Emma Lau

Emma Lau was born in 1979 and has lived in London (UK), Hong Kong, and, in 2016, relocated with her husband to Toronto, Canada. She has exhibited in London (UK), Nottingham (UK), Hong Kong, Port Moody BC (Canada), and Toronto ON (Canada), and her work is held in a number of private collections.
Lau worked as an art educator for 14 years starting in London secondary schools and later as Head of Art at an international school in Hong Kong. Following her successful MFA exhibition at Pao Galleries in Hong Kong Art Centre, she decided to resign from teaching to focus solely on studio practice and was soon granted a debut solo exhibition at a commercial gallery in Hong Kong, where the majority of artworks were sold at the opening reception.

She received her MFA (High Distinction) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in partnership with Hong Kong Art School. Her PGCE from the UCL Institute of Education, a BA (Hons) from Nottingham Trent University, and Art Foundation from Central Saint Martins University Arts London.

2019 A Quiet Mind II (solo exhibition), Gallery of the Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto ON. Exhibition is part of the Northbound Gallery Program presented by North York Arts.
2019 Ontario Society of Artists Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works, Withrow Common Gallery, Toronto ON
2019 Ontario Society of Artists Biennial New Members Exhibition, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto ON
2018 Why The @#&! Do You Paint? All Those Lines, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON
2018 The Landscape curated by Phil Anderson, Gallery 1313, Toronto ON
2018 Cited: Masterpiece and Memento II curated by David Kaye, Propeller Gallery, Toronto ON
2017 Can You See Us, Port Moody? Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody BC
2015 A Quiet Mind, (solo exhibition) Galerie Huit, Soho 189, Hong Kong
2015 New Life, Galerie Huit, Soho 189, Hong Kong
2012 4MFA12, Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2012 Emma Lau (solo exhibition), JMA Studio, Central, Hong Kong
2008 JCK Las Vegas (jewellery design), Sands Expo Convention Centre, Las Vegas, Nevada
2008 Hong Kong International Jewellery Show (jewellery design), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2005 The Barnet Open, Apthorp Gallery, artsdepot, London
2003 Graduation exhibition, T...