Born in 1969 in Guizhou Province, China. Chen graduated from Engraving Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China. Chen was awarded "30 Top Finalists, The Sovereign Art Foundation" in 2005, and held two solo exhibitions: "One Eye Opened and One Eye Closed" ( Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 2001 ) , "An Eye for An Eye" (Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 2005). He also attended many important group exhibitions: "Sharp Eye: Associated Exhibition for Artists Born in the 70's" ( International Palace Art Gallery, Beijing and He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen) and "Second Round Exhibition of Five Artists" (Contemporary Art Gallery, Beijing, 1999), "ChinArt" (Museum Kueppersmuehle Sammlung Grothe, Duisburg, Germany) , "ChinArt" (Museo Arte Contemporanea di Roma, Rome, Italy) and "ChinArt" (Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary, 2002), "The Chen Family Exhibition, paintings by Yu Chen, Chen Yu and Chen Li" (Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 2006), and "The Chen Family" (Today Art Museum Gallery, Beijing, China, 2008).