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Gained Master of Art in Fine Art, Middlesex University in 2001 in London, UK (“First Class” in Final Exhibition); and BA(Hons) in Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University in 2000 in Nottingham, UK.

In present day, as a full-time lecturer in the Centre of Sino-Western Cultural Studies, Macao Polytechnic Institute; programme curator in Macao Ox Warehouse Art Space; organiser of Experimental moving image Festival in Macau(EXiM) and founder of Art for All Society(AFA).

The art creation has mainly focused on the dynamic relationship between mankind and environment factors (including place, time etc.). Has reflected on issues deriving from rapid urban development in Macau over the last decade, and explored the boundaries between different media, image carrier (such as canvas) and the image itself, and an artwork and its exhibit space. A variety of media, materials and methods to interpret art has been used.

Has been exhibiting in different places. The exhibitions are the Multi-Prismatic Mutual Views, International Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Macau Museum of Art(2021); The7th Animamix Biennial-Snoopy 70th Anniversary Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA), Shanghai(2020); The Era of Compound Eyes — RANDOMIZE Intl. Unstable Media Art Festival, Taipei (2019);  “The 4th Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale”—Screening (2018); “Taichaung International Animation Festival(TIAF) 2018 and Women Artists 1st International Biennial of Macao(2018); “The Beginner’s Mind – works by AFA founders, Macau(2017); “The Return of Elegancy”-Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Shenzhen Art of Museum(2016);  “Lost in the Mobius — Taiwan.Macau”, Taipei Artist Village & FreeS Art Space(2016);  “FICH – 1º Festival Internacional de Cinema Chinês e Lusófono” and “Onde é a China / Where is China?”, Lisbon/Portugal (2014); “Crossroads • Another Dimension – A Cross-strait Four-regions Artistic Exchange Project 2013”, Shenzhen/Mainland China, Macao, Kaohsiung/Taiwan & Hong Kong and “Asynchronous States — AIA Asia in Independent Asia”, Taipei/Taiwan (2013); “Painting the Space” – works by Bianca Lei Sio Chong, in 798 Art Zone, Beijing/Mainland China and the “JETLAG” — Multimedia contemporary art in China (FCAC Video Project), Hanover/Germany (2012); the “Imaginary Belongings — Macau Contemporary Art”, Lisbon/Portugal (2011); “Human Emotion Project (HEP)” — International Artists using Film & Video, Beijing/Mainland China(2010); “Media Discursiveness – Impermanent Intrusion – Bianca Lei Solo Exhibition”, Macao (2008); “Dependance – independence” video art screening, Geneve/Switzerland (2007); “Myth of Place”, London/UK (2006); “Octomania (on drawing the number eight)” in Parasite art space, Hong Kong(2006); “Microcosmo” – Chinese Contemporary Art, in Macau Art Museum, Macao (2006); “The Second Guangzhou Triennial-Self Organization”, in Guangzhou, China(2005); “2005 Daejeon FAST – Image of Macao”, in Daejeon City, Korea(2005); “Macau New Wave”- Exhibition of Contemporary art, in Macau Art Museum, Macao(2005); “The Empty Quarter”, in Bournemouth, UK(2005); “Ruins’ Flowers” Contemporary Photographic Works Exhibition, in Ox Warehouse, Macao(2005), and “The 2003 International Open Image Competition (IOI) Showcase”, in London, UK(2003). etc.

The curating jobs include the annual “EXiM – Experimental moving image in Macao festival”, Macao Ox warehouse (2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016/ 2017 / 2018 / 2020 / 2022); “We・Art Space” — Documentary Exhibition (2019);  “Print”— Art Project, Ox Warehouse Art Space(2015); “Macau Experimental Video Works, HKEX”, City University of Hong Kong (2014); the “Mid—Air Journey – Paintings by Lai Sio Kit”, in 798 Art Zone, Beijing, (2013); the “Study Void” – Duncan Mountford Installation Artwork Exhibition (2011), the “Image of Macao — the experimental video works from Macao, EX!T”, in Taipei (2010), the “Fresh Artists” – The Art Exhibition of Young Artists from the Cross Strait 4 Regions (2009); the “Talks & Exhibition” -Video Art Activities (2007 & 2008), the “Myth of Place” in UK(2006); “Airborne system mode”- Contemporary Art Exhibition (2004) and “The City, the Community, the Images” Video Installation Exhibition (2004), etc.