24 Amazing Art Shows This August in Guangzhou

By That's Guangzhou, August 2, 2025

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Open Circle: Fang Family Eight People Art Exhibition

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Amid the patina of carved wood and the gentle swirl of tea fragrance, eight artists—bound by blood—gather to create a symphony of tradition and innovation. Using brushes, cameras, and even kitchenware, they redefine what art can be within the shared space of ‘home.' Here, harmony arises from difference: each voice unique, yet deeply connected. This is the Fang family’s most beautiful artistic ecology—where creativity flows freely, without boundaries.

August 8-September 16

Guangzhou Museum of Art, 198 Yiyuan Lu, Haizhu 海珠区艺苑路198号广州艺术博物院


Her Fun

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Herfun presents a sensory journey into the inner worlds of two emerging female artists. Mary Cai conjures surreal forests alive with untamed vitality, where dreamlike, anthropomorphic landscapes pulse with the resilience of nature. Tokayin Du’s meditative lotus ponds breathe cosmic serenity, inviting viewers into a rhythm of stillness and clarity. Together, their contrasting yet resonant artistic languages weave a dialogue of freedom, emotion, and feminine sensitivity—an exploration of life’s subtle fragrances blossoming in creative harmony.

August 2-31, 2025 

Shining,  No. 1 Lake Island, Dongshan, Yuexiu 越秀区东山湖公园中岛1号溯榭映美术馆


Artful Gaze Heart's Pursuit

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As a core part of the Guangdong International Art Week Parallel Exhibition, it takes viewers on a journey of inner awakening. Using oil, ink, and diverse media, contemporary artists explore nature’s quiet poetry and spiritual landscapes within. Each piece acts as a window where texture, light, and emotion converge, leading audiences to revisit the fundamental dialogue between humans and nature. This exhibition is both a sensory experience and a meditative call to see the world—and ourselves—anew.

August 2-15, 2025

Gao Jianfu Memorial Hall, No. 87 Zhuzi Jie, Panfu Lu, Yuexiu 越秀区盘福路朱紫街87号高剑父纪念馆


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Fabrication

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Fabrication marks the debut of Belgian artist Mario Ferretti in China, whose sculptural work combines intuition, memory, and material exploration. Using wood, metal, and bronze, Ferretti creates forms that reflect anatomy, architecture, and imagined landscapes. Driven by childlike curiosity, he views sculpture as a way to understand the world—where absence speaks, silence shapes, and each material tells a story waiting to be reassembled.

Until September 1, 2025

Kui Yuan Gallery, No. 9 Xuguyuan Lu, Yuexiu 越秀区恤孤院路9号逵园艺术馆


David Han Metal Poetics

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David Han’s minimalist metal sculptures breathe new life into discarded industrial material. In this intimate exhibition, three key works highlight Han’s meditative transformation of cold, rigid metal into fluid expressions of movement and time. The artist bridges the mechanical and the organic, encouraging viewers to reflect on cycles of life, memory, and cultural continuity. A poetic dialogue unfolds between the tactile surface of the sculptures and the invisible forces they evoke—creating an atmosphere both timeless and urgent.

Until September 7, 2025

Another Art Museum, No.11 Gantang Da Dao, Panyu 番禺区甘棠大道11号另一个美术馆


Chong Yuan

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This solo exhibition of artist Huang Chongyuan focuses on his acclaimed 'Ice' and 'Thawing' series, using installation, painting, performance, and video to probe complex emotional landscapes. Huang’s practice over the past 20 years—traced here through abstract works and conceptual gestures—grapples with the tension between tradition and modernity, society and self. His exploration of material transformation echoes deeper questions of cultural memory, spiritual dissonance, and the vulnerability of the body. A rare deep dive into a pioneering Chinese artist’s evolving philosophy and emotional vocabulary.

Until September 7, 2025

Another Art Museum, No.11 Gantang Da Dao, Panyu 番禺区甘棠大道11号另一个美术馆


For the River, the Wind and Life

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This heartfelt exhibition features 224 paintings and calligraphy works created by children aged 6 to 14, showcasing their sincere interpretations of Lingnan culture and reflections on daily life. Developed in collaboration with six artist collectives, the show combines participatory art with youthful imagination. These collaborative installations highlight children as active participants and meaning-makers who shape cultural conversations. Their art expresses dreams, identity, and a future built on harmony between self and society, offering new insights into how children see and influence the world around them.

Until September 7, 2025

Another Art Museum, No.11 Gantang Da Dao, Panyu 番禺区甘棠大道11号另一个美术馆


Reflection of Life: Stories from the Tombs of the Han and Jin Periods

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Journey through ancient Guangzhou’s Han and Jin eras, where over a hundred archaeological treasures reveal profound reflections on life, death, and the enduring spirit of resilience and reverence across the ages.

