陈幸 Xing Raffaella Chen
Xing Raffaella Chen is a female artist currently based in Chicago, USA. Born in northern China and raised in Shanghai by her mother, her practice is shaped by experiences of moving between different cultural and social environments. Living and working across North America and Asia has given her a perspective informed by both personal displacement and cross-cultural observation.
Before fully entering the art world, Chen spent time in Los Angeles engaging with dancers from diverse backgrounds, followed by several years in the Asian idol industry. The intense physical training and strict expectations placed on women’s bodies and age deeply influenced her artistic direction. These experiences made her question how femininity, identity, and value are constructed through systems of visibility, discipline, and social judgment.
Working across performance and installation, Chen explores the relationship between body and space. She uses physical actions, sensory materials, and spatial interventions to examine how bodies negotiate control, vulnerability, and presence. Her recent work also investigates what happens after the artist leaves, whether an artwork can continue to transform and exist independently through time, environment, and audience interaction.
Grounded in lived experience, Chen’s practice seeks to open conversations about embodiment, gender, and the shifting boundaries between personal and collective narratives.
EDUCATION
2025-2027
Master of Fine Art in Visual Arts, University of Chicago, USA
2021-2025
Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies & Studio Art, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
- Rebel, the Kollection, New York, USA
- Siddhartha Life & Death Exhibition PJ, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Weathervanes, Cochrane-Wood Art Centre, Chicago, USA
- Yours, Logan Center Gallery, Chicago, USA
2025
- Shift, Toronto, Canada
- 404 NOT FOUND, Toronto, Canada
- ATAF, Toronto, Canada
2024
- Wonderlust, Toronto, Canada
- Metamorphosis, Toronto, Canada
- ATAF, Toronto, Canada
SELECTED PERFORMANCE
2026
- Sky Piece (Yoko Ono), Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, USA
HONORS & AWARDS
2026
- University of Chicago Graduate Council Award
2025
-Annual Toronto FADO Performance Art Award
2024
-Annual Toronto FADO Performance Art Award
2019
-Second Place, HUYA Make a Star TV Program
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Chicago - Teaching Assistant
-2025 Fall Visual Language: On Time and Space
-2026 Winter Visual Language: On Image
-2026 Spring Visual Language: On Time and Space
2025
-Power Station of Art, Shanghai - Brand Assistant & Art Guide
2023
-University of Toronto Scarborough International Academic Programs and Initiatives - Student Service Assistant
2018-2021
-Idol Trainee, China
2017-2018
-Certificate Dance Program, Millennium Dance Complex, Los Angeles, USA