1961
Born in 1961
1982
Graduated from Industry Design College,Jiangnan University
Member of "Red·Trip", an art group in Jiang Su province during 1985's Art Currents
1991
Launched "Art Currents" magaznine
1992
Launched "Culture and Art Forum", a series of books
1993
Started painting "Dots" abtract works in 1993, began to imitate and copy old figural pictures to oil paintings as well
Living in Beijing

Exhibition
1985
Art Exhibition of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing
1986
Six-Person-Exhibition, Changzhou
Sun-Tanning, Nanjing    
1987
Red Trip, Frist Stop Exhibition, Nanjing
1989
China Mordern Art Exhibition, Beijing
1991
Starting up "Art Currents" Magaznine
1992
Starting up Serial Book "Culture and Art Forum"
1993
Solo Exhibition, Taiwan, Kaohsiung
1995
Zhou Junwei, Hong Lei and Cao Xiaodong, Trio Art Exhibition, Changzhou
1998
corrupturism，Beijing
Images Telling Stories-Chinese New Concept Photography Exhibition,Shanghai
2005
Jianghu Art，Beijing
2006
Abstract 798，Beijing
Art No Boundary，Beijing
Documental Exhibition of China Mordern Art, The China Millennium Monument, Beijing
2007
It's Mean,Beijing
Sunshine，Beijing
Predicament,Shanghai
Solo Exhibition,Beijing
Rotation，Qinghe Museum opening Exhibition,Nanjing
Revolution，ChinaSquare gallery，New York
2008
Solo Exhibition,Ode gallery，Singapore
Solo Exhibition,Wellington gallery，Hongkong
Abstract，Trio Art Exhibition，Beijing
Save As，Solo Exhibition，Virginia Miller gallery，Miami
2009
'Stars of China - Past and Present',modern art Museum Jan van der Togt,Holland
Chinese scene-Chongqing station，contemporary art big exhibition, Chongqing
Caoxiaodong abstract solo exhibition,Egg gallery,Beijing
Nothing，Genssun gallery，Beijing
Beijing 798 Biennale 2009,Beijing
manner，Longdexuan art center,beijing
2010
link，Shanghai,Mingyuan Art Museum
Quotations from 7 Xi，Longdexuan art center,beijing
Trace,Time museum，beijing