陳淑華（b.1963），生於彰化溪湖。畢業於國立臺灣師範大學美術學系，獲法國巴黎第一大學藝術史研究所西洋美術史博士，現職國立臺灣師範大學美術系所專任教授。曾任法國巴黎羅浮宮、凡爾賽宮繪畫修復師，擅長油畫與漆畫（日文稱「蒔繪」）。因幼時成長於純樸的鄉間，能敏銳感受到大自然萬物所散發的生命力，無論蛋彩、油彩或漆畫，皆流露其對自然的崇尚與關懷；細膩筆觸蘊含人文情懷，映現靈性之美。2009年本館邀請參與「臺灣名卉八品」計畫。
Chen Shu-hwa (b. 1963) was born in Xihu, Changhua. She earned her degree from the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University and holds a Ph.D. in Western Art History from Université Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Currently a professor at NTNU’s Department and Graduate lnstitute of Fine Arts, Chen previously served as a painting conservator at both the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, and the Palace of \/ersailles. Specializing in oil and lacquer painting (including the traditional Japanese maki-e technique), Chen’s practice is deeply informed by her rural upbringing, which fostered a keen sensitivity to the vibrant life force of the natural world. Across various media—whether egg tempera, oil, or lacquer—her work reflects her reverence and concern for nature. Her delicate brushwork conveys a humanistic sensibility and reveals spiritual beauty. In 2009, she was commissioned by the NMH to participate in the “Eight Celebrated Flowers of Taiwan” project.
《喜普鞋蘭》，為陳淑華2009年蛋彩畫布作品。作者長期進行臺灣特有種植物為主題創作，此作採俯視角度構圖，表現臺灣喜普鞋蘭生長於陰溼林帶地面的物性，並以油水混合技法，純亞麻繃畫布打底，再用坦培拉蛋彩慢慢描繪，先上黑灰色，再畫花朵的淡粉色及葉脈的淺綠色，透過畫筆記錄初遇物種生態之美的感動。喜普鞋蘭又稱「仙履蘭」，花瓣兜形深囊好似仙女遺落的一隻拖鞋。簽名：Shu-hwa，2009。
Taiwan Lady’s Slipper Orchid is a 2009 egg tempera on canvas by Chen Shu-hwa, who has long focused her creative practice on Taiwan’s endemic flora. Rendered from a top-down perspective, the composition captures the species’ natural habitat on the damp, shaded forest floor. Executed on pure stretched linen using a mixed oil-and-tempera technique, the painting was developed through patient layering—beginning with dark black and gray undertones, followed by the delicate pale pink of the petals and the light green of the leaf veins. Through her intricate brushwork, Chen translates the wonder of her initial encounter with the orchid’s ecological grace. In Chinese, the species is also poetically called the “Fairy’s Slipper,” as its deep, pouch-like petal evokes a slipper left behind by a celestial maiden.
蛋彩畫布 2009 | 縱89 橫149.8公分 | 2009年入藏 | 國立歷史博物館 | 典藏編號98–00071
Egg tempera on canvas, 2009 | 89 × 149.8 cm | Acquired in 2009 | Collection of the National Museum of History | Accession No. 98-00071
《喜普鞋蘭》
Taiwan Lady’s Slipper Orchid
