MARK YEE
LARGE-SCALE ABSTRACT ARTIST
Over the years, he's taken a deep dive into finance, marketing, abstract paintings and lately video.
Mark operates freely between left brain and right brain activities. At one moment, he's got paint on his hand spreading thick layers of paint onto a canvas and at the very next moment helping a local non-profit board with a fundraising event.
His latest fascination is with the process of making choices of what to include and what not to include.
Awards
3 Arts Artist Grant, 2020
Minority Artist Grant, Illinois Humanities, 2018
Artists' Guild Member Show Award, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, 2017
Honorable Mention Award, Kingsbury Gallery, Blick Art, Chicago, IL, 2017
‘People’s Choice Award’ The Pop-Up Regional Art Competition, Valparaiso, IN, 2017
Auxiliary Board Member Recognition Award, Art Institute of Chicago, 2015
Community Service Award, Chinese Mutual Aid Association
Living the Vision Award, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Team Award, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Chinese American Museum, Chicago, 2018
Exhibit and Panel Discussion, co-sponsored by University of Illinois, 2018
Chinese War Horses, The Golden Triangle, Chicago, 2018
Public Art Making w/ 300 students, Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2018
An Evening of Art Parallels, Acquisitions of Fine Art Gallery, Hinsdale, IL, 2017
Asian Heritage Month, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, 2016
Lincoln-Belmont Branch, 2016
Abstract Art & Jazz, Arts in Bartlett, Bartlett, IL, 2015
Citywide Exhibit, Gallery H, Three Oaks, Michigan, 2015
Woodson Regional Library, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, 2013
Bucktown Library, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, 2012
Live Speaking Engagements / Live Interviews
The Blank Slate Podcast, "Subject to Interpretation," 2021
Artist Interview, "Mike Nourse and Mark Yee," 2020
University of Chicago Lab High School, Speaker, "Pursuing Passion as a Process", ArtsFest, 2019
CBS Channel 2 Television, "Wicker Park Halloween Display Stolen," 2019
WGN Channel 9 Television Interview, "After 20 years, a banker becomes an artist," 2018
Elmhurst Art Museum, Artist's Guild, Featured Speaker, Elmhurst, IL, 2016
Arts in Bartlett, Bartlett, IL, "Abstract Art," 2015
Asian Heritage Month, Chicago Public Library, Chicago
Harold Washington Library, "The Business of Art," 2015
Clearing Branch, "Artist Talk," 2014
Selected Group Exhibitions
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago
Triennial Exhibit, Not Just Another Pretty Face, 2019, 2016, 2013
The Center Program and Main Gallery Exhibition, 2012
4833 Conference Center, Student Solo Exhibition, 2011
SOFA Chicago, Mansion, Official After Party, The Golden Triangle, Chicago, 2018
Peer Pressure Collaboration, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL, 2017
Off Center, Chicago Art Department, Off Center, curated by Mike Nourse, Chicago, 2017
Gallery Guichard, Chicago, 2016
Featured Artist, Acquisitions of Fine Art, Hinsdale, IL, 2015
Alumni Weekend, Loyola University of Chicago, 2015
Natural Selections, Black Cloud Gallery, Chicago, 2014
Mark Yee and Todd Reed Trunk Show, Steve Quick Jeweler, Chicago, 2014
Chicago Artist Month, Hubbard Street Studios, 2014
Ravazzi and Yee, Black Cloud Gallery, Chicago, 2013
Artist Reception, Steve Quick Jeweler, Chicago, 2013
Featured Neighborhood Artist, 32nd Ward Alderman Office, Chicago, 2012
Celebration of 4 Artists, West Elm, Lincoln Park, IL, 2011
Interviews, Catalogs and Press
Crain's Chicago Business, Preserving History, 2021
BlockClub Chicago, Historic Preservation, 2021
Our Urban Times, Mark Yee Shares Joy of Art, 2020
Alderman Brian Hopkins Newsletter, Inspiration during COVID, 2020
New City Magazine, Global Best at The Golden Triangle, 2019
House Method Magazine, Inside a Painter’s Refined Home, 2018
Chicago Spirit Magazine, Midtown Athletic Club, Member Profile, 2018
Voyage Chicago Magazine, Meet Mark Yee, Large-Scale Abstract Artist in Avondale, 2018
Chicago Magazine, Old House Gets Refresh for Artist Owner, 2018
