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Lai Cheuk Wah Sarah (born 1983) is a painter from Hong Kong. Her paintings are often sceneries and objects recreated by a signature pale palette.

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Background

Lai graduated from the Fine Arts Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2007. In the same year, she received the Ramon Woon Creative Prize, Grotto Fine Arts Ltd.'s Creative Award and Cheng's Fine Arts Award in Western Painting.

Lai is also a Finalist of the 2010 Sovereign Asian Art Prize. [1]

Style

Spotting the light onto a light (2012) Spotting the light onto a light Sarah Lai 2012.jpg
Spotting the light onto a light (2012)

Lai's motif is the mundane. She describes her works as being based on things that are “ordinary...and missed easily.” Her works are about diverse subjects, ranging from the moon and the sea to swimming pools, street corners and water towers. [2]

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

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References

  1. Sarah LAI: Safety Island
  2. Leung, Janice. "Creative forces: Hong Kong's emerging talent". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. "Sarah Lai". Gallery Exit. Retrieved 8 March 2014.