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CHEN Mei-Tsen

Born in 1966 in Taipei, Taiwan, Chen lives and works in Paris, France.

After graduating of Fine Art from Taipei National University of the Arts in 1990, she went to Paris for advanced studies. Subsequently she was awarded an artist residency in France and has worked there since then. Chen creates an inventory of vital moments by means of drawing, analogue/digital photography, video, installation, sculpture and painting thus translating these moments into an intimate topography, a map detailing sensitivities and experiences according to emotional imperatives.


​Chen has been selected by Le Collectif pour la culture en Essonne (CC91), sponsored by the Conseil départemental de l’Essonne et la Région ÎIe-de-France to feature in its Visual Arts Biennele Exhibition « La Science de l’art » from October – December 2021. This prestigious Biennial, the 9th to be held, focuses on concepts and practices which are grounded in transdisciplinarity.

In Chen’s work, the map becomes a dream which connects and weaves together disparate networks. She depicts cities which change and evolve both physically and mentally as the growth of trees impacts them, as well as investigating this impact on the artist’s own identity. Chen defines herself as an urban nomad. Whenever possible, she travels with her artworks when they are exhibited in the many cities where she has shown, in order to have a better understanding of the reactions of visitors to her work. In this artistic context, she has had many exchanges and interactions with the public, responding to social and cultural differences, as well as with other artists of all nationalities. All these journeys allow her to have physical connections across diverse urban environments.

Chen has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Art Galleries, Contemporary Art Fairs, Art Centers and Museums, in Europe, Taiwan, China, Russia and US. Her work features in private collections in France, UK, Spain, China and Taiwan.

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STUDIES
1993-95 Ecole Supérieure des Etudes Cinématographique, Paris.
1991-92 Ecole Nationale des Arts de Cergy Pontoise, France.
1985-90 Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
2021

« Arbres Vasculaires en Métamorphose », Atelier CMT, Festival La Science de l'Art, Paris.
​2019
« Plat du Jour », Le Magic Hall, Rennes, France.
2014
« Between Taipei and Paris », Galerie Grand Siècle, Taipei.
2009
« Starry Sky », Ching- Shang Poliform, Taipei.
« Starry Sky », Galerie Grand Siècle, Taipei.
2008
Galerie 91, Paris.
Cloître des Billettes, Paris.
2007
Espace Larith, Chambéry, France.
2005
Espace Mezzara - Hôtel Hector Guimard, Paris.
2004
« Entre Ciel et Terre », Septmoncel City Hall, Jura, France.
« Année de la Chine », Poligny Culture Center, Jura, France.
2003
Viry-Chatillon Culture Condorcet Space, France.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
2021
AR/VR Prototype 
« Boundlss -World in Flux » sponsoring by Arts Council England.
« Age of Uncertainty », Virtual exhibition.
​2018
« Découpages », Espace Christine Peugeot, Paris.
« Trajectoires et Déplacements », Cachan Biennial of Contemporary Art, France.
2016
« Makro Kosmos », Galerie Toutes Latitudes, Vincennes, France.
« Intimate Transgressions », Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
« Intimate Transgressions », Hangzhou Library, Hangzhou, China.
« Struggle », Sanwei Art Center, Shanghai, China.
« Identity », Emerging Arts Research Center, 798, Beijing, China.
« Birth of a Nation », Ning Space, 798, Beijing, China.
2015
« Intimate Transgressions », Inter Gallery, 798, Beijing, China.
« Sailing to Byzantium », Leyden Gallery, London, UK.
« Transversales B », Barclays Victor Hugo, Paris.
« Intimate Transgressions », WhiteBox Gallery, New York City, US.

« Regards Croisés », Barclays Centre Premier George V, Paris.
« A Meditation in a Time of War », Dong Yue Art Museum, Beijing, China.
« Golden Fleece », Inter Art Center, Beijing, China.
« Mémoire & Sublimation », Galerie Médicis, Paris.
2014
« Rêver la terre », Galerie Episodique, Paris.
Art Fair Taichung, Taiwan.
« Material World », Loftooo Gallery, Shanghai, China.
« Convergence 2014 », 3C Creative Mall, Beijing, China.
2013
« Between Europe and Asia », Shiryaevo Biennial of Contemporary Art, Samara, Russia.
2012
« The City & The City », A.P.T. Gallery, London, UK.
« Hidden Meanings », Yan Chao Collection Gallery, Guomao, Beijing, China.
« Intimate Revolution », Siemens Arts Space, 798, Beijing, China.
2011
« Résonances », Salle d’Anchin in Douai, France.
« Résonances », La Poudrière 1669 in Saint Venant, France.
« Heart Outside Body », Times Art Museum, Beijing, China.
« Heart Outside Body », Sint Niklaas Fine Arts Academy, Belgium.
2010
Nord Art 2010 - Kunst in der Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany.

2009
« Cabinet de Curiosités », Galerie Toutes Latitudes, Vincennes, France.
« Taokan moving bricks », East Side Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
« Life & Dream », China Pingyao International Photography Festival, China.
Young Art Taipei – Contemporary Hotel Art Fair, Taipei.
« Duel Regard-The Views from Taiwanese Women's Arts », National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan.
2008
« Femme, jardin secret, pays lointain », Galerie Sinitude, Paris.
Cologne Art. Fair 21 – Messe Für Aktuelle Kunst, Germany.
Art Karlsruhe – Klassische Moderne und Gegenwartskunst, Germany.
2007
« A Table », Galerie Toutes Latitudes, Vincennes, France.
2006
« Sauvez des Zoos », Galerie Toutes Latitudes, Vincennes, France.
Estampa – XIV Salón Internationale del Grabado, Madrid, Spain.
2005
« Rue des Granges », Mollans-sur-Ouvèze Festival, France.
« Six Femmes dans l’Art », UNESCO, Paris.
2004
« Hors des Sentiers Battus », Franco-chinois Festival in MK2 Bibliothèque, Paris.
2003
« Gravure et des Nouvelles Images », Sarcelles International Biennial, France.
« Nouvelles tendances », Culture et Information Center of Taipei in Paris.
Galerie Cathay, Paris.

2002
« Invitation au Voyage », Aumont, Jura, France.
Salon des Grands et Jeunes d’Aujourd’hui, Paris.
Jury Prize at Salon d’Art Contemporain in Viry-Chatillon, France.
2001
Salon d’Automne, Paris.
« Altered Dialog Between Time and Life », Galerie Julia, Taipei.
Salon des Grands et Jeunes d’Aujourd’hui at Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Salon d’Art Contemporain de Montrouge, France.
2000
« Clinique ; La thérapie de groupe par le minéral », Galerie du forum St Eustache, Paris.


Keywords: metamorphosis, blueprint, citymap, rhizome, fractal, suture, macro/microcosm, fossil, imprint, human body, tree, jellyfish, ecosystem.

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