Song Ling, born in Hangzhou in 1961, graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now China Academy of Art) in 1984. He then joined the Zhejiang Painting Academy as a professional full-time painter. In 1985, he participated in the “85 New Space Exhibition” with his main works, the “Man·Pipeline” series. In 1986, he co-founded one of the earliest groups of Chinese contemporary art, “Pond Society,” with Zhang Peili, Geng Jianyi, Wang Qiang, and others. His representative works, the “Meaningless Choice” series, made him one of the active artists in the ’85 New Wave Art Movement.
In 1988, Song Ling moved to Melbourne, Australia, where he participated in some of the earliest exhibitions of Chinese contemporary art. He has held 17 solo exhibitions across Australia and was once selected as one of the most noteworthy young contemporary artists in Australia. His works are in the collections of several public institutions and art museums, including the Artbank Australia, ANZ Bank, White Rabbit Gallery, the Deakin University Art Collection, Pacific Asia Museum, Long Museum, Star Museum, and the Yuz Foundation. In 2014 and 2015, Song Ling held major retrospective exhibitions, “ Ghosts in the Mirror – Song Ling 1985-2013,” at Today Art Museum in Beijing and Zhejiang Art Museum. In 2023, he held a ten-year retrospective exhibition, “I’m Also Started to Have Desires,” at the HOW Art Museum in Shanghai. He currently lives and works in Hangzhou and Melbourne.