Robb Report, Splurge on Custom Furnishings, 2018
Hinsdale Living Magazine, An Evening of Art Parallels, 2017
Luxe Magazine, This Chicago Home Embraces Art and Expression, 2017
Luxe Daily, “Abstract art by Mark Yee brings a contemporary element”, 2017
World Premiere, Cocked, Theater Production, Victory Gardens Theater, Main Stage, 2016
91.5 FM NPR National Public Radio, Artist Talk at Chicago Public Library, 2015
Chicago Interiors Magazine, Tom Stringer Design ad, 2015
The Daily Herald Newspaper, Abstract Art and Jazz, 2015
Do 312, Todd Reed Trunk Show, 2014
Our Urban Times Newspaper, Resident activates library's Art Gallery, 2013
Michigan Avenue Magazine, Weekender Recommender, 2013
Black Cloud Press, Artist Interview, 2012
Hyde Park Art Center, Meet Mark Yee, The Center Program Blog, 2012
Chicago Weekly Newspaper, Artistic Symbiosis, 2011
Michigan Avenue Magazine, Statement Decor at West Elm, 2011
Hyde Park Art Center, Waxing Poetic, HPAC Newsletter, 2011
Collections
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago
University of Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks player
CapGrow Partners Chicago
Compass, The Gillman Group Chicago
Sergio and Banks Realty
Executive Director of Family Equality Council
Principal, Mount Carmel School, Chicago
former CEO of Allston Trading, LLC
Managing Director, BMO
Community and Curatorial
Best in Class, Rockwell Artist Collective, 2019
Grant Park Music Festival, Gala Co-Chair, 2018
Victory Gardens Theater, Live Auction package with Kerry James Marshall, 2018
Elmhurst Artist Guild at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Featured Speaker, 2017
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Gala Co-Chair, 2015
Chicago Artists Coalition, Starving Artist Host Committee, 2014
Victory Gardens Theater, Curator for American Premiere of Disconnect, 2013
Alderman Scott Waguespack, Curator for Community Artist Exhibits - 2012 - present
Bucktown Chicago Public Library, Curator for Community Art Exhibits, 2011 - 2012
Education
Hyde Park Art Center, New Edition
Boca Raton Florida Museum of Art, Artists' Guild Assistant to Juror
Illinois Humanities, Illinois Speaks Lecture Series
Hyde Park Art Center, The Center Program
DePaul University of Chicago, MBA, Finance
Loyola University of Chicago, BBA, Finance
Museum Involvement and Triennial Exhibits
Solo Exhibition and Panel Discussion at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago, co-sponsored by the University of Illinois, 2018
Featured Speaker at the Elmhurst Artist Guild at the Elmhurst Art Museum, 2017
Hyde Park Art Center, Triennial Exhibition 2019, 2016, 2013
Smart Museum of Chicago, Art Jam at the Smart, 2017
Created at "Art Jam at the Smart"
On display and in the collection of The University of Chicago, 2017
Hyde Park Art Center Triennial, 2013
Awards
Elmhurst Artist Guild at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Spring 2017, Member Show
Mark Yee receiving award, Fall 2016
Mark Yee, Regional Art Exhibition, Summer 2017, Award Winner
Selected Exhibits
2017 - 2019
The Golden Triangle Chicago, Chinese War Horses, April 2018
The Golden Triangle, Chicago, Global Best, May 2019
SOFA Official After Party, October 2018
Mark Yee solo exhibition at Acquisitions of Fine Art, 2017
Mark Yee art exhibition at Gallery H, Three Oaks, Michigan
Mark Yee art exhibition at Gallery H, Three Oaks, Michigan
Asian Pacific Heritage Month, Chicago Public Library, Solo Exhibitions, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
2014 - 2016
Arts In Bartlett, 2015
Loyola University Alumni Weekend, Featured Artist, 2015
Harold Washington Library, Chicago Public Library, 2015
Drink Up Art, 2014
Chicago Art Department 2014
2011 - 2013
Front and Center Exhibit at The Hyde Park Center, 2012
Black Cloud Gallery, Natural Selections Group Show, 2012
Black Cloud Gallery, Art Bazaar, Group Show, 2012
Black Cloud Gallery, Two Person Show, 2012
Hubbard Street Lofts, Chicago Artists Month Citywide Exhibit, 2012
Helen Yi Boutique, Solo Show, 2011
Black Cloud Gallery, Featured Artist, Fall 2011
Come Celebrate Local Artists, West Elm, 2011
Come Celebrate Local Artists, West Elm, 2011