Chen Yi-Ching

CHEN Yiching ( b. 1975 ) is a Taiwanese painter currently living and working in Paris. She is one of the rare contemporary nihon-ga artists in Europe, who has lived in Japan and studied under renowned Japanese masters. Admitted to the faculty of Fine Art, at the Kyoto City University of Arts in 2002, she was a student of YAMAZAKI Takao, the distinguished master of the Nitten movement. In 2003 she won the prestigious Grand Prize of the Shouhaku Museum with her painting entitled « Kabocha » (« Pumpkin »). Her talent and potential were recognized by nihon-ga master UEMURA Atsushi, and was awarded a studio and the opportunity to study under his guidance following her Master’s Degree.

Greatly admiring the work of the late 19th century Impressionists, CHEN moved to France in 2004. She continues to develop her own artistic research and pedagogy in Paris. She is the author of the first book in French on the practical technique and history of nihon-ga « Découvrir la peinture nihon-ga, Art Traditional Japonais», published in 2012 by Editions Eyrolles. Chen is the Professor of Nihon-ga at The Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts, Paris, France, and a member of the Foundation Taylor for Arts, France.

Source: Galerie Koo