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Chanit (pronounced ha-neat), a New-York-based artist , maintains her studio in Midtown Manhattan. She was born in Czechoslovakia during the Second World War and came to the United States in 1960.
“I love to look at people, places and many many things. Every existing phenomena thrills me, when I really look at it. That is why is art is so exciting. One looks and translates the thing that exists into a new reality in paint on a two dimensional surface, hoping to retain the unique spirit inherent in what is seen. “Nothing is quite as demanding, fascinating , exciting and wholesome an activity for me as drawing -painting the nude figure. It is a most wonderful addiction. Since I am passionate about portraits, commissions of nudes portraits are welcome.” |
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Chanit's paintings have been shown at galleries such as the National Academy of Fine Art and Design and the Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton. A show of her diverse work was recently exhibited at the Asman Gallery (NBC News Building) in Washington, D.C. For over 25 years, she has been a portrait artist in New York City and internationally. Her work is known for being visually elegant and bold, yet still delicate in style. |
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| Chanit studied drawing with Joseph Hirsh and painting with Harvey Dinnerstein at the National Academy of Fine Art and Design on scholarship. By then, Chanit's involvement with painting grew into a passion for art (especially portraits in oil and watercolor). She also studied with Robert Phillip at the Art Students League and was privately mentored by Anthony Toney.
Chanit was a resident artist at Gurney's Inn in Montauk in the summer of 1982 and taught portraiture at Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, Long Island, New York the following fall and spring. Her motto — “Portraits of people, places and favorite things" — extends to include states of mind, emotional landscapes, and energetic abstracts (derived from her tumultuous past) to the quiet contemplation of delicate flowers. |
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