Opening Reception: Me, Nature, As One

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Photo of artworks courtesy of the artists.

Join Qualia Contemporary Art on Saturday, November 21, 2026, for the opening reception of Me, Nature, As One.

Me, Nature, As One is a group exhibition spanning multiple generations whose work traces the evolution and reimagining of shanshui, the classical tradition of landscape painting. Across ink, watercolor, photography, mixed media, and calligraphy, the exhibition presents work that imbues nature with spirituality, internal landscapes, and existential philosophy.

Shanshui, literally “mountain and water,” has never been about depicting nature alone. For centuries, it has sought nature’s spiritual essence and asked a broader question about humanity’s place within it. The featured artists—Victoria Yau, Zhang Yu, Stella Zhang, Meng Huang, Xu Hongming, Jiang Heng, and Chu Chu—reinterpret this classical form while keeping that inquiry alive, guided by the idea that self and nature are not separate but shape one another through subjective experience.

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