Volery Gallery’s latest presentation, Serendipity, marks an impressive Middle Eastern debut for Chinese-born, London-based artist Yuyu Zhitong. Running until 11 February 2026, the exhibition invites viewers into a world where intuition meets disciplined form, offering a sensorial journey that is as emotionally compelling as it is visually vibrant.
Zhitong’s work is a celebration of spontaneity, rooted in her background in Chinese dance, which informs the physicality and rhythm of her brushwork. Each canvas pulses with energy through gestural mark-making and layered compositions, creating a dialogue between chance and control. Paintings such as Fluffy River (2025) showcase her mastery of color, texture, and motion, conjuring landscapes that feel at once ethereal and grounded, whimsical yet profoundly introspective.
The exhibition thrives on contrasts, between structured form and emotive spontaneity, between nostalgia and liberation, between the childlike wonder of discovery and the psychological depth of reflection. Zhitong’s aesthetic sensibility draws on the cultural vibrancy of 1980s–90s Asia, a period imbued with sentimentality and a growing embrace of freedom, and she translates these influences into compositions that feel both intimate and expansive.
Serendipity is not merely an exhibition; it is a space for viewers to encounter the poetry of unpredictability. Each work encourages reflection, inviting audiences to pause and consider the serendipitous intersections of memory, emotion, and perception. The playful mystery and imaginative openness of Zhitong’s paintings make the experience at Volery Gallery a rare, immersive encounter with contemporary abstraction that resonates long after one leaves the space.
For those seeking a visual journey where movement, color, and intuition converge, Serendipity offers a compelling and unforgettable exploration of the poetic logic that underpins Yuyu Zhitong’s artistic world.