1974 Born in in An‘hui, China
Now he's the teacher of the Fine Art of Shanghai University
1998 Graduated from the Nanjing Arts Institute
1999 "Ninth National Art Exhibition" (Shanghai Art Museum)
2000 "re-order --- Cao Fei Exhibition" (Art Institute of Anhui University, Hefei)
2002 "The commemoration of the Yan'an forum 60th anniversary on literature and art National Art Exhibition" (China Art Gallery)
2003 planned "Flying Dream" thousands of people performance art (Nanjing University, Nanjing)
2004 "Dangling - My tumbler" series of exhibition (Banpo Village Cafe Nanjing)
2005 "Christianity in Chinese Village Photography Exhibition" (Church Activity Center Boston, Boston, USA)
2006 Be Invited to participate in "Religion and Chinese Society - International Symposium" (The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong)
Graduated from the Philosophy Department of Nanjing University, gained the master degree
2007 "Chapel" Cao YuanMing Solo Exhibition (M50 Red Village Gallery, Shanghai)
"Underlying cultural" exhibition of contemporary artists twenty-one program (Songzhuang Beijing)
"Chapel" of the original Ming Cao Exhibition (The Red Village Gallery of Bund, Shanghai)
"Leap month" The Nominated Exhibition of Chinese contemporary artists in Autumn (Yuan Art Muesum, Shanghai)
"The Yangtze Bridge," Contemporary Art Exhibition (Art Museum of Contemporary Art after the prime Nanjing)
"Fractal image" Contemporary Art Exhibition (Nanjing Museum Nanjing)
"Fourth Chinese Christian Art Exhibition" (Nanjing Museum Nanjing)
2008 Second Asian Contemporary Art Fair (New York, USA)
PAX opening exhibition space (Parkes Art Space Beijing)
"Pluralistic world - the land of a foreign land who" (Peking University, Beijing)
Invited to attend the Fifth International Sociology of Religion Forum (Peking University, Beijing)
Middle horizon - 2008 cross Contemporary Art Exhibition (Shanghai Wu Jiao Chang 800) 2008.09
"Present" Contemporary Art Exhibition (Art around Shanghai)
"Live through" disaster relief charity auction of Chinese contemporary art preview (Beijing Kerry Centre Hotel Beijing)
"Critical mass" Contemporary Art Exhibition (Contemporary Art Centre, Beijing Huangyan)
2009 "Religion in China" (Frederieke Taylor Gallery New York, USA)
"Metamorphosis" and "update" International Easter Art Exhibition ("One way" Art Center, Beijing)
Solo Exhibitions
2008 In a Foreign Land -- Cao Yuan ming Solo Show (AroundSpace Gallery, Shanghai)