Maggie Menghan Chen

B. 1998, Beijing

Lives and works in London

Maggie Menghan Chen explores the growth and metamorphosis of life in her sculpture works. Sampling from flora and fauna, Chen creates surreal hybrids signifying transmutations of life energy. Recreating upon nature, she hopes to capture the underlying wisdom of the earth, unconcerned with the rational human mind. Chen also sees her work as a metaphor for the human psyche. The ferocity of beasts and the delicacy of flowers represent the struggle between aggression and sensitivity in the mind.

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Education

2021-2022 MA (Hons) Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London.
2016-2020 BA Art History, New York University, with minors in History and Digital Art and Design.

Selected Exhibitions

Solo
2022 Unearthed, solo presentation, Danuser & Ramírez, London.
2019 Metaforce Against Cowardice, solo project, Plate Space, Beijing

Group
2024 The Way of All Flesh, Saatchi Gallery, London
2024 Ode to the Unexpected, MadeIn Gallery, Shanghai
2023 First Edition, Collective Ending, London
2023 Moonlit Beings, Soka Art, Beijing
2023 Forgetmenots, the Split Gallery, London
2023 LUCKY NUMBER 8, The Bomb Factory Art Foundation, London
2023 Outlanders: Dreams of A New Moon, group show, Christie’s, London
2022 THE BODY OF NON-BODY, BROWNIE project, Shanghai
2022 Volatile Milieu: Collective Healing, Crypt Gallery, London
2021 Traces, group show, Cook House, London
2021 Spoiler (Purpose), PADA Studios, Lisbon
2020 When Mythology Jumps into Economy: a Big Splash of Ecology
2020 Postpost, Beijing
2019 Screening and Performance
2022 Death by Sports Unit, 26th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland
2020 Undercurrents, performance, X Museum, Beijing

 

Residency

2023 Spring Residency, Good Eye Projects, London