Stephanie H. Shih was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Taiwanese immigrants in 1986. Known for her trompe l'oeil sculptures of Asian groceries, Shih has exhibited and lectured widely throughout the United States. Using reference and repetition, her work addresses complicated themes of individual and cultural identity. Through the lens of shared experience in cuisine and material consumption, she provokes consideration of layered concepts of self-identity and belonging within the Asian-American diaspora. At once prosaic and nostalgic, her ceramic pieces depict homemade dishes of dumplings, meat, and fish alongside familiarly packaged brands from Spam and Sriracha to Heinz and Carnation, all in porcelain and paint, faithfully rendered while unapologetically bearing evidence of the artist's hand, juxtaposing product with produce and quietly questioning the very notion of authenticity of both object and self.