Born 1969 in Matsu, Taiwan. Lives and works in Taipei, Taiwan. 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: 1999-2009 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 “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. “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; Gavin Phipps;1999/11/12 Publications: 2003 “A Moment of Beauty: A Collection of Images of Betel Nut Girls”, Laureate, Taipei. Public Collections: 2009 “A Moment of Beauty: Betel Nut Girls”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine arts.