Chen Xinmao 陳心懋 (b. 1954, China) was born in Shanghai, China. Chen studied at the Art Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy for his bachelor’s degree and graduated in 1982. He later obtained his master’s degree from Nanjing University of the Arts in 1987. Chen is presently a Professor at East China Normal University, College of the Arts, where he manages the Chinese painting studio and supervises master’s degree students.
Chen has participated in numerous exhibitions since 1981, exhibiting widely across China, including Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and internationally. His recent exhibitions include Avant-Garde Shanghai – Shanghai 30 Years Contemporary Art Literature Exhibition (1979-2010): Unit 2 – New Wave of Avant-Garde (1985-1992) at Mingyuan Art Museum, Shanghai in 2018 and “2017 Re-start” – East China Normal University Academy of Fine Arts First Teacher Exhibition at Powerlong Art Center, Shanghai in 2017-2018. Chen’s artworks have also been featured in various publications and exhibition catalogues.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2019 | Peony Pavilion, iPreciation, Singapore
- “Heart and ink phase” – Chen Xinmao’s solo exhibition, Shanghai Lush Lotus Art Space, Shanghai, China
- 2011 | Chen Xinmao Solo Exhibition, Shandong Fine Arts Publishing House Art Museum, Shandong, China
- 2010 |Solo exhibition, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
- 2009 | Solo Exhibition, Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai, China
- 2008 | Chen Xinmao Solo Exhibition, M50, Shanghai, China
- 2008 | Chen Xinmao Solo Exhibition, Vermont Studio Center, USA
- 2007 | iStone, HaiShangShan Art Centre, Shanghai, China
- 2007 | Chen Xinmao Solo Exhibition, M50, Shanghai, China
- 2003 | Chen Xinmao Solo Exhibition, Art Scene Warehouse, Shanghai, China
- 1997 | Chen Xinmao Solo Exhibition, Germany Center, Shanghai, China
- 1991 | Chen Xinmao Solo Show, Culture Center, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- 1988 | Chen Xinmao Solo Exhibition, Vienna, Austria
- 1987 | Chen Xinmao Solo Exhibition of a Post-graduate Student, Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts, Nanjing, China
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2018 | Re-start – Teacher Exhibition of Art School of East China Normal University, Shanghai Baolong Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 2018 | Shanghai 30-Year Contemporary Art Document Exhibition: Unit 2 – Avant-garde Trend (1985-1992), Mingyuan Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 2018 | Pen-Jiang Jiangnan-Chinese Painting Invitational Exhibition, East China Normal University Library, Shanghai, China
- 2017 | Xi Yun Dan Qing – Chinese Opera Character Painting Exhibition, Putuo District Cultural Center, Shanghai, China
- 2017 | Extension at Sea – New Shanghai School Chinese Painting, Chinese Art Palace, Shanghai, China
- 2017 | Edge Scenery – Shanghai Ink Invitational Exhibition, Han Tianheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 2016 | Wind, Water, and Change – Contemporary Ink Invitational Exhibition, 20th Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai, China
- 2016 | Breathing in the water – Shanghai Art Masters Invitational Exhibition, Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 2016 | China New Ink Art Invitational Exhibition, Tangshan Art Museum, Hebei, China
- 2015 | Peace Layer – Contemporary Ink Invitational Exhibition, Duoyunxuan Art Center, Shanghai, China
- 2015 | Times·Yingying – Shanghai Contemporary Ink Invitational Exhibition, Long Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 2015 | 85·Arts 30th Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, Xinhua Center Art Museum
- 2014 | Elephant Invisible – Contemporary Chinese Abstract Art Invitational Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
- 2014 | Paper · 2014 Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, 2014 Art Newspaper Art Festival, Nantong Art Museum
- 2013 | Art Shanghai City, Style Shanghai – Shanghai Contemporary Ink Paintings Invitational Exhibition, Sinan Mansion, Artron Art Network, China
- 2013 | Opening Ceremony of the Himalayan Art Museum, Himalayan Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 2012 | International Ink Painting Exhibition and Academic Seminar, Zhongshan National Dr. Gallery, National Gallery of Chinese Paintings, Guangdong, China
- 2012 | Chinese Ink Scene, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
