A well-known artist from mainland China, Master Jun Chen is a cheerful, optimistic and open-minded artist, famous for his extraordinary ink pen paintings.

He expresses his passion and enthusiasm with his paintings. His artworks have great artistic value. Master Jun Chen has developed a unique way of painting art by using colourful markers to depict nature. You will be amazed at the details expressed by his ink pen paintings.

Since 2005 he has devoted his work to research and creation on ink pen painting and marker pen painting.

Who’s Master Jun Chen

Master Jun Chen was born in Linyi, Shanxi, in 1938, and now lives in Xi’an, Shaanxi, China. His father was the famous calligrapher and painting master Chen Zhizhong.

In 1958 Jun Chen managed to attend the Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, and graduated in two years thanks to his outstanding accomplishments.

His creative artwork Rising Sun was selected to participate in the World University Art Show in Paris in 1959. Master Chen started teaching at the Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts in 1960.

He is a famous painter and designer, member of the Shaanxi province Artists Association. He was nominated:

  • vice chairman of the Interior Decoration Institute of Shaanxi province,
  • chairman of Shaanxi branch of China Zhang Guangyu Decorative Painting Association,
  • board member and adviser of the Shaanxi province International Culture Promotion Association,
  • art adviser of the Xi’an International Cultural Exchange Center.

For further information on Jun Chen and to view more of his work, watch this exclusive video with Matteo Mauro and visit his website www.junchenart.com.