In 1999, Chen Jian successfully held the "Tao Follows Nature - Chen Jian's Chinese Painting Works Exhibition" at Shandong Institute of Arts and Crafts, which was fully recognized by experts, seniors and people from all walks of life in the field of calligraphy and painting. Mr. Wei Qihou spoke highly of his paintings after viewing them, and happily wrote the inscription "Writing about the joys of heaven, transcending nature". In recent years, Chen Jian has won the "Shandong Provincial Government Taishan Literary Award", "Shandong Provincial May Day Cultural Award", "Shandong Provincial Art Creation Award", "Shandong Provincial Art School Art Competition Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Double Gold Medal", "Jinan City "Government Quancheng Literary Award", "Jinan City Advanced Individual in Calligraphy Creation" and many gold, silver and bronze awards at provincial and municipal levels. Painting works were exhibited in the "2010 Second National Landscape Painting Biennale", "2011 Brilliant Pudong - National Chinese Painting Exhibition", "2012 First Gongwang Fuchun - Chinese Landscape Painting Exhibition", "11th National Art Exhibition Shandong Works" Exhibition", "Ode to Qilu's 'Three Hundred' Art Creation Project - Exhibition of One Hundred Important Scenic Spots and Historical Relics in Shandong", "Ode to Qilu - Shandong Chinese Landscape Painting Jinjing Exhibition", "Welcome to the Tenth Art Festival - Shandong Provincial Art Exhibition", "Shandong Province's First Flower and Bird Painting Exhibition", "Contemporary Traditional Chinese Painting Famous Invitational Exhibition", "Jinan Major Theme Art Creation Project", etc.