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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.

pencil drawing self-portrait of Shao

HONOURS

2026The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase 7, Longlist
2026MOC Grant for Emerging Picture Book Creators, Grantee
2026Nami Island International Picture Book Illustration Concours, Shortlist

2025Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition, Finalist

2024IlloBoom! Annual Illustration Summit Challenge, Top 50

2024School Textbooks Design Award, Merit Award

20233x3 International Illustration Show No.20, Merit Award

2022National Human Rights Museum Picture Book Workshop, First Prize
2021
Feng Zikai Chinese Children's Picture Book Award, Longlist 

2019Hsin-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 

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FAIRS & FESTIVALS

2025Taipei Art Book Fair, Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taiwan

2025TransPort 30 Literary Festival, RCK Kołobrzeg, Poland

SELECT EXHIBITIONS

2024SEE DIFFERENT Textbooks Design Exhibition, SCCP, Taiwan

2023University of Brighton Graduate Show, Brighton CCA, UK

2022|【致點亮星星的你】, The Bay Picture Book Museum, Taiwan

2019Image Taiwan - Group Illustration Exhibition, HOSS Art space, Taiwan

2018Awake In My Dream (Group) Exactly Space, Taiwan

2017Scenery of the Body (Solo) - Flowing Gaze Bookstore Life, Taiwan

© 2026 SHAO NI
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