Han Bo: Escape and Exile, which features the artist’s paintings, runs until July 4 at the Just in Time hair salon in Beijing’s Sanlitun neighborhood. Photo: Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

Han’s wood tempera painting from 2019, called “That Day.” Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

Han painted “Women in Green” in 2022. The three paintings are on display at the exhibition as part of the artist’s Under the Eyebrows series. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

Han’s “Spring Trip” is also featured in the exhibition, which opened on June 5. It is the artist’s first solo exhibition. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

“Under the Eyebrows – Fission” is a charcoal and ink drawing that Han did this year. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

Han completed “Under the Eyebrows – Contemplate” in 2018. Born to a working-class family, Han’s childhood shaped his views about the dilemmas faced by ordinary people, leading him to create the “Under the Eyebrows” series. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

In 2020, Han finished “Under the Eyebrows – Laborer” after being moved by the work of a pipeline repair worker. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

“Above the Forehead–God's Residence” is part of a series of paintings related to religion and mythology, showing the artist’s spiritual beliefs. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

“Above the Forehead–Long Tongue” was done in acrylic on paper in 2022. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

“Above the Forehead–Dunhuang,” was done in acrylic on paper in 2021. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

“Above the Forehead–God’s Residence” was done in pencil on paper in 2021. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

Han painted “Dunhuang–Mingsha Mountain” in Dunhuang soil and watercolors in 2021. The artist created the “Dunhuang” series after visiting the Hexi corridor that year. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

“Dunhuang–Stray Dog Under the Mingsha Mountain” is another piece done with Dunhuang soil and watercolors on paper in 2021. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

Paintings of the pool in Han’s studio. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

With his Past Events in Northeast China series, which includes “Past Events in Northeast China–Canned Yellow Peach and Cantaloupe,” Bo aims to depict memories from his hometown. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

Han painted “Past Events in Northeast China–Dining” in acrylic on paper in 2022. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

Han painted “Central Avenue” in 2020. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

Han painted “Mom in Sleep,” a wood tempera painting, in 2020. Photo: Han Bo/Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

The exhibition also displayed some of Han’s personnel belongings, including this cloth paste painting by his mother. Photo: Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

Han’s “Lucca Cathedral,” which he painted in 2021, is on display at the exhibition. Photo: Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

Han checks out his work at the exhibition. Born in 1980 in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, Han graduated from the High School Affiliated to Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2001, then learned animation at the Beijing Film Academy. After graduation, he worked as a kindergarten teacher, and didn’t return to painting until he was 35. Photo: Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha

Agai, the exhibition’s curator. Photo: Courtesy of Xiangwai Artha