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Chung-Wei Lin

Taipei, Taiwan

Lin Chung-Wei

Born in 1989, Taipei, Taiwan

Education

  • 2011 B.F.A., Fine Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taiwan

  • 2019 M.F.A., Fine Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan

Exhibitions

2025

  • ART TAICHUNG 2025, 99 Degree Art Center, Taichung, Taiwan

  • ART TAINAN 2025, 99 Degree Art Center, Silks Place Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan

2024

  • ART TAIPEI 2024, 99 Degree Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan

  • ART TAICHUNG 2024, 99 Degree Art Center, Taichung, Taiwan

  • “Four-Person Exhibition: Yuheng Tainan”, Yuheng Art Center, Tainan, Taiwan

  • NIGHT ART FAIR TAIPEI 2024, 99 Degree Art Center, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan

  • ONE ART TAIPEI 2024, 99 Degree Art Center, Hotel Metropolitan Premier Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

2023

  • ART TAINAN 2023, 99 Degree Art Center, Silks Place Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan

2022

  • ART TAINAN 2022, 99 Degree Art Center, Silks Place Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan

  • Kaohsiung Art Fair 2022, 99 Degree Art Center, Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

  • ART TAICHUNG 2022, 99 Degree Art Center, The Lin Hotel, Taichung, Taiwan

  • ONE ART TAIPEI 2022, 99 Degree Art Center, The Sherwood Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

2021

  • “In Love with Someone Who Never Comes Home”, Solo Exhibition by Lin Chung-Wei, 99 Degree Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan

  • ART TAICHUNG 2021, 99 Degree Art Center, Millennium Hotel Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan

2020

  • ART TAICHUNG 2020, 99 Degree Art Center, Millennium Hotel Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan

2019

  • “Urban Drifting”, Solo Exhibition by Lin Chung-Wei, S7 Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2018

  • Nanying Award Exhibition, Group Show, Xinying Cultural Center, Tainan, Taiwan

  • “Urban Drifting: The Nomadic Inhabitant”, Solo Exhibition, Mizutani Art, Taipei, Taiwan

2017

  • “The Days We Were Reckless”, Art Exhibition at O-Bank, Taipei, Taiwan

2016

  • ART SQUARE TAIPEI 2016, Taiwan Art Company, Howard Plaza Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan

  • ART KAOHSIUNG 2016, Taiwan Art Company, City Suites, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

  • Emerging Artists Collection Exhibition, Taiwan Art Company, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

  • Artists-in-Residence Joint Exhibition, Taiwan Art Company, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2015

  • YOUNG ART KAOHSIUNG 2015, Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2014

  • “Silent Little Explosion”, Group Show, Mizutani Art, Taipei, Taiwan

  • “==> Home”, Group Show, Red Art Space, Taoyuan, Taiwan

  • “Alternative Art”, Group Show, Underground Art Museum, TNUA, New Taipei, Taiwan

2012

  • “On The Road”, Group Show, Underground Art Museum, TNUA, New Taipei, Taiwan

2011

  • “100 Blows”, Group Show, Four Four South Village (Xinyi Citizen Hall), Taipei, Taiwan

  • “Was tun?”, Group Show, National Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei, Taiwan

2010

  • “We Have Long Arms”, Group Show, Beitou Citizen Center, New Taipei, Taiwan

2009

  • “Shame Face”, Group Show, Shilin Citizen Center, Taipei, Taiwan

Awards

  • 2020 Finalist, Oil Painting Category, New Taipei City Art Exhibition

  • 2018 Honorable Mention, Nanying Award

  • 2015 Finalist, Hong Mei Emerging Artist Award

  • 2008 1st Prize, NTUA Campus Sketch Competition

  • 2006 Excellence Award, National Student Art Competition

  • 2006 1st Prize, Keelung Student Art Competition

Collections

  • 2022 “After Work Date”, Art Bank Taiwan, Taichung, Taiwan

Artist Statement

Through a delicate and realistic painting style, I depict various aspects of contemporary society by observing and representing living creatures. In series such as “The Dark Corner of the Slaughterhouse”, I explore the issues of genetic modification and life forms in the era of biotechnology. The “Urban Drifting” series features goldfish navigating cityscapes, symbolizing the alienation and solitude of urban dwellers and modern-day nomads.

Much like film or television adaptations of real-life stories, these paintings offer a sense of immersion, allowing viewers to empathize with the characters. Just as actors portray the complexities of human life, these works reflect the emotional and societal challenges that ordinary people encounter—stories that could easily happen to anyone.

Using anthropomorphism, I metaphorically cast the goldfish in my paintings as lonely wanderers in the metropolis. I intentionally leave space for interpretation, inviting viewers to co-create the narrative within their imagination. Through this interaction, I aim to build a bridge between the artwork and the audience.