Born 1975, Hong Kong, China

Education
BA, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California

Solo Exhibitions
2005
Let’s Stop Pretending, ASU Museum, Phoenix, AZ
I See Your Problem, But I Don’t See You, Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003
Don't Touch Me, Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Exhibitions
2007
Girls just wanna have fun, 1918 ArtSpace, Shanghai, China
Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA
2006
Queen's Nail Annex, San Francisco, CA
"The California Calligraphy Summit". San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
2006 "When the East is in the House," w/ Iona Rozeal Brown, Saltworks Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2005
Terra Non Firma, Howard House, Seattle, WA
2004
Gypsies Curse, curated by Jose-Carlos Diaz, Miami, FL
Change of Address, Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Bling BlAsian Bling w/ Iona Rozeal Brown, Luggage Store, San Francisco, CA
Double Happiness, Cassius King Gallery, San Diego, CA
2002
No War, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Monotype Marathon, Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
SizzlePop, benefit exhibition for SFMOMA, Phoenix Hotel, San Francisco, CA
Puchaa's Short Cut, Musee d'Honneur Miniscule, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA
2002
Drama Fluffers, interactive digital installation for group show "Sight Unseen", The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
2001
That Girl!, Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery, Oakland, California
1999
Emerge, group exhibition, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, California

Bibliography
2006
“Stella Lai and Iona Rozeal Brown at Saltworks”, Rebecca Dimling Cochran, Art in America, November 2006, p. 216
“Luggage Store”, Lucy Martin, ANP Quarterly, RVCA, 2006.
“The City of Los Angeles: A Short Survey on the Los Angeles Art Scene,” Clayton Campbell, Flash Art, January/February 2006, p. 77.
2005
"Sex Sells,"Tim Birch, CityLife, September 2005, Issue 604/22-28, page 70.
2004
"Iona Rozeal Brown & Stella Lai at the Luggage Store," Marisa Olson, Flash Art, July-September 2004, pg. 52.
“Culture/Black Magic Women”, Ommar Sommereyns, Street Weekly, July 9, 2004.
2004 “
Stella Lai at Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery”, Melissa Feldman, Art in America, May 2004, pg. 171.
2003
"Stella Lai at Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery", Lindsey Westbrook, Artweek, November 2003, Volume 34, Issue #9.
Critic's Pick: San Francisco, Glen Helfand, Artforum.com, September - October
2002
"Message Behind the Mask", San Francisco, SF Examiner, Anne Crump, Sept. 12, 2002
"Web Layout Part 2." Web Creators, May.

Other
2005 Breathe Residency, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK