YAO LU
Yao Lu born in Beijing April 30, 1967
Education: 1987-1991 Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
1998-2000 Master of Arts Visual Art (photography), Queensland College of Arts, Griffith University,Brisbane,Australia
Present: Professor of School of Design, The Central Academy of Fine Arts

Exhibition:
2011  Istanbul Museum of Modern Art sole Exhibition. Istanbul, Turkey
         798 Photo Gallery Sole Exhibition. Beijing, China
         Bruce Silverstein Sole Exhibition. New York, USA
2010  Updating China. ShangHai, China
         Nomadic Reality. Esse Space, China
         Armory Show. Miami, USA
         Art Basel 41. Basel, Switzerland
         Paris Photo. Paris, France
         Festival del` Image Environnementale International. Montreuil, France
        <<A Decade Long Exposure>>the central Academy of Fine Arts and Chinese Contemporary Photography, Bei Jing, China
2009  GSK Contemporary Earth:Art of a changing world
         Royal Academy of Arts, London
         SPECTACLE AND GAZE - Exhibition of Contemporary Photography in China 
         Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
         PARISPHOTO. Paris, France
         NEVER EQUAL DISTANCE TO THE MOON POWER, POLITICS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT FAURSCHOU CPH
         Copenhagen, Denmark
         YAOLU`S NEW LANDSCAPE Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, USA
         PRIXPICTET. PURDY HICKS GALLERY London
         PASSAGE DE RETZ GALLERY Paris
        Open Vision --Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Art
        Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art of the National Gallery  Prague Czech
        GETXOPHOTO Festival. Bilbao Spain
        Chinese Gardens for Living. Brussels meeting Centre, Belgium
2008  PARIS PHOTO. Paris, France
        THEN &NOW, Memories of the Future 2008 Daegu Photo Biennale 
         Daegu Korea
        THE POST-Modern Mode of Chinses Contemporary Art   Shenzhen, China
        BLIGHT and HOPE. Seoul-Lundon Koica-British
        CHINESE GARDENS FOR LIVING. Pillnitz Dresden Germany
        CONCEALMENT AND RESTRUCTURING - Yaolu`s New Mountains and Waters
        798 Art Gallery Beijing, China
        MADE IN CHINA Fotofastiwal 2008. Lodz, Poland
        Fotofest International Houston Current Perspectives1998-2008 Houston, USA
        RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION . New Beijing Art Gallery
2007 LIANZHOU INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL 2007, Lianzhou, China
       SIGHTSEEING, A9 Art Gallery Beijing, China
       ABSENCE EXHIBITION, Beijing, China
       GLORY AND RECORDS 567 Art Exhibition, Beijing---Berlin---Paris---Belgium
       YESTERDAY Picture Exhibition, SuoLuo Gallery Beijing, China
       ABERRANCE OF CHINESE CHARACTER,Chinese Base Beijing, China
2006 NEW CHINESE OCCIDENTALISM-China Contemporary Art in Beijing, Beijing, China
       CHINA ART TODAY, China National Museum of Fine Arts,Beijing , China
       THE POST FACT  Images of YaoLu&WangChuan, New Beijing Art Gallery Beijing China
       THESE-Images of YAOLU, Pingyao, China

Award:
Winner of the 2008 BMW-Paris Photo Prize for contemporary Photography
Shortlisted of the Prix Pictet 2009