Until September 7, 2025

Guangzhou Museum, Yuexiu Park, No.988 Jiefang Bei Lu, Yuexiu 越秀区解放北路988号越秀公园广州博物馆


Rising Action

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Rising Action, a term from film that describes the buildup toward a dramatic climax, here becomes a layered metaphor. Featuring three emerging artists, the exhibition captures their upward creative trajectories and cinematic sensibilities—each work a still frame hinting at unseen narratives. Blending memory, fantasy, and emotion, their art invites viewers to linger with curiosity, as if something is always about to unfold—unfinished, vivid, and full of potential.

Until September 19, 2025

XY Gallery, East Zong of Haixinsha Asian Games Park, No. 32 Linjiang Lu, Tianhe 天河区临江大道32号海心沙亚运东区学有缉熙


Play Together: Toys Hidden in the Museum

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The Guangdong Museum presents Play Together: Toys Hidden in the Museum, a creative exhibition that combines historical artifacts with modern toys to create a time-traveling toy box. Designed for all ages, the show offers an immersive cultural experience filled with childlike wonder. Through interactive installations and themed displays, visitors are encouraged to explore the cultural memories behind toys, reimagining traditional collections in playful and engaging ways.

Until September 21, 2025

Guangdong MuseumNo.2 Zhujiang East Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe 天河区珠江新城珠江东路2号 广东省博物馆


Breaking a New Path

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Born in 1943 in Guangdong’s theater-rich Shanwei, Xu Guling’s artistic journey spans continents and cultures. After relocating to Hong Kong in the 1980s and living abroad for decades, Xu combined traditional Chinese ink painting with bold experimentation. His works merge Eastern brushwork and Western color theory, breaking free from formal constraints to create expressive, multicultural canvases. This retrospective highlights Xu’s innovative reinterpretations of ink art, showcasing how he built a globally respected voice by blending heritage with vision. A must-see for those interested in how tradition can evolve across borders.

Until September 30, 2025

Guangzhou Museum of Art, N0.198, Yiyuan Lu, Haizhu 海珠区艺苑路198号广州艺术博物院(广州美术馆)


Shine Brightly

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Rituals shaped a civilization—and now you can witness how. Featuring 253 exceptional pieces of pottery, jade, and bronze, 'Shine Brightly' explores the deep roots of ceremonial tradition in central China’s earliest dynasties. From the embryonic ritual codes of the Xia and the spiritual sophistication of the Shang to the full blossoming of etiquette and music in the Zhou, this exhibition charts the evolution of Chinese ritual culture as both spiritual expression and social order. Each artifact tells a story of belief, authority, and artistry—illuminating the shining legacy of ancient Chinese civilization.

Until October 12, 2025

Guangdong Museum, No.2 Zhujiang Dong Lu, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe 天河区珠江新城珠江东路2号


Magic Atlas

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Magic Atlas is a feature-length animation by artist Sun Xun, making its public debut after ten years in the making. Blending the raw beauty of hand-carved woodcuts with the polish of digital film, the work invites viewers into a richly imagined world. In an age of speed and screens, this exhibition offers a slow, tactile journey through illusion, memory, and artistic craft.

Until October 12, 2025

Guangdong Times Museum, Huangbian Beilu, Baiyun Dadao, Baiyun白云大道黄边北路广东时代美术馆


Floating World

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The exhibition 'Floating World' features three collaborative projects by artists Tang Kwong San and Yuen Nga Chi—Somewhere in Time (2019), Landing on the East (2021), and Xisha Nantian (2025). These works highlight their ongoing commitment to field research and visual creation, where Hong Kong’s archipelagos and the Pearl River Delta’s complex waterways reflect each other. In this fluid world, images, landscapes, and memories are connected, offering new perspectives from within the cracks of history and borders.

Until October 12, 2025

Guangdong Times Museum, Huangbian Beilu, Baiyun Dadao, Baiyun白云大道黄边北路广东时代美术馆


To Heaven at Five Feet

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Uncover the intertwined lives and traditions of the prestigious Wei and Du families in Han and Tang Chang’an, as this heartfelt exhibition explores family legacy, moral values, and enduring cultural spirit across generations.

Until October 16, 2025

Guangzhou Maritime Museum, No.22 Xuri Jie, Miaotou, Huangpu 黄埔区庙头旭日街22号广州海事博物馆


Fragrance and Legacy: Threads of Art

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Hosted by the Guangdong Museum of Art, Fragrance Legacy—Threads of Art showcases selected works from the He Xiangning Art Museum Collection. Centered around themes of Integrity, Echo, and Interweave, the exhibition highlights He Xiangning’s iconic paintings, women’s art, and overseas Chinese art. It emphasizes the museum’s academic focus and curatorial vision, tracing He’s artistic development while celebrating her legacy alongside diverse expressions from female and diaspora artists.

