Jenny Chen was born in Chunchin, Szechwan, a province in southwest China. Her life was a common progression from daughter to student, wife and mother. At 35, Jenny embarked on a life-changing journey, starting a career in art at this relatively late stage of her life. Gallery visits, interest in art magazines and studies of Taiwanese art, led to her need for a deeper understanding of art, and so began her journey as an artist.
Jenny's passion for life is reflected in her paintings. They help her see the world in a different perspective. She paints primarily for herself, but finds pleasure in knowing that her paintings help others see the world differently as well. Her curiosity about life and the world around her are expressed in the abstract, capturing the idea that ''everyday is a new discovery.'' And so Jenny continues to surge ahead with her art, exploring each day as a new challenge.
Jenny graduated from Chengchi University in Taiwan in 1968, having studied foreign languages. Soon after, she married and began a family. Influenced by friends, Jenny became interested in art in the late 1970s. Initially a self-taught artist, Jenny immersed herself in art classes in Taiwan, focusing primarily on landscapes and figures. Dissatisfied with these styles, she visited New York City for three months in 1985. Once in New York, she joined the Art Student League, exposing her eyes and her mind to different styles of art. She was introduced to abstract art and learned that art did not simply rely on one's eyes, but on thinking and concepts as well.
In 1982, Jenny had her first group gallery exhibition at the Shin Shun Gallery, in Taipei, Taiwan. This exhibition was followed by several more group exhibitions until 1987 when two things happened to Jenny: she had her first solo exhibition at the Taipei American Culture Center in Taiwan and she enrolled in Pratt Institute in New York, from which she received her Masters of Fine Arts in 1990. Although she had originally planned to return to Taiwan after receiving her MFA, Jenny chose to stay in Soho, where she felt at home and found her art could flourish. Since her first exhibition, she has had more than 60 solo and group exhibitions everywhere from San Francisco to New York City, Spain to China, and Taiwan to Korea.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005
IT Park, Taipei, Taiwan
2004
Hua Shan Creative Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2003
Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Main Trend Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
1998
Gallery Space Untitled, New York, USA
Hanart Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
1996
Gallery Home, Taipei, Taiwan
Yuanchi University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
1995
Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
1994
Chinese American Council, 456 Gallery, New York, USA
Icon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1993
Triple A Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan Keen Gallery, New York, USA
Contemporary Art Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
1990
Taipei Gallery, New York, USA
Pratt Institute, New York, USA
Howard Salon, Taipei, Taiwan
D.D. Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
1987
Taipei American Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004
''The 19th Annual Asian International Exhibitions''
Fukuoka, Japan
2003
''China Abstraction Exhibition''
Shanghai, China
''The Annual 18th Asian International Exhibition''
HK Cultural Museum, HK
2002
''The 16th Annual Asian International Exhibition''
Renchun, Korea
2001
''Taipei Contemporary Art Exhibition''
Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2000
''The 15th Annual Asian International Exhibition''
Tainan Culture Center, Tainan, Taiwan
1999
''Taiwanese File''
Art Center of City Hall, Casa de Los Morlanes, Zaragoza, Spain
1996
''Taipei Contemporary Art Exhibition''
Shanghai Fine Arts Museum, Shanghai,China
1995
''Tradition & Modernity-Taiwan Contemporary Art Exhibition''
Chinese Information & Culture Center, New York, USA
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1993
''Anumini International''
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, USA
1989
''The 16th Annual Art Competition''
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1988
''Media, Environment, Installation''
Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung, Taiwan
1987
''Experimental Art-Action and Space''
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1986
''Who's Who in Art, 1986''
Kaohsiung Cultural Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
''The Women's Art Association of Taipei Exhibition''
Chung-Shan Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1985
''1st Joint Exhibition of The Women's Art Association of Taipei''
Chung-Shan Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Gallery Exhibitions
2001
''Abstraction Dialogue''
Amerasian Bank, New York, USA
''Female Perception of Contemporary Taiwanese Art''
Taipei, Taiwan
2000
''Pacific Rim II: The Far East''
Gallery Terrian, S.F., USA
''The Exhibition of Three Women Artists''
La Galerie Internationale
''Expression Libre''
Paris, France
1999
''Magnetic Writing/Marching Ideas, Works on Paper''
IT Park Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1998
''Overseas Chinese Artists Exhibition''
Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
1997
''Art Show of the China Press''
New York, USA
''Summer Invitational Show''
Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, USA
''Consistency and Continuation''
Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
1996
''Pacific Artists in New York''
New World Art Center, New York, USA
''Grand Opening Show''
Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
''Summer Invitational Show''
Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, USA
''Phenomenon Four''
Howard Salon, Taipei, Taiwan
1995
''The Wonder of Abstract Art in Taiwan''
Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
1994
''Small Works Show''
Dimensions Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
''The Abstract Paintings by Four Woman Artists''
Hsiung Shih Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
''Burning Show''
Patrice Landau Gallery, New York, USA
''The Trio''
Cherng Ping Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1993
''Contemporary Women Artists in Taiwan''
Gallery Home, Taipei, Taiwan
''The Art of Discovery''
Krasdale Gallery, Bronx, New York, USA
''Exhibition of Recent Works''
Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, USA
''We are the Universe''
Haenah-Kent Gallery, New York, USA
''Selected Exhibition from Eight Artists''
Duchamp Art Center, Kaohsiun, Taiwan
1992
''Selected Exhibition from Chinese Artists''
HLW Gallery, New York, USA
''Joint Exhibition of The Women Artists Association of Taipei''
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1991
''The Dialogue Between Woman Artist and Contemporary Art''
Dimensions Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
''Grand Opening Exhibition''
Triple A Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
''Contemporary Drawing Exhibition''
Cherng Ping Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1984
''Exhibition from Yiyuan Group''
Ming Shun Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1982
''Exhibition from Yiyuan Group''
Shin Shun Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan
Pratt Institute, New York, USA
Kaohsiung Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan
Shanghai Art Museum, China |
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