David Chen

David was born in Nanjing, China in 1961. He studied at Nanjing College of Art and Nanjing Teachers University from 1981 — 1988. He holds a Bachelor and a Masters degree in Fine Arts. He is also a trained art teacher. In late 1988 he was art editor of the People’s Fine Art Publishing House in Beijing. The political climate in China of 1989 put his art career into jeopardy. After that uncertain and difficult time, his art began to flourish again and David was included as one of ‘100 representatives of Chinese Artists” on a worldwide travelling exhibition in 1991. In 1992 he won the ‘Silver Hawk Award’ at the Fourth International Art Contest in Nice, France, prior to David coming to Australia to live. In 1993 David was invited as one of ‘10 contemporary Chinese watercolour painters’ to exhibit in Hong Kong. David’s paintings have been exhibited in the National Gallery of Victoria and his works are held in private and corporate collections worldwide.