Born in Hebei Province in 1960.

In 1982, graduated from the Art Department of  Hebei Normal University.

Major Exhibitions

2010 the 4th Beijing International Art Biennale at Art Museum of China,Beijing

"Crossing the Horizon · Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition" at Chile National Gallery, Santiago ,Chile

2009   "Story Telling - 2009 Cross-Straits Contemporary Art Exhibition" in Beijing , Shanghai , Taipei

2008 China Contemporary Art Exhibition "the Dance of Dragon" at Truchin Museum, Boone,North Carolina,USA

2006 First Annals Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art, Millennium Monument Contemporary Art Gallery in Beijing；

2005 Along the Great River: a Retrospective of Chinese Landscape and Oil Painting from 1976to 2005, National Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing;

Second Exhibition of Traditional Chinese Landscape and Oil Landscape Painting, National Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing;

2003 An Era of Opening UP: the 40 Years of the National Museum of Fine Arts, National Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing；

Representation of Imagery: the Invitational of China’s Neo=Expressionist Oil Painters, Liu Haisu Art Museum in Shanghai.

2002 Invitational of Artists from Chengdu and Beijing, Millennium Monument Contemporary Art Gallery in Beijing .

2001  Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu Modern Art Museum in Chengdu

2000 Gate of the Century: an Invitational of Chinese Modern Art from 1979to 1999, Chengdu Modern Art Museum in Chengdu；

Classic Oil Paintings of China in the 20th Century, National Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing；

1999 China 46: an Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art in Melbourne；

Small-Format Works of 100 Contemporary Oil Painters in China, National Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing

1998  Century: an Invitational of Women Artists, National Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing；

     Contemporary Works in Traditional Chinese Landscape and Oil Landscape Painting, National         Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing；
New Community: Eight Artists from Baoding City, National Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing；
Platform of Genders: a Contemporary Art Exhibition, TEDA Contemporary Art Museum in Tianjin；

1997  Into the New Century:an Exhibition of Works by China’s Young Oil Painters, National Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing

     The Grand Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art, Shanghai Library in Shanghai；
     Taiwan Intel Art Expo, World Trade Center in Taipei；

1996  China Oil Painting Society Exhibition,National Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing

     Shanghai Biennale,Shanghai Art Museum in Shanghai

1995  Annual Exhibition of Chinese Oil Painting, National Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing

1993  Chinese Oil Painting Biennale, National Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing Solo Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2008  "Charm - Xu Xiaoyan Paiting Works Exhibition" at Art Gallery,NYC, and K Auction Gallery,Seoul,Korea

Held "Living in Other Places" Solo Exhibition at Genssun International Art Space,Beijing

2006 The Song of the Earth: Paintings by Xu Xiaoyan, National Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing

2001 Watching Over the Idyll: Paintings by Xu Xiaoyan, Zhongguo feng Modern Art Museum；

Blooming: Paintings by Xu Xiaoyan, Jeff Hsu,s Art Center in Taipei.

2000   The Skin of the Earth: Paintings by Xu Xiaoyan, Vermont Art Center in the US

1997   Contemplations on the Earth: Paintings by Xu Xiaoyan, Jeff Hsu,s Art Center in Taipei.

Awards

2007 Won "2006 Xiao Shufang Art Fund · Excellent Female Artists"Award

1999   Freeman Foundation Award in the US.

1998   Collectors, Award at the Invitational of the Century’s Women Artists in Beijing.

1995  Gold Award at the Annual Exhibition of Chinese Oil Painting

1993  Academy Award at the Chinese Oil Painting Biennale

Books

<Xu Xiaoyan  Song of the Earth>

<Xu Xiaoyan> Artron