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Chen Wen-Chi, b.1969, Taiwan, is an artist and currently the Chairman of the department of Communication Design at the Shih Chien University. Works have been invited to numerous solo and group exhibitions around the world including, USA, Italy ,Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, Germany. Spain, Russia, Spain, China… etc. Image works observe the human nature and the experience of lives and explore Neo- Platonism, discuss about love, desire and death existential issues. And the first place winner of the 26th Taipei prize award from Taipei Fine art museum, works combined with the design and integration creations. Works have been collected by the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, president of Carnegie Foundation, USA, Italy National Photography Museum. Kuandu Museum of Arts, Aldila gallery, Padova ....etc. Chen has also curated various film and art Festival, including Taipei international book exhibition, the 4A creativity prize of advertising, the public art and the NCHC Digital creativity design competition.

education
1999
MFA
Long Island University
1994
BFA Department of Arts
Taipei National University
experience
Present Position
Department of Communication Design at the Shih Chien University Associate Professor and Chairman
Resigned
Department of Material Art at the Tainan National University of the Arts Assistant Professor
Resigned
Department of Fine Arts at the Taipei National University of the Arts Assistant Professor
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CURRICULUM VITAE
2017
Authenticity Time Status Episode I
Galerie Grand Siècle , Taipei , Taiwan
2017
Authenticity Temporal Memory
NCCU Art & Culture Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
Authenticity Temporal Memory
VT Artsalon , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Thing in Itself / 2 Agape
Fotoaura Institute of Photography , Tainan , Taiwan
2012
Thing in Itself
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Face
VT Artsalon , Taipei , Taiwan
2010
"Face" ,ART TAIPEI
Taipei , Taiwan
2010
Anomy
Licence Art Gallery , Tainan , Taiwan
2008
Anomy
Galerie Grand Siècle , Taipei , Taiwan
2008
An Illusion 1, 2
Taitung Railway Art Village 261 Depot , Taitung , Taiwan
2007
An Illusion 2: Amour
VT Artsalon , Taipei , Taiwan
2007
An Illusion
Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2004
Flesh is the Prison of the Soul II, III, IV
Galerie Grand Siècle , Taipei , Taiwan
2001
AM‧FM My Life
Tamsui Center of Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2000
Flesh is the Prison of the Soul I, II, III, IV
Academic Sinica Sheng Tu Aesthetic Space , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
Flesh is the Prison of the Soul II
International Visual Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
Flesh is the Prison of the Soul I
National Photography Museum, Aldila Gallery , Italy
2016
The Possibility of an Island-2016 Taiwan Biennial
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts , Taichung , Taiwan
2016
Very Image
Shalini Ganendra Fine Art(SGFA) , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
2016
Dance with the Museum Collection: Retrieved, Reimagined, Restated
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
"Authenticity Temporal Memory: Tokyo 2 - Sleepless Dwelling", 2015 Taipei Art District Festival
ASIA ART CENTER , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
People Mountain People Sea
InART Space , Tainan , Taiwan
2015
The Great Scenery: 2015 Absolute Space Joint Exhibition
Absolute Space for the Arts , Tainan , Taiwan
2014
Memories of Tomorrow
Wingrow Art Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2013
1314 Love Love – Animamix Biennale
Kaoshiung Musuem of Fine Arts , Kaoshiung , Taiwan
2013
Pause in Time and Space – Taiwan Video Art Exhibition
Digital Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2013
Art Gwangju
Gwangju
2013
Taiwan Bermuda Triangle – Art Endemism
Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Pause in Time and Space – Spain-Taiwan Video Art Exchange
MADATAC 04 , Madrid
2012
Manifestation of Homunculi
Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Production of Senses: When Knowledge Becomes Attitude
Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Flourishing and Flowing – A Contemporary Art Exhibition Across the Strait 2011
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts , Taichung , Taiwan
2011
Flourishing and Flowing – A Contemporary Art Exhibition Across the Strait 2011
National Art Museum of China , Beijing
2010
"Very Art Exhibition", YES TAIWAN!! 2010 Taiwan Biennial
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts , Taichung , Taiwan
2010
"Very Tired Studio Project", 2010 Taipei Biennial
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2010
"Atonement", Young Art Taipei
Taipei , Taiwan
2009
PHOTO TAIPEI
Taipei , Taiwan
2008
ART FAIR 21
Cologne , Germay
2008
Art Osaka
Osaka , Japan
2007
Anomy Camera No.5
Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2007
SH Contemporary
Shanghai , China
2007
Art Taipei
Taipei , Taiwan
2006
Who is ? Salsa Art Festival
VT Artsalon , Taipei , Taiwan
2006
Anomy camera no.5
Huashan1914 Creative Park , Taipei , Taiwan
2006
Novosibirsk State Art Museum
Novosibirsk , Russia
2005
New Taiwanese – Digital Witnesses
Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2005
OPEN! 2005 Kuandu Extravaganza
Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2004
Spellbound Aura – The New Vision of Chinese Photoraphy
Museum of Contemporary Art , Taipei , Taiwan
2003
Rush-Remedy-Trim – New Wave of Taiwanese Art
Main Trend Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2003
Geneva Euro Art Fair EUROPART
Geneva , Switzerland
2003
Korea International Art Fair
Seoul , Korea
2002
Be Cool
ShinPin Pier , Kaoshiung , Taiwan
2002
Poor Film Festival
Shih Chien University , Taipei , Taiwan
2000
Museo Naturalistico
Costaacciaro , Perugia , Italy
1999
Disintegrated City
Academic Sinica Sheng Tu Aesthetic Space , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
The 26th Taipei Annual Arts Competition
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
MFA Thesis Exhibition
Hillwood Art Museum , New Yok , USA
1998
The 2nd Taipei International PhotoFest
Taipei , Taiwan
1998
Graduate Assistant Exhibition Art League Gallery
Long Island University , New Yok , USA
1998
The 1st America Art League Photography
Art League of Denver , Denver , USA
1998
Infrared Photography
Millie Falcaro Palazzo Dei Consoli Italy
1998
Anteprima Proiezione
Portfolio Piazza San Pietro Italy
1998
Dream Sequence
UMA Gallery , New Yok , USA
1997
People Pell Hall
Long Island University , New Yok , USA
1993
Exhibition of Xuantong
Apartment No.2 , Taipei , Taiwan
1992
Photo Affiliation
Jazz Image , Taipei , Taiwan
2013
Exhibition
1314 Love Love – Animamix Biennale
Kaoshiung Musuem of Fine Arts
Kaoshiung , Taiwan
2009
Exhibition
"Comedy", Kuandu Arts Festival
 
