About Wen Ze Chen
Artist Statement
Comprehensiveness creates a great painter. Painting is brainstorming of one's whole life.
Education
1980 - 84 Bachelor in Art and Craft at College of Art, Su Zhou University, China
Honors and Publications
2008 (March)- "Art For Life" 1hr. radio interview Melissa Galt 1620 Atlanta
2008 (March) - Oil painting "Canyon Dreams" and "Beyond The Mysterious Island" in show at The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts' Invitational Biennale,,Montgomery,Aabama.
2007 - Oil painting "Heaven's Light" was published by Art Galleries & Artists of the South
2007 - Oil paintings "Jitterbug," "My Carolina Dream," "Life is a Palette Knife in Each Hand" were shown in the movie Lights Come From the Singing Trees-A Forest of Gods
2006 - Oil painting "Flowers Expand My Heart" was published by Art & Antiques magazine
2005 — "Morning, Birds Are Singing" was published in the "Museums & Galleries" art work collection in Atlanta GA.
2004 — "Sony of Rose" was published in Atlanta Escape magazine.
2003 — " Rest," "Jazz Music," "Autumn in Blue Mountain,"," Mose,"and information about the artist himself were featured in Mountain Life magazine.
2001 — Eight art works were collected by the Blue Ridge Public Library, GA.
2001 - "Guan Yin" was included in Who's Who of North American Overseas Chinese Artists2
2000 — "Buddha" won the Excellent Prize in the National Art Competition held by the Wu-DouZi Museum, China.
Oil painting "Black Boy" (1999) was included in Always Bright: Paintings by American Chinese Artists 1970-1999
1998 — The artist's work was featured in BLUE MILK magazine.
Gouache "Atlanta Urban Sight" (1997) was published on the cover of Where Atlanta
1996-1998 — Chairman of Chinese Artist Association of Atlanta.
1996 — "Still Life" won 1st Place at the Atlanta Artist Club exhibition.
1995 — "India Dance" won 1st Place at the Atlanta Artist Club annual exhibition. Gouache "Sacrificial Rote" won the first prize at another painting exhibition.
1995 oil painting was published in Artists of Chinese Origin in North American Overseas Directory
1993 — Interviewed by Time magazine in September.
1993 — "Two Elephants" won 2nd place at the yearly Dogwood Show.
1993 — Honorable Mention at the Gwinnett Council for the Arts Members' Exhibition.
1987 "Li Son Yin," ShangHai Art publication
1984 — Excellent Prize at the Hong Kong Silk Fashion General Exhibition.
1983-1984 — Chairman of Water Color Society at Suzhou Branch, Jin Su province