Exhibitions

Liu Dawei's paintings are displayed in a show called Epics and Pastorals. Some of his paintings depict China's national heroes and others depict lyrical scenes of country life among minority ethnic groups in Western China. The 64-year-old artist has won many national awards with his water-ink paintings.

10 am-5 pm, until May 10

Shanghai Art Museum, 325 W. Nanjing Lu

021-6327-2829

Artist Huang He, named after the Yellow River, is having a solo exhibition of his paintings and sculptures.

"His paintings exhibit fierce power. The passionate effect alone is very moving. You see flying lines, heavy color blocks and strong emotions," says one critic, Liang Mingcheng.

10:30 am-5:30 pm, until May 18

Shanghai Grand Theater Gallery, 286 N. Huangpi Lu

021-6386-8686 ext 3103

Three artists are staging a joint exhibition, Private Thought: Liu Chunjie who does satirical wood prints, Zheng Xuewu who plays freely with visual elements in his prints, and Xie Hongjun, who creates realistic oil paintings that portray the social reality of the 1960s and 1970s.

10:30 am-6 pm, until May 24

800 Arts Center, 117R, E-building, 800 E. Guoshun Lu

021- 6148-3428

(China Daily May 11, 2009)