Shi Guorui graduated from the photography department of Nanjing Normal University in 1992. His solo exhibitions include Shi Guorui: Scenes, F2 Gallery, Beijing (2011) and Reproduction and Refashioning, de Young Museum, San Francisco (2007). His work has been included in group exhibitions at the de Young Museum; Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland; and Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR), Brussels. He lives and works in Beijing.