SHAO NI 倪 韶 (SHE-HER)
Shao is a Taiwanese visual storyteller making illustrations and books. She holds an MA in Sequential Design/Illustration from the University of Brighton. Her debut author-illustrator picture book The Crow And The Cherry Blossom was published by Hsin Yi Publications (Taiwan) in 2020. Beyond publishing, she creates illustrations for editorial projects.
Shao explores ways to transform intangible emotions and personal experiences into atmospheric visual narratives. Deeply inspired by Japanese aesthetics, her delicate, multilayered work evokes moods of nostalgia and magical realism.
When not creating art, Shao spends her time stroking her cat, meditating, reading, watching indie films, or taking long walks through Taipei.
HONOURS
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 Student 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
EXHIBITIONS
2024 ‘SEE DIFFERENT’ Textbooks Design Exhibition (Group), SCCP, Taiwan
2023 University of Brighton Graduate Show (Group), Brighton CCA, UK
2022 《致點亮星星的你》(Group), 海灣繪本館, Taiwan
2019 ‘Image Taiwan’ Illustration Exhibition (Group), HOSS Art space, Taiwan
2018 ‘Awake In My Dream’ (Group), Exactly Space, Taiwan
2017 ‘Scenery of the Body’ (Solo), 凝流書店生活, Taiwan