CHI Chien
Born in 1974 Taipei, Taiwan.
2022 National Taiwan University of Arts of Contemporary Visual Culture PhD Program Research
2017 National Taiwan University of Arts-Fine Arts concurrent lecturer
2008 National Taiwan University of Arts-The Graduate School of Plastic Arts, M.F.A
2002 Chinese Culture University-Graduate Program In Fine Art, Western Painting
1996 Chia-Nan Junior College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Constructed Situation of Two Places, Galerie Grand Siècle and Living Lab Gallery, Taipei and Taoyuan, Taiwan.
2020 I Created Trees With A Seed, Soka Art and The Upperhome, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
2020 Landing Place, TKG+ Projects, Taipei, Taiwan.
2018 Back Garden(Past Continuous), Affinity ART, Hong Kong.
2018 Live-There and Then / Then and There, VT Artsalon, Taipei, Taiwan.
2017 World Aquarium, Soka Art, Tainan, Taiwan.
2016 Blossom and Shadow, Affinity ART, Singapore.
2015 Passing Through The Post-Garden, Galerie Grand Siècle, Taipei, Taiwan.
2015 Passing Through The Gardens, Affinity ART, Hong Kong.
2014 Prima Facie Exhibit: Park, Crane Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
2013 In-betweeness / Cortex and Shadow, YAMI ART SPACE, Taichung, Taiwan.
2003 Chi Chien, Fernado, Taipei, Taiwan.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 “Department of Fine Arts Annual Exhibition”, National Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2024 “The Ode to Spring”, Ever Harvest Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
2023 “Pop-up Collection Highlights”, Taoyuan Children’s Art Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
2023 “The First Fruits”, Fog Space Studio, Taipei, Taiwan.
2023 “RE-ENCOUNTER Nederland meets Formosa”, The Jardin, Taipei, Taiwan.
2022 “a picture of a picture”, LIGHTWELL, Taipei, Taiwan.
2021 “Impression in Memory”, Modern Art Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan.
2021 “Specific Containers- Unity and Separation of Boundary”, Our Museum, National Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2020 “To Martian Anthropologists”, New Taipei City Arts Center, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2020 “Jinshan Light Festival”, Juming Museum, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2019 “108 National Taiwan University of Arts Fine Arts Department Celebrations – Teacher Exhibition”, National Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2019 “The Glorious Generation-We, Coming from Far, Far Away”, Nation Taiwan Arts Education Center and National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan.
2019 “Michelin Guide Taipei 2019 Star Revelation Awards Ceremony Gala Dinner-Starry Night, Taiwan Impression Art Exhibition”, Asia Art, Taipei, Taiwan.
2018 “Tangible: Cross-Strait Art University Artists Exhibition”, Art Museum School of Fine Arts Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.
2018 “ART TAIPEI”, Our Museum, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan.
2018 “The Animal Tales”, We Love Apartment and Taiwan Art Bank, Tainan, Taiwan.
2018 “Existential Foothold- Dynamically wavering between locations and perspectives”, Cloud Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
2018 “Cross-Domain Reading / Writing: Biblioecology in Art”, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
2018 “Flourishing”, Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
2018 “Gray Area- Space and Form”, Our Museum, National Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei, Taiwan
2018 “Paper Works Exhibition”, Bo Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
2017 “CONTEXT Art Miami”, Affinity ART, Miami, USA.
2017 “ART TAIPEI”, See Art, Taipei, Taiwan.
2017 “Power Haunting and Resilience”, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, New York, USA.
2017 “ ART TAICHUNG”, Soka Art Center, Taichung, Taiwan.
2017 “CONTEXT New York”, Affinity ART, New York, USA.
2017 “EXTRAORDINARY-25th Anniversary of Soka Art”, Soka Art Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
2017 “Art Central”, Affinity ART, Hong Kong.
2017 “Hidden Dimensions”, See Art, Taipei, Taiwan.
2017 “And Now There Are All- Mystery Cases in Contemporary Art”, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
2016 “CONTEXT Art Miami”, Affinity ART, Miami, USA.
2016 “ART TAICHUNG”, Soka Art Center, Taichung, Taiwan.
2016 “Transition of Times”, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
2016 “ART 16 LONDON’S GLOBAL ART FAIR”, Affinity ART, London, UK.
2015 “2015 TAIPEI ARTS AWARDS”, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
2015 “Sleepless Dwelling”, LIANG Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
2015 “The Secret Life of Literati”, Yun Art Center, Shanghai, China.
2015 “ART TAIPEI”, Affinity ART, Taipei, Taiwan.
2015 “ART Taichung”, Galerie Grand Siècle, Taichung, Taiwan.
2015 “Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2015”, Affinity ART, Hong Kong.
2015 “To dear Exhibition ”, Dear deer, Taipei, Taiwan.
2015 “2015 Kaohsiung Award”, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
2014 “Generation of Complex”, National Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2014 “Asia Contemporary Art Show”, Yes Art air Gallery, Hong Kong.
