CAO Xiaoyang
1968 Born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province.
1994 Graduated from the Print-making Department of the China Academy of Art.
2002 Master of Arts, Print-making Department, China Academy of Art.
2010 Deputy Director of the Print-making Department, China Academy of Art.
Deputy Secretary of the Zhejiang Province Association of Print-making Artists.
2012 Head of The Foundation Studies Branch of the China Academy of Art.
  Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014 THE TWENTY-FOUR SOLAR TERMS: Paintings by Cao Xiaoyang, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
Landscape, Tianhong Mei Heyuan Arts Center, Hangzhou, China
2011 Landscape: Cao Xiaoyang & Tong Biao’s Double Solo Exhibition, A4 Contemporary Arts Center, Chengdu, China
 
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 Magical Mountains: Hanart TZ Gallery at Art Basel HK 2015, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2014 Fine Art Asia 2013, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
St.art: International Exhibition of the Chinese Contemporary Ceramic Art, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2013 Hermit's Springs: Calligraphy, Landscape Painting and Garden-making, West Lake Expo Museum, Hangzhou, China
2012 …And the Tradition is, Museum of Contemporary Art of CAA, Hangzhou, China
2011 The End of the Brush and Ink Era: Chinese Landscape, True Color Museum, Suzhou, China
Burden and Seek: Road of the China Academy of Art Print-making, Museum of Contemporary Art of CAA, Hangzhou, China
TOP Line — the Grand Exhibition of the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
Lu Xun's Face --- the 80th anniversary of China's emerging woodcut movement & the 130th anniversary of Lu Xun Memorial Exhibition, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2010 Reason for Watercolor — The Hangzhou Invitational Exhibition of Watercolor Art, Museum of Contemporary Art of CAA, Hangzhou, China
2008 Zhejiang Famous Prints Invitation Exhibition, Zhejiang Exhibition Hall, Hangzhou, China
2007 Derailed: The First Phase Of Chinese Contemporary Art In Anhui Province, U-town, Hefei, China
2006 15 years of Printmaking in Zhejiang, Xiuhu Park, Yiwu, China
2001 Affix, Impression Gallery, Hangzhou, China
2000 The 5th National College Printmaking Teaching Annual Exhibition, Guangzhou Museum Of Art, Guangzhou, China
 
Awards
2011 The Excellent Work, The 19th National Exhibition of Print Works
2009 Third Prize, Gazing the History: The Art Exhibition of Significant History and Culture Events in Zhejiang
2004 Gold Award, The 11th Art Works Exhibition of Zhejiang Province
2000 Annual Award, The 5th session of the National Institutions of higher Art Printmaking Conference Exhibition
1995 The Academy Award, The 3rd session of the National Institutions of Higher Art Printmaking Conference Exhibition
1994 Prize of Excellence, the 2nd Young Artists’ Fine Arts Exhibition of Zhejiang Province
The Museum Prize, Tomihari Woodcut Museum, Japan
 
Curated Exhibitions
2013 The Foundation Studies Branch of the China Academy of Arts, Down to the Countryside Movement (Shangshan Xiaxiang) Education Organizer
2012 The Foundation Studies Branch of the China Academy of Arts, Down to the Countryside Movement (Shangshan Xiaxiang) Education Organizer
Calligraphy Art Exhibition of Wang Dongling, Large-scale exhibition and execution, Embarking (Chufa), Organizer
2011 Heavy Burdens and Reunions, (Zhongfu yu Chongmi) Exhibit Organizer
Lu Xun's face --- the 80th anniversary of China's emerging woodcut movement & the 130th anniversary of Lu Xun Memorial Exhibition, Exhibit Organizer
TOP Line—Grand Exhibition of the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party, Exhibition Planning and Execution
The Way of Print Art in CAA, (Guo Mei Ban Hua Zhi Lu) Exhibition Planning
 
Edited Books
2011 The Way of Print Art in CAA (Guo Mei Ban Hua Zhi Lu)
2010 Xujiang: The Most Sunflower Garden
2008 Shanghai Biennial 2008
2006 Shanghai Biennial 2006
Xujiang: At a Distance (Yuan Wang)
2004 Shanghai Biennial 2004
Xujiang: Shanghai Mirage
2003 Edges of the Earth: Time in Asia
Biography
Artist Statement
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