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John Chen is an artist based in Sydney. He studied at Shanghai Art School as a high school student, and finished study at Fine Art College of Shanghai Normal University with a bachelor’s degree in early 80’ s. He did post graduate study in a class for lecturers of Art Colleges at Central Fine Art Academy in mid 80's. He worked as an art director for a newspaper group in Shanghai, as well as taught drawing for art creation and creative painting practice in Fine Art Faculty of Shanghai Teacher’s Training Institute, Design College of China Textile University, Architectural College of Tong Ji University and Fine Art College of East China Normal University. He was a well known young artist in the artist's community in Shanghai and was regarded as one of the brightest and most hopeful young artist by his mentor professor Lide Jin who was well respected and highly recognized artist and art educator in Shanghai and many parts of China. John Chen’s teacher professor Lide Jing 金立德, was the president of Fine Art College of East China Normal University, vice-president of Watercolour Artists’ Association of China and one of the most recognized artists in Shanghai and China.

He came to Sydney and became a full time artist at 1989, and has done thousands of commissioned portrait drawings, caricatures and portraits. In the early 90’ s, He worked alongside of Jiawei Shen（沈嘉蔚）who was commissioned by Princess Mary, John Howard and other famous Australian, and an extremely well known realistic artist both in China and Australia.

John Chen is now the one of the principal artists and the operator of JohnChen Gallery and CnW Gallery between Sydney, Australia and Shanghai, China.