Experience the beauty of nature! Cheng Shifa Art Museum welcomes a new exhibition by renowned Shanghai artists
2026/11/04
Recently, the "Research Series on Famous Artists in Shanghai: Zhang Leiping: Tapestries of the Earth" exhibition, hosted by the Shanghai Academy of Chinese Painting, opened at the Cheng Shifa Art Museum of the Shanghai Academy of Chinese Painting.
The exhibition features more than 100 works by Zhang Leiping, a senior painter at the Shanghai Academy of Chinese Painting.
This exhibition is the 11th event in the "Research Series on Famous Artists in Shanghai" curated by the Shanghai Academy of Chinese Painting, and it is also a concentrated presentation of Zhang Leiping's decades of artistic creation and research achievements. More than one hundred works cover a variety of themes such as mountains and rocks, sea reefs, canyons, reeds, terraced fields, ancient cities, loess plateaus, and vines, breaking through the inherent paradigms of expression and showing a genuine and fearless cultural taste and a personalized artistic style.
The exhibition theme, "Tapestries of the Earth", constructs three layers of meaning. First, it objectively describes Zhang Leiping's creative themes, such as mountains, rocks, sea reefs, canyons, and terraced fields. Second, it tells the story of the connection and resonance between the artist and the vast earth. Finally, through the artist's creative reflections, the exhibition leads people to the reality and spirit above the earth— not limited to the ground, but floating in the vast universe of history, the physical body, and all living beings.
As a senior painter at the Shanghai Academy of Chinese Painting, Zhang Leiping has cultivated her artistic skills for decades, possessing a solid foundation in painting. She has devoted herself to studying the brushwork of the Wu School of Chinese seal carving, progressing from flower-and-bird paintings to landscapes. For decades, she has tirelessly journeyed across the land, exploring the mountains and rivers. She uses lines to depict the spirit of the earth and its landscapes, seeking contemporary expression in Chinese painting. The nature depicted in her paintings is not merely a portrayal of objects, but a tribute to the resilient, expansive, and ever-renewing spirit of the earth.
In Zhang Leiping's view, this exhibition is not only a retrospective and review of her past works, but also the starting point of a brand-new artistic exploration. Thirty-two years ago, Mr. Cheng Shifa personally wrote a preface for her exhibition and left a message, guiding her creative path. Now that the exhibition is held at the Cheng Shifa Art Museum, revisiting the wise words of her predecessor, Zhang Leiping is filled with gratitude and reverence. "Artistic creation is a sincere dialogue between body and mind and the earth, a fusion and symbiosis of realistic observation and artistic imagination," Zhang Leiping said. "I hope that through this exhibition, we can experience the beauty of nature and share the joy of art with the audience."
"The core competitiveness of the academy lies in its team of 77 nationally renowned calligraphers and painters. The painters of the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy are witnesses and guardians of Shanghai's development, the main force in creating art on major national themes, and a valuable cultural asset of Shanghai," said Jiang Peng, Party Secretary and Vice President of the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy. He added that the academy has always adhered to the principle that "painters take creation as their central task and their works as their foundation," leveraging the platform advantages of its "one academy, two museums" to continuously build academic brands such as the "Shanghai Masters Research Series Exhibition" and the "Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Masters Exhibition Series," thereby constantly enhancing the academic influence of a top-tier national painting academy.
Exhibition Time
October 24th - November 25th
(Closed on Mondays, open as usual on public holidays)
Exhibition venue
Cheng Shifa Art Museum
(No.1398 Hongqiao Road)
Opening Hours
10:00—18:00
(Last entry at 17:00)