Education:
2001 MA in Fine Art, Middlesex University, London, UK;
- "First Class Honour" on Graduation Exhibition;
- 2001 scholarship for Master studies from Macao Foundation.
2000 BA(Hons) in Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK;
- Exchange Student (Fall semester 08-12/1998), California State University, Long Beach, USA
and having been placed on the "Dean’s Honor List" for Fall semester 1998 for
Outstanding Scholastic Achievement (GPA 3.5).
Solo Exhibitions:
2008 "Media Discursiveness – Impermanent Intrusion – Bianca Lei Solo Exhibition", in St. Paul’s Fine Art
Gallery, Macao.
2003 "Seesaw Struggle – Lei Sio Chong (Bianca) Video Installation Exhibition" , in Ox Warehouse, Macao.
Group Exhibitions:
2012 "ORBIS 30th Anniversary Charity Credit Card artwork exhibition", Macao Tower.
"MC Biennale" Joint Exhibition of Collaborative Artists, MC Gallery, Macao.
"JETLAG"--Multimedia contemporary art in China, FH Hanover (faculty III) and Kunsthalle
Faust,Hanover,Germany.
2011 "Nostalgia Refreshed : Old Macao + New Media", in Macau Art Museum, Macao.
"Similarity and Difference - Guangzhou/Macau Contemporary Art Exhibition", in OX Warehouse, Macao.
"Imaginary Belongings ——Macau Contemporary Art", Museu Oriente, Lisbon, Portugal.
2010 "Image of Macao --- The Experimental Video Works from Macao", EX!T 2010 – the Experimental
Media Art Festival in Taiwan, Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre, Taipei.
"Own our City, Own our Art! - AFA AUTUMN SOLAN", The Oriental Foundation, Macao
Macau UBPA Section, Shanghai World Expo, ShangHai, Mainland China.
"Art Beijing 2010", National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing, Mainland China.
"Human Emotion Project (HEP) - International Artists using Film & Video", AFA Beijing
Contemporary Art Centre, Beijing, Mainland China.
2009 "S/low – Macau/Xiaozhou Art In Live Festival",in Xiaozhou Village, Guangzhou, Mainland China.
"Human Emotion Project (HEP) - International Artists using Film & Video", in Portuguese
Bookshop Gallery
"Macao Independent Film & Video ── Olá Beijing! Macao Contemporary Art in Beijing
"Activities", in Iberia Center for Contemporary Art, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, Mainland China.
"The Saddest Place on Earth Visit Macao" , in Pin-to-Book bookstore, Macao.
"The 5th China (Shenzhen) international Cultural Industries Fair", in Mainland China.
"100% Macau Original", in Albergue Gallery, Macao.
2008 "Prelude to the 10th Anniversary of 1999 Macao Handover art exhibition", in Ox warehouse, Macao.
"Asian Contemporary Art Fair New York 2008" (ACAF NY), New York, USA.
"23rd Asia International Art Exhibition" , in Ucity Art Museum of the Guangzhou Academy
of Fine Arts,Guangzhou, Mainland China.
"Pre-Exhibition of 23rd Asia International Art Exhibition" , in Albergue Gallery, Macao.
"Exhibition of Macau Contemporary" , AFA Beijing Contemporary Art Centre, Beijing, Mainland China.
"Illusion • Control-Contemporary Art Exhibition", Pedra‧ Xiaozhou Art Space, Guangzhou, Mainland China.
"Art Beijing 2008",National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing, Mainland China.
"Winds of Cool: 16 Macao Contemporary Artists Summer Show", St. Paul’s Fine Art, Macao.
"Emulation and Truth – A View of Contemporary Art in Macao" -- Group Exhibition of Macao Artists
in Guangzhou, in Ucity Art Museum of The Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, Mainland China.
2007 "Six Artists – Macao Contemporary Art Exhibition" , in St. Paul’s Fine Art Gallery, Macao.
"Macau Contemporary Paintings - 2007", in Macau Art Museum, Macao.
"Time‧Space‧Flow, International Contemporary Arts Exhibition", in the Pier 2 Art District, Kaohsiung,
Taiwan & in OX Warehouse, Macao.
"Place – Act II, Exhibition of Macao Contemporary Art", in Macau Art Museum, Macao.
"Myth of Place", in OX Warehouse, Macao.
"Dependance-independence video art screening", in Espace Piano Nobile, Geneva, Switzerland..
