Jimei Chilei was born in 1958 in Lhasa, Tibet. After graduating from the Department of Art, Tibet University in 1981, he undertook studies at the Department of Ethnic Arts, Central Institute of Fine Arts. By 2007, he had become a very established artist. He is Secretary General of the Tibetan Artists Association, a member of the Chinese Artists Association, and a Council Member of the China Oil Painting Society.

2005  
Exhibition of New Tibetan Art (Yisulang Art Gallery, Singapore)
2004  
The Colourful Chain from the Snowland – Contemporary Tibetan Art Exhibition (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen)
2000  
Exhibition of Colour-and-Ink Paintings by Contemporary Tibetan Artists (Macao)
1999  
Brilliant Pearl from the Snowland – Exhibition of Tibetan Culture (The Cultural Palace of Nationalities, Beijing)
1998  
Excellent Works of Contemporary Tibetan Art (Kuala Lumpur and Penang, Malaysia)
1996  
Exhibition of Tibetan Paintings (Kathmandu, Nepal)
1993  
Exhibition of Tibetan Tapestry Art (Macao)
1992  
Snowland Feeling – Paintings by Tibetan Artists (Macao)
1990  
Travelling Exhibition (Taiwan and Guangzhou), Excellence Award at the “Geshan” Competition
1989  
Travelling Exhibition of Tibetan Art (Europe, North America and South America)