In 1988 her work was approved for exhibition at Taipei Fine Arts Museum, marking the first time that the humble dough figurine, more commonly offered for sale by peddlers at temples, had gained access to the palace of fine art.
民國七十七年，陳慧燕的捏麵作品通過審核，得以在市立美術館展出，使得向來只能在廟前廣場展售的街頭藝術「捏麵人」，首度進入了「藝術殿堂」。