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  

Oakland Photo Workshop, Oakland, CA (Group)
Momentum (Members Exhibition), curated by Malcolm Wallace

Arc Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, CA (Group)
Return, APAture Festival Visual Arts Showcase, curated by Tanza Solis and Ngân Vũ

Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA (Group)
Seize The Gaze, curated by Susan Almazol with Eric Murphy

2023

Oakland Photo Workshop Gallery, Oakland, CA (Group)
The Stories We Tell, curated by Jessica Chen

2017

SoMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Group)
Shifting Movements: Art Inspired by Yuri Kochiyama, curated by Michelle A. Lee

2016 

The Wall at 1920C, San Francisco, CA (Group)
TOUGH

The Sequoias Rotunda, San Francisco, CA (Group)
Aesthetic Blitz, curated by Kelsay Myers

2015    

SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
A Place of Her Own, curated by Cynthia Tom

William High Gallery at Laney College Photography Department, Oakland, CA (Solo)
En La Luchita: Scenes From a Cuban Boxing Gym, curated by Black Moon

The Compound Gallery, Oakland, CA (Group)
Knockout: Boxing Art, curated by Lena Verderano Reynoso

2013 

SoMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Group)
underCurrents and the Quest for Space, curated by Linda Inson Choy


Panels and Presentations


2024   

Artist Panel, APAture Festival Visual Arts, Arc Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, CA

Artist Panel, Seize the Gaze, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA

2023  

Artist Panel, 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 Panel, A Place of Her Own, SoMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  
Guest Speaker, Photojournalism, Laney College, Oakland, CA

2014    

Panelist, A Day in the Life of Asian America, Chinese Historical Society, San Francisco, CA


Awards and Grants

2024    

CatchLight Scholarship, NDA Workshop

2016    

International Photography Awards, 2nd Place in Pro Category: Sports - Other

2015    

Artist Residency, A Place of Her Own

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