Cheng Ran

1981　born in Inner Mongolia, China
lives and works in Hangzhou, China

2004　graduated from China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China

Solo Exhibition
2011　“Hot Blood, Warm Blood, Cold Blood”, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, Beijing, China
　　　“Everything Has Its Time”, Galerie Urs Meile, Bejing-Lucerne, Beijing, China
　　　“Circadian Rhythm”, Qingying Gallery, Hangzhou, China

Selected Group Exhibition

2011 　Reunion Island Biennale of Today’s Art 2011, Reunion Island, France
　　　“Moving Image in China: 1988 - 2011”, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
　　　“Daybreak”, Arario Gallery Beijing, China and Arario Cheonan Spaces, Korea
　　　“Be With Me”, House of Electronic Arts Basel, LISTE, Basel, Switzerland
　　　“Catch the Moon in the Water: Emerging Chinese Artists”, James Cohan Gallery, New York, USA
　　　“Hypnosis”, Other Gallery, Beijing, China
　　　“Present Continuous Past(s)”, Taikang Space, Beijing, China
　　　“Far Away Beauty Lingers”, Other Gallery, Shanghai, China
　　　“In a Perfect World...”, Meulensteen Gallery, New York, USA
　　　“Intermission”, James Cohan Gallery, Shanghai, China
　　　“Yun Lang Project – Hangzhou”, Galleria dell'Arco, Shanghai, China
　　　“End to End – New Media Art Show”, Harvestworks Digital Media Art Center, New York, USA
　　　“Optional Exercise “, Li-space, Beijing, China
　　　“How to Do”, Henglu Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2010　“Out of Focus”, Hangzhou, China
　　　“The Passage Project #1 – Alex: A Tribute to Alexander McQueen”, James Cohan Gallery, Shanghai, China
　　　“In the Garden Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Shiwudong Garden, Hangzhou, China
　　　“Cultivating the Future: The Contemporary Art as a National Education”, Young Artists Promotional Exhibition, 798 Art Center, Beijing, China
　　　Reflection of Minds MOCA Envisage Biennale, MOCA Shanghai, Shanghai, China
　　　“Mongolia 360° – 1st Land Art Biennale Mongolia”, National Mongolian Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
　　　“Get Moving”, Li-Space, Beijing, China
　　　“Use the Hand do the Job”, Shift Station, Shanghai, China
　　　“Gas station 3: Soft Landing, Hard Landing”, Vanguard Gallery, Shanghai, China
　　　“3rd i project: compilation of Chinese video art”, V2 Institute for the Unstable Media，Rotterdam, Netherlands
　　　“The Tell-Tale Heart (Part 2)”, James Cohan Gallery, New York, USA
　　　“Homestay”, Osage Gallery, Shanghai, China
　　　“Reshaping History”, ARARIO, Beijing, China
　　　“Jungle – A Close-Up Focus on Chinese Contemporary Art Trends”, Platform China, Beijing, China
　　　“The Tell-tale Heart Part ”, James Cohan Gallery, Shanghai, China
2009　“Cream – International Festival for Arts and Media”, Yokohama, Japan
　　　“Immersion and Distance”, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
　　　“There Is No I in Team”, PROGRAM, Berlin, Germany
　　　Seoul International Experimental Film Festival, Seoul, Korea
　　　The 6th China Independent Film Festival, Nanjing, China
　　　“YiPai – Century Thinking: A Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
　　　“Blackboard – Group Exhibition”, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai, China
　　　“What Has Been Happening Here? - The Inaugural Exhibition of Chinese Independent Film Archive”, Iberia Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
　　　“New Work from China”, Fortune Cookie Projects Singapore, HT Contemporary Space, Singapore
2008　The Third Guangzhou Triennial, Guangzhou, China
　　　The 3rd China Media Art Festival, Hangzhou, China
　　　“There Is No I in Team”, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
　　　“Infantization”, MOCA Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwai
2007　“Focus Automatically – 15 video art works”, Suzhou, China
　　　“Refresh: Emerging Chinese Artists”, ARARIO, Beijing, China
　　　“Amateur World”, Platform China, Beijing, China
　　　“The First Today’s Documents 2007”, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
　　　“Refresh: Emerging Chinese Artists”, Himalayas Art Museum, Shanghai, China
　　　“Marking Time, Waiting for the Answer”, DoArt Beijing, Beijing, China
　　　“IDAP”, QUT Museum, Australia
　　　“Infantization”, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
　　　“The First Chinese Contemporary Art in Anhui Province”, Hefei, China
　　　“Shouting Truth – A Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Platform China, Beijing, China
　　　“On view: Selections From China”, Paul Morris Gallery, New York, USA
2006　“Contemporary video in Asia”, Video Garden Miami Beach, Miami, USA
　　　“GIFT-2”, Loft49, Hangzhou, China
　　　“Elektrische Schatten China”, Video Festival, Salzburg Museum of Modern Art, Austria
　　　“Image Flux: China New work in Video Art”, Guangzhou, China
　　　“Chinese Independent Films Screenings 05-06”, RCM ART MUSEUM, Nanjing, China
2005　“GIFTS: Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Modern Art Museum of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
　　　“In the Deep of Reality: A Case of Chinese Contemporary Art”, Basement of Tianyu Apartment, Hangzhou, China
2004　Wink: Video Festival, DDM Warehouse, Shanghai, China
　　　The Second Chinese New Media Art Festival, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
　　　“Circle Place: Video Installation Exhibition”, Bai Ta Ling Space, Hangzhou, China
　　　“Chinese Independent Films Screenings”, Nan Jing Arts Institute, Nanjing, China
2003　“BAI TA LING - Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Bai Ta Ling Space, Hangzhou, China