Charlene Shih

Born in Taiwan and based in Los Angeles, I am a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges the quiet discipline of Eastern tradition with the experimental energy of Western abstraction. My practice is rooted in the calligraphic brushwork learned from my mother—a traditional Chinese painter—balanced against my formal training in fine arts and experimental animation at Otis College and CalArts.

Before returning to my first love of painting, I led a distinguished career as an independent filmmaker, producing and directing over ten international documentaries for major global channels, including National Geographic, Discovery, and NHK. In 2012, I also founded Studio 2224 in Taipei, an alternative art space dedicated to cross-disciplinary collaborations between international artists.

Today, I focus on the "layering" of memory and geography, using encaustic (hot wax), ink, and charcoal to deconstruct landscapes into meditative states. My work serves as a personal ritual, seeking stillness and grounding within the chaotic flow of a globalized life. I invite you to step into these "in-between" spaces and explore the textures of time, heritage, and human fragility.

1998 MFA California Institute of the Arts- Film/experimental animation
1995 BFA Otis College of Arts and Design- Fine Arts

2025 Group show Shin Horng Choon Tea House Taipei
2025 Projecting Possibilities, Helms Design District /Culver Arts Grant Recipient for December
2025 Brand 53 National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper
2024 Neo LA Gallery MandalaLA Group show curated by Tetsuji Aono
2024 Perching Art Space Los Angeles /July group show
2024 TOV e&f ART & GALLERY Taipei Taiwan
2024 The Other Art Fair Los Angeles
2023 Brand 51 National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper
2022/2023 CA 101 group show Redondo Beach, CA
2020 Gallery 825 Open show, Los Angeles
2019 Art Salon China Town, Los Angeles Group show
2018 CA101, Redondo Beach- Group show
2017 Gimme 5 International Juried Show- Los Angeles
2017 "Exteriors" Group Exhibition at Art Share LA
2017 In flawed abundance Group Show - Newton, MA
2013 Studio 2224- "40" Video + Performance
2012 Hong-gah Museum, Taiwan- "Ambigious Being" group show
2012 - 2016 (on going) Studio2224 Taipei, Taiwan- Sugar Baby project
2011 Cité internationale des Arts, France - "Le Choix de Paris" group show
2011 Les Voûtes Paris. France - "La trace du temps" group exhibition
2010 San jose Museum of arts. USA - Plastic Life exhibition
2009 One year gallery Taipei, Taiwan – Solo Show
2009 Taiwan National Museum – Vide...