1963
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Born in Jincheng, Liaoning Province, China
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1988
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B.F.A., Oil Painting Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
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1995
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M.F.A., Oil Painting Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
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1998~1999
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Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Complutense University of Madrid,
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Madrid, Spain
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1994~
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Currently teaches in the Oil Painting Department, Central Academy of Fine
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Arts, Beijing, China
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Solo Exhibitions
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2016
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“LIU Xiaodong in South Africa”, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
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“Liu Xiaodong: Migrations”, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy
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2015
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“Painting as Shooting”, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, Italy; Faurschou
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Foundation Beijing, 798 Art District, Beijing, China
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“Diary of an Empty City”, Faurschou Foundation Beijing, 798 Art District,
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Beijing, China
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2014
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“LIU Xiaodong in Indonesia”, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
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“Childhood Friends Getting Fat—Moving Image of Liu Xiaodong 1984-2014”,
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Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
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“Liu Xiaodong’s Two Projects”, Shao Zhong Foundation Art Museum,
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Guangzhou, China
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“Liu Xiaodong: 25 Oil Paintings from 1993-2007”, Yallay Gallery, Hong Kong,
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China
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2013
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“LIU Xiaodong—Hometown Boy Print Series”, ESLITE GALLERY Project One,
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Hong Kong, China
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“In between Israel and Palestine”, Mary Boone Gallery, New York, USA
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“Hometown Boy”, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, USA
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“Liu Xiaodong: Half Street”, Lisson Gallery, London, England
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“Liu Xiaodong in Hotan”, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
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2012
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“The Process of Painting”, Graz Art Museum, Graz, Austria
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“Liu Xiaodong in Hotan”, Xinjiang Arts Center, Urumqi, China
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“Liu Xiaodong and Yan Pei Ming, Dual Exhibition”, Massimo de Carlo Gallery,
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Milan, Italy
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2011
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“Hometown Boy: LIU Xiaodong”, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
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2010
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“LIU Xiaodong: Hometown Boy”, Ullens Center for Contemporary Arts, Beijing,
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China
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“LIU Xiaodong: Yan’ Guan Town”, Mary Boone Gallery, New York, USA
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2009
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“Traces: LIU Xiaodong”, Angle Gallery, Beijing, China
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2008
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“Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Beijing Girls: New Paintings by LIU Xiaodong”,
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Mary Boone Gallery, New York, USA
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2007
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“LIU Xiaodong Solo Exhibition 2007”, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
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“The Richness of Life: The Personal Photographs of Contemporary Chinese
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Artist LIU Xiaodong 1984-2006”, Timezone 8, Beijing, China
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2006
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“The Three Gorges Project: Painting by LIU Xiaodong”, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA
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“LIU Xiaodong: Painting from Life”, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou,
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China
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“Hot Bed: A Painting Project by LIU Xiaodong”, Tang Contemporary Art,
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Bangkok, Thailand
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“LIU Xiaodong’s New Works: Domino”, Xin Beijing Art Gallery, Beijing, China
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2005
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“Childhood Friend Getting Fat”, LOFT Gallery, Paris, France
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“Sketches from the Battlefield: Portraits of the New 18 Disciples of Buddha”,
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ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
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2004
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“Bunker Museum of Contemporary Art —18 Solo Exhibitions”, Bunker Museum of Contemporary Art, Kinmen, Taiwan
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“Three Gorges: Displaced Population & Three Gorges: Newly Displaced
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Population”, China Blue Gallery; China Art Archives and Warehouse, Beijing,
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China
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2003
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“Liu Xiaodong: State of Survival”, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
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2002
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“LIU Xiaodong at Donghai”, Art Center of Donghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
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2001
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“Liu Xiaodong”, LOFT Gallery, Paris, France
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2000
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“LIU Xiaodong 1990-2000”, Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, Beijing,
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China
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“LIU Xiaodong and His Time”, LIMN Art Gallery, San Francisco, USA
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1990
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“Liu Xiaodong”, Central Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Beijing, China
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Group Exhibitions
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2016
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“Fusion—Chinese Modern and Contemporary Art since 1930s / Inaugural
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Exhibition of Wanlin Art Museum of Wuhan University”, Wanlin Art Museum of
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Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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“What about the Art? Contemporary Art from China”, QM Gallery Al Riwaq,
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Qatar Museums, Doha, Qatar
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“Bentu: Chinese Artists in a Time of Turbulence and Transformation”, Fondation
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Louis Vuitton, Paris, France
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“Memory of Times—Minsheng Collection Exhibition for China Minsheng Bank
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20th Anniversary”, Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing, China
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2015
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“The Exhibition of Annual Contemporary Art of China 2014”, Minsheng Art
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Museum, Beijing, China
