Sichen Grace Chen or “SG” (she/they) is a painter and illustrator based in Vancouver. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and is pursuing her MFA at Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU).

Symbolized by the pairing of her Chinese name, Sī Chén (思辰), and her English name, Grace, Chen explores the complex relationships between seemingly disparate ideas, objects, and identities, hoping to create space for new perspectives. Growing up in Chengdu, China, for the first few years of her life and often moving between cities in British Columbia has led her to garner an appreciation for the sentimentality and physicality of synthetic and natural landscapes. Chen paints notions of the human condition and the climate crisis through the allegory of nature and machine-made materials. Many of her works are inspired by moments and objects in her waking life and their intuitive transformations into surreal compositions interlaced with memory, metaphor, and makeshift.

For commissions or resume, please contact sichengraceart@gmail.com

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