Shen Chen
Untitled No. 30191-09 2009 acrylic on canvas 66" x 48" |
SHEN CHEN EDUCATION 1990 MFA, Boston University, Massachusetts 1989 New York Studio School of Painting and Sculpture, New York 1988 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine 1982 BFA, Shanghai Academy of Theater, Shanghai 1978 Shanghai Art College, Shanghai SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2009 Shen Chen, CYNTHIA-REEVES, New York, New York 2008 SHEN CHEN, Today Art Museum, Beijing Void but Complete Pictures - Recent Works by SHEN CHEN, Nantong Art Museum, Jiangsu Recent Works by SHEN CHEN, SanShang Art Museum, Beijing Gallery, Beijing 2006 SHEN CHEN - Recent Paintings, Gallery 456, New York 1994 SHEN CHEN, Ink Paintings, Gallery White Art, Tokyo 1991 Ink of China - Paintings by SHEN CHEN, Mentor Gallery, Virginia 1988 SHEN CHEN, Paintings, National Art Museum of China, Beijing GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2009 Contemporary Ink Painting, Doulon Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai How Chinese, Gallery 456, New York, New York Remembering How the Air Shimmers- Abstract Art by Three artists, 1918 Art Space, Shanghai The Power of Contemporary Chinese Abstraction, Ta Shi Museum of Art, Macao Re-exam Modernism, Xi Hu Museum of Art, Zhe Jiang 2008 Turn to Abstract - A Retrospective of Shanghai Experimental Art 1976-1985, Zhendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai Quiet Quest: Realism to Abstraction - An Exhibition of Chinese Abstraction 2, One Moon Gallery, Beijing Works by Three Artists, East Link Gallery, Shanghai Asian Contemporary Art, Sotheby's, New York Qi Yun - An International Traveling Exhibition of Chinese Abstraction 2, ChinaSquare Gallery, New York Art Beijing, Presented by OneMoon Gallery, National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing 2007 Qi Yun-An International Traveling Exhibition of Chinese Abstraction 1, Hexiangning Museum, Contemporary Art Terminal, Shenzhen; Art Now Gallery, Beijing; Hanart TZ Gallery, Artist Commune, Hong Kong Asian Contemporary Art Fair, Presented by ChinaSquare Gallery / SanShang Art - Beijing Gallery, Pier 94, New York Contemporary Asian Art, Sotheby's, New York Echoes & Reflections, ChinaSquare, New York Art Beijing, Presented by OneMoon Gallery, National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing 2006 Queens International, Queens Museum of Art, New York International Modern Ink Painting, Asian Cultural Center, New York New Chinese Occidentalism- Chinese Contemporary Art in New York, Ethan Cohen Gallery, New York 2005 Simplicity, Crystal Art Foundation, New York The Art Ville, Two Times Thirteen Gallery, New York 2003 Between the Lines, China 2000 Fine Art Gallery, New York Creations on Paper by Chinese Contemporary Artists, China 2000 Fine Art Gallery, New York 1998 Skowhegan Alumni Exhibition, David Beitzel Gallery, New York 1995 Pacific Artists in New York, New World Arts Center, New York 1993 Paintings by Three Contemporary Chinese Artists, Avatar Gallery, Chicago 1990 Contemporary Chinese Paintings, Muse Gallery, Boston 41' Salon Jeune Peinture 1990, Grand Palais, Paris 1989 Beijing - New York, Contemporary Chinese & American Art II, Nielsen Gallery, Boston SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 2009 Contemporary Ink Painting, Exh. Cat. In Chinese, Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai The Power of Contemporary Chinese Abstraction, Exh. Cat. In English and Chinese, Ta Shi Museum of Art, Macao Remembering how the air shimmers. Exh. Cat. 1918 Art Space, Shanghai Re-exam modernism, Exh. Cat. Xi Hu Museum of Art, Zhe Jiang 2008 SHEN CHEN, Exh. Cat. Today Art Museum, Beijing Fang Zhenning, Essay "To the Open Void", SHEN CHEN , Exh. Cat. In English and Chinese, Today Art Museum, Beijing Fang Zhenning / Shen Chen, Writing Interview "Untitled Dialogue", SHEN CHEN, Exh. Cat. In English and Chinese, Today Art Museum, Beijing Void but Complete Pictures, Exh. Cat. Nantong Art Museum, Jiangshu Zhijian Qian Essay "Void but Complete, Full but Empty: A Reading of Recent Works by Shen Chen", Void but Complete Pictures, Exh. Cat. In English and Chinese, Nantong Art Museum, Jiangshu Statement, Void but Complete Pictures, Exh