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(left to right) In 2001, the Friends of the United Nations honored Dr. TF Chen with a “Global Tolerance Award” and designated him a “Cultural Ambassador for Tolerance and Peace.” TF Chen giving his Acceptance Speech at the United Nations. / Dr Chen holding his Global Tolerance Award. / Dr. Chen and wife Lucia, sharing a joke with actor Danny Glover, at the Global Tolerance Award Ceremony.
(Left to right)The State of the World Forum gathered over 900 leaders in the fields of politics, religion, business, government, NGO’s, etc. / 2000 – Dr. Chen and his daughter Julie at the State of the World Forum in NYC. Chen’s artworks were used as backdrops to all of the events, attended by 900 world leaders.
(Left to right)Dr. TF Chen and wife Lucia were invited to International Conference on World Peace (12/28/2002, Washington, DC). They enjoyed meeting many VIP’s such as: Senator and Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Richard G. Lugar; Former President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Carazo and First Lady, etc.
TF & Lucia accept greetings from Dr. Steven Rockefeller, the Founder of the Global Constitution, after TF speech at world leaders, regarding “The Pursuit of Global Peace.” / TF & Lucia with Dr. Yeon Kim, South Korea representative for UNESCO. / TF & Lucia with the Mexican President Vincent Fox at the Global Leader Committee. / Lucia and NY State Governor Pataki, discussing TFChen’s “Art for Humanity” World Tour.
TF & Lucia with US Senator Edward Kennedy. /The Chens with US Congressman Steven Solarz./ TF & Lucia donating an artwork to the Anti-Poverty Foundation at the Long Wall Olympic Dragon Ceremony./TF liked to use his artwork to connect with society while also promoting a positive social message. Here he created the image “No Smoking!” that was well-used to promote a cancer prevention campaign. /The Chens showcase “No Smoking” with the NYC Mayor at that time at an American Cancer Society event.
(Left to right) The TF Chen Museum building in SoHo, hosted the TF Chen “60 Year Retrospective 1951-1996” during its Opening Ceremony in 1996. / In 1996, The Grand Opening for the TF Chen Museum Building (which at the time, was the largest art center in NYC) / There was a great turn out, including the New York City Mayor and many other Cultural Officials / The Art Center hosted TF Chen’s “60 Year Retrospective 1951-1996” and dozens of other art and cultural activities./1996 – TF Chen and family, at the “Art For Humanity” Exhibit at the TF Chen Museum Opening.
Jacob Gelt Dekker – the Dutch art collector and philanthropist — invited Dr. TF Chen to have a One Man Show (filling four floors) at the Grand Opening of the Jacob Gelt Dekker Cultural Institute and Kura Hulanda (a UNESCO World Heritage site). Here they are at the Opening with the Governor of Curacao and his wife. /Milton Esterow – one of the oldest art magazine– visiting TF Chen’s art Show at Lucia Gallery. / World Master Rosenquet visiting Lucia Gallery./TF & Lucia Chen with prof. Wei-Ming Du, the Chinese Anchor of Media and Culture with Harvard University. Nam June Paik, the famous Korean artist, visits New World Art Center in SoHo.
TF Chen has been invited to have one man show at the White House Gallery. 1979 / TF Chen’s “Neo-Iconography” One Man Show at California State University. The Ambassador Ouyang Rui Xiong Zhang Menglin, other Cultural Officers, and City and University Directors all attended the Opening Ceremony. / The United Nations’ Youth Symphony Orchestra playing music at the Grand Opening of one of TF Chen’s shows, hosted by TECO/2002 – Art For Humanity Exhibition at TECO.
Yi-Ru Wang from ETTV New York, interviewing Lucia and visiting the “Art for Humanity” Exhibition. /Dr. Chen featured in a 10 page interview article in a famous Japanese magazine./ TF Chen art and theory has been featured in more than 300 textbooks in 37 countries. For example, artwork Celebrating Human Education graces the cover of a university textbook.
Former President of Taiwan, Lee Teng-hui, loves TF Chen’s art work and visited many of his art exhibits. Here he is visiting Chen’s One Man Show at the Taipei Museum, with the media taking photos. At the end of the afternoon, TF and Lucia presented the Former President with a silkscreen of “No Smoking” for his collection.
(Left to right) At the Grand Opening of Dr. Chen’s One Man Show at the Taiwan Museum, TF poses with the Head of the Cultural Department, the City Mayor, and other officials (1990). / Dr. Chen’s “Post Van Gogh Series” showing at different gallery sites./Many TV media interview Dr.TF Chen on his “Post-Matisse Series,” 1995.
TF donating his artwork “No Smoking” to the Foundation for No Smoking. / In 1993, TF Chen was invited to have a One Man Show at ShingKwang Mitsukoshi. The exterior showed the TF Chen Exhibition banner./ The Vice President of Taiwan and other Officials visit TF’s One Man Show at the first International Art Fair in Taipei.
To celebrate the 90th Anniversary in Tainan, the school featured an exhibition of TF Chen, here is the Ribbon-cutting at the Grand Opening. /The Dept of Legislative Yuan invited TF Chen to showcase his “Art For Humanity” Exhibition; the Vice President Jung-Chi Chung cut the Ribbon at the Opening Ceremony.
Dr. Chen and the representations of the United Nations (including Dr. Brown), in front of TF Chen’s artwork. |
Dr. Chen’s first exhibition in the States at “Art League”(Modern Art Center) in Philadelphia, 1978. |
Dr. Chen painting at their Soho gallery(250 Lafayette St. NYC). |
TF & Lucia interviewed at the Opening of their T.F. Chen Cultural Center in SoHo (six floors covering 20,000sqft). |
Dr. TFChen in front of his masterpiece, speaking to a crowd of 1000 world leaders at the State of the World Forum, 1998. |
TF Chen exhibited more than 80 of his artworks in a One Man Show at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 1991. It was widely covered by the media. |
An exhibition of Dr. TF Chen hosted by Harriette and Charles Luckman, at University of California, LA. |
Jim Garrison, the Chairman of the State of the World Forum, giving a speech at the closing ceremony in front of TFChen’s masterpiece in 1998. |
During” the International Art Association” meeting in NYC, Dr. Chen is reelected as the Chairman of the Art delivery key note in English , 1988. |
Dr. Chen, the Art section Chairman of the “International Art Association “meeting, held by AAI in Paris, with the Chairmen of the Music and Dance Group, 1987. |
2002 Dr. & Mme. Chen at the God & World Peace Conference( Washington D.C. 12/2002)
Art For Humanity World Tour New York
Oct. 12 to Dec. 10 ,06 at TF Chen Cultural Center SoHo NYC
Nov 2nd-15th,06 at 798 Avant Gallery Chelsea NYC
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