生于湖南省邵阳市；

在邵阳市造纸厂、糖厂和市蔬菜公司帮忙画大型宣传壁画，获得剩余油画颜料作为报酬，始有成就感；

在陈西川门下学习素描；

高中毕业，考入广州美术学院附中；

附中毕业，考入广州美术学院油画系本科；

由广州美术学院派送华南理工大学学习建筑学一年；

留广州美术学院油画系任教；

任广州市从化碧泉宾馆改造总设计；

任广州市望星楼宾馆改造总设计；

任广州市三寓宾馆公共空间总设计；

任武汉市白玫瑰娱乐城总设计；

任广州市从化温泉之星总设计；
广东省电视台“艺术长廊”播出《立体的油画—雷小洲的艺术》专题节目；
温泉之星艺术设计获从化市政府科技成果三等奖；

任广州南方证券建筑艺术总设计；

任中国光大银行广州分行建筑艺术设计；
与周大集先生等人一道创建岭南美术专修学院，任副院长；

任广东省人大会议厅壁画总设计；

入中央美术学院油画系二画室读研究生，导师为杜键、戴士和；

参加由中央美术学院同文化部组织的“大西北纪实”之行，进行为期一年的艺术考察同写生创作活动；
中央美术学院美术馆“大西北之行”汇报展；

中国美术馆“大西北之行”美术作品展；
北京大学、国际关系学院等大学“大西北之行”巡回展；

中央美术学院毕业，作品《天窗写生》被中央美术学院美术馆收藏；
到广州市小洲村写生；

《帕米尔古堡》参加广东第二届当代油画艺术展；
到贵州从江、广西龙胜写生；

《天窗》参加广东省美术作品展；
带领学生到江西婺源进行油画写生；
到巴黎国际艺术城艺术考察与进修；

“当代视线”中央美术学院优秀作品展，澳门；
带领学生到安徽黄山进行油画写生；
“第二届当代中国山水画？油画风景展”，北京；
带领学生赴云南、川西进行艺术考察与写生；

“雷小洲油画作品展”，深圳；
“日照”油画风景展。广州、深圳；
带领学生到安徽黄山下乡写生；
“纸.尚”画展，上海、广州；
带领学生到西藏艺术考察与写生；

赴土耳其进行艺术考察；
带领学生到四川丹巴、甘孜进行油画写生；
启动《中国边境行》第一阶段艺术考察与创作写生活动，自驾车由广州出发经广西、云南、四川、贵州等地，行程一万多公里；
参加“中国油画写生双年展”；
带领学生到太行山高家岩石板岩村写生与艺术考察；

赴印度进行艺术考察；
带领学生到四川甘孜进行油画写生；
改革开放30周年全国美术作品展；
参加广东第三届油画展；
带领学生到广西龙胜进行油画写生；

举办中央美术学院雷小洲油画作品展；

Born in Shaoyang Municipality of Hunan Province.

Had initial sense of achievement after helping a few units with their large-size publicity posters including Paper Mill, Sugar Refinery, and Fruit and Vegetable Company of Shaoyang.

Started learning sketch from Chen Xichuan.

Admited to the Affiliated School of Guangzhou School of Fine Art after graduation from High School.

Admitted to the Department of Oil Painting in Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art after graduation from the Affiliated School there.

Sent by Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art to study architecture for one year in South China Science and Technology University.

Employed by Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art to teach in the Department of Oil Painting.

Worked as chief designer of Biquan Hotel Renovation Project in Conghua Country of Guangzhou.

Worked as chief designer of Wangxinlou Hotel Renovation of Guangzhou.

Worked as chief designer for the Public Space Project of Sanyu Hotel, Guangzhou in 1992.

Worked as chief designer for White Rose Entertain Center of Wuhan City, Hubei Province in 1993.

Worked as chief designer for Hot Spring Star of Conghua County, Guangzhou in 1994.
Invited to the special program 3D Oil Painting by Lei Xiaozhou by Art Gallery of Guangdong Television Station.
Awarded the third prize for Scientific Achievement by Conghua Municipality Government for designing the art project of Hot Spring Star.

Chief art designer for Guangzhou South Securities in 1995.

Art designer for the Guangzhou Branch of Everbright Banking Co. Ltd. China Founder and Deputy Dean of Ling Nan School of Special Fine Art, with other founders including Mr. Zhou Daji etc.

Chief designer for the mural paintings of the People's Congress, Guangdong Province.

Postgraduate study under supervisors Du Jian and Dai Shihe in No.2 Studio of Oil Painting Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing.

Went on one-year Art Tour to the Grand Northwest and Creative Painting from Nature sponsored by Central Academy of Fine Arts and Ministry of Culture of PRC.
Held an exhibition of his works Art Tour to the Grand Northwest at the Art Gallery of Central Academy of Fine Arts.

Held an exhibition of his works Art Tour to the Grand Northwest at China Art Gallery of Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Tour Exhibition of Art Tour to the Grand Northwest at Peking University, Institute of International Relations etc.

Graduated from Central Academy of Fine Arts. His work Sketch from the Window was collected by the Art Gallery of Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Went stkeching at Xiao Zhou village, Guangzhou.

Pamil Castle exhibited at 2nd Contempory Oil Painting Exhibition of Guangdong Province.
Sketch tour in Guizhou Province and Guangxi Zhuang Automous Region.

Sketch from the Window exhibitied in Guangdong Province.
Supervised students in painting from nature in Ziyuan of Jiangxi Province.
Art tour and further study at Paris International Art City.

Works exhibited at Excellent Painting Exhibition by Central Academy of Fine Arts in Macao.
Supervised students in painting from nature in Yellow Mountain of Jiangxi Province.
Works exhibited at the 2nd Contempory Chinese Landscape painting & Langscape in Oil Painting, Beijing.
Supervised students in painting from nature in Yuannan Province and West of Sichuan Province.

Oil Painting Exhibition by Lei Xiaozhou, Shenzhen.
Sunlight Landscape Oil Painting, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
Supervised students in painting from nature during their village trip to Yellow Mountain of An Hui Province.
Paper and Fashion exhibited in Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Supervised students in painting from nature during their art trip to Tibet.

Tour to Turki.
Supervised students in painting from nature in Danba, Ganzhi of Sichuan Province.
Launched the first stage of art tour and painting creation under project of the Travelling to China Border in a driving tour covering 10,000 kilometers, through Guangzhou, provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Artworks exhibited at China Biannual Exhibition of Oil Paintings.
Supervised students in painting from nature at Shibanyan Village in Gaojiayan Town of Tai Hang Mountain Prefecture, Henan Province.

Art tour in India.
Supervised students in painting from nature in Ganzhi of Sichuan Province.
Artworks exhibited at National Fine Arts Works Exhibition in memory of the 30th Anniversay of China's Reform and Open-up since 1979.
Works exhibited at the 3rd Oil Painting Exhibition of Guangdong Province.
Supervised students in painting from nature in Longsheng of Guangxi Province.

Lei Xiaozhou's Oil Painting Exhibition at Central Academy of Fine Arts.