CHEN WEN LING - Art works and Biography

Chen Wen Ling was born in Fujian, China in 1969. He graduated from Xiamen Academy of Art and Design in 1991 and completed the study in Sculpture Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. Currently he works and lives in Beijing as a professional artist. Started from 1991, his exhibitions were held in local China and overseas, including: First China Art Triennial at Guangzhou Art Museum, China (2002), Chinese Sculpture Masterpieces Exhibition of the Beijing International Biennale at Beijing, China(2003), China-Belgium Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition at Antwerpen, Belgium (2004), Grounding Reality: Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition at Seoul, Korea (2005), “37th Art Exposition in Basel of Switzerland, Switzerland (2006) and Chen Wenling’s Sculpture solo exhibition at Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China (2006) etc.

Chen Wenling Biography


1969 Born in Anxi, Fujian, China

1991 Graduated from Xiamen Academy of Art and Design

1994 Completed study in Sculpture Dept, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

Currently living and working in Beijing and Xiamen as a professional artist


Selected Exhibitions


2006 Bronze Sculpture, M. Sutherland Fine Arts, Ltd. (solo)

2006 Shanghai Biennale Participant (solo)

2006 Beneath Above, BANG – Beijing Art Now Gallery, Beijing, China (solo)

2006 Made in China, Padova, Italy

2005 Grounding Reality, Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Seoul Korea

2005 Second China Art Triennial, Nanjing, China

2005 Time of Sea, International Art Exhibition, Shanghai

2005 Luxury Time, China Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Tianjin

2005 Beautiful Word, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing

2005 No Boundary, China Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing

2005 Build Up Fable, China Art Exhibition, Beijing

2004 10th National Art Exhibiions, Changchun, China

2004 China-Belgium Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Antwerepn, Belgium

2004 Happy Life, Chinese European Aer Center, Xiamen, China (solo)

2003 Seeking the True Nature, Xuri Bay, Zhuhai, China (solo)

2003 Chinese Sculpture Masterpieces Exhibition of the Beijing International

2003 Biennale, Wangfujing Beijing, China

2002 Red Memory, Pearl Bay Beach, Xiamen, China (solo)

2002 Red = Culture + Consumption, Laiya Department Store, Xiamen, China (solo)

2002 First China Art Triennial, Guangzhou Art Museum, Guangdong, China

2001 Sculpture Show, Shanghai Young Artists Exhibition, Normal University of Shanghai, China

1991 Woodcarving Show, Xiamen Academy of Art and Design, China (solo)