2006 "Moving Castle, Exchange Exhibition of Four Cities", in OX Warehouse, Macao.
"Myth of Place", Nolias Gallery 2, London, UK.
"Octomania(on drawing the number eight)", Parasite art space, Hong Kong.
"Macau Contemporary Paintings-2006", Macau Art Museum, Macao.
"Microcosmo – Chinese Contemporary Art", Macau Art Museum, Macao.
2005 "The Second Guangzhou Triennial- Self Organization", Guangzhou Xinyi International Club,
Guangzhou, Mainland China.
"2005 Daejeon FAST – Image of Macao", Gallery of Hanbat Library, Library of Daejeon City, Korea.
"Macau New Wave - Exhibition of Contemporary art", Macau Art Museum, Macao.
"The Empty Quarter", Bournemouth, UK.
"Ruins’ Flowers Contemporary Photographic Works Exhibition", in OX Warehouse, Macao.
"Life Community – Multi-media art exhibition", The Millennium Gallery, Macao.
2004 "Today and Tomorrow Macau Contemporary Photography Exhibition", in OX Warehouse, Macao.
"Macao Original Video Exhibition 2004", in OX Warehouse, Macao.
"The City, the Community, the Images Video Installation Exhibition", in the Northern District, Macao.
"The Fulbright Film Symposium - Showcase for works by Macau video artists", The University of Macau ,
Macao.
"Macau Contemporary Paintings", Macau Art Museum, Macao.
2003 "Macao Original Video Exhibition 2003", in OX Warehouse, Macao.
"Video Café", in 1a space, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong.
"Sketch Extension III", in OX Warehouse, Macao.
"The 2003 International Open Image Competition (IOI) Showcase", in the Deluxe Gallery
Hoxton Square, London, UK.
"The OX in the year of Sheep Exhibition" , in the OX Warehouse Opening, Macao.
"The 19th Macao Painting & Calligraphy Exhibition", in the Gallery of the Department of
Municipal & Civil Affairs, Macao.
2002 "Macao Original Video Exhibition 2002", in the Old Ladies House Art Space, Macao.
Macao Fringe 2002 – "Life-size Palace", Installation Arts Exhibition, in the Ruin of
"Ilha Verde" Monastery, Macao.
2001 "MA Fine Art 2001", London, UK.
"Parallel Realities", Quicksilver Place Gallery, London, UK.
"Edge", Byan Shaw Gallery, London, UK.
2000 "Sweet Fa", Nottingham, UK.
1998 "The π annual Exhibition of PHICS", Long Beach, USA.
"Beyond 30x22 printmaking show", Long Beach, USA.
1996 "Chinese Traditional Painting Show", the Gallery of the School of Visual Art, Macao.
1994 "Photography Workshop 94", the Gallery of the School of Visual Art, Macao.
"The Woman Chinese Painting Artists from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Exhibition", Macao.
Curating:
2012 "The Secret Garden – Paintings by Lai Sio Kit", AFA Gallery, Macao.
2011 "EXiM 2011 - Asian Experimental Video Festival in Macao", in Ox Warehouse, Macao.
"Study Void – Duncan Mountford Installation Artwork Exhibition", in Ox Warehouse, Macao.
2010 "Image of Macao --- The Experimental Video Works from Macao", EX!T 2010 – the Experimental
Media Art Festival in Taiwan, Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre, Taipei.
"Fantasy Party – Toy Figure Exhibition", in Pavilhão de Exposições e Espectáculos
Artísticos para Jovens, Macao.
2009 "Fresh Artists - The Art Exhibition of Young Artists from the Cross Strait 4 Regions", in Ox
Warehouse,Macao.
2008 "Talks & Exhibition 2008 -Video Art Activities", in Ox Warehouse, Macao.
"Macao Video Artwork Exhibition" , in Ucity Art Museum of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine
Arts, Guangzhou, Mainland China.
2007 "Talks & Exhibition -Video Art Activities", in OX Warehouse, Macao.
"Myth of Place" , in OX Warehouse, Macao.
2006 "Myth of Place" , in Nolias Gallery 2, London, UK.
2005 "Excel Design - Exhibition of awarded works from students of School of Arts", in Macao
Polytechnic Institute, Macao.
2004 "Airborne system mode - Contemporary Art Exhibition" (Artists from UK, Japan, Korea, Taiwan),
"The City, the Community, the Images - Video Installation Exhibition", in the Northern District, Macao.
