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BAISHUI's Water Town Exhibition Opens in Shanghai, Wins Forbes Award and Moves Studio to M50

exhibition · 2026-04-19

On October 10, 2025, BAISHUI inaugurated her exhibition titled 'Water Town Balled: A Dialogue Between Wu Guanzhong and BAISHUI' at RONG Art Space, which will be open until November 10. The exhibition showcases her series 'Infinite Dao: Water Town,' where she reinterprets the essence of southern Chinese water towns through abstract representations, in conversation with the works of the late Wu Guanzhong. Drawing inspiration from the rivers and mists of Jiangnan, BAISHUI merges traditional hand drawing with AI-enhanced digital techniques and mixed media. She was honored as one of the 2025 Forbes China Contemporary Art Masters and received the Western Painting Category Award on September 27, 2025. Additionally, she moved her studio to the M50 Art District in Shanghai on September 19, 2025, to concentrate on Neo-Naturalism.

Key facts

  • Exhibition 'Water Town Balled: A Dialogue Between Wu Guanzhong and BAISHUI' runs from October 10 to November 10, 2025 at RONG Art Space
  • BAISHUI presents new series 'Infinite Dao: Water Town' for the first time
  • BAISHUI won the Western Painting Category Award in the 2025 Forbes China Contemporary Art Masters selection on September 27, 2025
  • BAISHUI relocated her studio to M50 Art District, Shanghai on September 19, 2025
  • BAISHUI is based in Shanghai and Hong Kong
  • BAISHUI's practice integrates hand drawing, AI-assisted digital painting, collage, and mixed media
  • BAISHUI's work explores intersections of humanity, nature, and technology, focusing on Neo-Naturalism
  • The exhibition features a dialogue between BAISHUI's works and prints by Wu Guanzhong

Entities

Artists

  • BAISHUI
  • Wu Guanzhong

Institutions

  • RONG Art Space
  • Forbes China
  • Beijing International Hotel
  • M50 Art District

Locations

  • Shanghai
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Jiangnan
  • Beijing

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