BIOGRAPHY OF SONG CHAO
Oct. 1979: Born in Dongming County, Shandong Province, China.
Sep. 1997: Worked as a miner in Shandong Yankuang Group.
Oct. 2002: Began to photograph.
Oct. 2002: Recipient of the Chinese National Photography Award, Copper Prize.
Oct. 2002: Exhibition at the Popular Photography Gallery, Beijing, China.
Oct. 2002: Exhibition in the Renmin University, Beijing, China.
Jul. 2003: Exhibition at the 34th Rencontres d'Arles International Photography Festival, Arles, France.
Oct. 2003: Exhibition at 798 Photography Gallery, Beijing, China.
Sep. 2003: Exhibition at Pingyao International Photography Festival; Recipient of the Special Honor Award.
Nov.03-Jan.04: Exhibition at Le Parvis, Ibos, France.
Feb. 2004: Annual participant in "Croisement(s)," a joint exhibition of French and Chinese artists. Work exhibited in MK2 Bibliothèque, Paris, France.
Feb.-Mar.2004: Exhibition at the Baudoin Lebon Gallery, Paris, France.
Mar. 2004: Exhibition in Aix, France.
Jun. 2005: Only Chinese photographer to participate in a joint exhibition of "50 reGeneration Photographers of Tomorrow" at Elysee Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sep. 2005: Photographs of "Coal-mine Community" were collected by the Elysee Museum.
Oct.-Dec.2005: "Portraits de mineurs chinois", Centre minier de Lewarde, France.
Nov-Dec.2005: 16th Photographic meeting, Lorient, France.
Apr.2006: The joint exhibition of "50 reGeneration Photographers of Tomorrow"
in "Aperture Foundation" ,New York.
Jun.-Nov.2006: Site Couriot, Musée de la mine, Saint-Etienne, France.
Nov.2006: Exhibition at Lianzhou International Photofestival.
Mar.2007: Exhibition at Shanghai Art Museum.
Mar.2007: Photographs of " Coal-miners" were collected by the Shanghai Art Museum.
Now,being studying in the Beijing Film Academy as a Master postgraduate.
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