Chen Wenguang

Born 1953, Guangzhou, China


Education

1994 Completed Doctorate of Arts Degree, Tokyo National Japan
University of Fine Arts and Music
1991 Completed Masters of Arts Degree, Tokyo National Japan
University of Fine Arts and Music
Studied under Mr. Matazo Kayama, leader in the Japanese Japan
Art World
1983 Completed Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chinese Painting, China
Guangzhou Art College

Professorship

2003 Upon invitation, presented on Eastern Arts at USA Allegheny College, Pennsylvania
2003 Upon invitation, presented Eastern Arts – Chinese Arts and Japanese Arts USA
at Macalaster College, Minnesota.
2002 Upon invitation, presented on Japanese arts at Japan Women’s Japan
University of Arts
2001 (to present) Associate professor or Fresco at Guangzhou Art College
1999-2000 Delegated by United Nations Development Programme to teach China
Material and Representation of Modern Arts. Led Task Study
as Senior Technical Expert.
1998-2001 Visiting Associate Professor of China Central Academy of Fine Arts China
1997 Presented on Japanese Arts at Nagoya University of Arts Japan
1983-1985 Taught in the Chinese Painting Department of Guangzhou Art College China


Awards

1991 Excellence Award of 2nd “Chinese Culture Day” Japan
1990 Asian Arts Friendship International Award of 26th Japan
Asia Modern Arts Exhibition
The Fiscal 1990 Ikuo Hirayama Scholarship of Tokyo National Japan
University of Fine Arts and Music
1989 Development Award of 25th Asia Modern Arts Exhibition Japan
1988 Fuji Television Award of 24th Asia Modern Arts Exhibition Japan
Yamanakako Arts Award of Yamanakako Kiyoharu Museum Japan
1987 Encouragement Award of 23rd Asia Modern Arts Exhibtion Japan
1981 Silver Award of Chinese National Cartoon Exhibition


Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions


2006 Dillon Gallery (s) New York City
2004 Guangdong Art Museum (s) China
2003 Colors and Beauty: Revisiting the Artistic Traditions of China and Japan(s) USA
Japanese Arts Exhibition, The Eyes of Two Worlds – Contemporary Arts (g) Japan
2002 China Zero-point Material Arts Exhibition (g) China
Guangdong Museum of Arts, Phenomena Post Lingnan and Guangdong China
New Ink Painting Exhibition (g)
Tokyo Sato Museum of Arts, 10 Years Anniversary Arts Exhibition of Sato Japan
International Culture Education Corporation (g)
Tokyo Gallery, Individual exhibition, The Beauty of Nature (s) Japan
2001 The Cultural Department of the People’s Republic of China, China
The Exhibition of Feeling the Olympics (g)
Individual Exhibition, Tokyo Mitsukoshi Japan (s) Japan
2000 The Eyes of Two Worlds – Contemporary Arts, modern Japanese Japan
Arts Exhibition (g)
1999 Dillon Gallery, The New York Nihonga Tradition Arts Exhibition (g) New York City
Osaka Banji Art Gallery, Individual Art Exhibition of Japanese Paintings (s) Japan
Tokyo Mitsukoshi, Individual Art Exhibition of Japanese Paintings (s) Japan
The 10th modern Japanese Arts Exhibition, The Eyes of Two Worlds Japan – Contemporary Arts (g)
1998 Niigata Mitsukoshi Art Gallery (s) Japan
Nagoya Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Individual Exhibition (s) Japan
Moderns Japanese Arts Exhibition, The Eyes of Two Worlds - Japan
Contemporary Arts (g)
1997 Individual Exhibition of Japanese paintings, Tokyo Mitsukoshi (s) Japan
Too Beautiful Lie – modern True-life Arts, Tokyo Mitsukoshi (g) Japan
Individual Exhibition of Japanese paintings, Tokyo Daily Arts Gallery (s) Japan
Morning Meeting 1997, Tokyo Dayus Gallery (g) Japan
The Eyes of Two Worlds – Contemporary Arts, 8th Annual Modern Japan
Japanese Arts Exhibition (g)
1996 Come to See Japan 1996 (g) Japan
Morning Meeting 1996
The Eyes of Two Worlds – Contemporary Arts, 7th Annual Modern Japan
Japanese Arts Exhibition (g)
1995 Individual Exhibition of Japanese Paintings, Tokyo Daily Gallery (s) Japan
The Eyes of Two Worlds – Contemporary Arts, 6th Annual Modern Japan
Japanese Arts Exhibition (g)
1994 Come To See Japan 1994 (g) Japan
The Best of Modern Japanese Paintings, Tokyo Musee Art Gallery (g) Japan
Individual Exhibition of Japanese Paintings, Tokyo Riguang Gallery (s) Japan
Doctorate Graduation Works Exhibition, Tokyo National University Japan
Of Fine Arts and Music, Arts Study Department
The Eyes of Two Worlds – Contemporary Arts, 5th Annual Modern Japan
Japanese Arts Exhibition (g)
1993 11th Award Exhibition of The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo (g) Japan
Individual Exhibition of Japanese Paintings, Tokyo Daily Gallery Japan
1992 First Student Arts Exhibition of the Sato International Culture Education Japan
Corporation, Tokyo Sato Museum of Arts (g)
6 Artists Exhibition of Modern Chinese Paintings (g) Japan
Individual Exhibition of Japanese Paintings, Tokyo Daily Gallery (s) Japan
1991 Modern Artists Selecting Exhibition of Asia, Tokyo Daily Gallery Japan
Masters Graduation Works Exhibition, Tokyo National University Japan
Of Fine Arts and Music, Arts Study Department
1990 Individual Exhibition of Japanese Paintings, Tokyo Xiayan Gallery (s) Japan
26th Asia Modern Arts Exhibition (g) Japan
1989 The First exhibition of Me of Crystal, Nagoya Daily Move Gallery Japan
Arts Exhibition of Chinese Youth in Japan (g) Hong Kong
5 Artists’ Exhibition of Modern Chinese Paintings, Tokyo Tamano Gallery (g) Japan
Individual Exhibition of Japanese Paintings, Tokyo Xiayan Gallery (s) Japan
25th Asia Modern Arts Exhibition (g) Japan
1988 24th Asia Modern Arts Exhibition (g) Japan
Encouragement Arts Exhibition for Asian Foreign Students, held by Keizo Japan
Koyama Arts Development Corporation, Tokyo Ginza Yoshii Gallery
1987 23rd Asia Modern Arts Exhibition (g) Japan
1984 6th China Works Exhibition (g) China
1974 China Art Works Exhibition (g) China




