Wu Li’s paintings

Dozens of watercolor and oil paintings created by Chinese artist Wu Li are on display at two exhibitions. Wu’s oil paintings, full of tension and emotion, depict the most mundane subjects of life.

Dates: Until Aug. 22

Venue 1: ONE S, Block 19, Vanke Enterprise Mansions, 63 Qianhai Road 1 (前海一路63号前海万科企业公馆19栋前海壹会艺术空间)

Metro: Line 1, Liyumen Station (鲤鱼门站), Exit A, and then take a free Qianhaixing (前海行) shuttle bus

Venue 2: The Barn Contemporary Art Space, 1/F, Block C3, North Area, OCT-LOFT, Nanshan District (南山区华侨城创意文化园北区C3栋一楼谷仓当代艺术空间)

Metro: Line 2, Qiaocheng North Station (侨城北站), Exit B

Biodiversity

“Seeing Life” is a biodiversity exhibition featuring photos of Shenzhen plants and animals. “There are more than 20,000 species of animals and hybrids of plants in Shenzhen,” said Shenzhen author and photographer Nan Zhaoxu, who curated the exhibition.

Dates: Until Aug. 20

Venue: Guan Shanyue Art Museum, 6026 Hongli Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路6026号关山月美术馆)

Metro: Line 3 or 4, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit B

Thangka paintings

Thangka paintings created by Luozang Dongzhou from Qinghai Province are on display. A thangka is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, or silk applique, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene or mandala.

Dates: Until Aug. 10

Venue: Futian Cultural Hall, 2 Jingtian East Street 1, Futian District (福田区景田东一街2号福田区文化馆)

Metro: Line 2 or 9, Jingtian Station (景田站), Exit D