Chen Yan was born in 1970, Hangzhou. Chen was graduated from the Affiliated High School to China Academy of Art in 1989, she later graduated from China Academy of Art, Department of Oil Painting. Chen proceeded to obtain a Master’s degree in 2002 and a PhD in 2009. During her study, she was awarded gold metal in the Chinese Youth Oil Painting Artists Award. With government sponsorship from 2000 to 2001, she was enrolled in Saint-Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E Repin, Russia. In 2012, she was a visiting scholar at the California Insititute of Arts, U.S.A.. Chen Yan is now Professor, Master’s Supervisor and Chief of the Department of Comprehensive Painting in China Academy of Art. She currently works and lives in Hangzhou.
Significant Exhibitions: “Tranquility: Artworks by Chen Yan & Guo Jianlian” (Asia Art Center, Beijing, 2021), “Hangzhou Mode – City of Lakes & Mountains: Comprehensive Painting Exhibition” (Liangzhu Center of Arts, Hangzhou, 2021), “Lakes & Mountains: An Exhibition of Comprehensive Painting” (The Contemporary Art Gallery of Sanshang, Hangzhou, 2020), “The 13th National Exhibition of Fine Arts & The 3rd Chinese Fine Art Awards, Collection of Works Exhibited in Beijing” (National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 2019), “Paper Exchange” (Bay Art Gallery, Cardiff, UK, 2019), “Bread of the World Art Exhibition” (Dali Matera – La persistenza degliopposti, Italy, 2019), “Shanghai Urban Space Art Season – Chinese Contemporary Art on the Silk Road” (Shanghai Hong Miao Art Center, Shanghai, 2019), “Connection of Images – Biennale of Oil Paintings at China Academy of Art” (SPSI Art Museum, Shanghai, 2018), “The Unusual West Lake – The 1st Art Scene of West Lake Photo Exhibition” (China Academy of Art Art Museum, Hangzhou, 2017), “Sketching is Intention – Figurative Expressionism Sketching Exhibition” (China Academy of Art Art Museum, Hangzhou, 2017), “Significant Presence – The 3rd Chinese Oil Painting Biennale” (National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 2016), “On the Paper – 2016 Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition” (Guanshanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, 2016), “Puzzles – 2016 OCAT Xi’an Winter Exhibition” (OCAT Xi’an, Xi’an, 2016), “London – Chinese Contemporary Paper-based Art Exhibition” (The Waterfront Gallery, London, UK, 2016), “Artist – The 2nd Chinese Youth Oil Painting Exhibition” (National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 2015), “The 1st China Comprehensive Material Painting Biennale” ((Ningbo Museum of Art, Ningbo, 2015), “Living Though Painting” (China Academy of Art Art Museum, Hangzhou, 2014), “Imagery in Poetry – Chinese Landscape Oil Paintings Exhibition” (Art Center of Lutai, Weifang, 2014), “Painting of Being-there: 20 Years of Figurative Expressionist Painting in China” (China Art Museum, Shanghai, 2014), “Made in China, Ming to Mass Market” (Art Gallery of University of San Francisco, U.S.A., 2012), ”The Forging of Visions – French/Chinese Figurative Expressing Painting Exhibition” (Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, 2012), “Contemporary Experimental Art of China” (China Academy of Art Art Museum, Hangzhou, 2008), “2008 CAF Exhibition” (Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan, 2008), “Bright Color Recording – Invited Exhibition of Contemporary Female Artists” (Guanshanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, 2007), “Chongqing Standpoint – The Contemporary Art Exhibition of China” (China Three Gorge Art Museum, Chongqing, 2007), “Forms & Colors – Zhejiang Young Oil Painters Nominating Exhibition” (Zhejiang Exhibition Hall, Hangzhou, 2006), “The 11th Zhejiang Province Art Exhibition” (Zhejiang Exhibition Hall, Hangzhou, 2004), “China Oil-Painter Contest of Youth” (Russian Cultural Center, Beijing, 2000), “Excellent Works Prize of the China Female Artists Exhibition of the 4th World Women Conference” (National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 1995), “The 2nd Oil Painting Exhibition of China” (National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 1994), “Zhejiang Art Exhibition of the 8th National Art Exhibition” (National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 1994), “China First Biannual Exhibition of Art” (National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 1993), “The 3rd Sport-in-Art Exhibition of Zhejiang” (National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 1993), “Hundred Contemporary Young Artists Invitation Exhibition” (National Art Museum of China, Beijing)
Awards:Outstanding Work Award of the 6th Zhejiang Youth Art Exhibition, 2015Award Nominations for the 12th National Art Exhibition, 2014Excellence Award of the 5th Zhejiang Youth Art Exhibition, 2011 Excellent Works Prize at the Zhejiang Youth Art Exhibition, 2006Gold Prize at the China Oil-Painter Contest of Youth, 2000 Excellent Works Prize of the China Female Artists Exhibition of the 4th World Women Conference, 1995Excellence Award of the 9th Zhejiang Province Art Exhibition, 1994The 3rd Prize of Sport-in-Art Exhibition of Zhejiang, 1993