exhibition vs showing

exhibition

noun
  • A large-scale public showing of objects or products. 

  • An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited. 

  • A demonstration of personal skill or feelings. 

  • A financial award or prize given to a student (who becomes an exhibitioner) by a school or university, usually on the basis of academic merit. 

  • A game which does not impact the standings for any major cup or competition. 

  • A public display, intentional or otherwise, generally characterised as negative, a shameful exhibition or a disgusting exhibition 

showing

noun
  • An occasion when something is shown. 

  • A result, a judgement. 

How often have the words exhibition and showing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )