Maleonn
1972
Born in Shanghai

1984-1995
Shanghai Huashan Art School
Attached High School to Fine Art College of Shanghai University
Graduated from Fine Art College of Shanghai University, Major in Graphic Design

1995-2003
Engaged in commercial film as Art director and Director

2004-
Engaged in independent Creation of Art
Lives and works in Shanghai, China

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2010　Solo Exhibition, CO2 Gallery, Rome, Italy
2010　A Departure from Reality III: The Tender Truth, Blindspot Gallery, HK
2010　Maleonn Solo Exhibition, Stills Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2010　Solo Exhibition, Galleri S.E, Bergen, Norway
2010　White On White, Solo Exhibition, Magda Gallery, Shanghai, China
2009　Solo Exhibition, Paris- Beijing Galerie, Paris, France
2009　What Love Is, Ofoto Gallery, Shanghai, China
2009　Shanghai Legendary, Art Next Gallery, New York, USA
2009　CDS Art & Visibility, gallery for conetmporary art
2008　Fantastic, MAG Visual Art Center, Hong Kong. China
2008　Garden of Mirrors, Shanghai Art Museum, China
2008　Maleonn Solo Exhibition, Ogilvy Headquarter Art Centre, New York, USA
2008　Endless Dreamer, CO2 Gallery, Rome, Italy
2008　Maleonn, Galeria Tribeca Arte, Madrid, Spain
2008　MALEONN – Solo Exhibition by Maleonn, Espace Art 22, Brussels, Belgium
2008　Days on the Cotton Candy, Kasia Art Project Gallery, Chicago, US
2008　Marbles，Gossip Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2007　Nostalgia，Around Space, Shanghai, China
2007　Labyrinth, Craig Scott Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2007　Cicada, Zendai Moma, Shanghai, China
2006　Sweets and Sours, Art Sea Gallery, Shanghai, China
2006　Transfigurations, Craig Scott Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2006　Wonderland, Aura Gallery, Shanghai, China
2005　Face to mask, Advance Gallery, Shanghai, China
2005　Shadow Maker – Maleonn, Pingyao International Photography Festival, China

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2010　Shanghai Biennale
2010　CDS Art & Visibility, Art Copenhagen 2010 Nordic Art Fair, Danmark
2010　Vejle Kunst Museum, Jylland, Danmark
2010　Soul of China, Magda Gallery, Paris, France
2010　Nature of China – Contemporary Art Documenta, True Color Musuem, China
2010　RESHAPPING HISTORY China from 2000 to 2009, Today Museum, China
2010　Chinese Contemporary Photography, Fremantle Arts Centre, Australia
2010　Passing China　Gallery Sanstorium, Istanbul, Turkey
2009　FAF, Bielsko – Biala, Poland
2009　CDS Art & Visibility, Art Copenhagen 2009 Nordic Art Fair, Danmark
2009　Youth Fine Art Biennale, Chongqing, China
2009　Passing by China-Contemporary Photography, Eli Klein Fine Art, NY, USA
2009　Reversed Images, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, USA
2009　GetxoPhoto Festival, Getxo, SPAIN
2009　Theatre – Shanghai Metropolitan Photography, Liu Hai Su Museum, China
2009　Toys, CO2 Gallery, Rome, Italy
2009　Present – TENSE Biennial, Chinese Culture Center, San Francesco, USA
2009　Children’s Epoch, Aura Gallery, Beijing, China
2009　Fables, Siamsa Gallery, Tralee, Ireland
2008　Shanghai Land, Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francesco, USA
2008　Exquisite Corpse, M97 Gallery, Shanghai, China
2008　United in Art, De Voss Museum, Northern Michigan University, USA
2008　A LOOK AT THE WORLD, Pamplona, Spain
2008　The World of Others, MOCA, Shanghai, China
2008　Group Exhibition, Gallery Caprice Horn, Berlin, Germany
2008　House Arrest, Gallery Mai36, Zurich, Swiss
2008　Out of the Spotlight, Ch’I Contemporary Fine Art, NY, USA
2008　China Design Now, V&A Museum, London, UK　
2007　Chinese Walls, Walls Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
2007　Post-Vanguard, Chinese contemporary Art, Hong Kong
2007　What Makes Shanghai addictive? Berlin, Germany
2007　Asiana – A Survey of Contemporary Asian Art, Toronto, Canada
2007　Whispering Wind: recent Chinese Photography, Nashville, USA
2007　Dragon’s Evolution, China-Square Art Center, New York, USA
2007　Shanghai New Art, Washington Art Fair, DC, USA
2006　Happily Ever After, Hardcore Contemporary Art Space, Miami, USA
2006　Diaporama Festival, Nantes, France
2006　IDAA (International Digital Art Awards), Queensland, Australia
2006　The Virtual Salon, MOCA, New York, US
2005　Absent minded – Group Exhibition of photographers from Shanghai, Lianzhou International Photography Festival, China

Publications:
Various kinds of publications in over 30 countries and areas. Multiple on cover stories.
Part of the publications: FOUCE (UK), ZOOM (ITALY), SUSHI (GERMANY), FOTOGRAFIA (POLAND), EYEMAZING (USA), ZURA (ISREAL), PHOTO (TURKY), VIE DES ARTS (CANADA), and B&W (UK), etc.

Domestic publications: <Shanghai Fables> by Shanghai Bookstore publishing house; <Unique world> by Zhejiang photography Publishing; FANTASTIC-Maleonn by Hongkong Boyi publishing company.

TV interviews:
2009　“PEOPLE”, CCTV, China
2008　Documentary on feature people, BBC, UK
2007　China Rises, CBC &CNN, Canada & USA
Besides, interviews by TV program from France, Denmark, Canada, HK and Germany, etc.

Awards:
2010　Pingyao International Photo Festival，Excellent Photographer Awards, China
2011　Gold Medal of ‘China’ theme and Gold Medal of Excellence of 8th Trierenberg Super Circuit, Austria
2008　Photograph of the Year Winner in Fine Art Category, and 1st place – outstanding Achievement, 4th Spider Awards, BLACK & WHITE World Photographic Arts
2009　Award in photography of Culure China, Annual Culture People by Oriental Morning Post, Shanghai, China
2007　The most important 50 international contemporary visual artists by MAC Magazine, Japan
2006　The most potential young artists, Art Finance Mag, China
2007　Award, Queensland, Australia
2006　CCAA China Contemporary Art Awards nominatioin