Artist: Liu Ren

Born: 1980 Hebei Province, China

Educated:
2004-2007 MA Photography and Digital Media, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Currently lives and works in Beijing

Solo Exhibitions:
2010
Spring Dream, Dun Gallery, Beijing, China
2008
Frightening Dream, Andrew James Art, Shanghai, China
Between theReal 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

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2010
Animamix Biennale, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2009
The Second Reality Chinese Contemporary Art Group Exhibition, Meridian International Center, Washington

2008
Exquisite Corpse: China Surreal, M97 Gallery, Shanghai, China
Butterfly Dream, MoCA Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Waiting in the Wings, Beyond Art Space, 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

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, 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, Beijing TS1 Contemporary Art Center, Beijing Imperial City Art Exibition Center
VIPS International Art Galleries,Rotterdam,Nederland

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, Shanghi 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