Yin Xiuzhen

Born in Beijing, China, 1963
Lives and works in Beijing
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EDUCATION:
1985-1989 Majored in Oil Painting at the Fine Arts
Department of Capital Normal University, Beijing,
Awarded a B.A. degree when graduated in July, 1989.
AWARD:
1997 ART/OMI foundation new york,U.S.A.
1998 Visiting Arts South East Asian artists' residency programme (visiting arts,London),UK.
1999 Scholarship Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral Bad Ems, Germany
2000 UNESCO/ASCHBERG bursary laureate
2000 China contemporary art award

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2001 "Clotheres Airplane-made in Siemens" Siemens art project "What are they doing
　　　Installation and new media , Asian Fine Arts Berlin Gallery,Germany. here ?" An 　　　artwork by Yin xiuzhen in collaboration with the employees of STDC
2000 "Building materials" 200 Gertrude front gallery Melbourne.
1998 One-person Exhibition of Installations, "Brain", Manchester Craft Centre,U.K.
1997 One-person Exhibition of Installations, "Dining table", Ruine for Arts Berlin.
　　　One-person Show "Sun Clothes", Hua Yan Li, Beijing.
1996 One-person Exhibition of Installations, "Ruined City", Capital Normal University
　　　Museum, Beijing.
1995 One-person Exhibition of Installations, Beijing Contemporary Art Museum.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2002 "Site + Sight: Translating Cultures" Asian Civilisations Museum, Earl Lu Gallery 　　　and BA Fine Art Studios at LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Nanyang 　　　Academy of Fine Arts, National Institute of Education and Sculpture Square 　　　Limited.
　　　Singapore
　　　 "Fou r Coreners" HounKong
　　　 "2002 Gwangju Biennale " Gwangju, Korea.
　　　The 2nd Fukuoka Triennale Fucuoku Asian Art Museum Japan
　　　 "2002 ARCO " Madrid , Spain.
　　　 "Making China" Ethan Cohen Fine Art, New York
　　　 " De'rvie" Chapman University Los Angelos
2001 The 4th cotemporary sculpture art show in ShenZhen China
　　　Womanifesto Workshop Thailand
　　　 "Living in Time, Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition ",Hamburger Bahnhof
　　　Contemporary Art Museum , Berlin.
　　　 "Le Paysage comme Babel" Galerie Les Filles du calvaire,Paris-Bruxelles.
　　　 "Crossraods" Cheng Du Contemporary Art Museum, China.
　　　 "Chronicles of Women: Illness as Metaphor " Shatin Town Hall Concert Hall , 　　　Hong Kong.
　　　 "Reinventing the Images and Signs " Univversal Classical Cultural Arts Co.Ltd., 　　　Beijing.
　　　 "1st Architecture Biennale " China National Galley, Beijing.
2000 Unusuall & usual ; A contemporary Art Exhibition at YuanGong Modern Art 　　　Museum in Shanghai
　　　 " Virtual and Real" Wan Fung Art Gallery,Beijing.
　　　as lecture at Interestional Women's University "Technology and Culture", project 　　　ares Water.
　　　Fuori Uso 2000 "the Bridges" pescara Italy.
　　　 "our chinese friends" ACC gallery and Bauhaus" in Weimar German
　　　2000-2003 "Text & Subtext"(Touring Exhibition) Earl lu Gallery, Lasalle Gallery. 　　　Singapore.
　　　 "At the new century,1979-1999 contemporary art of china invitation art 　　　Exhibition" ChengDu Contemporary Museum, China.
1999 "food for thought chinese characters", Amssterdam.
　　　 "I am here" Bad Ems , Germany.
　　　'supermarket, art for sale' Shanghai.
　　　The Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, Australia.
　　　Transience: Chinese Art At the end of 20th Century. The Smart Museum of Art 　　　Chicago .
　　　in/from China: art+architecture, Asian fine art Berlin Pruss & ochs Gallery.
　　　 "Flooded Valley", Sao Paulo, Brazil.
1998 It's me!: A profile of Chinese Contemporary Art in the 90s .
　　　Beijing Forbidden City TAIMIAO
　　　 "Visiting Arts South East Asian Artists' Residency Programme" （Visiting 　　　Arts,London）
　　　 "Half of the Sky : Contemporary Chinese Women Artists " FRAUENMUSEUM 　　　,Bonn. 1998 "Insaid Out: New Chinese Art exhibition ", P.S.1 Contemporary Art 　　　Center, USA.
　　　20th century-Feminina, Group Exhibition, China National Gallery and Beijing
　　　Contemporary Art Museum. , Beijing.
　　　 "Wildlife Starting From 1997 Jingzhe" Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, 　　　Chengdu,China.
　　　 "Trace of Existence: A Private Showing of China Contemporary Art'98 " , ART 　　　NOW
　　　STUDIO, Beijing .
1997　1997-1999 "Cities on the move ",( Austria.France,USA. UK.Thailand, Finland.)
　　　 "Between Ego and Society: An Exhibition of Contemporary Female Artists in 　　　China",
　　　Artemisia Gallery ,Chicago.
　　　 "ART/OMI Visual Arts Program"（ART/OMI Foundation New York）
　　　 "AGAINST THE TIDE " The Bronx Museum of the Arts,New York.
　　　 "Another Long March" Chinese Contemporary Art Show,Chasse Kazerne 　　　-Breda-The
　　　Netherlands.
　　　Immutability and Fashion: Chinese Contemporary Art in the Midst of Changing
　　　Surroundings, Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka.
1996 Suwon--Beijing Art Show, Beijing.
　　　The 2nd United Art Project with American Artists, Tibet, China.
　　　The 7th Com-Art Show of Artists from Korea, China and Japan, Suwon City, 　　　Korea.
1995 FILE No.1 CONCEPTUAL DOCUMENTS FOR IMPOSSIBLE ART,New York.
　　　United Art Project with American Artists, Sichuan, China.
　　　Art Critics' Nomination Show of Sculpture and Installation.
　　　 "Open Your Mouth, Close Your Eyes", Beijing·Berlin Art Communication
　　　Exhibition,Capital Normal University Museum.
　　　 "Displacement", Capital Normal University Museum, Beijing.
1994 "12·12 " Installation Art show of Women Artist, private space Beijing.
　　　 '94 Outdoor Art, Beijing.

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