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“The Civil Power—Beijing Minsheng Art Museum Opening Exhibition”, Beijing
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Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing, China
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“The Temperature of History—CAFA and Chinese Representational Oil Jingling
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Painting”, China Art Museum, Shanghai; Ancestral Temple Art Gallery, Beijing;
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Art Museum, Nanjing, China
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“Chinese Utopias Revisited——The Elephants”, BOZAR Center for Fine Arts,
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Brussels, Belgium
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“Chinese Freehand—National Art Museum of China Academic Invitational
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Exhibition”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
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“Tradition and Innovation: The Human Figure in Contemporary Chinese Art”,
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Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
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2014
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“Bloom: ESLITE GALLERY 25th Anniversary”, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei,
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Taiwan
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“Re-View: Opening Exhibition of the Long Museum, West Bund" , Long
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Museum (Pudong), Shanghai, China
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“Central Academy of Fine Art High School 60th Anniversary Exhibition”,
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National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
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“Resonance: Exhibition of Teachers from China Central Academy of Fine Arts”,
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Indonesia National Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
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“Heartbeat, Beijing: 55th Venice Biennale Parallel Exhibition”, China Millennium
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Monument World Art Museum, Beijing, China
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“Harmonious Society—Asia Triennial Manchester 14”, Centre for Chinese
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Contemporary Art, Manchester, UK
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“10th Gwangju Biennale”, Gwangju, South Korea
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2013
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“Host and Guest”, Tel Aviv Art Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
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“Portrait of the Times: 30 Years of Contemporary Art”, Power Station of Art,
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Shanghai, China
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“From Beijing—Works by the Faculty of China Central Academy of Fine Arts”,
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New York Academy of Art, New York, USA
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“CAFA Professors: Special Exhibition of the Works of Central Academy of Fine
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Art Professors” Central Academy of Fine Art Museum, Beijing, China
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2012
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“Face”, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
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“Visionary: Contemporary Art from China Central Academy of Fine Arts”,
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Wimbledon College of Arts, London, England
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2011
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“Museum on Paper: Twelve Chinese Artists”, Iberia Center for Contemporary
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Art, Beijing, China
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“Opening of Chengdu MOCA Collecting History—China New Art”, Chengdu
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Chengdu, China
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“A New Horizon: Contemporary Chinese Art”, National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australia
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2010
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“The Official Opening of Minsheng Art Museum—Thirty Years of Chinese
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Contemporary Art 1979-2009”, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
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“Rehearsal: 8th Shanghai Biennale”, China Art Museum, Shanghai, China
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“Fresh Ink: Ten Takes on Chinese Tradition”, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
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USA
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“The Power from Academy—CAFA Contemporary Art Exhibition ”, Central
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Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, Beijing; Times Museum, Guangzhou, China
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“The State of Things: Contemporary Art from China and Belgium”, National Art
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Museum of China, Beijing, China
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“Reshaping History: Chinart from 2000 to 2009”, China National Convention
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Center, Beijing, China
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“Zaoxing—Artwork from the Faculty of the Central Academy of Fine Arts”,
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Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, Beijing, China
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2009
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“10th Havana Biennial”, Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba
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“Collision—The Cases of Contemporary Chinese Art Experiments”, Central
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Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, Beijing, China
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“Displacement: The Three Gorges Dam and Contemporary Chinese Art”, Smart
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Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, Chicago; Salt Lake Art Center, Salt
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Lake City; Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, USA
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2008
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“21st Century China: Art between Identity and Transformation”, Palazzo delle
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Esposizioni, Rome, Italy
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“Waiting on the Wall: Chinese New Realism and Avant-Garde in the Eighties
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and Nineties”, Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands
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“Half-Life of a Dream: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Logan Collection”,
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, USA
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“Now in Coming: Works of Liu Xiaodong, Qin Qi, and Wang Yin”, At Art 3
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Contemporary Art Space, Beijing, China
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“Case Studies of Artists in Art History and Art Criticism”, SZ Art Center, Beijing,
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China
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2007-2008
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“Facing the Reality: Chinese Contemporary Art”, Ludwig Contemporary
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Museum, Vienna, Austria; National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
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2007
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“ART LAN @ ASIA”, ZAIM, Yokohama, Japan
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“Korea-China Contemporary Art Exhibition: Phantom Giants”, Sejong Museum
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of Art, Seoul, South Korea
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“Made in China: Works from the Estella Collection”, Louisiana Museum of
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Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark; Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
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“The Painting of Modern Life”, Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London,
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UK
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“Awakening from A Ten-Year Long Sleep 1997-2007”, H.J.Y. Contemporary Art
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Center, Beijing, China
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2006-2007
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“Spirit and Character—Chinese Contemporary Realism Oil Painting Research