Taipei , Taiwan
2002
Exhibition
2nd Poor Film Festival
Shih Chien University
Taipei , Taiwan
2001
Exhibition
1st Poor Film Festival
Shih Chien University
Taipei , Taiwan
2005
Book
Discuss《Flesh is the prison of the soul》seriesⅠ.Ⅱ.Ⅲ.Ⅳ with Image of Post-Performance Art
Shih Chien University
2007
Best Film Score
Golden Sugarcane Film Festival
 
Taiwan
2003
Best Photography for Teacher
The 3rd The Golden Award of Photography in R.O.C
 
Taiwan
2002
Best Photography for Teacher
The 2nd The Golden Award of Photography in R.O.C
 
Taiwan
2000
 
Fine Arts Exhibition Grant
National Culture and Arts Foundation
Taiwan
1999
First Prize Award
The 26th Taipei Annual Arts Competition
Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Taiwan
1999
 
Fine Arts Exhibition Grant
National Culture and Arts Foundation
Taiwan
1999
Merit Award
TIVAC Photography Award
 
Taiwan
1999
Merit Award for Black and White Photography
The 19th America Art College Photography Award
 
USA
1998
 
Fine Art Grant
National Culture and Arts Foundation
Taiwan
1998
Nominated
The 1st America Art League Photography
 
USA
1998
Merit Award
The 7th Manhattan Arts International Competition
 
New York , USA
1997
Merit Award for Black and White Photography
The 18th America Art College Photography Award
 
USA
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Authenticity Temporal Memory
Photographic Art ,
Lightjet C Print , videos ,
92x62x12 cm / 600x450 cm
Lightjet C Print , videos ,
92x62x12 cm / 600x450 cm
Lightjet C Print , videos ,
92x62x12 cm / 600x450 cm
Lightjet C Print , videos ,
92x62x12 cm / 600x450 cm
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Gazing
It is a discussion about the phenomenon that how an image reveals the appearance of the photographed object and the self-definition of the photographer. In the exhibition, I intend to demonstrate the conversation between the “noumena” of the photographed and the photographer. Through photography, which is adopted as a documentary medium, it becomes possible to interpret the self-perception of one’s own projected existence of the photographed object and the perceptive perspective of the photog ...
Photographic Art ,
videos , ,
172x104.6x30 cm / 10'00"
videos , ,
172x104.6x30 cm / 10'00"
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172x104.6x30 cm / 10'00"
videos , ,
172x104.6x30 cm / 10'00"
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Face
Photographic Art ,
videos , Lightjet C Print ,
3:4'55" / 20'55" / 50x50 cm
videos , Lightjet C Print ,
3:4'55" / 20'55" / 50x50 cm
videos , Lightjet C Print ,
3:4'55" / 20'55" / 50x50 cm
videos , Lightjet C Print ,
3:4'55" / 20'55" / 50x50 cm
videos , Lightjet C Print ,
3:4'55" / 20'55" / 50x50 cm
videos , Lightjet C Print ,
3:4'55" / 20'55" / 50x50 cm
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Anomy
Photographic Art ,
CHEN Wen-Chi, 2005-2007, Photographic Art
CHEN Wen-Chi, 2002-2003, Photographic Art
CHEN Wen-Chi, 1997-2000, Photographic Art
CHEN Wen-Chi, 2000-2001, Photographic Art
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