Yen Ching-Chieh was born in 1983 in Taipei, Taiwan. He obtained his BFA from the Department of Fine Arts at the National Taiwan University of Arts in 2006, and MFA in Western Painting from National Taiwan Normal University in 2010. The artist’s exquisite painting technique allows him to display succinct visual effects that are very realistic. In recent years, he has been focused on depicting the delicate balance between nature and technology in order to illustrate reality and present the future world. Combining images of technology and animals, Yen builds a special symbolic system, and an interpretation of the real world as seen by the artist. Yen was awarded according to the Young Artists Study Abroad Plan in 2008. His work Journey of Life was collected by the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in 2010.
YEN Ching-Chieh
- EDUCATION
| 2010 | MFA in Western Painting, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 2006 | BFA, Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan |
- AWARDS
| 2012 | Gold Medal, “National Art Exhibition of the Republic of China – Oil Painting”, Taiwan |
| 2011 | Gold Medal, Armed Forces Golden Statues Awards for Literature, Taiwan |
| 2009 | First Prize, “Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition”, Taiwan |
| 2008 | First Prize, National Youth Sketching Contest, Taiwan |
| First Prize, Guang Hwa Cup Sketching Contest, Taiwan | |
| Awarded, Young Artists Study Abroad Plan, Taiwan | |
| 2007 | First Prize, “Taoyuan Fine Arts Exhibition”, Taiwan |
| 2006 | First Prize, “Sin Jhuang Arts Exhibition”, Taiwan |
| 2005 | Second Prize, “Taiwan Provincial Fine Arts Exhibition”, Taiwan |
- COLLECTIONS
| 2010 | Journey of Life, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan |
| Back of Formosa, E.Sun Bank, Taiwan |
- SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2019
2017 |
“Drifting in Exploration”, A CONCEPT GALLERY, Central, Hong Kong
“Drifting in the Future”, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 2010 | “Dive Into Life”, Imavision Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
“Art Kaohsiung 2020”, The Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
“Art Taipei 2020”, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
“Art Tainan 2019”, Tayih Landis Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan
“Art Taipei 2018”, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
| “Art Taipei 2015”, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan |
| “Art Tainan”, Tayih Landis Hotel, Tainan, Taiwan |
| “Freshness of March”, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan |
“Art Kaohsiung”, The Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
| “Oil Paintings Exhibition”, National Taiwan Arts Education Center, Taipei, Taiwan |
| “Art Tainan”, Tayih Landis Hotel, Tainan, Taiwan |
| “Art Taipei 2012”, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan |
| “Young Art Taipei”, Sheraton Grande Taipei Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan |
| “Forever Young”, Imavision Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan |
| “Art Taipei 2011”, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan |
| “Young Art Taipei”, Sunworld Dynasty Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan |
| “Art Taipei 2010”, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan |
| “Young Art Taipei”, Sunworld Dynasty Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan |
“Art Taipei 2009”, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
| “Karma: The Samsara of Contemporary Painting” Exhibition of Master Students from the Fine Arts Department of National Taiwan Normal University, Gallery of National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan |
| “Taiwanese Contemporary Watercolor Paintings”, National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan |
