Chen was born in Yangjiang City, Guangdong province, China, in 1966. He graduated from the arts school of the Zhanjiang Normal University in 1988. After his graduation, he worked as an artist and arts teacher. Since 2005, he becomes a full time painter and currently resides in Yangjiang City.

He says about his art:
In my paintings, I am trying to create a new world. I paint a galaxy reminding people that we started this life from a small dot. Then it is a big circle, where people are trying always to go up to the top. I can see nothing around me go in a straight line... it is all just a short journey and we are all going around to the same beginning.

Others say about his art:
Chen’s  works synthesize a cosmic order of heaven, land, people, seemingly saying to the viewers - “What A Wonderful World.”
Terrie Braunstein, artist