國立臺南藝術大學藝術創作理論研究所博士。自2009 年起與西拉雅尪姨合作，展開文化考究與故事採集的田野工作，期間深度接觸語言散佚、多語轉譯與「島語」敘事等議題。其後延伸至曾文溪上游的鄒族社群，觀察獵人在傳統知識與當代變遷之間進行的權衡與協商。同時也持續從事曾文溪流域的多物種民族誌書寫，探索人、動植物與地景之間複雜而動態的關係。作品以檔案、書寫、影像、裝置等呈現文化考掘的思考與成果。曾參與《交陪誌》、《藝術觀點ACT》、嘉義美術館半年刊《Re-Turn回歸線》、《獵人帶路》等書寫及編輯工作。2021年《獵人帶路－曾文溪溯源影像誌》獲第45屆金鼎獎非文學圖書獎。2025年獲得台灣人類學與民族學學會第八屆李亦園先生紀念獎學金「博士論文獎」。

Chen Guan-Jhang holds a PhD from the Graduate Institute of Art Creation and Theory at Tainan National University of the Arts. In 2009, he started collaborating with Siraya shamans, known as “ang-yi,” and conducted field studies focused on cultural research and story collection. During this process, he has explored in depth issues such as language loss, multilingual translation, and “island-language” narratives.

His research later extended to Tsou Indigenous communities in the upper reaches of the Tsengwen River, where he observed how hunters negotiate and balance traditional knowledge with contemporary changes. At the same time, he continues to write multi-species ethnographies of the Tsengwen River basin, exploring the complex and dynamic relationships between humans, animals, plants, and landscapes.

Chen’s works present the thought processes and outcomes of cultural studies through archives, writing, video images, and installations. He has participated in writing and editorial projects including Kao Pue Art Journal, ACT Art Critique of Taiwan, Re-Turn: The Tropic of Cancer (Chiayi Art Museum’s biannual journal), and Hunters Leading the Route. In 2021, Hunters Leading the Route: A Visual Chronicle of Tracing the Tsengwen River to Its Source won the Non-Fiction Book Award at the 45th Golden Tripod Awards for Publications. In 2025, he received the Doctoral Dissertation Award of the Li Yi-Yuan Memorial Scholarship from the Taiwan Society for Anthropology and Ethnology.