JI CHEN IS ONE OF MELBOURNES FINEST PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE AND SEASCAPE.HE COMPLETED HIS BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE AT THE SHANGHAI DRAMA INSTITUTE IN 1984 AND LATER WORKED AS A SET DESIGNER FOR THE BEIJING OPERA COMPANY OF CHINA.WITH HIS MINIMALIST STYLE AND LARGE BOLD BRUSH STROKES JI MANAGES TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF AUSTRALIAN SCENERY IN MAGNIFICENT COLOUR.HE HAS WON MANY AWARDS INCLUDING THE $20,000 1st PRIZE AT THE CAMBERWELL ART SHOW IN 2005 AND THE VICTA HARBOUR AWARD IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. THE AUSTRALIAN ARTIST MAGAZINE HAS RECOGNISED JI’S ABILITY WITH TWO FEATURE ARTICLES ON HIS WORK OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.HIS WORK IS MUCH SOUGHT AFTER BY AUSTRALIAN GALLERIES AND CURRENTLY IS SHOWN IN MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, ADELAIDE AND CANBERRA.THE VALUE OF HIS WORK HAS APPRECIATED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND HAS BEEN PURCHASED BY COLLECTORS BOTH WITHIN AUSTRALIA AND OVERSEAS.