Chen Qiulin graduated from Print Department of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 2000 and nowadays, she lives and works in Chengdu. She uses various media to create, including video, photography, installation and sculpture. Her creation is always in a state of continuous development and advancement. She discusses issues from a new perspective, which represents a unique sensitivity to social issues.
The awards Chen Qiulin has won include: Emerging Artist Prize, Biennale internationale d’art contemporain chinois Montpellier-Chine (2005); Asian Cultural Council, Starr Foundation Fellowship (2006); JP Morgan First Asian World Women Forum Rising Talents Programme (Nominated) (2008); Reshaping History Academic Award (Nominated) (2010); Loop Award of Loop Fair 2017.
She has presented solo exhibitions at many significant institutions, including Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, MAX PROTETCH Gallery, Long March Space, A Thousand Plateaus Art Space, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii, and A4 Museum, Chengdu.