Jiagang Chen
Born in 1962
1980-1984 studied in Architecture Department of Chongqing Architecture College from 1980 to 1984
1984-1992 worked in Southwest Architecture Design Institute as a National Certified Architect, and had been awarded grand architecture prizes in various types for many times。
1992 founded the Company of Chengdu Haosi Property Development。
1996 the Company of Sichuan Gangjia Architecture Design。
1997 founded Sichuan Upriver Stock Co., Ltd 。
1997 founded Upriver Art Gallery, the first private Art Gallery in China。
1998 founded Chengdu Upriver Guildhall and Kunming Upriver Guildhall。
1999 elected as one of the twelve "Outstanding Young Architect" of China by UN。
2001 Bigining to be an artist from then on
2002 The excellent works prize of the 20th China Photographic Exhibition
2003 The excellent works prize of the 21th China Photographic Exhibition
Personal Exhibitions
2012
Diseased City, Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery, Paris, France
Chen Jiagang photography, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki,finland
2011
Abandoned Fable, Han Art Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2010
"Diao Yu Tai", White Box Museum Of Art, Beijing, China
Chen Jiagang poligono gallery, Malaga, Spain
Collection Exhibition of Chen Jiagang's Work, Basel. Switzerland
2009
THIRD FRONT Paris-Beijing Gallery, Paris, France
SMOG CITY Contemporary by Angela Li, HongKong, China
CROSS ROAD Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery, Beijing, China
Collection Exhibition of Chen Jiagang's Work, Basel. Switzerland
2008
TEMPTATION Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery, Beijing, China
LARGE THIRD FRONT Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery, Beijing, China
KALPA Songzhuang Art Museum, Beijing, China
SMOG FROM OUR HISTORY - Photographs from Chen Jiagang's Third Front series
Contemporary by Angela Li, HongKong, China
THIRD FRONT ArtParis, Paris, France
LARGE THIRD FRONT_Chen jiagangEdwynn Houk Gallery, New York,USA
Paesaggio Territorio Museum, Biella, Italy
2007
THIRD FRONT Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery, Beijing
THIRD FRONT Photo Miami Chinasquare Gallery Miami,USA
Forbidden City Chinasquare Gallery , New York,USA
Diseased City Art Gallery of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing,China
2006
THIRD FRONT_Chen Jiagang' s works Atelier erner Schaarmann, Hamburg,Germany
Genre_Chen Jiagang' s works Blue Top Arts Center, Chengdu ,China
2004
Light • Space • Time_Chen Jiagang' works Published：《Understanding of Photography》 Tokyo Art Projects, Beijing, China
Group Ehibition
2012
Once Upon a Time – Photography Exhibition of Wang Qingsong, He Chongyue & Chen Jiagang, Gallery 100, Taipei, Taiwan
2011
Red Flag - Contemporary Chinese Art in Montreal Collection, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada
Once Upon a Time…, Contemporary By Angela Li, Hong Kong, China
Opening Exhibition, Winshare Art Gallery, Chengdu, China
Eccentric Expressions China, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Germany
April 2010
Participated in Phillips Auctions: "BRIC"
May 2010
Participated in HongKong Art Fair （Art HK 10）
Jun.2010
Participated in Basel Art Fair
Aug. 2010
Participated in International Art expo NewYork
Oct.2010
Participated in daegu photo biennale 2010
2009
ORIENTAL BEAUTY Korean Cultural Service, Beijing,China
TWINKLE TWINKLE RED STAR Contemporary by Angela Li, HongKong, China
2008
Depth of field Cube Gallery, Beijing, China
ART Beijing2008 Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery Booth National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing,China
Mix&Match Vision Wujiaochang 800# Art District, Shanghai, China
ART Taibei International Gallery EXPO Cube Gallery, Taibei,Taiwan
Two City Tale_Qingdao Chendu Contemporary Art Conversation Tianyuan Art Museuma, Qingdao,China
2007
Beyond "Site Specific" RedStar Gallery, Beijing, China
The Documentary Exhibition Of Black And White Realism Huantie Times Art Space, Beijing,China
Dragon' s Transformation Chinasquare Gallery, New York, USA
Seduction And Confusion_China New Art Exhibition Gallery, Seoul, Heyri
Boundless Reality-Photography Exhibition China Picture, Beijing, China
2006
Seduced and Abandoned-Contemporary Sociological Images in China 2006
798 Art Zone, Beijing, China
Seduced and Abandoned-Contemporary Sociological Images in China 2006
Times and Signs Art Galley, Jakarta, Indonesia
Seduced and Abandoned-Contemporary Sociological Images in China 2006
Photography Festival in Pingyao, Shanxi,China
Seduced and Abandoned-Contemporary Sociological Images in China 2006
Siping Warehouse, Shanghai, China
Social Architecture, Image Planning Studio, Dashanzi Art District, Beijing
Public Collections
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA
21C Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Baltimore Museum of Art,Baltimore,USA
Art Gallery of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Museo del Territorio, Biella, Italy
Institut Valencia d' Art Modern (IVAM), Spain
Borusan Contemporary, Turkey
Participated in:
August 15-18, 1998
"No Finish", German artist Hjschero, Upriver Gallery in Chengdu.
