Born in 1961 in Qinghai, China.

Graduated from Fine Art Department of Qinghai Normal University. Lives and works in Beijing.

Selected solo Exhibitions:

2008 Between Sky and Earth – Beginning of Summer, Art Channel, Beijing.

2005 Shao Yinong and Mu Chen: Photograph, Paik Hae Young Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Shao Yinong and Mu Chen: Photograph, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong

2004 The Assembly Hall, China Art Archives＆Warehouse, Beijing Illusion of Memory, Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, USA

2003 Shao Yinong and Mu ChenWorks Exhibition, Rencontres d’ Arles, France

2002 Family Register – Shao Yinong＆Mu Chen works exhibition, Courtyard Gallery, Beijing History of Time – Sha Yinong＆Mu Chen Photography Exhibition, Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, Shanxi, China

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2005 Follow Me! Contemporary Chinese Art at the Threshold of the Millenium, Mori art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

2004 2004 Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai Art Museum

2003 Alors La Chine? Pompidou Center, France