Although he is not well-known as a painter in Taiwan, overseas, Chen has been acclaimed by art critics as "one of the most original and creative contemporary Chinese artists, who has opened up new horizons for Chinese culture."
倒是在國外，他的畫評價頗高，曾有藝廊為他闢專室作長期展出。他也被許多權威藝評家譽為「近代中國最富創造性、且能為國畫開創新境界的畫家之一」。