Born in Zhongshan, China in 1969 and arrived in Australia in 1989.
1998 Masters of Fine Arts, Chelsea School of Art
1996 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), University of South Australia
1994 Diploma of Visual Arts, North Adelaide School of Art

Solo Exhibitions
2006 'Small Paintings', Eva Breuer Galllery, Sydney
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2005 'Shanghai Bund', Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Eva Breuer Gallery, Sydney
Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York
2004 'Shanghai Summer', Art Galleries Schubert, Gold Coast
'Shanghai Night', Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2003 'Zhong Chen Recent Paintings', Eva Breuer Gallery, Sydney
2002 Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2001 Eva Breuer Gallery, Sydney
The Alternative Museum, New York
'Juliet,Juliet', Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide
'Shaolin Spin Kick Combo', Studio 12, 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne
2000 'Bird and Flower Portraiture', Span Galleries, Melbourne
1999 and 1997 'Recent Paintings', Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide
1995 'Second Journey', Nexus Gallery, Adelaide

Group Exhibitions - selected
2006 The Wynne Prize, The Art Gallery of New South Wales
2005 The Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo, Victoria
'Squared', Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2004 Xin Nian -Contemporary Australian Chinese Art, The Response Gallery,
Federation Square, National Gallery of Victoria
SBS Art Award, Manningham Gallery, Melbourne;
Migration Museum, Melbourne
Cromwells Art Prize, Sydney, Melbourne, Washington
2003 Redlands Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery
Salon des Refuses, Sydney
2002 SBS Federation Art Award, Federation Square, National Gallery of Victoria
2001 Salon des Refuses, Sydney
'Mediated Portraits', Mass Gallery, Melbourne
Alice Art Prize, Alice Springs
Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Sydney
2000 Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne
Chemistry : South Australian Art 1990 - 2000 : The Faulding Exhibition,
Art Gallery of South Australia
Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria
Conrad Jupiters 2000 Art Prize, Gold Coast Gallery
1998 ' MA onA4' The Pump House Gallery, London
Masters Exhibition, Chelsea School of Art, London
1997 Visy Board Art Prize, Barossa Valley, South Australia
1995 Helpmann Academy Exhibition, Adelaide and Indonesia
Awards - selected
2005 Australia Council Grant to attend a three month residency at
The International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York
2002 SBS Fedeation Art Award, Federation Square, Melbourne
2001 Australia Council Greene Street, New York Studio Residency
2000 The Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant
Conrad Jupiters 2000 Art Prize - Acquisition- Gold Coast City Art Gallery
200 Gertrude Street Residency 2001-2003
1999 Premier's Award - Emerging Artist of the Year - ARTSA
1997 Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship
1996 Major Prize Winner - Emerging Artist award - Adelaide - Tour to Paris

Publications - selected
2005 'Paintings by Zhong Chen', Greenhill Galleries, Review by Judith McGrath
Makin, Jeff, 'Squaring up old Shanghai', The Herald Sun, Melbourne
'Marriage of old and new experiences', The Whitehorse Leader, Melbourne
Smith, Nyanda, 'Zhong Chen' Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2004 'Shanghai Summer' Exhibition Catalogue, Schubert Contemporary, Gold Coast
Maier, Heidi, 'Homeland Inspiration', The Courier Mail, Queensland
'Not all as it seems', The Gold Coast Weekender, Queensland
Xin Nian Contemporary Chinese Australian Art Catalogue and CD.
2003 'The Pixel Paintings' Eva Breuer Gallery Catalogue
The top 50 collectable artists, The Art Collector Magazine
'In the Frame' The Sun Herald, Sydney
Li Zhi, 'The Pixel Myth', The Australian Art Review Magazine, November -February 2003
2002 SBS art award catalogue
2001 200 Gertrude Street Catalogue
2000 Nelson, Robert, 'Fairs and Prizes enhance art's allure, The Age, October
'The Right Chemistry', The Adelaide Review, September
Chemistry : South Australian Art 1990 - 2000 : The Faulding Exhibition
Catalogue
'Cultural Identity at heart of SA Award winner's paintings, State of the Arts
Magazine
1999 'The Samstag Accelerator Effect' Artlink Magazine of Contemporary Arts
Vol 18 # 4
Lloyd, Tim, 'A man of talent finds his art and a home in his past', The
Advertiser - Adelaide
Radok, Stephanie, 'My hyphenated identity', The Adelaide Review, Adelaide
'Chen's new Art mesmerises', The Advertiser, Adelaide
1998 The Chelsea School of Art Masters Exhibition Catalogue, London

Collections
Art Gallery of South Australia
Gold Coast City Art Gallery
Western Mining, Australia
Artbank, Sydney
F.H.Faulding and Co. Adelaide;
Macquarie University.
BHP,
SBS,Melbourne
PrivateCollections in Japan, China, Hong Kong and Australia