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Exhibition”, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai; National Art Museum of China,
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Beijing, China
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2006
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“15th Biennale of Sydney: Zones of Contact”, Sydney, Australia
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“Spreading Realism—Oil Painting from China Mainland since 1978”, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
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“Art in Motion”, Museum of Contemporay Art, Shanghai, China
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2005
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“The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art”, China Millennium Monument
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World Art Museum, Beijing, China
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“Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection”, Bern Museum,
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Bern, Switzerland
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“The 2nd Beijing Biennale”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
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“Up and Down the River: The Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition in New Era”,
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National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
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“Archeology of the Future: The 2nd Chinese Art Triennial”, Nanjing Museum,
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Nanjing, China
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“Wang Guangle, Yin Chaoyang, Men Xinxi, Xia Xiaowan, Liu Xiaodong Art
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Show”, Art 110 Gallery, Beijing, China
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2004
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“Dreaming of the Dragon’s Nation: Contemporary Art from China”, Irish
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Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
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“Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the US”, Samek Art
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Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, USA
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“Feel Memory”, Yibo Gallery, Shanghai, China
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2003
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“Alors, La Chine?”, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
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“1st Beijing International Art Biennial”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing,
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China
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“3rd Exhibition of Chinese Oil Painting”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing,
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China
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“The Nude: Ideal and Reality—From Neoclassicism to Today”, Bologna Modern
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Art Museum, Bologna, Italy
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“The First Ray of the East : The Adventure of 20th Century Chinese Painting”,
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Palais de la Porte Doree, Paris, France
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2002
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“1st Guangzhou Triennial: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art (1990-2000)”,
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Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
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“Contemporary Chinese Art”, Goedhuis Gallery, New York, USA
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“Chinese Contemporary Art”, Brazilian Art Museum, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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“East + West—Chinese Contemporary Art”, Vienna Artist House, Vienna,
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Austria
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“Beijing-Paris”, Paris, France
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2001
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“China Art Now”, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
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“Towards a New Image: Twenty Years of Contemporary Chinese Painting”,
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National Art Museum of China, Beijing; Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai;
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Sichuan Art Museum, Chengdu; Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou, China
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“Academic and Un-Academic”, Yibo Gallery, Shanghai, China
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“The First Image: Contemporary Works on Paper”, Shanghai Art Museum,
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Shanghai, China
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2000
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“Shanghai Biennial: Shanghai Spirit”, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
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“Chinese Art in the 20th Century”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
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“The New Face of China”, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, Australia
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“Painters’ Works on Paper”, travelling to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang,
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Hangzhou, Changsha, and Guangzhou, China
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1999
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“Gate of Century: 1979-1999 Chinese Art Invitational Exhibition”, Chengdu
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Museum of Modern Art, Chengdu, China
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“Upriver Museum’s Collection”, He Xiangning Museum, Shenzhen, China
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“Dong Yu Museum’s Collection”, Dong Yu Museum, Shenyang, China
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“1999 China Art”, LIMN Art Gallery, San Francisco, USA
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1998
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“East Meets East in the West”, LIMN Art Gallery, San Francisco, USA
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“Representing the People”, Tyne and Weir Museums, Newcastle; Midlands Arts
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Centre, Birmingham; The Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, UK
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“Upriver Museum Collection”, Upriver Art Museum, Chengdu, China
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1997
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“47th Venice Biennial Art Exhibition”, Venice, Italy
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“8+8-1: Selected Paintings by 15 Contemporary Artists”, Schoeni Art Gallery,
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Hong Kong, China; Connaught Brown, London, UK; Vierte Etage Gallery,
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Berlin, Germany
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“’97 Asia Art Show”, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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“Chinese Portrait in the Last 100 Years”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing,
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China
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1996
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“The Power of the Line II—Drawings by Contemporary Artists from New York,
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Beijing, Taiwan and Hong Kong”, Duchamp Gallery, Gaoxiong, Taiwan
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“First Exhibition of the Association of Chinese Oil Painters”, National Art
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Museum of China, Beijing, China
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1995
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“Contemporary Chinese Oil Painting from Realism to Post Modernism”, Galerie
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Theoremes, Brussels, Belgium
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1994
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“Between East and West: Transformation of Chinese Art in the Late Twentieth
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Century”, The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, USA
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“Transformation”, Mark Tansey Studio, New York, USA
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“LIU Xiaodong & YU Hong's Works”, OIPCA East Village, New York, USA
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“The Power of the Line—Contemporary Sketches by Chinese Artists from New
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York, Beijing and Hong Kong”, Artland Gallery, Hong Kong, China
