Biografie von CHEN Chi (1912-2005)

Birth place: Wu-sih, China

Addresses: New York, NY

Profession: Painter

Studied: in China.

Exhibited: American Watercolors, Drawings & Prints, MMA, 1952; WMAA, 1954-63; 24th Biennial, Corcoran Gallery Art, 1955; Contemporary American Painting & Sculpture, Univ Ill, Urbana, 1957; Brooklyn Mus 22nd Int Watercolor Biennial, 1963; Grand Central Art Galleries, NYC, 1970s. Awards: Watercolor of the Year Award, Am Watercolor Soc, 1955; Nat Inst Arts & Lett grant for creative work in art, 1960; NAD, 1969 (Saltus Gold Medal of Merit).

Member: NA, 1964; Am Watercolor Soc (dir, 1956-59); Audubon Artists (dir, 1964-69, 1972-); Allied Artists Am (dir, 1958-60); Nat Arts Club (gov, 1972-).

Work: MMA; PAFA; Butler Inst Am Art, Youngstown, Ohio; Fort Worth Art Mus; Frye Art Mus, Seattle.

Comments: Preferred Media: watercolors, oils. Illustrator: "American Cities: Chicago," Collier's, 1951; "The Magic of Mardi Gras ó New Orleans," Collier's, 1952; "American Cities: San Francisco," Collier's; "A Single Pebble," Readers Digest Condensed Books, 1956; "Pagentry of VIII Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley," Sports Illus, 1960. Teaching: Instr watercolor, St Johns Univ, Shanghai, 1942-46; vis prof watercolor, Penn State Univ, 1959-60; artist-in-residence, city schools, Ogden, Utah, 1967; artist-in-residence, Utah State Univ, 1971.