Alexander Chen was born in Canton, China in 1952.

His interest in art began to develop at a very young age when he instinctively began life drawing by experimenting on fellow classmates. In the years that followed, his drawings reflected his own experiences as well as life in Ancient China. As the legendary heroes of his culture came to life under his magical pencil, he compiled his pictures and drawings in storybook form. By the time Alexander finished elementary school he had completed nearly forty picture/story books.

Alexander's paintings, like those of the great American master, Norman Rockwell, reflect life as he (and we) would like it to be. They are extremely detailed and complex, take months to complete, and invariably offer the viewer a different aspect of the work with each successive viewing. Currently, he is working on his American Cities series. This innovative artistic treatment portrays American cities through the eyes of an artist who is completely fascinated by America-- where things are made larger than life-- through advertising and marketing hyperbole-- a world markedly different from Communist China. America's urban streets are portrayed as a whimsical place, a simple place, full of fun and diverse activities.