1961 
Born in Sichuan Province, China
1987 
Graduated from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Sichuan, China
2007 
“Floating-New Generation of Art in China” National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea
“Thermo Cline of Art-New Asia Waves” ZKM Art Museum, Karlsruhe, Germany
“Departure from Southwest” Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou, China
“Models - allegories of the real” Kunsthalle Göppingen,Germany
Visiting artist at the Royal College of Art, London, UK
2006 
“Double Sound Cracker” Tang Contemporary Art Center, Beijing, China
“This Is For Real” an exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art, Zhu Qizhan Art Museum,Shanghai, China
“China Coupe” The Hospital, London, UK
Artist resident at Caribbean Contemporary Art Cantle Port of Span,Trinidad Tobago
2005 
“Convergence at E116/N40 Beijing International
Contemporary Art Exhibition” 798 Da Yaolu Art space
and East End Art Zone, Beijing, China
“Solo Exhibition” Albemarle Gallery London, UK
“Shanghai Cool” Shanghai Duo Lun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
2004 
“Is It Art?” Xi’an Art Museum, Xi‘an, China
Visiting artist at The Royal College of Art, London, UK
2003 
“China Today” The British Library Gallery, London, UK
Japan International Art Festival, Tokyo, Japan
2002 
“City Of Dreams” Individual Exhibition, the Gallery Art U, Osaka
“Dialogue” Contemporary Art Centre, Osaka, Japan
“Dream-02” The Bargehouse and The Gallery OXO, London, UK
“Media City” Art Gallery Artist Commune, Hong Kong
2001 
Solo Exhibition: “Tidal Wave” The October Gallery, London, UK
“Dream-01” Atlantis Gallery, London, UK
“Youth In Transition” Exhibition of Chinese, German and British Artists,
He Xiangning Art Museum, Shengzhen, China
2000  
“The Figure in Contemporary Chinese Art” The Air Gallery, Han Art London, UK
“Face and Gestures”: Touring Exhibition of Two Artists in China
Upriver Gallery, Kunming, Yunnan
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing
Chengdu Upriver Gallery, Sichuan
Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan
1999 
“Transvangarde Exhibition” The October Gallery, London, UK
Two Artist Exhibition, Well Hung Gallery, London, UK
1998 
“The 4th Sapporo International Print Biennale”
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan
The International Triennial-1998, Osaka, Japan
“The Hunting Art Prizes Exhibition 1998” The Royal
College of Art Gallery, London, UK
Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Newport, South Wales, UK
1997 
“229th Summer Exhibition” Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
“The International Triennial 1997” Osaka, Japan
“Dialogue” The October Gallery, London, UK
“Another Province Exhibition”, Video and Film Installation and Waterman’s Arts Centre, London, UK
1996 
“The 3rd Sapporo International Print Biennale”- Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan, Awarded the First Prize
“Transvangarde Exhibition” The October Gallery, London, UK
“Cell” Installation: Video and Performance Sichuan, China
“Exhibition of Recent Acquisition at the British
Museum” London, UK, “National Printmaking
Exhibition” The Mall Gallery, London, UK
1995 
Individual Exhibition - The October Gallery, London, UK
1994 
“The International Triennial 1994” - Osaka, Japan
“Works of Xu Zhongmin” Cité International,Paris, France
“The Hunting Art Prizes Exhibition 1994” The Royal College of Art Gallery, London, UK
1993 
“National Printmaking Exhibition” The Mall Gallery, London, UK
“The Second Sapporo International Print Biennale” Sapporo, Japan “Manchester Academy Annual Exhibition” Manchester, UK
1992 
Two Artists Exhibition - China Central Acadimy of Fine  Arts Gallery, Beijing, China
1991 
“New Expression Painting Exhibition” Exhibition of Two Artists, International Exhibition Centre, Beijing China
1990 
Exhibition with Six Other Artists, Düsseldorf, Germany
1988 
Exhibition of Four Artists, China National Fine Art Museum, Beijing, China
1986 
North West Artists Group Exhibition, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China
1985 
“New Image Fine Art Exhibition”, Shanghai, Nanjing and Chongqing

Awards
2000 
Award from the British Council, UK
1998 
Awarded the Sponsors Prize
1997 
Awarded The Guinness Prize for the Best First-Time Contributor
1995 
Awarded The Pollock- Krasner Foundation Award New York, USA
1994 
Work collected by the Centre of Contemporary Arts and Culture, Osaka, Japan
1993 
“The International Triennial 1993” Osaka, Japan, Awarded: Sakai City Prize
Awarded: Manchester Academy Annual Exhibition NORWEB Major Award, UK
Works collected by The British Museum, UK

Collected
2007 
Works collected by Uli Sigg art collection,
Switzerland Works collected by White Rabbit art collection, Sydney, Australia
Works collected by David Roberts Art Foundation, London, UK
2005  
Work collected by Formula 1 Art Collection, London, UK
2001 
Work collected by The Red Mansion Foundation, London, UK
2000 
Work collected by The Muban Foundation, London, UK
1999 
Work collected by Boehringer Ingelheim, Berkshire, UK
1998 
Work collected by the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan
1997 
Works collected by the Clifford Chance Art Collection, London, UK
Work collected by the Guinness Art Collection, Guinness PLC, London, UK
1996 
Works collected by the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan
1995 
Works collected by the October Gallery, London, UK
Works collected by the Centre of Contemporary Arts and Culture, Osaka, Japan
1994 
Work collected by the Centre of Contemporary Arts and Culture, Osaka, Japan
1993 
Works collected by The British Museum, UK