Featuring new paintings, the exhibition will debut the artist’s first mural, a site-specific extension of her painting practice conceived as part of the gallery’s transformation into a sacred space.
Hollis Taggart Downtown is pleased to present Temple II, a solo exhibition by Philadelphia-based artist Shuling Guo. In Temple II, Guo brings the female body, botanical forms, and devotional imagery together as a language shaped by motherhood, memory, and loss. Created following the birth of her daughter and the death of her grandmother, the paintings mark a return to the temple imagery and folk traditions of her childhood in Chaoshan, China, seen now through her experience as a woman and mother.
Featuring new paintings, the exhibition will debut the artist’s first mural, a site-specific extension of her painting practice conceived as part of the gallery’s transformation into a sacred space. Temple II will be on view at Hollis Taggart Downtown from October 15 to December 5, 2026, with an opening reception on Thursday, October 15, from 6–8 PM.