Sophie Tianxin Chen 陈天心

Chinese born, now lives and works in Los Angeles.

Education

University of California Los Angeles MFA 2014

School of the Art Institute of Chicago BFA 2010

Selected Exhibitions

cusp, As Usual, Rags, Plates and Sheets, Hang Zhou, China

The C.A.D. Lamma House, Hong Kong

MUFOCO, West East: Misunderstanding and Complicities, Milan, Italy

Matèria Gallery, Latent Call, Rome, Italy

Hexiangning Art Museum, Double Visions, Shenzhen, China

Sanlitun Village, Get It Louder Biennial, Beijing, China

Torrance Art Museum, MAS Attack 6, Torrance, CA

Palos Verdes Art Center, Now Trending, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Three Shadows Photography Art Center, Award 2014, Finalist, Beijing, China

New Wight Gallery, MFA Exhibition 4, Los Angeles, CA

Contemporary Museum of Crete, Ithaca Returned, Rethymnom, Greece

SF Camerawork, Transient States, San Francisco, CA

Spark Art Space, Solo Show: Through the Narrow Gate, Syracuse, NY

XL Gallery, Love America and America Loves Me, Syracuse, NY

J Gallery, Light Room, Shanghai, China

Morpho Gallery, Natural Translations, Chicago, IL

Texas Women’s University Art Gallery, Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition, Finalist, Denton, TX

Royal Ontario Museum “Touched by Fire”, Ottawa, Canada

Sullivan Gallery, “BFA Thesis Show”, Chicago, IL

Woman Made Gallery, “Annual Member Show”, Chicago, IL

Selected Publications / Online Features

A New Nothing by Sleeper Studio

Live Lively by JNBYHOME

Still Life by Same Paper

Closing Ceremony #2 by Same Paper

Los Angeles Aperture Magazine #274

Aint-Bad

Zerozerouno

Body as Packaging by Genda Magazine

Office Exhibition by Closing Ceremony X ZUCZUG

Yet Magazine

Der Greif

Thisispaper

Fotografia

Musée Magazine

Better Magazine

Double Visions Hexiangning Art Museum

Hair Salon VICE X ZUCZUG

2014 Award Exhibition Catalog Three Shadows Photography Art Center

Latent Image

Light Room Goooodie by Ka Xiaoxi

Touched by Fire Exhibition Catalog Royal Ontario Museum

Selected Awards

Paul Huf Award, Foam Foundation Amsterdam, nominee, 2020

Latent Award, Materia Gallery, finalist, 2015

Three Shadows Photography Art Center Award, finalist, 2014