Yu Chen - Biography

Yu Chen
The elder sister of avant garde artist Chen Yu. She uses young revolutionary images in a playful way as the subject in her paintings. She depicts Chairman Mao as a baby with sweets and ice-cream. It shows how the hardship faced by the Chinese people in the late 60's still leaves quite an impact on the population of the new modern China. Yu Chen enjoys a fast rise of popularity with her Mao's Babies using unusual hues. Her works has been collected by China Club in Berlin.
1963	Born in Guizhou Province, China
1981	Graduated from the Guizhou Art Institute, Guizhou Province, China
1988	Graduated from Engraving Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China Teaching at the Artistic Creation Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China until now
Solo Exhibitions
1997	Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France Qing Gallery, Beijing
2003	Red Babies, Schoeni Art Gallery, Beijing, China Red Babies, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
2005	Red Babies II, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
Group Exhibitions
1990	1^st Annual World of Women Artists, Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
1995	2^nd Annual World of Women Artists, Art Gallery of the Beijing International Art Palace, Beijing
1996	Chinese Contemporary Engraving Exhibition, Portland Museum, USA Contemporary Engraving Exhibition, Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing and AICHI Museum, Nagoya, Japan
1998	Exhibition for the Teachers from the Engraving Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
1999	3^rd Annual World of Women Artists, Art Gallery of the Beijing International Art Palace, Beijing Chinese Contemporary Engraving Exhibition, AICHI Museum, Nagoya, Japan Out of the Box, Art Scene China, Hong Kong
2001	International Women Artists' Exhibition, the National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing Invitational Drawing Exhibitions, Yan Huang Art Museum, Beijing Group Exhibition, Hanmo Gallery, Beijing
2002	Exhibition for the Teachers from the Engraving Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing and Art Museum of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou Small Panel Show by 14 Avant-garde Artists, Schoeni Art Gallery, Beijing The Realistic Space, Peninsula Art Center, Shanghai China Art Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt
2003	Hong Kong Art Walk, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong Open Your Eyes - Chen Yu & Yu Chen, Lotus Lifestyle Gallery and Schoeni Art Gallery, Bangkok 1^st Anniversary Exhibition, Schoeni Art Gallery, Beijing 3^rd China National Oil Painting Exhibition, China Art Gallery, Beijing
2004	Hong Kong Art Walk, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong Through the Artists' Eyes - A Tribute to Manfred Schoeni, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong Sex Rules - 1^st China Women Artists Exhibition, China Women Centre, Beijing Human and Culture for Olympics Exhibition, Beijing Peoples University, Beijing
2005	Hong Kong Art Walk, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong 2^nd Annual China International Gallery Exposition, Schoeni Art Gallery, World Trade Centre Exhibition Hall, Beijing
2006	Schoeni Art Gallery Overseas Exhibitions Art Miami, Schoeni Art Gallery, Miami Beach Convention Center, USA MiArt, 11^th International Modern and Contemporary Art Fair, Milan, Italy Hong Kong Art Walk, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong Beyond the Canvas, Shanghai Tang and Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong The Chen Family Exhibition, paintings by Yu Chen, Chen Yu and Chen Li, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong Art Beijing, Schoeni Art Gallery, National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing Chinese Art, Opera Gallery, London
2007	Hong Kong Art Walk, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation Gala Dinner Exhibition, Hong Kong Art Beijing, Schoeni Art Gallery, National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing Art London, Schoeni Art Gallery, Royal Chelsea Hospital Grounds, London, England RE-collection, A Retrospective Look at 15 Years of Art & Vision, Schoeni Art Gallery's 15^th Anniversary Exhibition, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
2008	Hong Kong Art Walk, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong The Chen Family, Today Art Museum Gallery, Beijing, China
Publications
2003	Red Babies, published by Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
2005	Red Babies II, Published by Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
2006	The Chen Family, Published by Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong

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