1960
Born in Beijing, P.R. China
1978-1982
Read BA English Language at PLA University of Foreign Languages in Luoyuan, P.R.C. 
1982-1984
Appointed as lecturer at the Audio and Video Centre of the PLA University of Foreign Languages in Luoyang, P.R.C 
1985-1986
Studied in the Department of Oil Painting of the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou, P.R.C 
1988-1992
Read MA History of Art at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in Guangzhou, P.R.C 
1993-1997
Worked at the Audio and Video Centre of the PLA University of Foreign 
1998-1999
Worked as a feelance photographer and cameraman for China Central TV in Beijing, P.R.C 
2000
Appointed as the Professor of Photography at the Shanghai Institute of Design, China Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai, P.R.C. 

Solo Exhibitions
2008
RENOVATION, LUO YONGJIN PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, Zhangjiang Art Museum, Shanghai 
LUO YONGJIN PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, Hexiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen 
2007
MOVING CLOSER, Bangkok University Gallery, Thailand 
2006
LUO YONGJIN PHOTOGRAPHY, Eidos, Barsano, Italy
VIEW POINTS, Allsopp Contemporary, London, UK
ABOUT FACE, Artsea, Shanghai 
2005
FACES IN TIME, Sala del Granaio, Grimaldi Foundation, Modica (RG), Italy
2004
LUO YONGJIN PHOTO EXHIBITION, La Galerie Photoeil, Fabrezan, France
LILLE 2004, City Center, Lille, France
LUO YONGJIN SOlO EXHIBITION, Gallery Photography, College of Arts, CAU, Korea
2003
ARE WE DREAMING? Tonson Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2002
FACES IN TIME, Photographic Gallery L. Ghirri, Corte Capitaniale, Caltagirone, Italy
1999
FIXED TRANSIENCE, Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai
1996
CELEBRATIONS AND CELEBRITIES, CIFA Gallery, Beijing 

Group Exhibitions
2008
DOPO LA SICILIA, Galleria Credito Siciliano, Italy
OFOTO FOTO EXHIBITION, OFOTO Gallery, Beijing
ART SHANGHAI 2008, Shanghai Mart
PANORAMIC, OFOTO Gallery, Shanghai
ANOTHER CHINA, Kunstverin Tiergarten, Galerie Nord, Berlin
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN: FROM CHINESE STREETS TO MONUMENTS AND SKYSCRAPERS, Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, USA
WIND CATCHER (with Bogdan Konopka), OFOTO Gallery, Shanghai
2007
THE ALCHEMY OF SHADOWS, Lianzhou International Photo Festival, Guangdong
17e RECONTRES PHOTOGRAPHIQUES du Pays de Lorient, France
CINA, WEST OF CALIFORNIA? Centro Trevi Kuoturzentrum, Bolzano, Italy
LA CHINE, SAVEURS DU DIVERS, Photoquai, L'Institut Polonais, Paris
EVOLUTION, 2007 Guangzhou Photo Biennial, Guangzhou Museum of Art
CHANGE OF DRAGON, China Square, New York
DDSHANZI ART FESTIVAL, Beijing
GROUP PHOTOT EXHIBITION, Aura Gallery, Shanghai
GROUP SHOW, Eastlink, Shanghai
GROUP SHOW, Shifuo Commune, Zhengzhou
SHANXI IN BLACK AND WHITE, The Heart of the Art, Luoyang
ONE YEAR OF EXPERIMENTAL ART AT LASHIHAI, Lashihai Haidong Art Center, Lijiang
CITY TALE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, OFOTO Gallery, Shanghai
2006
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE-20 Years of Chinese Photography, Sifang Museum of Contemporary Art, Nanjing
GROUP EXHIBITION, Gallery Chinese Eyes, Paris
BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE, New Photography and Video from China,
Museum fur Ostasiatische Kunst, Berlin
BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE, New Photography and Video from China,
Haus der Kulturender Welt, Berlin
BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE, New Photography and Video from China,
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA.Santa Barbara, USA
CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART, Dongshang Gallery, Xian
2005
GROUP EXHIBITION, Foam Museum of Photography, Amsterdam, Holland
BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE, New Photography and Video from China, V&A Museum UK
BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE, Seattle Art Museum, USA
THE 50 YEARS OF HENAN PHOTOGRAPHY, Henan Museum, Zhengzhou, Henany
BACK TO FUTURE, Kunsthalle Faust, Hannover, Germany
BACK TO FUTURE, Inner Space, Poznan, Poland
GUANGZHUO PHOTO BIENNALE, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou
IT IS I, Galleria Caria Sozzani, Milano, Italy
BEYOND THE EVERYDAY, Doland Museum of Art, Shanghai
CHANGE, The Heart of the Art, Luoyang, China
TIAN AN MEN, Photograph Museum in Amsterdam, Danmark
EXHILARATION, Aura Gallery, Shanghai
THE SECOND REALITY: Photographs from China, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
HARVEST, Art Scene Warehouse, Shanghai
LIANSHOU INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL, Guangdong 
2004 ASIA PHOTO BIENNALE, Kim Young Seob Photo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
IllUSSION, Aura Gallery, Shanghai
L'ANNEE DE LA CHINE, CITE DU LIVRE, Aix En Provence, France
NOBODYS FOOL NOBODYS HURT, Aura Gallery, Shanghai
ART SHANGHAI 2004, INTEX Shanghai
DOCUMENTING CHINA, Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston,USA
DOCUMENTING CHINA, China Institute, New York, New York, USA
BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE, The International Center of Photography, New York, USA
BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE, Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, USA
BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE, University of Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, USA
IT IS I, Beijing Tokyo Art Projects, Beijing
UN-NORMAL PERSPECTIVE, 798 Space, Beijing
LAND-SCAPES, Shanghai Gallery of Art, Three on the Bund, Shanghai
2004
VASL EXHIBITION, VM Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
SHANGHAI MODERN, Museum Villa Stuck, Munchen, Germany
DREAMING OF THE DRAGONS NATION, Irish Museum of Modern Art
2003
TAKE A SEAT, Artsea, Shanghai
IT IS I, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao
XIN SHAN SHUI? Aura Gallery, Shanghai
THE OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL ART PROJECT, Silpakorn University, Bangkok
2002
THE HIDDEN PART, Aura Gallery, Shanghai
SHANGHAI BIENNALE, Shanghai
PINGYAO INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, Pingyao
MOSKOW PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, Moskow House of Photography
100 HARPS FOR THE GREAT WALL , Palazzone,
S. ALBRETO DI ROMAGNA, Italy
2001
GROSSE KUNSTAUSTELLUNG NRW, Duesseldorf, Germany
16TH ASIAN INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou
CHENGDU BIENNALE, Chengdu Modern Art Museum, Chengdu
P * PHOTOSHOW, Shanghai Design Institute
(China Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai Branch), Shanghai
IT'S ME, ddmwarehouse, Shanghai
CHINESE CITIES PLANNING EXHIBITION, Chengdu Modern Art Museum, Chengdu
THE ANAMORPHIC CITY, Yipin International Photography Festival, Dongying
STRATEGIES AGAINST ARCHITECTURE II, Stabilimento Teseco, Pisa, Italy
HOTPOT, CONTEMPORARY Chinese Art, Oslo, Norway
SEEN FROM AFAR, Italian Cultural Institute, Beijing
2000
LOST INDENTITIES, Contemporanea Arti e Culture, Milano
MEETING WITH STRANGERS, Flower City, Luoyang
1999
LOVE: Chinese Contemporary Photography & Video, International Arts Festival Tachikawa 99,Japan
1998
ANGUILLARA AD ARTE, Anguillara? Sabazia, Roma
1997
FACE TO FACE, Gallery of the International Art Palace, Beijing