2014 “YOUNG ART TAIPEI”, Bo Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
2013 “THE WINGS”Double Solo Exhibition”, Bo Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
2013 “Austronesian International Arts Award”, Xinying Cultural Center and National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Tainan and Taipei, Taiwan.
2012 “Austronesian International Arts Award”, Taitung Art Museum, Taitung, Taiwan.
2012 “Drawing”, National Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2012 “The Art Exhibition of New Taipei City”, Cultural Affairs Department, New Taipei City Government, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2012 “Super Novart”, Freedom Men Art Apartments and YAMI ART SPACE, Taichung, Taiwan.
2010 “The Beauty Of Art”, Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan.
2009 “The Art Exhibition of Taoyuan”, Cultural Affairs Bureau Taoyuan County Government, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
2008 “The Art Creation Award of Taoyuan ”, Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taoyuan County Government, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
2008 “ Floating Formosa”, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
2008 “Exhibition of 321”, Open-Contemporary Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
2008 “2008 Collage Art Awards Exbition”, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan.
2007 “Cortex Differance- Painting intermediary of Contemporary”, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan.
2006 “Ten Viewpoints- Suspension interface of diverse puality”, National Taipei University Education, Taipei, Taiwan.
2005 “The moment of Taiwan- A Soliloquy of Society Edge”, Pacific Cultural Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan.
2005 “The Art Exhibition of Taipei County”, Cultural Affairs Bureau Taipei County Government, Taipei, Taiwan.
CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2022 “The Fantasy of Sound – 5 Senses Journey”, Juming Museum, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2021 “What Time Is It Right Now – OUR Seven “Present” Rituals”, Our Museum, National Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2021 “Specific Containers- Unity and Separation of Boundary”, Our Museum, National Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2019 “Rehearse Transposition: Theater Zone in Life”, Juming Museum, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2007 “Cortex Differance- Painting Intermediary of Contemporary”, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan.
SELECTED AWARDS
“Constructed Situation of Two Places”, The nomination for the 22nd Taishin Arts award, 2023
2015 Kaohsiung Award, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, 2015
2015 Taipei Arts Awards selections, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 2015
“Passing Through The Gardens”, The nomination for the fourteenth Taishin Arts award, 2015
National First Prize in The Mixed Media, The Art Exhibition of New Taipei City, 2012
The First Prize in The Mixed Media, The Art Exhibition of New Taipei City, 2012
National Second Prize in Oil Painting, The Art Exhibition of New Taipei City, 2012
The Prize in Thesis in S-An Art Award, 2008
Award of outstanding create, Fine Art College, National Taiwan University of Arts, 2008
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
2023 Representation, Bird 2102, Collection of Art Bank, Ministry of Culture, Taiwan.
2022 Back Garden : Field, Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan.
2021 Shadow, Border, Back Garden, Collection of Art Bank, Ministry of Culture, Taiwan.
2020 Back Garden : Distance, Collection of Art Bank, Ministry of Culture, Taiwan.
2019 Back Garden : Purple, Back Garden: Playground, Back Garden: Wind Tunnel, Collection of Art Bank, Ministry of Culture, Taiwan.
2015 Image Temple, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan.
2015 Central Theatre: Animal Portrait-The Bird NO.3, Central Theatre: Animal Portrait-The Bird NO.4, Live in Time, Collection of Art Bank, Ministry of Culture, Taiwan.
2013 Central Theatre: Animal Portrait-The Hound, Central Theatre: Animal Portrait-The Bird NO.2, Collection of Art Bank, Ministry of Culture, Taiwan.
SUBSIDY
2023 「Constructed Situation of Two Places」, National Culture and Arts Foundation Exhibition Grant.
2023 「Constructed Situation of Two Places」, Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government Exhibition Grant.
2023 「Constructed Situation of Two Places」, Department of Cultural Affairs, Taoyuan City Government Exhibition Grant.
2021「What Time Is It Right Now – OUR Seven “Present” Rituals」, National Taiwan University of Arts- Our Museum Grant 2021 Super Field Selection Call for Curatorial.
2021 「Specific Containers- Unity and Separation of Boundary」, National Culture and Arts Foundation Exhibition Grant 2019 Curators’ Incubator Program at Museum.
2020 「Landing Place」, Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government Exhibition Grant.
2020 「Landing Place」, National Culture and Arts Foundation Exhibition Grant.
2018 「Live – There and Then / Then and There」, Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government Exhibition Grant.
2015 「Passing Through The Post-Garden」, Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government Exhibition Grant.
RESIDENCY
2014.01-12 iMeet Artist Arbor, Taipei, Taiwan.
LITERARY WORK
2015 CHI CHIEN Passing Through The Post-Garden, CHI Chien Artwork.
2014 CHI CHIEN Prima Facie Exhibit: Park, CHI Chien Artwork.
2008 Painting in the Expanded Field: Practical Applications for painting , sculpture, and building of Mario Merz’s Installation of Igloo, S-An Cultural Foundation.
2008 The passage of passing through “painting” : Mario Merz’s Installation of Igloo, Master’s thesis in National Taiwan University of Arts-The Graduate School of Plastic Arts, M.F.A