1955    Born in Chengdu, China, Lives and works in Beijing

 

Select Solo Exhibitions

2015   “Endowed with Speech from Birth”, Yafeng Art Gallery, Chengdu
“Dreamlike Memories of Wang River”, 798, Beijing

2014“Diluted  Shadows”, IfaGallery, Brussels, Belgium

     “Black Paper”, Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris, France

2012  “Wei Ji -- Still Crossing”, Dai Guangyu Solo Show, Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong

2010  “Dai Guangyu – Recent Works”, Galerie Adler, Paris, France

“Memory Loss”, “Flexible Type Printing”, Ifa Gallery at Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris, France

2008“Ink Games”, Ifa Gallery, Shanghai, China

2007    “'Mend the Fold if a Sheep is Lost' - A Sheep’s Lecture on Chinese Contemporary Art”, South Gate Gallery, 798 Factory Beijing

“When the Waters Recede, the Rocks Appear”, Red Star Gallery, 798, Beijing China

2002    “Food and Words Performance Chengdu China

2000    “Shooting at Myself Installation and Performance Duisburg University Germany

1997    “How a Frog in a Well Sees the Sky Open Exhibit 152B Studio, Chengdu China

1996    “Resurrection in Chengdu '96 Installation Sichuan University China

1995    “Scenery Inside and Outside a Red Room Installation Chengdu China

1994    “Chinese Landscape Installation Chengdu China

1993    “Dai GuangYu－Exhibition of Paintings Lallouz－Waterson Gallery, Montreal Canada

 

Select Group Exhibitions

2015 “Enough of Art, Fuck Art Espace Cinko, Paris, France

     “Ming gathering / Force 12 Hurricane ”, Mingyuan Art Museum, Shanghai, China

 

2014 “Secret Signs”, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany

“Open” Da Xiang Art Space, Taichung, Taiwan

“ Ink and the Body”,Ink Studio,Beijing, China

 “ Nanjing International Art Festival”, Nanjing, China

“OSTRALE'014”, Dresden, Germany

 

2013 “Forms of the Formless:Exhibition of lnternational Contemporary Art”TEDA Museum of Contemporary Art,Tianjin

         “Forms of the Formless－Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art”Hubei Museum of Art, Wuhan

“Voice of the Unseen”55^th Venice Biennale, Italy

“Insightful Charisma”,Himalayas Museum, Shanghai, China

“Sensor Ship 0.46 Dai Guangyu Gao Brothers Zhang Dali“, ifa Gallery, Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong

 

2012      “My Country”, ifa Gallery, Shanghai

            “The Way of Writing”, Zendai Contemporary Art Space, Shanghai,

            “Undoing Shuimo”, Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai,

             Fourth Guangzhou Triennial, ”Disenchantment of Chinese Imagination” Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China

 

2011     "right eye - left leg", ifa Gallery, Shanghai

            “the hell . the heaven . on the way . in between” ifa Gallery Shanghai

 

2009    “Ink Storm”, Transformer Gallery, Washington DC, USA

“In the 1980s－Wen Pulin Archive of Chinese Avant－Garde Art Exhibition Dolun Museum of Modern Art Shanghai

OPEN Realization Contemporary Art Center 798 Art Zone, Beijing.

“13 No KAOs Duffy Gallery Kunming China

“Ink-Not-Ink,China Drexel University Phoenix USA

 

2008    “Action-Camera Beijing Performance Photography”Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery,Vancouver, Canada

“Oriental Imagination－Third Asian International Art Exhibition Wall Art Museum Beijing and Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Guangzhou

“Interval of Silence－Contemporary Art from China Red Star Gallery 798Factory Beijing

 

2007    “China Under Construction Deborah Colton Gallery Houston USA

            “Made in China“ Louisiana Museum Modern Art Humlebaek Denmark

            “Starting from the Southwest－Exhibition of Contemporary Artin Southwest China Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou China

2006    “Vital－International Chinese Live Art Festival Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester UK.

            “Red Star Red Star Red Star Red Star Gallery 798 Factory Beijing China

2005    “Artists in Action－Performance Art Project HongKong

            “Inward Gazes－Performance Art in China－Exhibition by Invitation Macau Art Museum Macau

            “In Honour of '85 Duolun Modern Art Museum Shanghai China.

