Sophie Shao-Yu Leu
Sophie Shao-Yu Leu is a Taiwanese illustrator and interdisciplinary researcher whose work moves at the confluence of art, memory, and feminist thought. Based in Taipei, Taiwan, she weaves personal narrative, collective history, and everyday textures into visual forms that invite reflection, dialogue, and quiet acts of resistance. Trained in visual arts and humanities education, Sophie works across traditional and digital media, blending illustrative tenderness with research driven inquiry. Her projects often explore themes of care, resilience, and the gendered body, asking how art can become both testimony and bridge. Through exhibitions, educational programs, and collaborative practices, she fosters inclusive spaces where critical and affective knowledge meet. Her ongoing explorations imagine illustration as a feminist pedagogy – an embodied method for nurturing relational ties, restoring erased stories, and making knowledge feel-able within and beyond institutional frames.