Sophia DEN
Taiwan
Sophia Den / Taiwan
Ceramic Artist / Painter / Historian / Curator
I've been raising and drawing cats since I was little. When I lost my "creativity", unsure of what to draw, I found myself doodling unconsciously. Before I knew it, I was drawing the faces of cats. For me, the relaxed and contented sleeping posture of cats represents a deep yearning within. Since then, "cat faces" and "cat women" have frequently appeared in my creations.
The "Zen Cat Series" initially started as images on paper, but over the years, it gradually transformed into three-dimensional sculptures. They feature a female figure meditating with a cat's head as the main symbol. Where their hands are folded in prayer, a lotus flower blooms, representing the pursuit of spiritual transcendence amidst the impermanence and sorrow of life.
Cats are said to have nine lives, enduring countless trials and tribulations, continually practicing in the boundless journey of life, seeking balance between the steadfastness and gentleness of femininity.
2024
ART TAINAN
2023
"Cat Travel: Shuhui Deng's Ceramic and Spatial Solo Exhibition" at Zaoqiao Centennial Station, Miaoli
2021
"Dancing Colors in Clay: Jia-Bin Wang and Shuhui Deng's Dual Exhibition" at Original Art, Taichung
2020
"Waiting for Time to Turn: Ceramic Art Solo Exhibition" at Da He Six Arts Gallery, Taichung
2017
"Returning to the Heart - Dual Exhibition by Ruihua Lin and Shuhui Deng" at Tsing Hua University Art Center, Hsinchu
2015
"Concerto of the Earth - Joint Exhibition by Fu-Jun Zhang and Shuhui Deng" at Da Di Original Art Space, Hsinchu
2006
Taiwan Female Artists Joint Exhibition at Bristo, United Kingdom
2003
Joint Exhibition on Body and Memory at National Tsing Hua University Art Center
2002
"Miaoli Wood-fired Beauty" Joint Exhibition at San Yi Restoration Warehouse
"Artistic Heart of Husband and Wife - Tribute to Artistic Family" Exhibition at Ming Exhibition Gallery, Kaohsiung
2001
"Snake Kiln Family Wood-fired Beauty" Small-scale Exhibition at Yingge Hanlin Studio
2000
"Zhunan Snake Kiln Millennium Wood-fired Release Exhibition" at Miaoli County Cultural Bureau
"Mother of Heaven, Father of Earth - Good Art Group Touring Exhibition" in Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan
1999
Ceramic Artists Joint Exhibition at Ceramic Garden, Hsinchu
"Good Art Group Joint Exhibition - Women Interpreting Women" at Jing Xun Lou, Taichung
"Heroic Women Art Creation Exhibition" at Zhunan Town Art Museum, Miaoli