C.K. Chang is an enthusiastic nature lover, fascinated
and awed by nature's beauty everywhere, any time of day and in all four seasons.
Inspiration for his work comes from the beauty of crowning mountains, treasured
national parks, the vast oceans and seas with constant moving waves, peaceful
walks along lakeshores, flowers, water lilies, trees in autumn, trail paths
through woods and even his backyard. † The artist tries to create the mood
of the setting so that viewers can share nature's delights at that particular
moment and place.
The Art of Note logo is a picture, "Art and Music I" , that Chang
painted specifically for this fundraiser.
The artist has taken many courses and workshops through the University of
Wisconsin art outreach program and has participated in more than 80 group
shows over the last 19 years throughout the state, and has won many regional
and state awards. He had seven solo exhibits.
The artist is a member of Wisconsin Regional Artists Association (WRAA) and
has served on the WRAA Board of Directors since 1995, as WRAA Publicity Chair
1996-1998; WRAA Membership Chair 1998-2001; WRAA Wisconsin Regional Art Program
(WRAP) Coordinator 2001-present. He won he John Steuart Curry Medal Award
for his services in 2003.