| 1945 | Born in Rudong, Jiangsu Province, China |
| 1966 | BA, Fine Arts Department of Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China |
| 1981 | MA, Calligraphy Department of Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now China Academy of Art), Hangzhou, China |
| At Present | Professor of Calligraphy Department of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China |
| Director of Contemporary Calligraphy Research Centre of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China | |
| Lives and works in Hangzhou, China |
| 2014 | By the Side of the Ancient Road: Wang Dongling' s Art of Calligraphy, Jinwan Faculty of Humanities of Tianjin Water Park, Tianjin, China |
| The Moon over the River on a Spring Night: The Art of Calligraphy by Wang Dongling, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong | |
| 2013 | Wang Dongling: Brushing the Tides, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong |
| The Moon over the River, Wang Dongling Public Performance of Calligraphy, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong | |
| The Origins of Abstraction, Ink Studio, Beijing, China | |
| 2012 | Decanter Ink: Hangzhou Cross-year Exhibition - Wang Dongling solo, Sanshang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China |
| 2011 | Wang Dongling: The Daoism of Calligraphy, Zhejiang Museum of Art, Hangzhou, China |
| 2007 | Share the Peripateticism: Calligraphy Exhibition by Wang Dongling, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China |
| 2006 | Calligraphy Performance: Linhe Xu, Lanting International Calligraphy Festival, Shaoxing, China |
| 2003 | Wang Dongling Calligraphy Exhibition, Yilanzhai Art Museum, Nanjing, China |
| Wang Dongling Calligraphy Exhibition, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |
| 2002 | Works of Wang Dongling, Goedhuis Gallery, NY, USA |
| 2001 | Calligraphy and non-Calligraphy, Flower and non-Flower, Ethan Cohen Fine Arts Gallery, New York, USA |
| Wang Dongling Calligraphy Exhibition, Lanting International Calligraphy Festival, Shaoxing, China | |
| 1999 | Wang Dongling Calligraphy Exhibition, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China |
| 1998 | D.P. Fong Gallery, San Jose, USA |
| Muthesius Hochschule & Poly-technic School for Art, Kiel, Germany | |
| 1997 | Nagoya Zie Mien Gallery, Nagoya, Japan |
| 1994 | Wang Dongling Calligraphy & Paintings Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China |
| 1993 | International Press, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1992 | Minnesota State Exhibition Center, Minneapolis, USA |
| D.P. Fong Gallery, San Jose, USA | |
| 1991 | University of California, Santa Cruz, USA |
| North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA | |
| 1990 | University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA |
| D.P. Fong Gallery, San Jose, USA | |
| Montreal University, Montreal, Canada | |
| 1989 | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| Macalester Gallery, St. Paul, USA | |
| University of Kansas, Kansas, USA | |
| University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA | |
| Art School of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, USA | |
| 1987 | China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China |
| Wang Dongling Calligraphy Exhibition, China Art Museum, Beijing, China |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | |
| 2015 | Magical Mountains: Hanart TZ Gallery at Art Basel HK 2015, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong |
| 2014 | Guanshan Gathering-Works by Zheng Shengtian&Wang Dongling, Chambers Fine Art, New York, USA |
| 2013 | Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA |
| Between Character and Calligraphy-Xi’an Inaugural Exhibition, OCAT, Xi’an, China | |
| Ink Files, the First Show of China and South Korea Contemporary Ink Painting Invitation Exhibition, Nanjing, China; Cheju, South Korea | |
| Guanshan Gathering-Works by Zheng Shengtian&Wang Dongling, Chambers Fine Art, Beijing, China | |
| Beyond Black and White: Chinese Contemporary Abstract Ink, Pearl Lam Fine Art, Shanghai, China | |
| Strokes in Dialogue, Wang Dongling and Samir Al Sayegh Joint Exhibition, Athr Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 2012 | Art Stage Singapore, Pearl Lam Galleries, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore |
| The Way of Writing, Zendai Contemporary Art Space, Shanghai, China | |
| Work by Wang Dongling, Qiu Zhenzhong and Xu Bing, He Xiangning Art Museum Contemporary Art Terminal, Shenzhen, China | |
| 2011 | Wu Ming, Form is Formless: Chinese Contemporary Abstract Art, Contrasts Gallery (now Pearl Lam Fine Art), Shanghai, China |
| Wiesbaden International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Baden, Hamburg, Germany; Belgium | |
| 2010 | Lanting Pavilion Review: China Calligraphy Exhibition, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium |
| Beauty of Chinese Character: China Calligraphy Exhibition, Paris, France | |
| Trace and Qualitative Leap—Beijing Film Academy’s 60th anniversary exhibition, Beijing Film Academy 4 ° Space Gallery, Beijing, China | |
| 2009 | Ink Painting, Calligraphy: The Third Abstraction, Contrasts Gallery, Shanghai, China |
| Calligraphy and non-Calligraphy: 2010 Hangzhou International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Hangzhou, China | |
