LAST KNOWN LOCATIONS - Lauren Hana Chai

With the help of some amazing GoFundMe donors, I am kicking off the first of my traveling art show about my missing mother! (gofundme.com/laurenchai) “My mother, Mira, went missing when I was around 11 years old. Within the past several years I've been able to speculate more on where she's been. Through private investigators and hearsay, I've come up with a list of 6 cities which are her last known locations. Starting in Honolulu (which is where I was born), the paintings move through to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, South Korea and Hong Kong with Hong Kong being possibly the actual last known location. Each painting has images of my mother with missing persons posters. Sometimes there are images of my father or myself as a baby. I started doing this as a way to process my loss and to find a connection to Mira. Ultimately my goal is to find her, but to also send her a message of love, support and care, If this show goes successfully, then I will be able to travel to the remaining 5 cities to set up the same show with separate Gofundme campaigns for each one..” Dates/Times: May 5, 2016 - Opening Reception (6-10PM) May 6, 2016 - Silent Auction Fundraiser (6-9PM) May 7, 2016 - Closing Reception (7-9PM) Location: The Little Raven Gallery | 1015 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 Day 2 (5/6) Will be a silent auction fundraiser where 50% of the proceeds will go to Project Jason, a non profit providing resources for the families of missing people. Over 10 pieces will be up for the auction with bay area artists including: Daniel Segrove, Adam Caldwell, Jacob Dhein, Zin Lim and myself! www.laurenhanachai.com