Cat. In English and Chinese, Nantong Art Museum, Jiangshu Turn to Abstract - A Retrospective of Shanghai Experimental Art 1976-1985, Exh. Cat. In Chinese, Zhendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai Nangming Wang, Essay "The Early Abstraction in Shanghai", Turn to Abstract - A Retrospective of Shanghai Experimental Art 1976-1985, Exh. Cat. In Chinese, Zhendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai SHEN CHEN - March Dialogue, an Anthology from Serialized Biography of Chinese Contemporary Artists, SanShang Art, Beijing Li Tuo, Liu He, Xi Chuan, Bei Dao and Shen Chen, Studio Conversations, "March Dialogue". SHEN CHEN - March Dialogue, Anthology, In Chinese, SanShang Art, Beijing From Realism to Abstraction, Exh. Cat. OneMoon Gallery, Beijing Jan Leaming, Essay "The Roots of Chinese Abstraction", From Realism to Abstraction, Exh. Cat. In English and Chinese, OneMoon Gallery, Beijing Asian Contemporary Art, Auct. Cat. Sotheby's, New York Contemporary Art Studio, a Collection of Contemporary Artist Studio, In English and Chinese, Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, Hunan 2007 SHEN CHEN, Catalog, ChinaSquare, New York Guy Goodwin, Interview "an Interview with SHEN CHEN", Cat. In English and Chinese, ChinaSquare, New York Qi Yu - An International Traveling Exhibition of Chinese Abstraction, Exh. Cat. Hexiangning Art Museum, J&J Art Foundation. USA Robert Morgan, Essay "Passages and doorways: The New Abstract Paintings in China". Qi Yu- An International Traveling Exhibition of Chinese Abstraction, Exh. Cat. In English and Chinese, Hexiangning Art Museum Huang Zhuan, Essay "Abstraction: An Expression Concerning Liberty", Qi Yu- An International Traveling Exhibition of Chinese Abstraction, Exh. Cat. In English and Chinese, Hexiangning Art Museum Statement, Qi Yu- An International Traveling Exhibition of Chinese Abstraction, Exh. Cat. In English and Chinese, Hexiangning Art Museum Contemporary Asian Art, Auct. Cat. Sotheby's, New York Kate Lowenstein, Review "Queens International: Everything All at Once", Time Out / Jan. In English, New York 2006 Jonathan Goodman, Review "Shen Chen at Gallery 456", Art in America / Nov. In English, New York Queens International. Exh. Cat. Queens Museum of Art, New York Valerie Smith, Essay "Everything All at Once", Queens International. Exh. Cat. In English, Queens Museum of Art, New York Martha Schwendener, Review "Art from Everywhere, All from Queens", New York Times / Dec. In English, New York SHEN CHEN - Recent Paintings, Exh. Cat. Gallery 456, New York Lilly Wei, Essay "Shen Chen - Recent Paintings", SHEN CHEN - Recent Paintings, Exh. Cat. In English, Gallery 456, New York Chaozhong Xie, Review "Minimum Ink", World Journal / Feb. In Chinese, New York Mjingyi Wu, Review "Shen Chen's Combination: Ink and Oil", Sing Dao Daily / Feb. In Chinese, New York New Chinese Occidentalism, Exh. Cat. Ethan Cohen Gallery, New York Pan Xinlei, Essay "New Chinese Occidentalism - Chinese Contemporary Art in New York," New Chinese Occidentalism, Exh. Cat. In English and Chinese, Ethan Cohen Gallery, New York Fay Ku, Thesis "SHEN CHEN: Abstraction and Chinese Calligraphy", In English, School of Art and Design Pratt Institute, New York 2005 SHEN CHEN, Exh. Cat. Crystal Art Foundation, New York Jonathan Goodman, Essay "Two Sides Story", SHEN CHEN, Exh. Cat. In English, Crystal Art Foundation, New York Chaozhong Xie, Review "Splendid Acrylic Paintings", World Journal / Oct. In Chinese, New York 2004 Lilly Wei, Review "Between the Lines", Art Asia Pacific / Spring, In English, New York 2003 Between the Lines, Exh. Cat. China 2000 Fine Arts, New York Karen, leon Wender, Essay "Between the Lines", Between the Lines, Exh. Cat. In English, China 2000 Fine Arts, New York Henry Zhang, Review "Between the Lines", Sing Dao Daily / Oct. In Chinese, New York Featuring Artist, "Shen Chen", Art and Collectibles. In New York / Oct. New York 1996 Featured Report "Pacific Artists", World Journal / Mar. In Chinese, New York 1994 SHEN CHEN, Exh. Cat., Gallery White Art, Tokyo 1990 41' Salon Jeune Peinture 1990, Exh. Cat. Grand Palais, Paris 1989 Alan Chou, Review "Beijing - New York Art Exchange", Chinese American Arts News / Jan. New York |
