Home Sweet Home, Huaicun Zhang FRSA, Hon RBA
- | West, East and North Galleries
Home Sweet Home is a major solo exhibition by artist, poet and children’s author Huaicun
Exhibition Open to Public: Thursday 23 July - Saturday 15 August, 10am – 5pm
Admission: £10
Free for children under 5
Private View: Thursday 23 July 2026, 6:00pm - 9:00pm (Invitation only)
Transforming the galleries into an immersive, story-led environment, the exhibition brings together painting, illustration and installation to create a living world shaped by memory, imagination and family life. Drawing from Huaicun’s picture books, including The Red House and The Garden of Xiaoxianzi, the exhibition unfolds as a series of interconnected spaces—part exhibition, part story, part home.
Visitors are invited not only to view the works, but to step inside them. Through carefully constructed scenes, tactile environments and narrative details, Home Sweet Home offers an experience that resonates across generations, where children, families and art audiences alike can find moments of recognition, warmth and reflection.
At its core, the exhibition explores a simple yet universal idea: that “home” is not only a place we live in, but a feeling we carry within us.
About the Artist - Huaicun Zhang
Huaicun is a London-based artist, poet and children’s author. She is an Honorary Member and lifelong Fellow of the Royal Society of British Artists, a member of the China Writers Association, and a member of the Chelsea Arts Club.
Her work moves between visual art and literature, often combining painting with storytelling to create emotionally resonant, cross-disciplinary experiences. She has exhibited internationally, including in London, Paris, New York and Tokyo, and her publications have received wide recognition, including the Bing Xin Children’s Literature Award. She is also a recipient of the Whistler Award and the Literary and Artistic Contribution Award from the Federal Government of the United States.
She is the founder of Pencil Tree CIO, a UK-registered charity dedicated to supporting children through art, education and cultural exchange. She is a patron of the RBA Rising Star Exhibition and the Rome Scholarship Programme, and established the Huaicun Award at the Royal Society of British Artists to support emerging artists worldwide.
