---1964     Born in Beijing, China
---1988     Graduated from Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China 
---Current  Lives and works in Beijing, China

Selected Solo Exhibition
---1998
   Wang Youshen-Developing: Darkroom, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
---2000
   Wang Youshen-Y2K, Artist Commune Gallery, Hong Kong, China
---2003
   Wang Youshen-Washing, La Box Gallery, Bourges, France
---2004
   Wang Youshen-Washing, Shanghart Gallery, Shanghai, China

Selected Group Exhibitions
---1989
   China Avant-garde, China Art Gallery, Beijing, China
   China Avant-garde, Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
---1990
   Sydney Spring Festival, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
---1991
   New Generation Art, The History Museum of China, Beijing, China
---1992
   Encountering the Other (K-18), Kassel, Garmany
---1993
   Chinas New Art Post--1989, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong, China
   Mao Goes Pop, Australian Contemporary Art Museum, Sydney, Australia
   The 45th Biennale of Venice (Aperto 93), Venice, Italy
---1994
   Beijing International Com--Art Show,
   The Art Museum of Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
   Seoul International Art Festival, National Museum of Contempopary Art,
   Seoul, Korea
---1995
   New Asian Art Show, Kilin Plaza, Osaka; Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo, Japan
   Out of the States Ideology, Kampnagel K3, Hamburg, Germany
---1996
   Prospect, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
   The First Academic Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art,
   The Art Museum of Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
---1997
   Chinese Art of the 90, Rudolfinum Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
   Another Long March, Chasse Kazeme, Breda, Holland
   In and Out, Dr.Earl Lu Gallery Lasalle Sia College of the Arts,Singapore
   Melbourne,Sydney,Australia, Shenzhen, Beijing, China
---1999
   The Biennale of Issy, Paris, France
   Installions by Asian Artists in Residence, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, USA
---2000  
   Society, Upriver Gallery, Sichuan, China
   Taipei Biennale, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan, China
---2001
   Polypolis. Kunsthaus, Hamburg, Germany
---2002
   The Art on News, China Internation Exhibition Center, Beijing, China
   Pingyao International Photography Festival (PIP) , Pingyao,Shanxi, China
   The Guangzhou Triennale, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangdong, China
---2003
   Distance, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangdong, China
   The Villa Art Museum, One World village, Beijing, China
   Dajia, the Museum of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
   Open Sky, Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
---2004
   Beyond Boundaries, Shanghai Gallery of Art, Shanghai, China
   Between Past and Future, Smart Museum, Chicago, USA
   Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China