Born in Hunan province, Xu Hongming studied in the Sculpture Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. In 1992, he conducted independent research of the ancient murals and sculptures along the Hexi Corridor. Xu currently lives and works in Beijing.
Xu has exhibited nationally and internationally including solo and group exhibitions at Yuan Art Museum, Beijing, China; Whitebox Art Center, Beijing, China; Qualia Contemporary Art, Palo Alto, CA; Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey; UCCA, Beijing, China; National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China; Today Art Museum, Beijing, China, Shanghai Art Museum, OCAT Xi’an (Xi’an, China); Buffalo University Art Gallery, New York; Larunxinge Museum, Netherlands; MACRO Museum, Rome, Italy; among others. XU has participated in several art fairs including Beijing Contemporary Art Fair in 2023; Art Market San Francisco in 2022; Art Shenzhen and DnA Shenzhen in 2023.
Xu’s works are in the permanent collections of Shanghai Art Museum, Shenzhen Art Museum, Fred Art Foundation, Yuz Museum (Shanghai), M+ Museum (Hong Kong), and White Rabbit Museum (Sydney).