QWBAP Artist Talk - Meet our judge, Jun Chen

Don't miss this opportunity to meet and learn more about Queen's Wharf Brisbane Art Prize judge Jun Chen, when he joins us in the gallery to discuss his life and work.

Chen’s impasto oil paintings are textural observations of the landscape, nudes and still lifes with the paint thickly applied using a palette knife. He states “I don’t mix the oils. I paint wet to wet, and use control to cover the depth of things. I want to imbue the freshness with feeling. I like colour very strong, and do my painting in my own way. I love the black and grey. People like the feeling inside, same as for artists, to see the feelings. This is very important.”

Chen has been a regular finalist in the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and in 2013 won the Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize in Brisbane. In 2018, the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra commissioned Chen to paint a portrait of the Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer and current artistic director of the Queensland Ballet, Li Cunxin. Chen is represented in major Australian public collections including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra; National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. Chen also has his work held in public collections in China and Sweden, and in private collections throughout Australia and Asia.

This talk will be held at Petrie Terrace Gallery on Sunday, 21st of September from 2pm to 4pm.

Ticket Prices:
- $5 for RQAS Brisbane Members
- $15 for the Public

We welcome both non-members and members to attend! Event starts at 2pm at Petrie Terrace Gallery and afternoon tea is included in the ticket price. Make sure to book your ticket via Humanitix, as spaces are limited!

Please note, this talk will be held in the main gallery which is wheelchair accessible.