Xu Zhongmin

1961
Born in Sichuan Province, China.

Education

1987
Graduated from Sichuan Fine Arts Academy, Sichuan, China.

Exhibitions

2009
“Spectacle-To Each His Own” Taipei MOCA, Taiwan.

2008
“Seville Biennale” Seville, Spain
“Poznan Biennale” Poznan, Poland
“Butterfly Dream” MOCA Shanghai, Shanghai, China
“Virtual City” New Power-China Contemporary At Biennale, Yuan Gong Art Museum, Shanghai, China
“Accelerate: Chinese Contemporary Art” Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
“Synthetic times” The National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
“Asia Art Week” New York, USA
“The Borders of Utopia” Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
Works collected by Tang Contemporary Art Center, Beijing, China
“Chinesevoices Chinesestories” Osage Gallery, Hong Kong
“Empty” Marella gallery, Milan, Italy

2007
“Empty” Marella gallery Beijing, China
“Floating-New Generation Of Art In China” National Museum Of contemporary Art, Korea
“Thermocline of Art-New Asia Waves” ZKM Art Museum, Karlsruhe, Germany
“Departure From South West” Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou, China
“Models - Allegories of The Real” Kunsthalle Göppingen, Germany
Visiting artist at the The Royal College of Art, London, UK
Works collected by the Chaney collection, Houston,Texas, USA
Works collected by Uli Sigg art collection, Switzerland
Works collected by White Rabbit Art Museum, Sydney, Australia
Works collected by David Roberts Art Foundation and Museum, London, UK
Works collected by Yu Deyao Art Museum, Jakarta, Indonesia

2006
“Double Sound Cracker” Tang Contemporary Art Center, Beijing, China
“This is For Real”an exhibition of Chinese contemporary art, Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai,China
“China Cupe”The Hospital, London, UK
Artist resident at Caribbean Contemporary Art Cantle Port of Span,Trinidad Tobago
“Beyond Beijing” exhibition, Osage, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong

2005
“Convergence at E116/N40 Beijing International Contemporary Art Exhibition” 798 Da Yaolu Art space and East End Art Zone, Beijing, China
“Individual Exhibition” Albemarle Gallery London, UK
“Shanghai Cool” Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
Work collected by Formula 1 Art Collection. London, UK.

2004
“Is It Art?” Xi”an Art Museum, Xi”an, China
Visiting artist at The Royal College of Art, London, UK

2003
“China Today” The British Library gallery, London, UK
“Japan International Art festival”, Tokyo, Japan

2002
“City Of Dreams” Individual Exhibition, the Gallery Art U, Osaka, Japan
“Dialogue” Contemporary Art Center, Osaka,Japan
“Dream-02” The Bargehouse and the gallery OXO, London, UK
“Media City” Art Gallery Artist Commune, Hong Kong
“The First Triennial Of Chinese Art” Guangzhou Art Museum, Guangzhou, China

2001
“Individual Exhibition - Tidal Wave” The October Gallery, London, UK
“Dream-01”Atlantis Gallery, London, UK
“Youth In Transition” exhibition of Chinese, German and British artists”,
He Xiangning Art Museum, Shengzhen, China.
Work collected by The Red Mansion Foundation, London, UK.

2000
Award from The British Council, UK
“The Figure in Contemporary Chinese Art” The Air Gallery, Hanart London, UK
“Face and Gestures” touring exhibition of two artists in China
Upriver Gallery, Kunming,Yunnan
Sichuan Fine Art Academy,Chongqing
Chengdu Upriver Gallery,Sichuan
Sichuan University,Chengdu,Sichuan
Work collected by The Muban Foundation,London,UK

1999
“Transvangarde Exhibition” The October Gallery, London, UK
Two Artist Exhibition, Well Hung Gallery, London, UK
Work collected by Boehringer Ingelheim, Berkshire, UK

1998
“The 4th Sapporo International Print Biennale” Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art,Sapporo,Japan
Awarded the Sponsors” Prize
“The International Triennial-1998”, Osaka, Japan
“The Hunting Art Prizes Exhibition 1998” The Royal College of Art Gallery, London, UK
Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Newport, South Wales, UK
Work collected by the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan

1997
“229th Summer Exhibition” Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
Awarded The Guinness Prize for the Best First-Time Contributor
“The International Triennial 1997” Osaka, Japan
“Dialogue” The October Gallery, London, UK
“Another Province Exhibition”, Watermans Arts Centre, London.UK
Works collected by the Clifford Chance Art Collection, London, UK
Work collected by the Guinness Art Collection, Guinness PLC, London, UK

1996
“The 3rd Sapporo International Print Biennale” Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art,Sapporo,Japan. Awarded The First Prize
“Transvangarde Exhibition” The October Gallery, London,UK
“Cell” Installation, Video Sichuan, China
“Exhibition of Recent Acquisition at the British Museum” London, UK
“National Printmaking Exhibition” The Mall Gallery, London, UK
Works collected by the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan

1995
Award: “The Pollock- Krasner Foundation Award” New York,USA
Individual Exhibition The October Gallery, London, UK
Works collected by the Centre of Contemporary Arts and Culture Osaka, Japan

1994
“The International Triennial 1994” Osaka, Japan
“Works of Xu Zhongmin” Cité Internationale, Paris, France
“The Hunting Art Prizes Exhibition 1994” The Royal College of Art Gallery, London, UK
Work collected by the Centre of Contemporary Arts and Culture. Osaka, Japan

1993
“The International Triennial 1993” Osaka, Japan. Award: Sakai City Prize
“National Printmaking Exhibition” The Mall Gallery, London, UK
“The Second Sapporo International Print Biennale” Sapporo, Japan
“Manchester Academy Annual Exhibition” Manchester, UK
Award: “Manchester Academy Annual Exhibition NORWEB Major Award”, UK
Works collected by The British Museum, UK

1992
Two artist exhibition - Central Fine Art Academy Gallery, Beijing, China

1991
“New Expression Painting Exhibition” Exhibition of two artists, International Exhibition Center, Beijing China

1990
Exhibition with five other artists – Dusseldorf, Germany

1989
Three artists exhibition, Culture Centre, Nagoya, Japan

1988
Exhibition of four artists – The National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China

1986
North West Artists Group Exhibition, Sichuan Fine Art Academe, Chongqing, China
Works collected by Sichuan Fine Art Academe Art Museum, Chongqing, China.

1985
North West Artists Group Exhibition, Kunming, Yunnan, China