Born in July of 1967 in China's Jilin province, Wang Tong graduated from Henan University as an Art major. In 1989 he began to photograph, and is now the Photographic Director for Chinese National Geography. He currently resides in Beijing.
Solo Exhibitions: 2006 "Mao on the wall" OFOTO Gallery, Shanghai, China, 2005 "Mao on the wall" Chinese eyes, Paris, France, "Mao on the wall" Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2004 "Mao on the wall" 798 Photo Gallery, Beijing, China,
Selected Group Exhibitions: 2005 "Bicycle and Chinese" 798 Art Gallery, Beijing, China, "It is I" Milan Art Gallery Milan, Italy, 2004 "It is I" 798 Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 2003 "Multi-action of TV" Beijing, China, "It is I" Pingyao International Photography Festival, Shanxi, China, "Bicycle and Chinese" Melbourne, Australia, "Bicycle and Chinese" Sydney, Australia, 2002 "Bicycle and Chinese" Auckland, New Zealand, "Multi-action of TV"Pingyao International Photography Festival, Shanxi 2001 "Bicycle and Chinese" New York, U.S.A, "Multi-action of TV" BizArt Gallery, Shanghai, China, 1998 "Outlier" Shengda Art Gallery, Zhengzhou, China, 1995 "Bicycle and Chinese" Henan province Museum, Zhengzhou, China,
Award: 2001 Winner of "The Best Photographer, Art Photography Section" for the Yipin International Photo Festival (Shandong province, China), the very first International Photo Festival in China.
Publications: 2006 "Mao on the wall", the second monograph published 2003 "Era's Image: Wang Tong" first monograph published
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