Born in Henan, China, graduated from the Central Institute of Fine Arts in Beijing, Department of The Printmaking, now resides in Beijing. Yin is an artist who selects the pulse of an era as his subject. His solo exhibitions include "Myth" (2001, Beijing Art Museum) and "Utopia" (2004, Beijing Central Art Museum). Group exhibition he had participated includes "Cruelty of Youth Painting" (2002, Shanghai DDM Warehouse and Beijing Yan Huang Art Museum), "Image about Images Exhibition" (2003, Shenzhen Art Museum), and "The Power of Personality - a travelling exhibition of progressive art".