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Sylvia La is a painter and poet who uses her art as a means to tell stories. She received her B.A. in English Literature in 1999 from the University of California, Berkeley, where she fostered her passion for stories through literature. Largely self-taught as a visual artist, she continues to narrate through her paintings.
Sylvia's work explores her history as a political refugee, and as a woman of Chinese and Vietnamese cultural heritage living in America. Much of her exploration has been fueled by an incredibly moving homeland trip to Vietnam, which sparked questions about memory and family history.
Sylvia's drawings and paintings have been exhibited at various shows throughout the bay area, including the SoMarts Cultural Center, the East Bay Municipal Utility District Gallery, UC Hastings School of the Law, and the Canvas Gallery Café. Sylvia was honored for her work with a first place in painting in the 1995 Orinda Arts Council competition. |
 | Binh Tuy Girls: Binh Tuy Girls is one of the few paintings remaining in Marketplace and Memory, a series inspired by the artist's recent trip to Viet Nam. This piece was her attempt to evoke the rhythm and mood of her mother's hometown of Binh Tuy, captured in a quiet study of three ordinary girls walking together. |
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