1963
Born in Harbin, China.
1987
Graduated from National Academy of Fine Arts and Design
Present lives and works in Beijing

Individual Exhibitions
2011
New Slogan, Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, USA
2010
The Second History, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
Zhang Dali – Solo Show, 18 Gallery, Shanghai, China
Zhang Dali – Extreme Reality, Tank Loft-Chongqing Contemporary Art Center, Chongqing, China
2009
Pervasion, He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Il sogno proibito della nuova Cina, Plazzo Inghilteraa,Turin, Italy
The Second History, Space SZ Gallery, Beijing, China
2008
The Road to Freedom, Red Star Gallery, Beijing, China
Slogans, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, USA
2007
Chinese Offspring, Chinese Contemporary Gallery, New York, USA
2006
Zhang Dali: A Second History, Walsh Gallery, Chicago, USA
2005
Sublimation, Beijing Commune Gallery, Beijing, China
2004
New Works by Zhang Dali, Chinese Contemporary Gallery, London, UK
2003
AK-47, Galleria Gariboldi, Milan, Italy
AK-47, Galleria Il Traghetto, Venice, Italy
2002
Headlines, Chinese Contemporary Gallery, London, UK
Beijing’s Face, Base Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2000
AK-47, The Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China
1999
Dialogue and Demolition, The Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China
Dialogue, Chinese Contemporary Gallery, London, UK
1994
Rivoluzione e Violenza, Galleria Studio 5, Bologna, Italy
1993
Zhang Dali: Pitture a Inchiostro, Galleria Studio 5, Bologna, Italy
1989
Wash Painting Exhibition by Zhang Dali, Gallery of the National Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
Guan Xi, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
Speech Matters, 54th Biennale of Venice, Denmark Pavilion, Venice, Italy
Photo Spring Caochangdi-Arles in Beijing, Beijing, China
New Photography 2011, MoMA, New York, USA
2010
Reshaping History, CNCC, Beijing, China
Re-Visioning History, OV Gallery, Shanghai, China
From New York to Beijing: Graffiti-Blogging in the Street Blade & Zhang Dali,C-Space, Beijing, China
41st edition of the Rencontres d’Arles, Espace Van Gogh, Arles, France
Ame de Chine, Magda Danysz Gallery, Paris, France
Exhibition Exhibition, Castello di Rivoli Museo di Arte Contemporanea Torino Italy
The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to today, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Great Performances, PaceBeijing Gallery, Beijing China
Dimensionality, Redstar Gallery, Beijing, China
A Decade Long Exposure, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China
Four Dimensions, Hong Kong Photo Festival 2010, Hong Kong, China
Is the world real, The 6th Lianzhou International Photo Festival , Lianzhou, China
2009
Stairway to Heaven: From Chinese Streets to Monuments and Skyscrapers, Art Center, Kansas City, USA
Re-imaging Asia, The New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK
The very Condition, Wall Art Museum, Beijing, China
Images from History, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Transforming Traditions, Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, USA
Collision, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China
From Style Writing to Art – Street Art Group Show, 18 Gallery, Shanghai, China
2008
Re-Imagining Asia, House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany
Go China！—Writing on the Wall, Groninger Museum, Groninger, Netherlands
China Gold, Musee Maillol, Paris, Francia
Logan Collection, San Francisco MOMA, San Francisco, USA
Exquiste Corpse: China Surreal, m97 Gallery, Shanghai, China
Guang Hua Road, Michael Schultz Gallery, Beijing, China
Christian Dior & Chinese Artists, UCCA, Beijing, China
The Revolution Continues: New Art from China, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Slogan, Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, USA
2007
Past forward, Oriental Vista Art Collections, Shanghai, China
La Cina é vicina, Mediterranea Gallery, Palermo, Italy
Three Unitary, ddm, Shanghai, China
Red Hot, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
China Now, CoBrA Museum of Modern Art, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Unexpected – Out of Control, Ku Art Center, Beijing, China
All our Tomorrows: The Culture of Camuflage, Kunstraum der Universität, Lüneburg, Germany
China Now-Lost in Transition, Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, USA
2006
Great Performance, Max Protetch, New York, USA
Red Star, Red Star Gallery, 798 Factory, Beijing, China
Gwangju Biennnale 6th Edition “Fever Variations”, Gwangju, South Korea
Museum Sammlung Essl – China Now, Klosterneuburg, Vienna, Austria
2005
Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Museum Beelden aan Zee, Holland
The Game of Realism, Beijing Commune Gallery, Beijing, China
Mayfly, Beijing Commune Gallery, Beijing, China
Wall, Millennium Museum, Beijing, China
New Photography and Video from China, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
2004
Me! Me! Me!, The Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China
Between Past and Future, ICP, New York, USA
Critical Mass, Chinese Contemporary Gallery, Beijing, China
2003
Festival Internazionale di Roma, L'Officina-Arte del Borghetto, Rome, Italy
China-Germany Art, Factory 798, Beijing, China
The Logan Collection, Denver Art Museum, Denver, USA
2002
International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
The First Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
New Photography From China, The Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China
2001
Hot Pot, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
Contemporary Chinese Photography, Finland Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland
Contemporary Chinese Photography, Oulu Art Museum, Oulu, Finland
China Art Now, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
Courtyard Gallery August Group Show, The Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China
2000
Serendipity, The Japan Foundation Asia Center, Tokyo, Japan
Food as Art, Club Vogue, Beijing, China
Artistes Contemporains Chinois, Musee des Tapisseries, Aix-en-Provence, France
Performance “Thought Brand Meat Mincer”, Dongsi 8 Tiao, Beijing, China
Fuck Off, Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai, China
1999
Chinese Contemporary Photography, Bard College, New York, USA
Unveiled Reality- Chinese Contemporary Photography, Chulalongkom University Museum, Bangkok, Thailand
The world is yours!, Design Museum, performance, Beijing, China
hsin: a visible spirit, Cypress College, California, USA
Beijing in London, ICA, London, UK
Food for Thought, Eindhoven, Holland
Transparence Opacité?, Aix en Provence, France and Aosta, Italy
1998
Urbanity, Wang Shou Temple Art Museum, Beijing, China
11th Tallinn Triennial, Tallinn Estonia
Chinese Contemporary Photography, Lehman College, New York, USA
Chinese Artists Group Show, Chinese Contemporary Gallery, London, UK
1997
W ²+ Z ²- Multi-media and video Exhibition, Gallery of the National Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
1995
La Formazione della Terra, Goethe Institute Gallery, Torino, Italy
1993
Zona Internazionale, Neon Gallery, Bologna, Italy
Arte Deperibile, Spazio Cultura Navile, Bologna, Italy
1992
Collettiva di artisti cinesi, Il Sigillo Gallery, Padova, Italy
1991
Pittura su Carta, Galleria Comunale, Ferrara, Italy
1989
Wash Paiting Salon in Peking, Capital Museum (Confucius Temple), Beijing, China
1987
Three Men Show, Sun Yat-sen Park, Beijing, China