{"id":15302,"date":"2025-02-25T18:59:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T23:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=15302"},"modified":"2025-02-25T18:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T23:59:45","slug":"stephanie-h-shih","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/stephanie-h-shih\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephanie H. Shih"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4512\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15302-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/StephanieHShih.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/StephanieHShih.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/StephanieHShih.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_15308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15308\" style=\"width: 390px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderberggruen.com\/exhibitions\/stephanie-h-shih-domestic-bliss\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15308\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-stephanie-shih-portrait12222-Medium.jpeg?resize=390%2C260&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-stephanie-shih-portrait12222-Medium.jpeg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-stephanie-shih-portrait12222-Medium.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephanie H. Shih in the studio, Brooklyn, NY, 2025. Photo: Robert Bredvad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderberggruen.com\/exhibitions\/stephanie-h-shih-domestic-bliss\/\">Stephanie H. Shih<\/a> (b. 1986, Philadelphia, PA) renders outdated consumer goods as trompe l\u2019oeil sculptures that reveal the tensions within American domestic life. Turning everyday items\u2014a Thighmaster, a self-help book, many pantries\u2019 worth of condiments\u2014into intricately painted ceramic objects transforms each into a permanent artifact. Seen together, the works play with notions of timelessness and obsolescence, nostalgia and disillusionment.<\/p>\n<div>Shih has exhibited work at James Cohan, New York, NY; Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles, CA; Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA; <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderberggruen.com\/exhibitions\/stephanie-h-shih-domestic-bliss\/\">Alexander Berggruen<\/a>, New York, NY; Cantor Arts Center, Stanford, CA; Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA; Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR; and the American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Pomona, CA. The artist has also been the recipient of numerous awards and residencies including the NYSCA\/NYFA Artist Fellowship, New York, NY; residency at The Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY as well as many others.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Community work is central to Shih\u2019s practice, and since 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stephaniehshih\/\">she has used her art and platform to raise over half a million dollars in direct aid for victims of state violence. Want to help? Click here<\/a>. She is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15304\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15304 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0_StephanieHShih_DomesticBliss_PressPreview_1.jpg?resize=696%2C557&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0_StephanieHShih_DomesticBliss_PressPreview_1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0_StephanieHShih_DomesticBliss_PressPreview_1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0_StephanieHShih_DomesticBliss_PressPreview_1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C615&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0_StephanieHShih_DomesticBliss_PressPreview_1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0_StephanieHShih_DomesticBliss_PressPreview_1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1639&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0_StephanieHShih_DomesticBliss_PressPreview_1-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C557&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0_StephanieHShih_DomesticBliss_PressPreview_1-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C855&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0_StephanieHShih_DomesticBliss_PressPreview_1-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0_StephanieHShih_DomesticBliss_PressPreview_1-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Works from Stephanie H. Shih\u2019s solo show Domestic Bliss (January 22-February 26, 2025) at Alexander Berggruen, New York. All works: 2023-2024, ceramic. Copyright the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Alexander Berggruen, NY. Photo: Robert Bredvad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15305\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15305 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_Filet-O-Fish_2023_2.jpg?resize=696%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_Filet-O-Fish_2023_2-scaled.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_Filet-O-Fish_2023_2-scaled.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_Filet-O-Fish_2023_2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_Filet-O-Fish_2023_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_Filet-O-Fish_2023_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1639%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1639w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_Filet-O-Fish_2023_2-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C870&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_Filet-O-Fish_2023_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1335&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_Filet-O-Fish_2023_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2399&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_Filet-O-Fish_2023_2-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephanie H. Shih Filet-O-Fish, 2023 ceramic 5 1\/2 x 5 x 5 1\/2 in. (14 x 12.7 x 14 cm.) Copyright the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Alexander Berggruen, NY. Photo: Robert Bredvad. \u00a0Included in Stephanie H. Shih: Domestic Bliss (January 22-February 26, 2025) at Alexander Berggruen, NY.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15306\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15306 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_ZenAndTheArtOfMotorcycleMaintenance_2024_2.jpg?resize=696%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_ZenAndTheArtOfMotorcycleMaintenance_2024_2-scaled.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_ZenAndTheArtOfMotorcycleMaintenance_2024_2-scaled.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_ZenAndTheArtOfMotorcycleMaintenance_2024_2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_ZenAndTheArtOfMotorcycleMaintenance_2024_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_ZenAndTheArtOfMotorcycleMaintenance_2024_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1639%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1639w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_ZenAndTheArtOfMotorcycleMaintenance_2024_2-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C870&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_ZenAndTheArtOfMotorcycleMaintenance_2024_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1335&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_ZenAndTheArtOfMotorcycleMaintenance_2024_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2400&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_ZenAndTheArtOfMotorcycleMaintenance_2024_2-scaled.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/StephanieHShih_ZenAndTheArtOfMotorcycleMaintenance_2024_2-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephanie H. Shih Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, 2024 ceramic 7 x 4 1\/2 x 1 1\/2 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 3.8 cm.) Copyright the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Alexander Berggruen, NY. Photo: Robert Bredvad. \u00a0Included in Stephanie H. Shih: Domestic Bliss (January 22-February 26, 2025) at Alexander Berggruen, NY.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/StephanieHShih.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listStephanie H. Shih (b. 1986, Philadelphia, PA) renders outdated consumer goods as trompe l\u2019oeil sculptures that reveal the tensions within American domestic life. 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