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Komi Chen (郭香美)

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Komi Chen (郭香美)

Identity Snapshot

  • English: Komi Chen
  • Chinese: 郭香美
  • Era: 1943
  • Geography: Taipei, Taiwan
  • Core roles: artist, educator
  • Source: TAH Foundation Who’s Who

Born in Taipei in 1943, Komi Chen grew up in an art painting family and was influenced by her father Kuo Hsueh Hu, mother A Chin Kuo and eldest sister Ann Kuo. She studied and explored as she grew up. Moreover, Komi Chen entered National Taiwan Normal University School of Fine Arts in order to receive formal art education. This period has laid down a solid foundation of her painting.

Timeline

  • 1943 — Born in Taipei into an art-painting family; father |郭雪湖 (Kuo Hsueh-Hu), mother 林阿琴 (A Chin Kuo), eldest sister Ann Kuo
  • 1966 — B.A., Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University (國立臺灣師範大學)
  • 1966–1968 — Fine Arts Teacher, Taipei Municipal Jinhua Junior High School (台北金華國中)
  • — — M.A., Library Science, University of Pittsburgh
  • 1978–1981 — Chinese Painting Teacher, Pittsburgh Community College; later Instructor of Chinese Painting, Monroeville Community College
  • 1991 — Solo Exhibiting Artist, East Gallery (東之畫廊), Taipei

Education

  • Taiwan National Normal Univ. (臺灣師範大學) — 1966 — B.A., Fine Arts
  • Univ. of Pittsburgh — M.A., Library Science

Employment

  • Taipei Municipal Jinhua Junior High School (台北金華國中) — Fine Arts Teacher — (1966-1968) — Pittsburgh Community College — Chinese Painting Teacher — (1978-1981) — Monroeville Community College — Instructor of Chinese Painting — East Gallery (東之畫廊), Taipei — Solo Exhibiting Artist — (1991-1991)

Family

  • Husband: 陳根地
  • Father: |郭雪湖
  • Mother: 林阿琴

Sources

Vault records（deepen pass 2026-09-14）

  • 本頁 TAH 出處之 Vault 頁面：|TAH 2290. Komi Chen 郭香美、|TAH 68. 郭香美 Komi Chen。
  • 父親：|郭雪湖 (Kuo Hsueh-Hu)；母親 林阿琴、姊姊 Ann Kuo 目前僅見於本頁與父親頁，尚無專屬頁面。
  • 匹茲堡時期（Pittsburgh/Monroeville 社區大學任教，匹大圖書館學碩士）與當地台美人圈子相符：|TAA Pittsburgh。
  • SKIP（deepen-x slice 09141213-23）：語料庫檢索僅命中本人書目記錄 [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/whos-who-2290-komi-chen||TAH #2290]]、[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/artists68||TAH #68]]（皆為書目頁、無內文），無可吸收之社群/回憶錄材料。
  • （複掃 2026-09-15，slice 09150316-25：SKIP）以「郭香美／Komi Chen／香美」再掃：命中僅本人書目頁 #2290、#68 及 works/index 目錄列，無可吸收之社群/回憶錄材料——維持 SKIP。
  • deepen-x 09141500-8（覆核）：改以「香美」及父名再檢，本人名於 works／articles 仍僅命中上述兩筆書目記錄 — 確認 SKIP。但父系語料可佐證家族脉络：父親 郭雪湖 晚年定居舊金山灣區 Richmond「望海山莊」（窗前遠眺似觀音山而命名），見灣區台美人社群史料 [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/our-journeys-357|Our Journeys #357]]；另有父親傳記式文章 [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/mystories417|TAH #417【人心人術】走過一百年 用台灣人的眼睛畫世界：郭雪湖]]（張肇烜，2016/03）。已記入 Family 交叉索引，非本人直屬事實故不入 Timeline。
  • （覆核 deepen-x slice 09150400-20，2026-09-15：SKIP）以「郭香美／Komi Chen」重掃 works／articles：命中僅本人書目頁 [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/whos-who-2290-komi-chen|TAH #2290]]、[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/artists68|TAH #68]]（皆書目記錄）及 works/index 目錄列，無可吸收之社群/回憶錄材料——維持 SKIP。
  • （覆核 deepen-x slice 09150500-10，2026-09-15：SKIP）重掃結果不變——命中僅 #2290、#68 書目頁及 works/index 目錄列，無可吸收之社群/回憶錄材料——維持 SKIP。
  • （覆核 deepen-x slice 09150600-2，2026-09-15：SKIP）重掃結果不變——命中僅本人書目頁 #2290、#68 及 works/index 目錄列，無可吸收之社群/回憶錄材料——維持 SKIP。

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