1960 Born in Xinjiang
1983 -1985 Studying at Shandong University of Art and Design and Capital Normal University
2002 Completing an advanced heavy color Gongbi art program at China Central Academy of Fine Arts
2002 - Present Professional artist, living and working in Beijing
Exhibitions
2010 “Contemporary Female Chinese Artist Exhibition to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day”, China Women and Children Museum, Beijing, China
Beautiful China: Well-known Contemporary Chinese Artists Invitation Exhibition, Hong Kong, Macao and Taipei
2009 The Third Contemporary Chinese Art Academic Forum Exhibition, Hong Kong
Narrative China: The Fourth Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu International Exhibition, Chengdu, China
Pink Ink: Contemporary Water and Ink Art by Female Artists, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
Miniature and Delicacy – the Second Small-sized Chinese Heavy Color Gongbi Painting Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2008 Olympic Art Exhibition, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, China
Memories: Chen Zi Solo Exhibition, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China
The Path of Chinese Art in the New Age 1979 – 2008, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2007 The Second Contemporary Chinese Art Academic Forum Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Dialogue of Images – Exhibition of Chinese Oil Painting, Heavy Color Gongbi Style and Water and Ink Figure Paintings, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Publicationn
2008 Memories – Selected Gongbi Portraits of Chen Zi, Fujian Fine Arts Publishing House
2008 Well-known Contemporary Chinese Gongbi Artists – Chen Zi, Fujian Haichao Photography Art Publishing House
2006 New Power of Ethereal Gongbi Style – Selected Portraits of Chen Zi, Fujian Fine Arts Publishing House
2004 Techniques of Contemporary Heavy Color Gongbi Style – Chen Zi, Henan Fine Arts Publishing House.
Collections
National Art Museum of China
China National Academy of Painting
Jiangsu Art Museum
Fujian Art Museum
Zhejiang Art Museum
Professional Membership
Member of China Artists Association
Director of China Gongbi Artists Association
Director of China Heavy Color Gongbi Art Research Society, China Artists Association