LAURA MING WONG
SERIES
Juicy
The Oakland Tribute
En La Luchita
How Beautiful Yesterday Was
Roosters and Men
Boxing
About
About
Laura began as a photographer taking production stills and assisting on television shows, later expanding to wedding and commercial clients. From 2012 to 2016 she covered local stories at The Oakland Post, the largest African-American weekly newspaper in Northern California, gaining access to many corners of the San Francisco Bay Area.
With an assignment and a press pass, she ventured across police lines at political protests, into the homes of well-heeled entrepreneurs, ringside at sold-out arenas of future boxing Hall of Famers, and the spaces in-between. Several solo trips through Latin America and North Africa pushed her further to find connection and ease in environments far different from her midwestern Asian American roots.
Through professional experience and personal projects, Laura has developed an ability to move through diverse communities and produce images that convey the emotions of a moment. She is based in Oakland, California and lives with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs.
Email: que@lauramwong.com
Instagram: @lamingwong
Exhibits
2024 Members’ Exhibition, Oakland Photo Workshop, Oakland, CA (Group)
2024 APAture Festival Visual Arts Showcase, Arc Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, CA (Group)
2024 Seize The Gaze, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA (Group)
2023 The Stories We Tell, Oakland Photo Workshop Gallery, Oakland, CA (Group)
2017 Shifting Movements, SoMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Group)
2016 International Photography Awards, 2nd Place in Pro Category: Sports - Other
2016 TOUGH, The Wall at 1920C, San Francisco, CA (Group)
2016 Aesthetic Blitz, The Sequoias Rotunda, San Francisco, CA (Group)
2015 Artist Residency and Exhibition, A Place of Her Own, San Francisco, CA
2015 En La Luchita: Scenes From a Cuban Boxing Gym, William High Gallery, Oakland, CA (Solo)
2015 Knockout: Boxing Art, The Compound Gallery, Oakland, CA (Group)
2013 underCurrents and the Quest for Space, SoMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Group)
Panels and Presentations
2024 Artist’s talk, APAture Festival Visual Arts, Arc Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, CA
2023 Artist’s talk, The Stories We Tell, Oakland Photo Workshop Gallery, Oakland, CA
2017 Guest Speaker, First Exposures, San Francisco, CA
2016 Guest Speaker, Photojournalism, Laney College, Oakland, CA
2015 Artist's talk, A Place of Her Own, SoMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015 Guest Speaker, Photojournalism, Laney College, Oakland, CA
2014 Panelist, A Day in the Life of Asian America, Chinese Historical Society, San Francisco, CA