Juicy
The Oakland Tribute
En La Luchita
How Beautiful Yesterday Was
Roosters and Men
Boxing
About / Contact
My early projects documented boxing gym culture in the U.S. and Cuba and rap artists in the San Francisco Bay Area. This originated from an interest in the sport and music, and the bold stage personas that sometimes contrasted their off-stage lives.
Besides the creation of artistic work, I use the practice of photography to build and deepen personal connection to place, family, and community. It has helped me bridge gaps in communication and process significant personal life events, such as meeting family members without a shared language, processing grief during my mother’s terminal illness, and rediscovering joy and wonder through the birth of my twin daughters.
To purchase prints or get in touch, email que@lauramwong.com.
Exhibitions
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 TOUGH, The Wall at 1920C Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Group)
2016 Aesthetic Blitz, The Sequoias Rotunda Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Group)
2015 A Place of Her Own, SoMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Group)
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
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
Awards
2016 International Photography Awards, 2nd Place in Pro Category: Sports - Other
2015 Artist Residency, A Place of Her Own, San Francisco, CA