Hua Chen was born in 1952 in Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. Between the years of 1973 and 1976, Chen earned a Bachelors Degree of Fine Art from the Anuhi Teacher's University, Anhui, China. He then went on to attain a Master of Fine Arts Degree in sketching, watercolor, and oil painting from the Central Institute the Fine Arts in Beijing, China. Chen has earned several titles and awards including Chairman of Anhui Oil Painting Reasearch Association and is a member of the Artists Association of China. After relocating to the United States in the late 1990's, Chen's work became well recognized in the United States, resulting in his work being displayed in the national directory, "Artists of Chinese Origin in North America." His one-man shows have been exhibited in Japan, Hawaii, China and the United States.