Jia Aili was born in Dandong, China in 1979 and lives and works in Beijing. In 2004, he graduated from the New Representationalism Studio of the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, where he subsequently taught from 2005 to 2007, after which time he decided to focus exclusively on his career as a painter. Recent solo institutional exhibitions include: “Jia Aili,” Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga (CAC), Málaga, Spain (2017); “Jia Aili,” Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy (2015); “Seeker of Hope,” Singapore Art Museum (SAM) (2012); “Good Morning, World!” Xiangning Art Museum, OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shenzhen, China (2010); “Make Believe. . .,” INIVA (Institute of International Visual Arts), London, UK (2010); “The Wasteland,” Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, Beijing, China (2007). He participated in the collateral events of the 54th Biennale di Venezia in 2011.