            “The Wall Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art China Millennium Monument Art Museum Beijing, China

            “Transborder Language Performance Art / Language Art Tokyo Art Projects, 798 Factory, Beijing, China

2004    “Double Happiness Festival Tokyo Art Projects 798 Factory Beijing, China

            “Matchmaking Eastlink Gallery Shanghai China

            “Transborder Language 2004－Volume Control－First Dashanzi International Art Festival 798 Factory Beijing China

2003    “NIPAF Asia Central Europe Performance Art Meeting 2003 Slovakia Hungary Poland

            “Chinese Ink in Contemporary Art National Gallery Kualalumpur Malaysia

            “Live International Performance Art 798 Factory Beijing China

            “China－Japan Performance Art Exchange Project／2003 Chengdu Xian Chongqing China

2002    “Fruitfulness－Contemporary Art Exhibition Beijing Agriculture Hall Beijing China

            “First Chinese Art Triennial Guangzhou Art Museum Guangzhou China

            “7th Platform of Asian Performance Art (PAPA)”－Nippon International Performance Art Festival (NIPAF) Tokyo Osaka Kyoto, Nagoya Nagano Japan

2001    “Physical Resources and Objects Hong Kong Art Commune Hong Kong

            “Dialogo”Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition Mantova Museum Mantova Italy

            “Dialogo－Other” Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition Chiesa Santa Teresadei Maschi Bari Italy

            “Chinese Festival－Touring Art Exhibition Faust Museum Hannover Germany

            “Virtual Future Guangdong Art Gallery Guangzhou China

            “Chinese Glamours－Conceptual Images Bankok Thailan.

            “Open Festival of International Performance Art Chengdu Pengshan Leshan China

            “Holding White Chengdu Imperial Academy Chengdu China

            “First Chengdu Biennale Chengdu Museum of Modern Art, Chengdu China

2000    “Heaven Stonehenge”Hannover Duisburg Düsseldorf Germany

            “Home Contemporary Art Project Exhibition YueXing Furniture Warehouse Shanghai China

            “Chinese Glamours－Conceptual Images East Link Gallery Shanghai China

            “Turn of the Century－1979－1999－Chinese Contemporary Art Museum of Modern Art, Chengdu, China

            “Cultural Landscape”Landscape Art Exhibition Langdao Guilin China

            “People and Animals”Performance Art Exhibition Chengdu China

1999    “Chinese Artists in the World－Installation and Documentary Hong Kong Art Commune, Hong Kong

            “Unusual Ways of Writing Art Museum of the Nanjing Normal University Nanjing China

1998    “Preserving Memory Sichuan Library Chengdu China

1997    “In the Wild Simultaneous Performance Project Beijing Shanghai

Chengdu Guangzhou China

1996    “China! Museum of Modern Art Bonn Germany

            “Water Protectors－Outdoor Art Performances Lhasa China

1995    “Water Protectors－Outdoor Art Performances Chengdu China

1993    “Inside－Outside New Chinese Art Toronto Ottawa Canada

            “Dream of China Exhibition of Paintings City Hall, Hong Kong

1992    “First Biennale of Chinese Art in the 90's Central Hotel Guangzhou China

1991    “Dai GuangYu Wang FaLin Li JiXiang Joint Exhibition of Paintings Chengdu Art Salon Chengdu China

1990    “000'90 Exhibition of Modern Art Chengdu Art Salon Chengdu China

1989    “China Avant－Garde Art Exhibition Chinese National Art Gallery Beijing China

1987    “Itinerary Exhibition of Modern Chinese Art Bonn Bremen Frankfurt Germany

1986    “Red－Yellow－Blue Young Artists of Sichuan Sichuan Art Gallery Chengdu China

Other

1994      Touring visit to the United States (Washington New York Chicago San Francisco Seattle Phoenix) as part of the United States Information Agency's “International Visitor Program”

Since 1997      Editor and Creative Director on“Humanities & Art Periodical published by Guizhou People's Publishing House

1998    "Art of the 20th Century" Taschen Verlag Cologne

2001    "Chinese Art at the Crossroads" New Art Media Hong Kong