Born in Taipei in 1978, SHIH Yung-Chun graduated from the National Taiwan University of Arts in 2003. His practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, photography, and literature, focusing on personal daily experiences and human behaviors. Taking cinematic and theatrical shooting methods for pre-production, his recent work is mostly presented in project-based exhibitions and performances.
SHIH was awarded the Taikai Prize at Geisai Taiwan #3 in 2011, respectively. His works are held in prestigious collections including ARARIO Collection (Korea), White Rabbit Collection (Australia), Long Museum (China), National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, and National Museum of Taiwan History.
He has held numerous exhibitions across cities such as Seoul, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Sydney, and Melbourne. Key solo exhibitions include "Forbidden Love", Arario Gallery, Seoul (2025); "Toy Packaging - Made in Hong Kong", Art Basel Hong Kong with YIRI ARTS, Hong Kong (2023); "Breath Under Masks", HiArt Space, Shanghai (2021); "Pre-sale House", Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2019); "Family Subcontracting", 798 HiArt Space, Beijing (2016); "Instruction Manual", Art Plural Gallery, Hong Kong (2015); and "Soap Opera: Shih Yung-Chun Solo Exhibition", 798 HiArt Space, Beijing (2012). Selected group exhibitions include "Arario Collection", Arario Museum Dongmun Motel II, Jeju (2026); "70", Long Museum West Bund, Shanghai (2026); "Tender Comrade", White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney (2025); "Hair Pieces", Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne (2024); "XSWL", White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney (2024); "PORTRAITS", Long Museum West Bund, Shanghai (2023); "Being in the World: 10th Anniversary Exhibition of the Long Museum", Long Museum West Bund, Shanghai (2022); "Anthropologist on Mars", New Taipei City Arts Center, Taipei (2020); "Clues of Asia", Long Museum West Bund, Shanghai (2012); and "Future Pass", Today Art Museum, Beijing (2012).