CHEN JIAO

Chen Jiao was selected by Gerard Goodrow (director of Art Cologne) and Jeff Kelley (curator of the Asian Art Museum in the USA) as the top young, emerging artist in China in 2006 at the Dragonair Emerging Chinese Artist Awards.

Chen Jiao’s works were described by Gerard Goodrow as “extremely professional”. And the Art Cologne director said, “I love the details that the artist has included on purpose for when you look at the pieces up close, such as the numbers for calculation of dimensions.” Being a young Chinese artist trained at one of China’s top art academies, Chen Jiao’s memories of childhood are intrinsically linked to industry and urban development. She grew up surrounded by large factories and industrial buildings. These buildings represent many of Chen’s most special memories: Her paintings of them are a visual record of the experiences of her youth, as well as the lives and associated history of the countless others who have lived and worked in and around the buildings.