Jenny Jiaying Chen

Independent Curator, Writer
Shanghai, China

Dr. Jenny Jiaying Chen is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Humanities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and an independent curator and writer. Her research explores the body, new materialism, and the metaphysics of sex, with a particular focus on diasporic aesthetics influenced by feminism and postcolonial theory.

She holds degrees from the China Academy of Art (BA), Lancaster University (MA), and East China Normal University (PhD in Philosophy). As a curator, she has led projects such as Zhang Yibei: Please No Helmet (2024) and AI: Love and Artificial Intelligence, which won the Hyundai Blue Prize in 2019. Her writings, exploring themes of art, identity, and gender, appear in The Art Journal and Art Review.

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A Retreat for the Retreated

Solitude: Loneliness and Freedom and Curatorial Practices in Asia (CPA) presents A Retreat for the Retreated – a three-day gathering that explores the themes of solitude, artistic freedom, and collective resilience. This project brings together diverse art spaces and collectives from across China to share, reflect upon, and reimagine curatorial practices beyond conventional boundaries.