1981  Born  in  Feidong,  Anhui  Province
2004  Graduated  from  China  Central  Academy  of  Fine  Arts,  BA  in  Oil  Painting

Solo  Exhibition
2013
Forgotten  Memories,  Xia  Yu’s  Solo  Exhibition,  Line  Gallery,  Beijing
2011
Xia  Yu’s  Solo  Exhibition,  798  Times  Space,  Beijing
“Awkward”  Works  of  Xia  Yu,  Line  Gallery,  Beijing
Group  Exhibition
2012  
Exploding,  2012  China  Young  Artist  Project  Exhibition,  China  International  Exhibition  Centre,  Beijing
Excavation  &  Discovery:  The  3rd  Chinese  Oil  Painting  Exhibition  of  the  Newcomers,  Chinese  Academy  of  Oil  Painting
Spirit  and  Honesty:  Exhibition  of  Sketch  and  Copy,  Chinese  Academy  of  Oil  Painting
2011  
"Whisper”Summer  Collection  of  Line  Gallery,  Line  Gallery,  Beijing
“Spring  Chill”  Contemporary  Art  Exhibition,  LDX  Contemporary  Art  Center,  Beijing
Art  Archives  Of  the  80 's  Generation  (I),  SongZhuang  Art  Museum,  Beijing
Awards:
2012    
First  Prize  in  Excavation  &  Discovery:  The  3rd  Chinese  Oil  Painting  Exhibition  of  the  Newcomers