'Small painting no. 48' by Zhong Chen
Born in Zhongshan,
China in 1969 and arrived in Australia in 1989
1998 - Masters of Fine Arts, Chelsea School of Art
1996 - Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), University of South Australia
1994 - Diploma of Visual Arts, North Adelaide School of Art
2007
Hill-Smith Art Gallery, Adelaide
2006
Small Paintings, Eva Breuer Gallery, Sydney
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2005
Greenhill Galleries, Perth Festival, Perth
Eva Breuer Gallery, Sydney
International Studio Program Exhibition, New York
2004
Art Galleries Schubert, Gold Coast
'Shanghai Night', Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2003
'Zhong Chen Recent Paintings', Eva Breuer Gallery, Sydney
2002
Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2001
Eva Breuer Gallery, Sydney
The Alternative Museum, New York
'Juliet,Juliet', Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide
'Shaolin Spin Kick Combo', Studio 12, 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne
2000
'Bird and Flower Portraiture', Span Galleries, Melbourne
1999 and 1997
'Recent Piantings', Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide
1995
'Second Journey', Nexus Gallery, Adelaide
2008
The Archibald, Wynne and the Doug Moran Prizes
2007
The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Art Prizes, Art Gallery of NSW.
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
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery
Salon des Refuses, Sydney
2002
SBS Federation Art Award, Federation Square, National Gallery of Victoria
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 Jupiters 2000 Art Prize, Gold Coast Gallery
1998
‘MA onA4’ The Pump House Gallery, London
Masters Exhibition, Chelsea School of Art, London
1997
Visy Board Art Prize, Barossa Valley, South Australia
1995
Helpmann Academy Exhibition, Adelaide and Indonesia
Awards (selected)
2005 - Australia
Council Grant to attend 3 month residency at The International Studio and
Curatorial Program, New York
2002 - SBS Fedeation Art Award, Federation Square, Melbourne
2001 - Australia Council Greene Street, New York Studio Residency
2000 - The Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant
2000 - Conrad Jupiters 2000 Art Prize - Acquisition - Gold Coast City Art
Gallery
2000 - 200 Gertrude Street Residency 2001-2003
1999 - Premier’s Award – Emerging Artist of the Year – ARTSA
1997 - Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship
1996 - Major Prize Winner – Emerging Artist award – Adelaide – Tour
to Paris
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 -
February 2003
2002
SBS art award catalogue
2001
200 Gertrude Street Catalogue
2000
Nelson, Robert, ‘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
Lloyd, Tim, ‘A man of talent finds his art and a home in his past’,
The Advertiser – Adelaide
Radok, Stephanie, ‘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
Gold Coast City Art Gallery
Western Mining, Australia
Artbank, Sydney
F.H.Faulding and Co. Adelaide
Macquarie University
BHP
SBS,Melbourne
Private Collections in Japan, China, Hong Kong and Australia
Information sourced from www.zhongchenart.com, January 2009.