1980
Born in Hebei Province,
2004-2007
China MA Photography and Digital Media, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China!
Lives in Beijing

Solo Exhibition

2008
Liu Ren’s Photographs, Cais Gallery, Seoul, Korea Between the Real and the Surreal, VIPS International Art Galleries, Rotterdam, Nederland
2006
Someday Somewhere, Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery, Beijing 2005
Perfect Life, Must Be Contemporary Art Center, Beijing

Group Exhibitions

2008
Exquisite Corpse: China Surreal, m97 Gallery, Shanghai, China Butterfly Dream, MOCA Shanghai, Shanghai Hou Chang, Beyondartspace, Beijing Busan Biennale, Busan, Korea
Moscow International Biennale for Young Art, Moscow, Russia Dreams: LIU REN & CHEN ZHUO/HUANG KEYI, Ooi Botos Gallery, Hong Kong Hetero-Imagery – A Kind of Psychology of Urban Image, 798 Photo Gallery, Beijing Fotofest2008;Houston, Texas, USA City Festival, Hong Kong
2007
The Alchemy of Shadows-Third Lianzhou International Photo Festival 2007, Lianzhou
Dual Space, Gallery Mook Contemporary Art, Beijing Gods & Dolls, EyeHaunt Art Space, Beijing CHILE/CHINA_SEWN, Segment Space, Beijing Art Beijing 2007 Contemporary Art Fair, National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing ShContemporary 2007, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai
Between Reality and Illusion, Marty Walker Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA Poetic life, Rain Gallery, Beijing ARCO 07, Madrid, Spain 3 Three Photography, Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington DC, USA China International Gallery Exposition 2007, Beijing
Trust the Future, Beijing TS1 Contemporary Art Center, Beijing Seventh Photo Festival CHINA,Contemporary Photo&Video, Gana Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea Asiana-A Survey of Contemporary Asian Art, Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini, Toronto, Canada Only Child, Shanghai Zhu Qi Zhan Art Gallery, Toured to Beijing TS1 Contemporary Art Center, Beijing Imperial City Art Exibition Center The Summer Exhibition, VIPS International Art Galleries, Rotterdam, Nederlands
2006
Changing China, London Gallery West & University of Westminster, UK Object to France, Centre Culturel France in Beijing, Beijing Post Electronic Image, Must Be Contemporary Art Center, Shanghai Eastlink Gallery, New York Long Island Art Space China/Chai-na, 706 Space, Beijing Youth Arts,Museum of Contemporary Art Center, Beijing Les Rencontres d!Arles, Arles, France Ultra-Sense, Seoul International Photography Festival, South Korea Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao International Digital Art Awards, Beijing Film Academy, Beijing
2005
The Second Reality-Photographs from China, touring exhibition in Europe Life of New Beijing, New China,Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. Toured to Art Center Nabi, Seoul, South Korea Beijing Art Documental-Jiang Hu, 799 Art Center, Beijing New Image China, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA Only Child-Personal Record, Park 19 Art Space, Guangzhou