Media Interviews/Works Published

2003 Interviewed and published by Asia-America Express, USA
Chen Wenguang and the Return of Japanese Art
Hao Han Published in Guangzhou Daily, April 17 China
2002 Chen’s Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Black, Blue, Purple – Horses China
from Tibet published in Guangzhou Daily, December 19
Interviewed and published by the editor of Heart of Grass, vol. 37 Japan
2000 Ah, The River of Baixi and Sidehill of Bize, published in Japan
Monthly Arts, April, No. 235
Interviewed and published by the editor of Japanese newspaper, Japan
Congress Times, New Field of Japanese Paintings, Ink Paintings
and New Ink Paintings, August 15, No. 1130
1997 Interviewed by NHK master Yamane Mikiyo, “Beautiful Morning,” Japan
including the painting arts of Chen Wenguang, Japan
Broadcasting Association, October 11
1996 Japanese critic, Caozhi Naijizi introduced Chen Wenguang’s painting Japan
arts in Works of Dream and Reassuring Sensibility, published in
Fujinkoron, No. 989, October.
Gorgeous Paintings, Chen Wenguang’s Works, published in China
Modern Magazine, No. 34, June
1995 Chen’s Lofty Great Wall published in Monthly Arts, No. 232 Japan
1994 Chen’s Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Black, Blue, Purple – Horses Japan
from Tibet published in New Art News, No. 705
1993 Chen’s Autumn Mosses published in No. 132, Art Top Magazine Japan
1992 Chen’s Silence published in Monthly Arts Magazine, No. 207
Chen’s Light Cold, Sky Blue, and Fly published in Arts of Beauty, Nov 1 Japan
Interviewed by arts critic Shingly; Chinese Artist’s Rediscovery of Japan Japan
Published in No. 199 Monthly Arts. (essay and images)
1991 Asian Artist published in No. 300 Monthly Gallery (article and images) Japan
1990 Chen Wenguang, Chinese Artist in Japan published in Mingpao Monthly Hong Kong
(article and images)
Chen Wenguang’s Japanese Paintings Painted with His Chinese Style Hong Kong
Of Drawing published in No. 74 The Companion Pictorial
Interviewed by art critic Kakuma; Far-reaching Japanese Paintings Japan
Of China Sensibility published in No. 175 Monthly Arts
(article and images)
Chiba Katsuura, Scenery of Hill, Frost Moon, etc. published in No. 117 Japan
Art Top magazine
The Introduction of Hongkong Magazines for Chen Wenguang’s Japan
Japanese Paintings Exhibition published in Arts of Beauty
September 1.
Interviewed by Kakuma; Chen Wenguang’s Japanese Paintings Japan
Exhibition, the Archaistic Works Of Plenary Sense published in
Japanese News.
Leap of New Artistic Conception of Japanese Paintings published in Japan
Arts of Beauty, March 1. (article and images)
1989 Chen’s Breeze published in NO. 74 The Window of Arts magazine Japan
Chen’s Serenade and Ah, The River of Bai Xi were published in Hong Kong
Xingdao Daily, April 5.
1988 Foreign Students of Arts Made Japanese Paintings Internationalized Japan
Published in Japanese News (article and image)
Colorful Representation and Profound Fascination published in the Japan
Industrial Economy News



Collections

Sato Museum of Art, Japan
Daiiti Bijutu Museum of Art, Japan
Seisyun Siirakaba Museum of Art, Japan
Japan Wahei (Peace) Nakajima Consortium
Sin Nikou Ltd., Co., Japan
Talent Exhange Center of the State Council, China
Guangdong Museum of Art