1960年生于江苏。常州。
2000年阿尔勒国际摄影节,“太阳从东方升起——今日亚洲艺术潮流”。
2001年荷兰阿姆斯特丹 “那尔顿国际摄影节”。
芬兰赫尔辛基美术馆"面对矛盾——当代摄影和录像在北京”展览。
2002年个人展览“中国肌理”，上海顶层画廊
2003年纽约前波画廊“洪磊的江南叙述”
巴黎蓬皮杜“中国怎么了，中国当代艺术展”
捷克布拉格“奇妙天堂—当代中国摄影展”
2004年 “出神入画---华人摄影新视界”展，台湾，
香港“平凡子民---九十年代至今华人观念摄影展”。
“过去与未来-来自中国的新摄影和影片”，纽约，美国
2005年爱尔兰“龙族之梦---中国当代艺术展”
“生趣盎然－中国新摄影十年”特尔海摄影开放美术馆，以色列
2006年美国纽约，前波画廊 “传移摸写---洪磊静物摄影展”。
“昨夜梦魂中----洪磊当代摄影作品展 ” 台北剪松阁
“不在这-- 洪磊摄影展”上海朱屺瞻艺术馆
韩国光州双年展。
1960: Born in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province.
2000: Arles Photo Festival , “The Sun rises in the East -The current artistic scene in Asia”, the Les Rencontres d’Arles
2001: “Naarden Photo Festival”, Amsterdam, Holland.
“Cross Pressures – Contemporary Photography from Beijing”, Helsinki Art Museum in Finland.
2002: Solo exhibition “Chinese Texture of the Soul” the Room With A View in Shanghai
2003: “Hong Lei’s Narrative: An Alternative Beauty” , Chambers Fine Art Gallery in New York.
“Alors, La Chine”-Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition in the Pompidou Centre in Paris.
“The Strange Heaven – Contemporary Chinese Photography”, Prague, Czech.
2004: “Spellbound Aura- the New Vision of Chinese Photography” , Taipei.
“Reality Spells- Conceptual Chinese Photography Since the 90s”, Hong Kong.
“Between Past and Future – New Photography and Video from China”, New York, America.
2005: “Dreaming of the Dragon’s Nation - Contemporary Art Exhibition from China”, Ireland.
“Living in Interesting Times - A decade of New Chinese Photography”, the Open Museums of Photography, Tel-Hai Industrial Park, Israel.
2006: “Transmitting the Ancient: Still-Life Photography by Hong Lei” , the Chambers Fine Art Gallery, New York, America.
“Last Night in the Dream: Hong Lei’s Contemporary Photography”, Jian Song Ge, Taipei.
“Not Here: Hong Lei’s Photography Exhibition”, Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai.
The 6th Gwangju Biennale 2006.