Zhou Chen was born in a village near Chongqing. He graduated with a master degree in Traditional Chinese Art from the Sichuan Fine Arts Academy in 2003. Zhou Chen, who is a highly socially engaged artist, tries to formulate a language to express China' new reality. He often aims his eyes on the concrete modern city he lives in, while thinking back of his childhood on the countryside. In his opinion city people are finding it hard to stay loyal to themselves and are suffering from loneliness and pressure. Zhou Chen currently lives in Chengdu where he teaches at the Arts Institute of Southwest Nationality University.
1975
Born in Chongqing, China
2000
Graduated from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing, China
2003
Graduated with a Master Degree in Fine Arts, Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing, China
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
Forgive My Love, 140 Degrees Gallery, Shanghai, China
2008
Art Fair - Primavera, Rotterdam, the Netherland
2007
Art Fair Arti07, the Hague, the Netherlands
One-day Studios Open Exhibition Of Blue House Art Center, Chengdu, China
Art Is A Kind Of Job, Invitation Exhibition Of Southwest Contemporary Artists,Shanghai, China
2006
Three years in Blue & House Art Center, Contemporary Biennale, Chengdu, China
Right and Wrong, Arts Museum of Southwest University, Chongqing, China
New Power -- Contemporary Biennale, Yuan Gong Art Center, Shanghai, China
New Power -- Contemporary Biennale, TS1 Art Museum, Beijing, China
2004
Excellent Youth Arts Teachers of China, Huangbinhong Arts Museum, Pujiang, Shanghai, China
Works of Art Teachers from Sichuan Universities, Sichuan Arts Museum, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
The 2nd National Exhibition of Southwest China Landscape Works, Guangxi Arts Museum, Nanling, Guangxi Province, China
2003
Works of Master Students, Arts Museum of Sichuan Fine Arts Academy, Chongqing, China
Experimental Arts of Education, Arts Museum of Sichuan Fine Arts Academy, Chongqing, China
The 5th National Realism Paintings, Agricultural Museum, Beijing, China
2002
Received the top prize of the Shanghai Mali Arts Scholarship, Chongqing Arts Museum, Chongqing, China
1999
Chongqing Artists Selection for the 9th National Arts Exhibition, Chongqing Arts Museum, Chongqing, China
Main Collections
Arts Museum of Sichuan Fine Arts Academy
Chengdu Modern Arts Museum
Contemporary Artists Publishing House of ChinaBorn in Chongqing, China