| In the Hand of Paper, Art Academy of Roma, Rome, Italy | |
| The First Linzhou Ink Brush Biennale (International), Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China | |
| 2008 | Seoul Biennial Calligraphy Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea |
| 2007 | Solo Happiness & Group Happiness-Public Art Exhibition of China Academy of Art, Sino-Japanese Friendship Museum, Tokyo, Japan |
| Reboot: The Third Chengdu Biennial, Chengdu, China | |
| Opening Fun-International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan | |
| Made in China-Contemporary Art Exhibition, Louisiana Art Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 2006 | Calligraphy Night on the Christmas Eve, Hangzhou, China |
| Ink & Brush - Chinese Writing Art Exhibition, Metropolis Museum, New York, USA | |
| International Calligraphy Exhibition in Memory of the 300th Issue of Calligraphy Magazine, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 2005 | Word Is Not Word: The Open Calligraphy Space-International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Hangzhou, China |
| The 1st International Cursive Script Exhibition, Hangzhou, China | |
| International Calligraphy Exhibition, World Exposition, Nagoya, Japan | |
| The 1st Nomination Exhibition of The Works of Contemporary Celebrities, China Art Museum, Beijing, China | |
| National Nomination Exhibition of The Works of Chinese Celebrities, Museum of The Forbidden City, Beijing, China | |
| Inside & Outside-Calligraphy Exhibition of Chinese and American Artists, Shenzhen, China | |
| Spread of Ink- Seoul Calligraphy Biennial 2005, Seoul, South Korea |
| 2004 | Maze-The 2nd National Media Art Exhibition, Hangzhou, China |
| International Invitation Exhibition of the Ink Color in The E-era, Taiwan; Berlin, Germany | |
| The 8th National Calligraphy and Seal Exhibition, Xi’an, China | |
| Invitation Exhibition of The Works of Contemporary Chinese Artists, Nanjing, China | |
| 2003 | Edge of The Earth-Asian Contemporary Art Invitation Exhibition, Hangzhou, China |
| Calligraphy Exhibition, Sydney, Australia | |
| International Calligraphy Biennial, Chonju, South Korea | |
| The 1st Exhibition of The Works of Chinese Leading Calligraphers, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2002 | Silent Music- Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, London, UK |
| Sino-Japanese Calligraphy Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan; Beijing, China | |
| Modern Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Denver, USA | |
| Brushes with Surprise: The Art of Calligraphy in Modern China, British Museum, London, UK | |
| 2001 | Exhibition of The Works of Contemporary Chinese Artists, Shanghai, China |
| Exchange Exhibition of Calligraphy between Mainland China and Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan | |
| Borderless China-Exhibition of Chinese Paintings, New York, USA | |
| Spirit of Ink & Brush-Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea | |
| International Exhibition of Abstract Ink Color, Xi’an, China | |
| 2000 | Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Hong Kong |
| Gate of The Century-Invitation Exhibition of Art, Chengdu, China | |
| 1999 | 46 Contemporary Chinese Artists Works Exhibition, Shanghai, China; Melbourne, Australia |
| Grand Exhibition of Chinese Calligraphy in The 20th Century, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Exhibition of Modern Words Art, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 1998 | Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Paris, France |
| Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy & Paintings, Konsthall Gallery, Malmo, Sweden | |
| Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Columbia University, New York, USA | |
| Exhibition of Chinese Art & Civilization of Five Thousand Years, Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA | |
| 1997 | Calligraphy Exhibition of The 21st Century, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China |
| 1995 | International Modern Calligraphy Biennial, Hangzhou, China |
| 1994 | Modern Calligraphy Exploration Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China |
| 1993 | Chinese Seal Exhibition, Yale University, New Haven, USA |
| 1992 | The 2nd International Art Exposition, Miami, USA |
| 1991 | Chinese Art and the West-Chinese Art Exhibition, San Diego, USA |
| 1990 | Brush Dancing & Ink Singing-Exhibition of the Paintings Collected by British Museum, Hayward Gallery, London, UK |
| 1988 | Paper Art from Hangzhou, Hamburg, Germany |
| 1987 | Lanting Sino-Japanese Calligraphy Exhibition, Shaoxing, China |
| Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy, Taipei, Taiwan |
| British Museum, London, UK |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA |
| Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA |
| The Palace Museum, Beijing, China |
| National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China |
| Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China |
| Peking University, Beijing, China |
| National Library of China, Beijing, China |
| Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| University of California, Berkeley, California, USA |
| North Dakota Museum of Art, North Dakota, USA |
| Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution, Beijing, China |