Zhong Chen (b.1969)
Born in Zhongshan, China in 1969 and arrived in Australia in 1989.
1998 Masters of Fine Arts, Chelsea School of Art, London
1996 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), University of South Australia
1994 Diploma of Visual Arts, North Adelaide School of Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
2008 Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2007 New Paintings Eva Breuer Art Dealer Sydney
Hill-Smith Art Gallery Adelaide
2006 Small Paintings Eva Breuer Art Dealer Sydney
Greenhill Galleries Perth
2005 Shanghai Bund Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Happy Days Eva Breuer Art Dealer Sydney
Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York
2004 Shanghai Summer Art Galleries Schubert, Gold Coast
Shanghai Night Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2003 Eva Breuer Art Dealer Sydney
Gallery 4a Asian-Australian Arts Centre Sydney
2002 Metro 5 Art Gallery Melbourne
2001 Eva Breuer Art Dealer Sydney
The Alternative Museum New York
Juliet Juilet Adelaide Central Gallery Adelaide
Shaolin Spin Kick Combo Studio 12 200 Gertrude Street Melbourne
2000 Bird and Flower Portraiture Span Galleries Melbourne
1999 Adelaide Central Gallery Adelaide
1997 Adelaide Central Gallery Adelaide
1995 Second Journey Nexus Gallery Adelaide
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 Home Coming Exhibition, Linda Gallery, Beijing
Figurative Show, Hill Smith Gallery Adelaide
The Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Sydney
The Salon Des Refuses, Sydney
2008 The Archibald Prize and The Winne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW
Mao to Now, Olympic Park, Sydney
Singapore Art Fair, Singapore
Asian Art Fair, New York City
Hong Kong Art Fair, Hong Kong
Motif Fine Art, Taiwan
The Doug Moran Art Portrait Prize, Sydney
2007 The Archibald Wynne and Sulman Art Prizes, Art Gallery of NSW.
The Arthur Guy Memorial Art Prize Bendigo Art Gallery
2006 The Wynne Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales
2005 The Arthur Guy Memorial Art Prize Bendigo Art Gallery
2004 Xin Nian-Contemporary Australian Chinese Art, The Response
Gallery
Federation Square, National Gallery of Victoria SBS Art
Award Manningham Gallery Melbourne; Cromwells Art Prize Sydney
Melbourne Washington
2003 Redlands Art Prize Mosman Art Gallery
Federation Square NGV
Salon De Refuses Sydney
Gallery 4a, Asian – Australian Arts Centre, Sydney
SBS Art Award, Federation Square, Melbourne
2002 The Doug Moran Portrait Prize
The Geelong Art Prize, Geelong Art Gallery
2001 Salon des Refuses, Sydney
Mediated Portraits, Mass Gallery, Melbourne
Alice Art Prize, Alice Springs
Studio Members Exhibition, 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne
2000 Melbourne Art Fair Melbourne
Chemistry: South Australian Art 1990 – 2000: The Faulding Exhibition,
Art Gallery of South Australia
Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria
Conrad Jupiter’s 2000 Art Prize, Gold Coast Gallery
1998 MA on A4 The Pump House Gallery, London
Masters Exhibition, Chelsea School of Art, London
1998 Conrad Jupiter’s Art Prize, Gold Coast
1997 Visy Board Art Prize, Barossa Valley, South Australia
28th Alice Springs Art Prize, Northern Territory
1996 Emerging Visual Artist Exhibition, Adelaide
Helpmann Academy Exhibition, Adelaide Festival Centre
1995 Helpmann Academy Exhibition, Adelaide and Indonesia
1994 Graduates Show, North Adelaide School of Art
SELECTED AWARDS
2009 Holding Redlich People's Choice Award for the Salon Des Refuses, Sydney
2007 Arthur Guy Memorial Prize - Finalist
Archibald Prize – Finalist (1 of 4 runners up) - Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
Wynne Prize – Finalist - Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
Sulman Prizes - Finalist - Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
2005 Australia Council Grant to attend 3 month residency at
the International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York
2003 SBS Australian Contemporary Art Award, Federation Square
2001 Australia Council Greene Street, New York Studio Residency
2000 The Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant
Conrad Jupiter’s 2000 Art Prize – Acquisition – Gold Coast City Art Gallery
2000 Gertrude Street Residency 2001-2003
1999 Premier’s Award – Emerging Artist of the Year – ARTSA
1997 Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship
The Graham F Smith Peace Trust Artist in Residence Award
1996 Major Prize Winner – Emerging Artist award – Adelaide – Tour to Paris
The Advertiser Newspaper – Artist of the year
FH Faulding Central Studios Residency award
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2008 Zhong Chen, Chinese World Magazine, Beijing
Harriet Fesq, Strokes of Genius, Art Market Report, Issue 29, August 2008
2007 Multicultual Art, The Adelaide Review, Stephanie Radok
A fusion of East and West, The Independent Weekly, Adam Dutkiewicz
Visual Arts - Zhong Chen, The Advertiser - Review
Publications from The Archibald Prize, Sydney
2005 Greenhill Galleries Review, Judith McGrath
Marriage of old and new experiences Whitehorse Leader
Squaring up old Shanghai Herald Sun, Jeff Makin
2004 Xin Nian Contemporary Chinese Australian Art Catalogue and CD.
2003 The Pixel Paintings Eva Breuer Gallery Catalogue
The top 50 collectable artists The Art Collector Magazine
In the Frame The Sun Herald, Sydney
Li Zhi The Pixel Myth, The Australian Art Review Magazine, November
2002 Zhong Chen – Metro 5 exhibition catalogue
The 50 Most Collectable Artists in 2002 The Art Collector magazine
2001 Gertrude Street Catalogue
2000 Robert Nelson, ‘Fairs and Prizes Enhance Art’s Allure, The Age, October
The Right Chemistry The Adelaide Review September
Chemistry : South Australian Art 1990 – 2000 : The Faulding Exhibition Catalogue
Cultural Identity at heart of SA Award winner’s paintings, State of the Arts Magazine
1999 The Samstag Accelerator Effect’ Artlink Magazine of Contemporary Arts, Vol 18 # 4
Tim Lloyd, ‘A man of talent finds his art and a home in his past’, The Advertiser – Adelaide
Stephanie Radok, ‘My hyphenated identity’, The Adelaide Review, Adelaide
'Chen’s new Art mesmerises’, The Advertiser, Adelaide
1998 The Chelsea School of Art Masters Exhibition Catalogue, London
REPRESENTED
Art Gallery of South Australia
Gold Coast City Art Gallery
Western Mining, Australia
Artbank
F.H. Faulding and Co. Adelaide
Macquarie University
Private Collections in Japan, China, Hong Kong and Australia
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