Chris Yee
Cartoonist / Illustrator / Painter / Bassist / Educator
rocktoonz12@gmail.com www.rocktoonz.com IG: @rocktoonz
Artist Statement- To connect all things through art, music and creativity.
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Education:
School of Visual Arts, New York City
Bachelor of Fine Arts- Illustration/Cartooning; 1994
Teaching Certificate- Art K-12; 1995
CUNY at Queens College, Queens, NY
Masters of Science in Education- Secondary Education, Art; 2002
Award of Excellence in Thesis Research; 2002
Professional Diploma- School Administration and Supervision; 2004
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Teaching Experience:
Sewanhaka CHSD, Elmont Memorial HS
Visual Arts Teacher- September 1996-Present
Chairperson of Visual & Media Arts- September 2002-Present
CASD Building Rep, Elmont- September 2015-June 2016
CASD Executive Board Member, Secretary- July 2016-June 2021
Selected Clients:
Angry Dog Press
Chelsea Takami Band
Coventry Carols
Decay and Decadence
Down To Earth
Drigo Morin Art
Elmont Excelsior
Firefly Artists Gallery
Knight Wolfe
Headchaser
Jackpipe
Johnny Nale
KDP & NWG Enrichment Foundation, INC.
Kristin Ann Music
Looney Tunes Record Store
Magri Metal Project
Millennium Publications
Moe the Reaper
My Haunted Past
Proficiency Press Co.
Roller Rebels; LI All Stars
The Village Pub
Voodoo Water TV
Wadio Radio/Tattoos By Wade
Westnyle
Exhibitions:
pARTy 'Til The Cows Come Home Exhibition, September 3-30, 2023, Firefly Artists Gallery, Northport, NY
Kindred Spirits Exhibition, April 11-April 25, 2021, Firefly Artists Gallery, Northport, NY
Muscle Mom's Art Exhibition, May 8, 2019, 13-03 Gallery at Belmont Racetrack, Elmont, NY
NYIT Art Gala hosted by Alpha Chi Rho, April 5, 2019, NYIT- Salten Hall SC1 & SC2, Old Westbury, NY, Honorable Mention
EMHS 1st Annual Thankful for the Arts Faculty Concert and Art Exhibit, November 27, 2018, EMHS PAC, Elmont NY
Hicksville HS Student/Teacher/Alumni Show, April 2018, Hicksville Public Library, Hicksville, NY
All.Terrain II- Art & Rock Music Festival, January 20, 2018, Amityville Masonic Hall, Amityville, NY
NYSATA 10x10 Member Exhibit, November 17-19, 2017, Doubletree Hilton, Binghamton, NY
Heroes Last Waltz, February 18-22, 2017, Charaple Gallery, NYC
Hicksville HS Student/Teacher/Alumni Show, April 2015, Hicksville Public Library, Hicksville, NY
Hicksville HS Student/Teacher/Alumni Show, March 2014, Hicksville Public Library, Hicksville, NY
Comics & Ink Gallery Show, November 1-14, 2013, Locust Moon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Hicksville HS Student/Teacher/Alumni Show, February 2012, Hicksville Public Library, Hicksville, NY
LIATA 3rd Annual Art in HeART Members Exhibition, March 4-April 10, 2011, Broadway Mall, Hicksville, NY, 1st Place
Hicksville HS Student/Teacher/Alumni Show, February 2011, Hicksville Public Library, Hicksville, NY
Hicksville HS Student/Teacher/Alumni Show, February-March 2010, Hicksville Public Library, Hicksville, NY
The Sketchbook Project Tour- Art House Co-Op, Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA, January 29-30, 2009, 303 Grand, Brooklyn, NY, February 19-21, 2010, Art and Shelter Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, April 8-11, 2010, Soulard Art Market, St. Louis, MO, April 16 - 18, 2010, Home Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2009-2010, May 7 - 9, 2010
Hicksville HS Student/Teacher/Alumni Art Show, January 2009, Hicksville Public Library, Hicksville, NY
tHEARTshow, June 2005, CASK Foundation Gallery, Lynbrook, NY
Words and Art- Hicksville HS student/teacher/alumni Art Show, January 2005, Hicksville Public Library, Hicksville, NY
All.Terrain- Elmont Art Lodge Exhibition, October 23, 2004, Munchaba Lounge, Levittown, NY
Hunger Relief Plate Project, June 5, 2004, CASK Foundation Gallery, Lynbrook, NY
EMHS Art Faculty Show II, April 1999, Elmont Public Library, Elmont, NY
Visual Impressions- Queens College Graduate Art Show, December 7-13, 1999, Paul Klapper Hall Art Gallery, Queens, NY
EMHS Art Faculty Show, March 1998, Elmont Public Library, Elmont, NY
BACCA 14th Annual Juried Exhibition, April 1998, Town House, Babylon, NY, Honorable Mention
Illuminatus- Section D’ Or Art Studio Exhibition, August 12-September 16, 1997, Aegean East, Hicksville, NY
Appearances:
VoodooWater TV Podcast- NY
Strong Island TV- Paradise Studios, Massapequa, NY
Wadio Radio- Wadio Studio, Bay Shore, NY
Zack's Attic- iRadioUSA- NY
Big Ink at The Firefly Artists Gallery- Northport, NY
Pittsburgh Comicon- Pittsburgh, PA
Great American Comic Expo- Boston, MA
Elmont EAGLES
Channel 12
Selected Publications:
KE Zine #1-10
Kid Ego #1-2; Assassin Comics/A2K Media, INC.
Relics & Runes: Doom’s Eve #1; Assassin Comics/A2K Media, INC.
Potlatch #1-2; Angry Dog Press
Bands/Projects:
MHZ
Kill The Sun
The Damn Good Time Band
Virtual Shamen
Cold Az Ice
Forgotten Dream
King's Court
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Discography:
MHZ- The Protest Song single (2015)
MHZ- Staged Incidents (2016)
East Coast Rockers Compilation (2022)
Kill The Sun- Falling Apart Nicely (TBA)
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Affiliations:
NYSATA / LIATA
SAANYS
Art Supervisors Association
National Art Education Association
Chairpersons Association of the Sewanhaka District
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