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Exhibitions

Exhibitions of Chinese art and photography have been held in various venues across Scotland for more than a century. Below you will see a selection of past and recent exhibitions which reveal the growing visibility of artists, creative arts and visual culture of China in Scottish universities, museums and galleries from the mid-20th century to the present. 

Qiu Zhijie 邱志杰

29 October – 18 February 2023, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh

Outside Edge

8 October – 13 November 2022, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Expanding Traditions

1 – 29 October 2022, Hock Aun Teh Reid Gallery, Glasgow

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China: Through the Lens of John Thomson

30 September 2021 – 30 June 2022, James Watt Centre, Edinburgh

Rea-Yen Song 宋瑞淵

11 December – 20 March 2022, DCA Dundee

Chinese Oracle Bones

25 October 2019 – 29 March 2020, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Real Music

24 July – 5 October 2019, Samson Young ,Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh

Flowing of Still Life, Thinking of Retreat: Glenfiddich Artists in Residence Programme—12 Years from China

30 September 2021 – 30 June 2022, James Watt Centre, Edinburgh

Springs Eternal: Glenfiddich Artists in Residence - 12 Years from Taiwan

23 December 2016 – 12 February 2017, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts Taipei, China

CURRENT | 不合时宜

27 June – 9 August 2015, Shanghai Himalayas Museum, China

Ming: The Golden Empire

27 June -19 October 2014, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

MAO: Art for the Masses

1 May 2003 – March 2004, National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh

Modern Chinese Painting

3 June – 2 July 1967, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh