Chia Hui Shen

Portrait drawing has been the main focus of my work since I was a college student and I have found it challenging and fascinating. It is challenging to portrait the unique characteristics of each muscle on a human’s face: length, thickness, orientation, location and tension. It is yet fascinating to arrange individual muscle to present complex facial expressions of sadness, happiness, surprise, movement, and many more. Influenced by A-Sun Wu, an internationally known Taiwanese Fauvist, and my favorite artists, Egon Schiele, Jim Dine, and Kathe Kollwitz, my work tends to be expressive.

I began my “Nurtured by Love” series several years ago when my two children started their music lessons. As they progressed, I was often touched by their dedication and discipline, and I began to document their daily practices and public performances. Through my drawings, I recorded their development in passion, perseverance, courage, and pride, all of which are qualities essential for becoming a healthy human being. As they progressed, my children started to play with other children in various music groups and I began to realized that learning a musical instrument was not a solitary endeavor. The learning process requires the parents’ enco...

2004 – 2007 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Magna Cum Laude), Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

2000 – 2004 Associate of Art in Fine Arts, Linn Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon

1992 – 1993 Certified Graduate Gemologist and Jewelry Designer, Gemological Institute of America, California

2016 Solo Exhibit, the North Santiam Hall Galleries, Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon

2015 Gresham Art Committee Annual Juried Show, Gresham, Oregon

2014 Solo Exhibit, the Arts Center, Corvallis, Oregon

2014 Group Exhibit, Lower Columbia College, Longview, Washington

2014 Gresham Art Committee Annual Juried Show, Gresham, Oregon

2014 Howland Community Open Exhibition, the Arts Center, Corvallis, Oregon

2013 ArtWorks NW, Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Roseburg, Oregon

2013 Gresham Art Committee Annual Juried Show, Gresham, Oregon

2013 Howland Community Open Exhibition, ArtCentric, Corvallis, Oregon

2012 The 7th Annual Community Art Exhibit, Giustina Gallery, LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis, Oregon

2012 Southern Oregon Art Show, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, Oregon

2012 Gresham Art Committee Annual Juried Show, Gresham, Oregon

2010 Picture the Musician: Portraits of Musicians by Northwest Artists, Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, Wenatchee, Washington

2008 The 3rd Annual Community Art Exhibit, Giustina Gallery, LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis, Oregon

2008 Linn-Benton Community College Alumni Art Show, Albany, Oregon

2007 The 5th Around Oregon Annual, ArtCentri...