Lai-Chung Poon was born in Hong Kong, then her family immigrated to San Francisco Bay Area in her teens. Poon moved to Brooklyn in 1999. Her work has a wide range of subject matter, which includes autobiographical narratives, female role in society, technology in art, and the process of art making. Curriculum Vitae Born Hong Kong. Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. EDUCATION 2007 MFA in Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, NY, NY 2003 BFA in Drawing, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY AWARDS 2006-7 School of Visual Arts Scholarship 2003 Fine Art Award for Outstanding Merit in Drawing 2001 Gamlin Art Award 1999 Alice Beeman Award 1998 Growing Up Asian American Art Award SOLO EXHIBITS 2004 "Deck of Cards", Rohan Lounge, San Francisco, California 2003 "Animals from A to Z", Tia Gallery Café, Brooklyn, NY GROUP EXHIBITS 2009 "Cirpiani Artist Talk and Exhibition", curated by nAscent Art, New York, NY "Dreamwork", New York Graduate School for Psychoanalysis, curated by Steven Poser and Fredrika Stjärne 2008 "Art at the Market", presented by nAscent Art, Chelsea Market, New York "Blue Chip", Wook & Lattuada, New York, NY "Real Party '08", Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT "Dead Composition", NYCAMS, curated by Noel Herberling, New York, NY 2007 "School of Visual Arts, MFA Road Show", Boots Contemporary Art Space, St. Louis, Missouri, Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, Arthur Roger Project Space, New Orleans, Louisana "Staff Exhibition", Brooklyn Museum, NY "$960,000+", Thesis Show curated by Joao Ribas, Visual Arts Gallery, NY, NY 2006 "Telling the Stories: Artists' Books", Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ "Binge and Purge", Magnan Projects, curated by Noel Heberling, NY, NY "Art for Healing", funding for the American Cancer Society, presented by Mushroom Arts and Korea Village, Queens, NY "No more Drama: The Saga Continues", Center for the Book Arts, curated by Edwin Ramoran, NY, NY "Fabula", Mushroom Arts Gallery, curated by Ji-Yaang Kim, New York, NY 2005 Kunst05 Zurich art fair, presented by Creative Thriftshop, Zurich Switzerland Photo New York Art Fair, Creative Thriftshop, New York, NY. -scope Hamptons Art Fair, Liquid Blue Gallery, New York, NY. "You Are I Am", curators You Are Beautiful, Foundation Gallery Chicago IL. "On the Quickness", Haven Gallery, curator Lynn del Sol, Mott Haven NY. "Sistas Rock Shock the House", Supreme Trading, Williamsburg, NY 2004 "Lai-Sze-Lai-Chung" Xanadu, New York "The Birds and the Beasts", Tia Gallery Café, Brooklyn, NY "Menage a Huit", Officeops, Corpus Rabid Gambit, Brooklyn, NY 2003 "Erotic Mythology Video Salon", Eickholt Gallery, NY, NY "Semilla Urbana", Miramar, Puerto Rico "Deck of Cards", Fusion Arts Gallery, NY, NY Siggraph Muti-Media art show, San Diego Pratt show, Hammerstein Ballroom, NY Juried art show, Schafler Gallery, NY Senior Thesis Show, Second Floor Gallery, Pratt Institute "Animal Kingdom" Second Floor Gallery, Pratt Institute 2002-03 "Extreme Existence" Response show, Schafler Gallery, NY 2002 9/11 Artist Response show, Schafler Gallery, NY Summer Invitational show, Schafler Gallery, NY VIDEO EXHIBITS 2009 Chelsea Art Museum Young Associates party, New York, NY 2008 "Projection on Lake", Pasadena, CA "Animals from A to Z", Museum of Sex, New York 2007 Toronto Urban Film Festival, Canada 2006 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Canada 2003-04 "Indie Soy Film Event", Jeollado, NY 2003 Honeygunlabs/ Video Grind House, Passerby, NY DANCE PERFORMANCES 2007 "POW!" at Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY "POW!" at Monkey Town, Brooklyn, NY 2006 "SugarRide Girls", WAXworks, University Settlement, NY, NY BIBLIOGRAPHY 2006 Online Interview with The Business of Dance and Music 2006 Noyes Museum, "Telling the Stories" 2006 New York Times, "No More Drama..." at Center of the Book Arts 2006 Kazoun and Poon at Xanadu*, Nonstarvingartists.com 2006 NY Arts, Volume 9 January, February 2004 "Erotica Section"