Until October 19, 2025

Guangdong Museum of Art (Er-sha Island), No. 38 Yanyu Lu, Ersha Island, Yuexiu 越秀区二沙岛烟雨路38号广东美术馆


Crown of Elegance

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Step into the dazzling world of 18th-century European aristocracy with 'Crown of Elegance,' a collaboration between the Guangdong Museum and Fondazione Torino Musei, hosted at Turin’s Palazzo Madama – Museum of Ancient Art. Featuring exquisite artworks, decorative objects, and courtly treasures, this exhibition invites visitors to explore the sophisticated yet luxurious lifestyle of the Savoy royal family. Uncover the beauty, etiquette, and secrets of palace life—each artifact a silent witness to the splendor and intrigue of European high society.

Until October 19, 2025

Guangdong Museum, No.2 Zhujiang Dong Lu, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe 天河区珠江新城珠江东路2号


Botero in Guangzhou

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This expansive exhibition celebrates the late Fernando Botero, Colombia’s most iconic artist. With 81 masterpieces spanning oil, watercolor, and bronze, the exhibition explores Botero’s unique 'Boterismo' style defined by generous forms, vibrant energy, and whimsical humor. From bullfights and circus scenes to everyday life and still life compositions, the works capture Latin American culture with playful gravity. Jointly curated by the Guangdong Museum of Art and the Botero Foundation, this is the artist’s largest retrospective in China, offering a vibrant immersion into a world both sensuous and symbolic.

Until November 23, 2025

Guangdong Museum of Art (Baietan), No.19-1 Bai'etan Nan Lu, Liwan 荔湾区白鹅潭南路19号之一广东美术馆


The Achievements Exhibition of Nanyue King Museum Collection Solicitation

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Behind tightly sealed museum doors lie stories yet untold. Now, the Nanyue King Museum opens its vault to unveil a trove of rare cultural relics collected in recent years—many never before seen by the public. Housed in carefully climate-controlled conditions, these 'introverted' artifacts finally emerge from their 20°C, 50% humidity 'VIP suites' to meet their audience. From ancient coins and pottery to ritual items and precious ornaments, this exhibition is both a celebration of collecting efforts and a thrilling treasure hunt through history. Think of it as a cultural “blind box”—you never know what surprise might be waiting around the corner.

Until November 30, 2025

Nanyue King Museum (The Palace Site), No.316 Zhongshan Si Lu, Yuexiu 越秀区中山四路316号南越王博物院(王宫展区)


Closing This August

Still Point of Turning World:

Chen Shuren and Fan Tchunpi's Landscape Paintings

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This exhibition presents the works of Chen Shuren and Fan Tchunpi, two influential artists active in the first half of the 20th century, a time of profound change in China. Amid shifting cultural and social landscapes, they turned to painting as a quiet refuge. Blending Chinese and Western styles, their nature-focused works reflect personal resilience and inner depth, offering subtle and introspective responses to an era of transition, uncertainty, and evolving cultural identities.

Until August 17

Art Museum, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, 257 Changgang Donglu, Haizhu, 广州美术学院美术馆,海珠区昌岗东路257号


The Light: Hsiao Chin 90th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition

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A tribute to one of the great pioneers of Eastern abstract art, this retrospective charts Hsiao Chin’s transcendent visual language across decades of global exploration. His luminous works echo with spiritual energy, now reignited through this commemorative exhibition, which not only honors his legacy but reimagines how Eastern abstraction continues to evolve within today’s globalized art world.

Until August 17, 2025

Guangdong Museum of Art (Baietan), No.19-1 Bai'etan Nan Lu, Liwan 荔湾区白鹅潭南路19号之一


Prince, Hostage and King

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Step into the extraordinary life of Zhao Yingqi, the South Yue prince turned Han court hostage and later king, whose journey weaves together the destinies of Lingnan and the Central Plains in a vivid historic dance.

Until August 20, 2025

Nanyue King Museum (The Site of King's Tomb), No.867 Jiefang Bei Lu, Yuexiu 越秀区解放北路867号南越王博物院(王墓展区)


Surreality

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Surreality invites audiences into a world where reality and the virtual intersect. This AI-driven digital art exhibition explores the blurred boundaries between the tangible and imagined, weaving future narratives with technological visions. Through immersive extended reality experiences integrated into the physical campus, it creates a seamless fusion of virtual art and real space, offering a dynamic, interactive journey across reality, data, and perception.

Until August 26, 2025

Student Activity Center, C2-103 & Campus, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) 


Doraemon & Friends Exhibition at K11 Guangzhou

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Calling all Doraemon fans—'100% Doraemon & Friends' touring exhibition is coming to K11 Guangzhou starting June 20! With the debut of a Five Rams Doraemon statue, a first-ever 'Infinite Doraemon World' zone, and a curated blend of manga, animation, and film tributes, this event delivers city-wide installations, themed food collabs, and exclusive merch—making Guangzhou the ultimate Doraemon wonderland this summer.

Until August 31, 2025

chi K11 art space at L4, B107-108, west gate outdoor square at L1 in Guangzhou K11 广州K11购物艺术中心 L4 chi K11艺术空间、B107-108、L1西门户外广场


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