1960      
Born in Beijing, China
1984       
Graduated from Central Academy of Art and Crafts, Beijing, China
Present  
Associate Professor, Basic Skills Department, Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University

Collections and Exhibitions
1998      
Sino-Japanese Fine Art Exchange Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
1999      
“New Aestheticism” Group Exhibition National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2000      
“Northwest-Southeast” China-Norwegian Artists Exchange Exhibition, Oslo, Norway
2001      
“Northwest-Southeast” China-Norwegian Artists Exchange Exhibition, Xi'an, China
2002      
Asia Exhibition of Fine Arts, Busan, Korea
2003      
"Communicating with Nature" Group Exhibition International Art Gallery, Beijing, China
2004      
Solo Exhibition, Jianguo Hotel, Beijing, China               
Exhibition of Mentors of the Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University,  Tokyo, Japan
China Centennial Exhibition of Wall-Paintings, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2005      
Sculpture “Music”, Shijingshan Sculpture Park, Beijing, China
2006      
The First China Contemporary Academic Watercolor Painting Exhibition ,China Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2007      
Glass Painting “The Four Seasons”, Conference Hall of Chinese Writers Association, Beijing, China
Tapestry “The Enlightment of Civilization”, collected by China Academy of Fine Arts and China Writers Association
2008      
Tapestry “Flame: From Athens to Beijing” collected by National Gymnasium, Beijing, China
2009      
The Eleventh National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Wall Painting “Time-Honored Brands of Beijing” used as platform decoration in Beijing Metro Line Four

Academic Works
January 1997   Decorative Painting, Shanxi People's Fine Arts Publishing House
December 2006 Selected Fine Drawings of Chen Xiaolin, Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House
March 2008    Color Expression, Beijing Higher Education Publishing House