About Me
I am Jenny, a visual artist living in Toronto, Canada.
I make art to process information about the world around me while raising questions about existentialism and spirituality. My work uses symbols to create mystical environments because I want viewers to wonder about life beyond the material world.
I graduated from OCAD University (Toronto, Canada) in 2016, with a major in Drawing and Painting and a minor in Illustration. Since then, I have mainly worked in watercolor, pen and clay.
CV
Recent Activities
Solo Exhibition
2019 Until the end of the sea, United Contemporary, Toronto Canada
Group Exhibitions
2022 Fertile Land, Maison de la culture Cote-des-Neiges, Montreal Canada
2021 Scale, The Six Hundred (Online),Toronto Canada
2021 Being Scene 2021, WorkmanArts (Online), Toronto Canada
2021 Desired lines Exhibition,VIBE Arts (Online), Toronto Canada
Press
2022 Painting Blue 畫藍色 画蓝色, AGO Insider, Online
2022 AGO’s Pop-up Studio in Mandarin, Elite Gen (Singtao), Online
2021 Toronto Artist Jenny Chen on How Art…, Shedoesthecity, Toronto Based Online
2020 Re:Building Resilience…,The Star, Toronto Based Online Article
2020 Creative Residency Group…, Peels Weekly News, Peel region Newspaper
Grants
2022 Chalmers Professional Development, Ontario Arts Council
2022 Career Catalyst: Project Grant for New Generation Artist, Ontario Arts Council
2020 Arts Response Initiative, Ontario Arts Council
2020 Visual Arts Creation Project, Ontario Arts Council
2019 Project Grant, Cue Art Projects
2019 Exhibition Assistance, Ontario Arts Council
TALKS
2021 Talking back together, Online with Art Gallery of Ontario
2020 State of Being Artist Talk, Online with Visual Arts Mississauga
Full CV (PDF)
Thank you
I am grateful for the generous support from the Ontario Arts Council.
