BIO/CV
Sin Wah Lai is an interdisciplinary artist. She holds a BFA in Fine Arts from Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan (2014) and an MA in Fine Art and Design from HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, the Netherlands (2020). Her practice involves illustration, in-situ collage, installation, performance and participatory experience. The displays often combine moving images, organic materials, natural elements, texts, voices, and bodily intervention. Lai's research explores ways of thinking beyond the human and non-human divide. She tells stories in response to the living spaces where beings co-exist. By poetically looking into minute moments that happen everywhere around the environment, the works uncover the intimate relations between one's inner perception, community, and the outside world.
De Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU), Netherlands
Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA), Taiwan
HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity (HKSC), Hong Kong
“Unknown Recipes of Everyday Ingredients”, community project, a series of private spaces & BAK-basis voor actuele kunst, HK & Utrecht, NL, 2019
Solo
Group
“Let’s Break Up!” BFA Grad Show, Underground Experimental Field (UEF), TNUA, Taipei, 2014
“8th Art Scholarship Exhibition by Long Yen Foundation”, UEF, TNUA, Taipei, 2014
“New Voices of Art” Selected Art Graduates in Taiwan, Da Dun Gallery, Taichung, 2014
“Out of the Artroom” Ricky Yeung Student Artwork Show, 1a Space, HK, 2014
“Troubled Water”, the Gallery, University of the Arts London, London, 2013
“Tang-Yuè-Yú-Guì-Dàn”, Chinese Ink Gallery, TNUA, Taipei, 2013
“E04” 26th Exhibition of Fine Arts, UEF, TNUA, Taipei, 2012
"Girls and Females.”, Eight and a Half Art Space, TNUA, Taipei, 2012
“I Like U” 99th BFA Group Show, UEF, TNUA, Taipei, 2012
“Bubble Star” 24th Exhibition of Fine Arts, UEF, TNUA, Taipei, 2010
“1st Grad Show of HKSC-F.7”, the Gallery, HKSC, HK, 2010
“From May 4 to June 4” Performing Arts and Others, JCCAC, HK, 2009
“Point to Point” Community Project on Pinhole Photography, JCCAC, HK, 2008
“Things Happen in My House”, self-publication, NL, 2020
“Maybe we can go there, maybe there’s nothing.”, Walking Journal, digital publication, NL, 2020
“Spirituality”, Hymns Collection, HK Fanling Lutheran Secondary School, HK, 2018
“The Lunar Calendar”, column, #263-275, T&D Monthly, TW National Training Institute for Farmers' Organisation, TW, 2012
Interview / Reference
“If Not Now-Radio Program”, HKU MAFA, Stream 2, Stranded FM, NL, 2020
“Storytelling through multimedia art with Sinwah Lai”, Aldis Art, Walk the Talk, 2020
“Sunday Market: Local Farm-Simmer Gourd, Taste Veg”, Pui-yee Wong, Apple Daily, HK, 2016
“Our Farmland's Club-Walk in Sing Ping”, Amber Au, CR2, FM 90.3 MHz, Commercial Radio HK, HK, 2015
“Our Farmland's Club-Festival In Sing Ping”, Amber Au, #734, Milk Magazine, HK, 2015
“Go Green x Green Life-Walk In Sing Ping”, May, #831, Weekend Weekly, HK, 2015
“To Talk About Education With Teacher”, Summer Ho, #2411, Ming Pao Weekly, HK, 2015
“Early Art Experience: Object (No. 18)-Body”, Ricky Yeung, Ming Pao Daily, HK, 2014
“Performance Art Graduates: Society Confounded Black & White”, Chun-him Lam, Apple Daily, HK, 2014
“Early Art Experience: City (No. 34)-Dream”, Ricky Yeung, Ming Pao Daily, HK, 2013
“Early Art Experience: Today's HK-Sound, Tech, City”, Ricky Yeung, Ming Pao Daily, HK, 2011
“Early Art Experience: 4 June-20th”, Ricky Yeung, Ming Pao Daily, HK, 2009
Award
Emerging Artists Grant, Hong Kong Arts Development Council, 2023
Excellent Award, Long Yen Foundation, 2014
Outstanding Award in Multimedia-26th Exhibition of Fine Arts, TNUA, 2012
The Commendation of LAU Tin Ming, HKSC, 2010
Good Design Award-Environmental and Spatial Studies, HKSC, 2009
Outstanding Project Award-Environmental and Spatial Studies, HKSC, 2008
Grand Prize-Creative Category (Senior), CreateHK2020, 2008
Academic Award in Visual Arts, HKSC, 2008
Collection
Long Yen Foundation, Taiwan