- 2012 | Yi Jiangnan – Chinese Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai Hongfang Creative Center, Shanghai, China
- 2012 | Ink Album Exhibition, Dade Hall, Shanghai M50, Shanghai, China
- 2011 | Ink Online – Contemporary Ink Art World Tour, Berlin China Cultural Center, Germany
- 2010 | Chinese Ink Scene · Shanghai, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 2009 | Open Flexibility – Innovative Contemporary Ink Art, Taipei Art Museum, Taiwan
- 2008 | Second Taipei International Modern Ink Painting Biennial, Taipei Contemporary Art Museum, Taiwan
- 2007 | The Third Chengdu Biennale, New International ConventionCenter of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- 2007 | The 22th Art International Exhibition of Asia, Bandung Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Indonesia
- 2007 | Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Ink painting, Zhongjiang Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 2006 | Exhibition of Chinese Painting Documentaries South Vision ArtMuseum, Nanjing, China
- 2006 | Exhibition of Modern Art Painting, Shanghai, Hangzhou, China
- 2006 | Shanghai Abstract Artworks, Mingyuan Art Center, Shanghai, China
- 2005 | Chinese Modern Art Exhibition, Reed savage Gallery, Miami, USA
- 2005 | Magic Lanterns, Galway Art Center, lreland
- 2005 | Contemporary Ink Painting Exhibition, Walsh Gallery, Chicago, USA
- 2004 | Cohesion-Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Art scene Warehouse, Shanghai
- 2004 | Art Cologne, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany
- 2003 | Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 2002 | Guangzhou International Art Triennial, Guangdong Art Museum,Guangdong Province
- 2002 | Shanghai Abstract Art Exhibition, Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 2002 | Ink Art Group Exhibition, Chambers Fine Arts, New York, USA
- 2001 | Beyond Image/Under Image Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 2001 | California International Art Biennale, Los Angeles, California, USA
- 2001 | 20 Years of Experimentation – Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting Retrospection Exhibition, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangdong Province, China
- 2000 | Chinese Contemporary Artists, Zhu Qi Zhan Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 2000 | The 4th National Ink Painting Exhibition, International Art Palace, Beijing, China
- 2000 | The Second International Ink Paintings Biennale, Guan Shan Yue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
- 2000 | Shanghai 2000, Walsh Gallery, Chicago, USA
- 1999 | Dusseldorf Fine Art Exhibition, Germany, Dusseldorf, Germany
- 1998 | The First International Ink Painting Biennial, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen Shanghai Art Biennale, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 1998 | The 20+1 Exhibition for Contemporary Chinese Art, International Communication Club, Japan
- 1997 | Asian Arts, Chinese, Japanese and Korean Artists Exhibition, Korea
- 1997 | China Art Museum, Beijing, China
- 1997 | Outburst – 1st Chinese Abstract ArtistsGroup Show, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
- 1996 | Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing International Art Palace, Beijing, China
- 1996 | Open Language Enrollment – 9 Chinese Artist in China, Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing, China
- 1996 | 20+1 Group Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 1995 | Shanghai Modern Art Exhibition, Munich and other cities, Germany
- 1994 | Tour Exhibition, Halein Gallery, Vienna/ Salzburg, Austria
- 1996 | The Eighth National Art Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 1996 | Present Age Art Study of Document Exhibition the 3rd Part, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- 1993 | Modern Art Exhibition of the Shanghai Museum, Tokyo, Japan
- 1992 | Shanghai Modern Art Exhibition, Russia, Poland, Hungary
- 1992 | For a Fair world, United Kingdom
- 1991 | Chinese Paintings Exhibition, Shanghai, Italy, Germany and France
- 1989 | Modern Chinese Art Traveling Exhibition, Exhibition at 6 Universities and Museums, USA
- 1989 | National Chinese Painting Exhibition, China Art Museum, Beijing, China
- 1984 | The 6th National Art Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- 1981 | National Youth Art Exhibition, China Art Museum, Beijing
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