Other Arts Activities:
2012 Artwork creation for "ORBIS 30th Anniversary Charity Credit Card", the project of Obris x
Wing Hang Bank x AFA x Macao Artist, Macao.
2010 Organised the "HKIndieFF in Macau", in Ox Warehouse, Macao.
Art director, a short film "Just One Dollar", Macao.
2009 Organised the "Contemporary Moving Image Activity - Chinese Independent Film 1+1 Festival",
in Ox Warehouse, Macao.
Live video creation for "The Prosperity Alarm of the Goldfish Tank in Nam Van Lake"
performance, Macau city Fringe 2009, in St Paul Fine Art Gallery, Macao.
2008 Art director, a short film "Macao Stories -A Right Time", Macao.
2007 Video creation for the "CREB: Camp Response Element-Binding" performance, Macao Fringe 2007, Macao.
2006 Installation work in the site-specific dance theatre - "Kafka listening to the wind", in
Culture Centre, Macao.
2003 Editor, the "Macao Art Net Website", Cultural Institute, Macao.
Presenter for the Video Screening and the Debate with the curator Hanspeter Ammann , in
the "Beauty and Meaning" International Video Art Cycle in the 14th Macao Arts Festival, in Macao.
2002 Art Director, a TV programme "Love. Lost Count", the TV department of RTHK, in Macao.
2001 Worked with Belgium Artist Joelle Teurlinckx, Christoph Fink and Ria Pacquee in an Art
Project which was about space, body and language, London, UK.
2000 Exhibition Assistant, British Artist Duncan Mountford’s Solo Exhibition - "Ordinary Facts
Arranged within Time" in Bonington Gallery, Nottingham, UK.
1998 Worked with USA artist Brian Sanderson in an "Exchange Print" Printmaking Project, California, USA.
Organised the exhibition --"The annual Exhibition of PHICS" with other students,
California State University, Long Beach, USA.
Academic, Scholarly and Teaching Experience
2003-present Full-time Lecturer, the School of Arts, Macao Polytechnic Institute.
2012 Article –"The status of Experimental Moving Image in Macao", published in the
magazine "Black Reader", Seoul, Korea.
2010 Article for publication and presentation – "The development and status of
experimental video in Macao", EX!T 2010 – the Experimental Media Art Festival
in Taiwan, Taipei Contemporary Art Centre,Taiwan.
Speaker, "Seminar-Video Art and Human Emotions, Experimental Art Department",
Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, Mainland China.
2009-2011 Design Programme Validation Coordinator, the School of Arts, Macao Polytechnic Institute.
2009 Publications: The Sixth chapter: "The International development trend of Higher
Education in Visual Arts.",《Prospects for Macao Higher Education in Visual
Arts》by the School of Arts, Macao Polytechnic Institute, published by the
Guangdong Higher Education Press, 2009.
Tutor, art creation course, "Fresh Artists" project in 2009, in Ox Warehouse, Macao.
2007 Speaker, video art in "Video Creation Activities", organised by the "CUT" audio-
visual association, in Macao.
2006-2007 Design Programme Coordinator, the School of Arts, Macao Polytechnic Institute.
Design Programme Validation Coordinator, the School of Arts, Macao Polytechnic Institute.
2005-2006 Design, Music(educational) and Visual Arts (educational) Programme Validation
Coordinator and completed three Programme Validation Reports, the School of Arts,
Macao Polytechnic Institute.
2006 Tutor, video art course in the "2nd Museum Guide Training Programme", organised by
the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macao.
Tutor, the "Workshops for Inspiring Youth – Video Art Appreciation" organised
jointly by the "Stone communes" and the Macao Cultural Centre, Macao.
2003-2004 Tutor for the video installation course, organised by the "CUT" audio-visual
association, in Macao.
2003 Speaker for a seminar - "New Century Vision – Video Art", invited by the Macau Art
Museum, in Macao.
Speaker for a seminar - "The Picture Life – Spiritual Touch" of the Teachers
Workshop, invited by the Breakthrough Limited, Hong Kong.
Tutor for Video Art DV Workshop in the "Be Fun, No Smoking" Young People DV
Production Project,organized by the "Serviço de Sáude", "Instituto de Acção
Social", the "Associção de Audio-Visual CUT" and the "Associçao de Escoteiros
de Macau (AEM)" and the Association of Chinese Students of Macao, in Macao.