NI SHAO 倪 韶 (SHE-HER)
I’m a Taiwanese visual storyteller who dances around writing, drawing and bookmaking. I hold an MA in Sequential Design/Illustration from the University of Brighton. My debut author-illustrator picture book, The Crow and the Cherry Blossom, was published in Taiwan (2020) and later in Poland. Beyond my own books, I collaborate on literary works and editorial projects that require a thoughtful, visual touch.
As a queer Taiwanese woman, my practice is a way of staying close to marginalised experiences and personal memory with care and patience. I’m interested in how subtle, ordinary moments carry emotional weight, and how images can hold what words sometimes cannot. Working with montage, metaphor, and negative space allows me to tell stories gently, with a sense of nostalgia, and a quiet movement into magical realism.
A few small things I carry with me:
I dream every night (literally).
I write with my left hand and cook with my right hand.
I believe in unicorns.

HONOURS
2026|The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase 7, Longlist
2026|MOC Grant for Emerging Picture Book Creators, Grantee
2026|Nami Island International Picture Book Illustration Concours, Shortlist
2025|Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition, Finalist
2024|IlloBoom! Annual Illustration Summit Challenge, Top 50
2024|School Textbooks Design Award, Merit Award
2023|3x3 International Illustration Show No.20, Merit Award
2022|National Human Rights Museum Picture Book Workshop, First Prize
2021|Feng Zikai Chinese Children's Picture Book Award, Longlist
2019|Hsin-Yi Foundation Children's Literature Awards, First Prize
CONTACT
Let’s tell a story together.
For commissions, collaborations, or just to say hello, please reach out at: shaoni.art@gmail.com
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
2025|Taipei Art Book Fair, Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taiwan
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2024|SEE DIFFERENT - Textbooks Design Exhibition, SCCP, Taiwan
2023|University of Brighton Graduate Show, Brighton CCA, UK
2022|【致點亮星星的你】, The Bay Picture Book Museum, Taiwan
2019|Image Taiwan - Group Illustration Exhibition, HOSS Art space, Taiwan
2018|Awake In My Dream (Group) - Exactly Space, Taiwan
2017|Scenery of the Body (Solo) - Flowing Gaze Bookstore Life, Taiwan





