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Education           1996-1999   BFA, Photography Department of School of Visual Arts, New York.   1984-1990   The Arts and Crafts Division of National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan.       (previously called Taiwan Provincial Taipei Junior Teachers College)
Scholarship & Awards           2011   Fellowship, Asia Cultural Council   2010   Overseas Photographer Prize, 2010 The 26th Higashikawa Award, Hokkaido, Japan   2009   Special Selection, Taipei Arts Awards, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei.   2000   Second price, Photography Award, 3rd Reporting Award for Sustainable Taiwan.   1999   First price, Taipei Photofest, Chinese Photographic Culture Association   1999   First price (work on paper), Plan for Peace, The Time Square Lobby Gallery   1999   Rhode Family Award for Outstanding Achievement in Photography, School of Visual Arts   1999   The First Annual Alumni Scholarship, School of Visual Arts   1998   Special Photography Department Award (Merit scholarship), School of Visual Arts   1997   Special Photography Department Award (Merit scholarship), School of Visual Arts                 Work Experiences           1999-2012   Teacher, elementary school   2000   Lecturer, Shizhi Community College   1998-1999   Assistant to Jennette Williams, Platinum/Palladium prints   1994-1996   Research and executive assistant to Dr. Ju-I Yuan, Director of The Center of Visual Art Education of National Taipei Teachers College   1989-1994   Teacher, elementary school                 Personal Exhibitions           2011   “Circumgyration”, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan.   2010   “Heaven on Earth ”, Potoaura Institute of Photography, Tainan.   2009   “Heaven on Earth ”, 1839 Contemporqry Gallary, Taipei.   2004   “Circumgyration—DengKong Project ”, National Taipei Teachers College, Taipei.   1999   “Documentary Portrait—Betel Nuts Girls”, Taiwan International Visual Art Center, Taipei.   1999   “Chin-pao Chen’s Recent Work”, Knickerbocker Gallery, New York.                 Group Exhibitions           2010   “KOGANECHO BAZAAR”, Yokohama, Japan.   2010   “Forum Biennial of Taiwan Contemporary Art 2010“, Taipei.   2010   “The 26th HIGASHIKAWA AWARD WINNERS 2010”, Hokkaido, Japan.   2009   “Photo Taipei 2009”, Taipei   2009   “Taipei Arts Awards”, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei.   2009   “Fusion Folks – Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Bopiliao, Taipei.   2008   “Betel Nut Beauties”, le Point Ephémère, Paris, France.   2008   “Then and Now—memories of the future”, DAEGUPHOTO BIENNALE, Korea.   2006   “Seeing the Other side of the Strait – 20 Taiwanese Photographers”, Beijing, China.   2005   “The New Taiwanese-digital witnesses”, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei.   2004   “Spellbound Aura—The New Vision of Chinese Photography”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei.   2002   “New Aesthetics in Taiwan”, Jeff Hsu’s Art, Taipei.   2001   “Ten Years of Taipei Photofest”, Taiwan International Visual Art Center, Taipei.   1999   “Crossing the Line”, Knickerbocker Gallery, New York.   1999   “Plan for Peace”, The Time Square Lobby Gallery, New York.   1999   “Mentors Show” (work with Vicki Goldberg, Photography Critic of The New York Times), Beck-Odette Gallery, New York                 Press           2003   “made in TAIWAN”; marie claire SOUTH AFRICA, DECEMBER 2003, p.50－53   2000   “Betel-nut beauties”; Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, Volume 1, Number 2, 2000, politics/sexuality, ROUTLEDGE, Taylor & Francis Group, p.301－304   2002   “CHIN-PAO CHEN：DEPICTING TAIWAN”（ALUMINI AFFAIRS）; VISUAL ARTS JOURNAL, School of Visual Arts Magazine, FALL 2002 Volume 1, Number 2, 2000, p.38－39   1999   “Pointing a lens at Taiwan’s bevy of betel nut beauties”； Taiwan News；                 Publications           2003   “A Moment of Beauty: A Collection of Images of Betel Nut Girls”, Laureate, Taipei.                 Public Collections           2012   “Circumgyration”, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan.   2010   “Circumgyration” and “Heaven on Earth”, HIGASHIKAWA AWARD, Hokkaido, Japan.   2009   “A Moment of Beauty: Betel Nut Girls”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine arts.