and received a 1993 Children's ABBY Award from the American Booksellers Association.

Mr. Chee has been featured locally in dozens of group shows, solo shows and one-man exhibitions throughout Minnesota, nationally in places like New York City and Washington, D.C., and abroad since 1973. Moreover, he has also held public lectures at such locations as the Singapore National Art Museum in the Republic of Singapore and the Penang State Art Gallery in Malaysia. Sought after for his scholarly opinion, Mr. Chee has also given lectures, demonstrations and tours of art museums throughout Singapore, Malaysia and China as well and has exhibited and given lectures and demonstrations on watercolor painting in many Chinese cities, including Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Fuzhou.

The author of two books, Mr. Chee released "The Watercolor World of Cheng-Khee Chee" in 1997, which includes 75 paintings on 2-page spreads, and "The Work of Cheng-Khee Chee" in 2003, a workshop instructional booklet. He later released an instructional DVD, titled "The Many Styles of Cheng-Khee Chee" in 2005. Well published in the field, Mr. Chee has contributed to numerous periodicals and written chapters for books.

In pursuing a formal education, Mr. Chee first studied at Nanyang University in Singapore, where he achieved a Bachelor of Arts in 1961. Arriving in the U.S. shortly thereafter, he pursued additional studies, receiving a Master of Arts at the University of Minnesota in 1964. Following these accomplishments, he undertook additional watercolor coursework on campus thereafter. A Dolphin fellow of the American Watercolor Society, Mr. Chee is also a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, a distinguished master member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and an honorary member of the Malaysia Watercolor Organization and the University of Minnesota, School of Fine Arts Society of Prometheans, as well as the Watercolor USA Honor Society, and many other professional organizations relative to the art world.

The recipient of countless awards and recognitions, Mr. Chee recently received an Arts and Culture Lifetime Artist Award in 2017, a China 100 Distinguished Chinese Alumni Award from the University of Minnesota in 2014 and a Blick Art Material and Utrecht Art Supplies Award from the National Watercolor Society in 2013. He has received over 200 awards, including 50 First Place, Best of Show, Gold and other awards for his paintings at juried exhibitions and one of his paintings was included as one of 25 to be featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine, in commemoration of 25 years of publication. The magazine is considered the definitive source of instruction and creative inspiration for artists working in water-based media. A celebrated Marquis listee, Mr. Chee has been featured in over 35 editions of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in the Midwest and Who's Who in the World.
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