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
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