Daniel Lai, a self-taught artist of Chinese descent from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was granted US citizenship through extraordinary ability in field of fine art and arts management in 2014. Awards: Best in Craft at 2014 Piedmont Park Art Festival (Atlanta, GA.,), Honorable Mention at 2015 at 4 Bridges Art festival (Chattanooga, TN.,) Best of Category at 2015 Millennium Arts Festival (Chicago, IL.,) Outstanding Achievement at 2015 Gold Coast Art Festival (Chicago, IL.,) Best of Show at Evanston Art Festival (Evanston, IL.,) Best of Show at 2015 Artclectic (Nashville, TN.,) and Best of Show at 2015 Artclectic endowed by Tennessee Craft (Nashville, TN.,) and Director’s Choice Award at 2016 Spring Festival on Ponce (Atlanta, GA.) Gallery Representations: District Arts, Frederick, MD., GG Interiors, Knoxville, TN., Haen Gallery, Asheville, NC., and Brevard, NC., Bennett Gallery, Nashville, TN