1950
Born in Shaanxi Province, China
1953
Moved to Beijing
1979
Member of the Stars Art Group
1981
Participated in China Artists Association
1986
Bachelor of Arts from Fine Arts Department of Beijing Normal University
1987
Master of Arts from the Department of Oil Painting, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
1989
Invited to the USA for the First Solo Exhibition at the Hefner Gallery
1990
Engaged as Visiting Professor at “Ecole National Superieure des Beaux-Arts”
1991
Awarded as First Place in the International Art Exhibition, Paris
1991-1999
Held exhibitions and engaged in artistic activities around the world, such as Europe, the USA and China
1998
Works selected in “Chinese Arts for 5000 Years” Exhibition, Guggenheim Museum, New York
2000
Keen on architecture and planning design
2005
Having started his new artistic practice on painting

Important Exhibitions
2011
Reality · Illusion – Mao Lizi Solo Exhibition, Asia Art Center, Beijing, China
2010
Spirit of the East II – Bridging, Asia Art Center, Beijing, China
A Flower is Not a Flower, Liechtenstein Art Center, the Principality of Liechtenstein
Reconstruction – Chinese Contemporary Abstract Art, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou; Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2009
DAVOS World Economic Forum Tianjin Meeting, Binhai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Tianjin, China
2008
The Water Went with the Wind, HMI Gallery, Beijing, China
2007
Origin Point, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2006
Beijing & Background, 798 La case Gallery, Beijing, China
2005
Fable & Language, 798 La case Gallery, Beijing, China
1999
Exhibition of Modern Art, Hanart Gallery, New York, USA
Oil Painting Exhibition, Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Associated Exhibition of Oil Painting, Oklahoma City, USA
1998
Chinese Arts for 5000 Years, Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
Reckoning with the Past: Contemporary Chinese Painting, Otage Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand
1997
Reckoning with the Past: Contemporary Chinese Painting, Fundacao Oriente, Lisbon, Portugal
Reckoning with the Past: Contemporary Chinese Painting, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland
Through an Open Door, Hefner Gallery, New York, USA
1996
Reckoning with the Past: Contemporary Chinese Painting, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
1994
Two Artist Exhibition, Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong, China
1993
Group Exhibition Le Trompe-l’oeil Contemporain, Gallery Michelle Boulet, Paris, France
1992
Solo exhibition, Cite International des Art, Paris, France
1991
Group Exhibition: “Artists du Monde” (1st Prize), Gallery Bernaros, Paris, France
Group Exhibition: International Gallery Invitation, Hefner Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1990
Salon de Jeune Peinture, Grand Palais, Paris, France
Group Exhibition: International Gallery Invitation, Hefner Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Exhibition of Oil Painting, Orient Gallery, Beijing, China
1989
Solo Exhibition, Hefner Gallery, New York, USA
Group Exhibition: The Stars 10 Years, Taipei, Hong Kong, China; Paris, France
Group Exhibition, Oklahoma Museum of Art, Oklahoma, USA
Group Exhibition, Orient Gallery, Beijing, China
1988
National Oil Painting Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Exhibition of Six Artists, Great Wall Sheraton Hotel Gallery, Beijing, China
1987
2nd International Art Palace Oil Painting Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Painting, Hefner Gallery, New York, USA
Tour Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Painting, Japan
Exhibition of Oil Painting, Huafangzhai, Beijing, China
Salon d’Automne, Grand Palais, Paris, France
1986
1st International Art Palace Oil Painting, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2nd Association Exhibition of Young Artists from Beijing, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
1985
Contemporary Oil Painting Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
1st Association Exhibition of Young Artists from Beijing, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Exhibition “Blue Sky”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
1984
35th Anniversary of People’s Republic of China Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
1981
2nd National Exhibition of Young Chinese Artists, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
1980
2nd Stars Collective Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
1979
1st Stars Collective Exhibition, Huafangzhai, Beijing, China

Public and Private Collections
Johnson CHANG Tsong-zung, famous international curator and art critic and the director of the Hanart TZ gallery, Hong Kong;
Wu Erlu, Chinese scholar from Yale University;
Sir David Tang, the founder of China Club in Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore;
Houa Gerard, France
Guy & Myriam Ullens, Belgium;
Mr. Klaus Schwab, the founder and Chairman of DAVOS World Economic Forum;
Baron Eric de Rothschild, Chateau Lafite Rothschild;
Michael Wang, President of My Humble House Co. Ltd., and famous collector;
Hong Huang, media professional, the CEO of the China Interactive Media Group (CIMG), and the director and publisher of the iLOOK magazine;
Du Ge, the owner of Duge Courtyard Boutique Hotel;
Ai Xuan, famous naturalistic Chinese painter; and
Fang Lijun, famous contemporary Chinese artist