During her studies, Ms. Ma collaborated with commercial photographers and the fine art gallery Jenkins Johnson in San Francisco. While attending CSUF, she worked as a photography laboratory technician. Ms. Ma established the Visual Arts Conservatory at California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley after serving as a mixed media, photography, and printmaking instructor at Orange County School of the Arts. She is a fine artist, creating her work in the San Gabriel Valley. She utilizes various mediums, including photography, printmaking, sculpture, and installations. Her artwork has been featured in the juried group exhibition Ink and Clay at the W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Her installation for the show An Orchestrated Comfort won the Juror’s Choice Award by jurors Jeannie Denholm, Phyllis Green, and Dave Lefner.