Nov. 1-30, 1998
Exhibition of Creative Artworks by Alfred Aldrake, Dr. Walter Schurian, professor of University Muenster, Fan Di' an, Ph.d., associate professor of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Ms. Weng Ling, gallery manager of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Alfred Aldrake, Upriver Gallery in Chengdu.
Dec. 9-18, 1998
The First Collection Exhibition of Upriver Gallery, the Arts Committee of Upriver Gallery, Zhou Chunya, Fang Lijun, Wang Guangyi, Mao Yan, Mao Xuhui, Ye Yongqing, Mi Qiu, Liu Wei, Liu Xiaodong, Zhang.
Jan. 16, 1999
To All Directions, Ye Yongqing, 40 artists from all over China, Upriver Gallery in Kunming.
April 15- May 15, 1999
Academic. Invitation Exhibition of Upriver Gallery, Zhang Xiaogang, Huang Zhuan, He Sen, Chen Wenbo, Chen Liang, Xin Haizhou, Li Ji, Yang Mian, FGuo Jin, Zhang Xiaotao, Zhong Biao, Zhao Nengzhi, Xie Nanxing, Liao Haiying, Upriver Gallery in Chengdu.
May 21-June 21, 1999
Heavy Metal Painting, Ye Yongqing, Yorick Johansson (Sweden), Upriver Gallery in Kunming.
July 9-30, 1999
Claude Viallat Solo Exhibition-repetition, Chen Xindong, Claude Viallat (France), Upriver Gallery in Chengdu.
Aug. 13-Sept. 10, 1999
Another Side of the Master, Ye Yongqing, Akira Kurosawa (Japan), Upriver Gallery in Kunming.
Oct. 22-26, 1999
Words, Ye Yongqing, Menna Karl (Britain), Upriver Gallery in Kunming.
Oct. 22-Nov. 8,1999
A Century of Spanish Engraving, Science and Culture Bureau of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain, the Royal Academy of San Fernando, Madrid Metal Plate Printing House, 44 artists including Bartolome Maura, Upriver Gallery in Chengdu.
Nov. 16-19, 1999
Three Artists from Texas, USA, Zhou Chunya, Girgil Grotfeldt, Wei Hong, Lucas Johnson, Upriver Gallery in Chengdu.
Dec.17, 1999- Jan. 10, 2000
One-man Show by Zhang Qikai _ from Tokyo to Berlin, Arts Committee of Upriver Gallery, Zhang Qikai, Upriver Gallery in Chengdu.
April 7-21, 2000
Society: The 2nd Academic Invitation Exhibition of Upriver Gallery, Huang Zhuan, Wang Guangyi, Wang Youshen, Fang Shaohua, Mao Tongqiang, Shi Lei, Feng Feng, Deng Jianjin, Wang Jianwei, Li Yaobang, Yang Guoxin, Yuan Xiaofang, Zeng Hao, Wei Guangqing, Upriver Gallery in Chengdu.
April 28- May 20, 2000
" Time of Reviving" _The Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Art in 2000, Zhu Qi, Ma Liuming, Wang Du, Tian Rong, Liu Jianhua, Xin Haizhou, Yang Fan, Zhang Xiaotao, Li Zhanxiang, Xu Yihui, Cao Kai, Yu Hong, Xie Nanxing, Liao Haiying, Cai Qing, Upriver Gallery in Chengdu.
Oct. 2002
London _ Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition, Ye Yongqing, The Red Mansion Foundation (Britain), Zhan Wang, Zhang Xiaogang, Zhao Bandi, Ye Yongqing, Li Ji etc.
Dec. 2000
Three Artists’ Exhibition of Fang Lijun, Yue Minjun, Ye Yongqing, Arts Committee of Upriver Gallery, Fang Lijun, Yue Minjun, Ye Yongqing, Upriver Gallery in Chengdu.
Apr.2010
Paticipated in Saatchi Gallery 2010’s PHILLIPS AUCTION