Yan Lei was born in Hebei, China, in 1965. He graduated from the China Academy of Art in 1991. Yan currently lives and works between Beijing and Hong Kong. His works have been exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions. Selected Solo Exhibition: 2015 “Rêverie” Red Brick Contemporary Art Museum, Beijing, China 2011 “Baroque” Tang Contemporary Art – Beijing, Beijing, China 2010 “EXTRA—Yan Lei Solo Exhibition” Madrid, Spain 2009 “Sparkling—upgraded” UCCA, Beijing, China 2008 “Sparkling—Aspen” Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, USA 2008 “Sparkling—Yan Lei Artworks” Xin Beijing Gallery, Beijing, China 2007 “Yan Lei Solo Exhibition” Robert Miller Gallery, New York, USA 2007 “Dogzstar Project” Gallery Continua, San Gimignano, Italy 2007 “Support” Shanghai Gallery of Art, Shanghai, China 2006 “Super Light—Hong Kong” HK Art Centre, Hong Kong, China 2005 “Super Light” Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland 2003 “Climbing Space” Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland 2002 “Yan Lei Solo Exhibition” Galerie Loft, Paris, France 2001 “International Scenery” China Art Archives & Warehouse, Beijing, China 1999 “At the Frontiers of Capitalism” Museum of Site Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China 1995 “Invasion” Beijing Junior Art Theatre, Beijing, China Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2016 “M + Sigg Collection—Forty Years of Chinese Contemporary Art” M + Museum, Hong Kong, China 2015 “Void: There’s nothing more left, but a little trace from Human Being.” Ginkgo Space, Beijing, China 2015 “The Boundaries of Order” Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China 2014 “Cosmos - finite and infinite, existence and coexistence” Shanghai 21st century Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China 2014 “Fusion．Convergence” Tianrenheyi Art Centre, Hangzhou, China