Gwendoline Kuan-Jen Chen

Gwendoline

Kuan-Jen

Chen

Scenic Art

Photo Credit: Huang Yu-min

Scenic Charge: Yeh Dai-hua

latest Update

February 2025

About

Gwendoline Kuan-Jen Chen, born and raised in Taiwan, is a scenic artist and set dresser (among other things). As an innovative and diligent artist for theatre and films, with over five years of experience working in UK, Taipei, and US, she is well-equipped with skills such at scenic painting, prop making, and set dressing.

She is currently in training as an Intern for David Geffen School of Drama at Yale. Before her professional career, she was educated in Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the Collaborative Theatre Production and Design programme, where she mainly trained as a designer for sets, props, and puppets.

Aside from theatre and films, she enjoys good music, good arts, and above all, good food. (Although most mornings she is fuelled only by strong tea and sheer will power.) She cares deeply about people, community, and cultures, and is more than happy to get her hands dirty (both figuratively and literally) for a cause.

Theatre Work

Gwendoline has worked with Yale Repertory Theatre, David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, Royal Ballet and Opera, Royal National Theatre, Contemporary Legend Theatre, Theatre du Soleil

Eden

Lead Artist

Yale Repertory Theatre

Designer: George Zhou

Develop the linoleum floor sample, wall papering.

Painted in a crew of 4.

metamorphosis

Scenic Artist

David Geffen School of Drama at Yale

Designer: Jessie Baldinger

Develop the rust sample on the ladder and metal frame. foam carving, texturing.

Painted in a crew of 4.

falcon Girls

Scenic Artist

Yale Repertory Theatre

Designer: Beowulf Boritt

Stained wood, texturing with wood shavings. Floor textured with Jaxsan.

Painted in a crew of 4.

The Hot Wing King

Scenic Artist

Royal National Theatre

Designer: Rajha Shakiry

Texture floor panels with Iddendum. Wood grain and stain.

Painted in a crew of 6.

Larmes de couteau/

Full Moon in March

Scenic Artist (Pl.)

Royal Ballet and Opera

Designer: Anna Reid

Faux cement. Iddendum florescent marking.

Painted in a crew of 5.

Photo Credit: Huang Yu-min

Scenic Charge: Yeh Dai-hua

Legend Opera series 6

Prop maker & Scenic painter

Contemporary Legend Theatre

Soft drops. Wood grain and trope l’oeil, tree texture, painted box.

Painted in a crew of 4.

Chip board, tissue paper texture, hand lettering, blocking.

Trompe l’Oeil.

Metalic high-gloss finish

Scenic Painting Projects

Gwendoline is skilled in various faux finishes including wood, stone, carvings, ceramics, cement, linoleum floor, signage, metal, rust/patina, and imitation of classical paintings.