1992年南京藝術學院油畫專業本科畢業。1994年獲日本文部省獎學金赴日留學，先後在築波大學、東京藝術大學等日本三所國立大學學習及從事研究，獲藝術學碩士和教育學碩士學位。2009年于中國藝術研究院研究生院獲油畫創作與理論專業博士學位，現爲中國藝術研究院藝術創作院專職畫家。

Major in oil painting, Xu Chen Yang graduated from the Nanjing University of the Arts in 1992. Xu was granted scholarship from the Japan government to further his study in Japan in 1994. He has been studying and doing research work at several universities in Japan including the University of Tsukuba and Tokyo University of Arts. He obtained his Master degrees in Art and Education respectively. In 2009, Xu obtained a doctoral degree in oil painting at the Chinese National Academy of Arts. He is now a full-time painter at the Chinese National Academy of Arts.

自1990年起多次參加國內外美術大展並獲獎。2004年，獲日本第三十三屆繪畫的現在─精銳選拔展金獎。先後在日本的雁木通美術館、東京銀座一枚的繪畫廊、玲木畫廊、築波藝術畫廊、各地市立展覽館及中國北京的恭王府、美麗道國際藝術機構、新繹空間等地舉辦個人畫展22次。作品被中國、日本、新加坡等地美術館、藝術機構及私人廣泛收藏。

Xu has participated in various domestic and international art exhibitions and won a number of awards. In 2004, he was granted gold award at the 33rd elite selection painting exhibition in Japan. Xu has held a number of solo exhibitions at the art galleries and exhibition centres in Japan and China. His art works have been collected by the art galleries and art institutions from China, Japan and Singapore.