Biography:

Chen Shaoxiong (b. 1962, Shantou, Guangdong Province) is an artist living and working in Guangzhou and Beijing.

Chen graduated from the Department of Printmaking at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1984. As a member of the Southern Artists Salon, Chen helped organize the first ‘Experimental Show of the Southern Artists Salon’ at the Student Centre of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou (1986–1987).

In 1990, Chen participated in the Big-Tail Elephant Group along with other initial members including Lin Yilin, Liang Juhui and Xu Tan. Later, Chen became a frequent participant in exhibitions worldwide, including ‘Cities on the Move’ (Vienna, Bordeaux, Long Island New York, Denmark, London, Bangkok, Helsinki, 1997–1999), the first and second Guangzhou Triennials (2002, 2005), the Shanghai Biennale (2002), the Gwangju Biennale (South Korea, 2002) and ‘Z.O.U. – Zone of Urgency’ at the 50^th Venice Biennale (2003).

In recent years, Chen Shaoxiong has presented several solo exhibitions, such as ‘Anti-C.S.X.’ (Vitamin Creative Space, Guangzhou, 2003), ‘Let’s See Who’s Lucky’ (BizArt Art Centre, Shanghai, 2006) and ‘Visible and Invisible, Known and Unknown’ (Universal Studios, Beijing, 2007).