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SUNNY Moxin

Chen

Media:

Painting, Mixed Media

SUNNY Moxin

Studio Location:

43-01 22nd st, Long Island City, NY 11101

Room/Studio#

238

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Artist Bio:

Sunny Moxin Chen (b. Moscow) is a Chinese multi-disciplinary artist,  educator, and curator based in Queens, NY. Chen recently held  exhibitions at Zhejiang Saili Art Museum, Hangzhou, On the Fringe,  Manhattan, Soul Arts Center, Beijing, A Space Gallery, Brooklyn, Soil  Gallery, Seattle, and the Bridge Arts Foundation, Los Angeles. Chen has  also shown works at Erie Art Museum (PA), Morgan Lehman Gallery (NY),  Abigail Ogilvy Gallery (MA), Yiwei Gallery (CA), School of Visual Arts'  Gallery (NY), Fowler-Kellogg Art Center (NY), Piano Craft Gallery (MA),  and so on. She was an artist-in-resident with full awards at Soaring  Gardens (PA) and Chautauqua Institution (NY) in 2022, won the “Best in  Show” prize at Main Street Arts (NY), and held a solo show at the  Distillery Gallery in Boston. Chen holds an MFA in Painting from Boston  University with the Merit Scholarship & Social Impact award and BFA  dual degree in Painting & Studio for Interrelated Media from  Massachusetts College of Art & Design with the Presidential  Scholarship & George Nick Prize.

Artist Statement:

My work explores the intersections of migration, identity, and the  ever-shifting concept of home, mapping both external landscapes and  internal worlds. Rooted in Taoist philosophy, I embrace the duality of  fluidity and structure, chaos and harmony—integrating abstraction and  figuration with materials drawn from daily life, such as Chinese ink,  bold colors, tea leaves, and flower petals. These elements, each  carrying its own history, serve as vessels for memory and emotion,  reflecting the nuances of displacement and adaptation.  Having moved constantly since childhood, I often felt caught in the  in-between, existing in a liminal space between cultures, languages, and  physical locations. My practice transforms this state of flux into a  space of connection, where layered paintings and installations blur the  boundaries between material and ephemeral, personal and collective.  Through my work, I seek to create immersive, sensory-rich compositions  that invite viewers to engage with themes of belonging, identity, and  survival in a fragmented world.

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