Short bio
Besides being a full professor of art, Yong Chen is the founder of EnjoyingArt – an artist community where he is teaching, coaching, and supporting members from across the US and around the world.
Longer bio
Yong Chen is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society. He is a professor of painting in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also an accomplished author, illustrator and painter with paintings exhibited in multiple countries and found in private collections both here and abroad. Yong is the founder of EnjoyingArt, an artist community where he is teaching, coaching, and supporting members from across the US and around the world.
Yong earned his Master of Fine Arts in Illustration from the University of Hartford and has 30 years of painting and drawing teaching experience to adults. He promotes relaxed art-making using a systematic, yet creative process. Yong is not only expert with watercolor, but also excellent with Chinese calligraphy, acrylic, gouache, oil, and digital art covering all subject matters.
Yong’s passion for painting, storytelling and teaching started in his early childhood. He hopes to continue to share and grow a community that is filled with care and support for like-minded artists.
Contact
To begin a discuss about planning a future workshop please send email to: artistyongchen@gmail.com
Scheduled Workshops in 2024
7-day Workshop - Plein-air Painting in Italy
Dates: Saturday 6 – Saturday 13 July 2024
Location: The Watermill at Posara, Tuscany, Italy
Learning painting watercolor or with other painting media in these beautiful locations in Italy: Verrucola, Fivizzano, Cinque Terre, Lucca, Il Convento dei Carmine, and Monte dei Bianchi. Group plein-air demonstrations and one-on-one coaching through the day, and group critiques in the evening. Learn more and register.
10-week Workshop - Mastering Watercolor
Dates: January 8 - March 11, 2024
Location: Remote
This is a 10-week learning program on Zoom. It will include 3-4 parts for the subject matters which participants will vote for ahead of the program. Participants will learn watercolor painting the favorite subjects, starting from where you are, to continue developing your confidence on watercolor painting. Learn more and register.