• 1967 - Born in Jiangxi province, China
• 1993 - Graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts with a Master’s Degree
• 1993 - Solo exhibition, Beijing
• 1995 - “Into” Exhibition of three artists, International Art Gallery, Beijing
• 1997 - “China Art Exhibition” Shanghai Library
• 1998 - “China Art Biennale Exhibition”, Nanjing Museum
• 2000 - “New China Art Exhibition”, Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai
• 2003 - “China Today” Art Exhibition, China Millennium Monument, Beijing
• 2003 - Solo exhibition, The Art Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts
• 2004 - Group exhibition by invited artists, International Art Gallery, Beijing
• 2004 - “The 10th Chinese National Art Exhibition ∙ Sculpture Exhibition” Changchun Sculpture Museum of Art
• 2004 - “The 1st Art Literature Nomination Exhibition”, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts Museum
• 2004 - “Integration ∙ Permeation –2004 Annual Exhibition”,National Art Museum of China, Beijing
• 2005 - “Modern Art Exhibition by Invited Artists”, Today Art Museum, Beijing
• 2005 - Solo exhibition, Wuhan Art Literature and Arts Centre, Hubei

Currently, Lei is pursuing his P.H.D in Chinese art at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.