2011 FCCP Gala - May 28, 2011

The 2011 FCCP Gala is taking place at the lovely On the Park conference centre, located at 1095 Leslie St (at Eglinton Ave E).

FCCP Education Foundation

Proceeds from the Gala will go to the FCCP Education Foundation.  The highlights of the Education Foundation include:

·         awarding over $750,000 in scholarships

o        the extensive list of scholarships available are listed here;

·         awarding over $100,000 in interest-free student loans; and

·         the Award of Merit recipients from 2001 - 2010 are found here.

Guest of Honour – Sunny Choi

In addition to connecting with old friends and meeting new ones, attend and enjoy a talk by our guest of honour, Ms Sunny Choi.  Ms Choi’s gallery website is here and her background information is as follows:

Sunny Choi - Artist Statement and Biography

One cannot paint a picture of, or make an image of a woman and not deal with the concept of beauty. For artist Sunny Choi, beauty encompasses a sense of freedom, balance and harmony. Her need to create beauty is reflected in her work as a painter and as a fashion designer.

Choi has had an internationally acclaimed career as a designer that blossomed into a 20-year journey, establishing her brand in stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Barney's and Nordstrom dressing celebrities such as Alison Krauss, Susan Sarandon, Daryll Hannah, and Sharon Stone.

Sunny Choi is highly regarded as one of North America's leading designers of women's clothing. Her collections are the epitome of elegance and style. While bringing this sensibility to her painting practice, she continuously explores images of timeless beauty. These characteristics trace back to her family roots in Korea, as her works reflect the subtle balance between the strength and discipline of her father Major General Choi Hong-Hi, the former Korean ambassador of Malaysia (also a famous calligraphist, and founder of Tae Kwon Do), and the beauty, femininity and poise of her mother.

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After graduating from the Seoul National University with a Fine Arts Degree, Choi continued to study communication and design at Toronto's Ontario College of Art. As a freelance illustrator, she worked for high-end boutiques and advertising agencies, while returning to OCA as an illustration instructor.

In the early to mid 1980's, Choi simultaneously continued her practice as a painter, exhibiting at the prestigious 21 McGill Gallery and at Hart House. Imperial Oil offered its cardholders the original painting of Oriental Man on Horseback and Oriental Woman on Horseback, in limited edition signed lithographs.

After 1985, the fashion scene was booming, and Choi fell into the fashion world, expanding year after year to include seven freestanding boutiques in North America and major department stores around the world. Now returning to a full-time painting career she says, "It's been a wonderful 20 years, but I finally feel like I'm getting my freedom back."

For tickets ($135 per ticket), please email csuen@bcbarristers.com or call Carol at (416) 703-2402, ext. 500.

Roslyn Tsao

ACCLO-FCCP

Association of Chinese Canadian Lawyers in Ontario,

a meber of the Federation of Chinese Professionals