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Li Chen Biography
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1963 |
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Born in Yun-lin, Taiwan
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1974 |
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Moved to Taichung City with family
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1981 |
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Graduated from National Ta-chia Senior High School, majored in Art and Crafts
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1981 |
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Learned modern sculpture from Hsieh Tong-liang
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1983 |
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Awarded the Golden Prize at the National Defense Army Arts
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1992 |
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Created the first Buddhist icon (Water-Moon Avalokitesvara)
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1993 |
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Awarded the Silver Prize at Taichung City Sculpture competition in Taichung, Taiwan
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1994 |
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Won the Golden Prize at the National Sculpture competition in Taichung, Taiwan
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1995 |
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Designed a Buddhist Hall for the Buddha’s Light International
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1995 |
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Association at Kung-ming School in Taichung, Taiwan
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1996 |
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Designed a Buddhist Hall for Sun-Moon Light Semi-Conductor Company in Nan-tsu, Taiwan
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1997 |
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Designed a Buddhist Hall for Sun-Moon Light Semi-Conductor Company in Nan-tsu, Taiwan
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Present |
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Lives and works in Tang-tzu-hsiang, Taichung County, Moon-Sun Village, Taiwan
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Li Chen: Mind. Body. Spirit, Singapore Art Museum and Singapore Management Univeristy, Singapore (solo)
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2008
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Soul Guardian – Mirror of Our Innermost World, Asia Art Center, Beijing (solo)
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2008
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In Search of Spiritual Space" National Museum of China, Beijing (solo)
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2008
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The New Spirit of the East, Asia Art Center, Beijing
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2008
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The Origin: The first Annual Moon River Sculpture Festival, Moon River Museum of Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
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2007
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52nd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia", Venice, Italy (Asia Art Center) (solo)
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2007
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The Power of the Universe – Exhibition of Frontier Contemporary Chinese Art” Asia Art Center, Beijing, China
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2007
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Exploration and Revolution of images in reality by the 14 contemporary Chinese Artists”, Doosan Art Center, Korea
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2007
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The Contemporary Road of Media and Tradition – TOP 10 Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition” Asia Art Center, Beijing, China
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2007
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China Onward: Chinese Contemporary Art, 1966-2006" Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
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2007
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China Onward: Chinese Contemporary Art, 1966-2006" The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
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2006
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Art Taipei 2006, Taipei, China
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2006
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Singapore Art Fair, Singapore
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2005
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Li Chen Sculpture, Art Taipei 2005 (Asia Art Center) (solo)
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2005
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China International Gallery Exposition, Beijing, China
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2005
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Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai, China
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2005
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Shanghai International Biennial Urban Sculpture Exhibition, Shanghai, China
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2005
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The Contemporary Singapore Art Fair, Singapore
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2004
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China International Gallery Exposition, Beijing, China
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2004
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Fiction Love – Ultra New Vision in Contemporary Art" Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, China
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2004
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OPENASIA" 7th International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations, Venice, Italy
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2004
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Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai, China
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2003
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Series of "Spiritual Journey Through The Great Ether" Michael Goedhuis Gallery, New York, U.S.A (solo)
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2003
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International Contemporary Art Fair, New York, U.S.A.
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2003
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Art Chicago 2003, Chicago, U.S.A.
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2003
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Inner Nature, Goedhuis Contemporary, London, UK
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2003
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A Spiritual Journey, Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, USA
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2003
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Inner Nature, Goedhuis Contemporary, London, U.K.
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2002
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On the Edge of the Millennium, Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, USA
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2002
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Art Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
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2002
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International Fine Art Fair, Houston, U.S.A.
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2002
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Art Chicago 2002, Chicago, U.S.A.
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2001
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Asian Art Fair, Paris, France
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2001
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Salon de Mars Art Fair, Geneva, Switzerland
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2001
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China Without Borders, headquarters of Sotheby’s, New York, U.S.A.
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2001
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The International Asian Art Fair, New York, U.S.A.
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2001
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Art Chicago 2001, Chicago, U.S.A.
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2001
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Series of "Delights of Ordinary People", River Art, Taichung (solo)
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2001
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China Without Borders, Goedhuis Contemporary at Sotheby’s, New York, USA
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2001
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Vitality, Fubon Art Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
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2001
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Delights of Ordinary People, River Art, Taichung, Taiwan
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2000
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The Transformation of Emptiness: Boundary within Boundary, River Art, Taipei, Taiwan
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2000
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Recording – Recalling, Fubon Art Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
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2000
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International 20th Century Arts Fair, New York, U.S.A.
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2000
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Series of "The Transformation of Emptiness - Boundary within Boundary" Art Taipei 2000,Taipei (solo)
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1999
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Series of "Energy of Emptiness" Art Taipei 1999, Taipei (solo)
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1999
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The People Prelude, Modern Art Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
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1999
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Energy of Emptiness, River Art, Taipei, Taiwan
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1995
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February Cattle Art Exhibition, Taiwan Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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National Ta-chia Senior High School, Taiwan
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BLIA Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
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BLIA at Sunlight Temple, Taiwan
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