Frances Lai Wang was born in China and immigrated to the United States when her father became the director of the Chinese section at the United Nations. She received her Bachelors degree from Hollins College and her Masters degree in Chemistry/Math from the University of Illinois. She later returned to California State University at Long Beach and received her BA in Fine Arts in 1989 and studied sculpture at CSULB.

Wang has exhibited her work at the “Artisan Showcase” at the Orange County Museum, the California State University Museum at Long Beach and the Bowers Museum store, as well as numerous galleries and art shows.