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“New Art from China: Post 1989”, Marlborough Gallery, London, UK
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1993
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“China’s New Art, Post 1989”, Hong Kong Arts Centre; Hong Kong City Hall, Art
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Hong Kong; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada; University of Oregon
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Museum, Eugene; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne; Salina Arts Centre,
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Salina; Chicago Cultural Centre, Chicago; San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose,
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USA
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“Figurative Oil Painting Exhibition”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing,
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China
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“Red Star Over China”, Keen Gallery, New York, USA
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“Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition”, Z Gallery, New York, USA
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1992
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“Art Today in China”, California Art Institute, Valencia, USA
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1991
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“20th Century: Chinese Art Exhibition”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing,
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China
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“China Annual Oil Painting Exhibition”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing,
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China
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1989
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“China / Avant-Garde”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
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1988
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“The Sketch Exhibition”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
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Filmography
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2012
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Hometown Boy awarded “Magical Hour Award” and “Special Jury Award” by
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The 28th Warsaw International Film Festival,” Poland and “Grand Prize,” “Best
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Documentary” and “Best Director” by The 14th Taipei Film Festival, Taiwan
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2011
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Conceived concept for HOU Hsiao Hsien’s Hometown Boy, awarded “Best
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Documentary” by the 48th Golden Horse Award, Taiwan
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2006
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Conceived concept for JIA Zhangke’s film Dong, chosen as “Best Documentary
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Film of the Year” by both the Italian and European Film Associations
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Conceived concept for JIA Zhangke’s film Still Life, awarded the “Golden
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Lion” at the 63rd Venice Film Festival, Italy
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1993
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Served as artistic director for director ZHANG Yuan’s film Beijing Bastards
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1992
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Starred in The Days, directed by WANG Xiaoshuai and chosen by BBC as one
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of the best 100 films of the century
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1990
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Began to engage with China’s independent filmmakers
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Awards
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2015
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“China’s Most Charming People List” award for Charm in Action 2014
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presented by Southern People’s Weekly and Wuliangye Corporation, China
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2014
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“Prudential Eye Award–Lifetime Achievement Award for Asian Contemporary
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Art”, Prudential Eye Program, Singapore
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2012
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“Artist of the Year” Award, Oriental Morning Post, China
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2011
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“National Spirit Achievers Award”, Mercedes-AMG and Life Magazine, China
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“Man of the Year”, GQ, China
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2010
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“Sixth Chinese Elite Award”, Mangazine, China
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2009
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“Artist of the Year”, Art China, China
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2008
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“Top 100 Most Powerful People in Chinese Contemporary Art”, L’ Officiel Art,
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China
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2007
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“New Prominent Person—Contribution to a Better Life Award”, New Weekly,
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China
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“Star of the Year”, Hi Art, China
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“Chinese Art Event of the Year 2006” & “Chinese Artist of the Year 2006”,
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Artron, China
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2006
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“50 Chinese Charisma Award 2006”, Southern People Weekly, China
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“People of the Year 2005”, Chinese Contemporary Art News Magazine, China
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Public Collections
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2014
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Museum for Modern Art, Zurich, Switzerland
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2013
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
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Getty Center, Los Angeles, USA
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Museum for Modern Art, Zurich, Switzerland
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Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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2012
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Graz Art Museum, Graz, Austria
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2011
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chengdu, Chengdu, China
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2008
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Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, USA
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2007
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Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
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2006
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Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA
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2001
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Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
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1999
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Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
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Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
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Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, Beijing, China
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1998
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Modern Chinese Art Foundation, Ghent, Belgium
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Dong Yu Museum, Shenyang, China
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1997
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, USA
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Upriver Art Museum, Chengdu, China
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1995
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National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
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1994
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Guy and Myriam Ullens Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland
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1993
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Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
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