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Overview

  • Szu-Feng Chen is an artist, designer, and educator from Taiwan, where she received Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatrical Design from Taipei National University of the Arts. Szu-Feng serves as the Director of Design and Theatre Technology for the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of New Hampshire. Her interest in integrating unconventional materials in her creative artistry has led her to a 3R (recycle, reuse, reduce) approach in her design prcoess, and her passion for sustainable design practices in visual storytelling. Szu-Feng has worked and collaborated with artists around the world for over a hundred theatrical productions. Her design works and research have been presented in exhibitions and conferences including World Stage Design in Canada (2022), South Korea (2009), and Canada (2005), Chinese-American Art Fac-ulty Symposium (2019), the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (2015, 2014, 2010), Prague Quadrennial (2007, 2003), and Beijing Annual Theater Art Exhibition (2002). She re-ceived the Gold Sustainability Award (2021), Outstanding Assistant Professor Award (2014) at UNH, and was awarded the Outstanding Alumnna of School of Theatre from Taiepi National University of the Arts (2012). Szu-Feng holds a Master of Fine Arts in Theatrical Design from The University of Texas at Austin and is a member of United States Institute of Theatre Tech-nology (USITT), Organisation Internationale des Scénographes, Techniciens et Architectes de Théâtre (OISTAT), and the Chinese-American Art Faculty Association (CAAFA). http://www.szufengchen.com.
  • Teaching Activities

  • Elements of Design Taught course 2022
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2022
  • Independent Study Taught course 2022
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2022
  • Rendering for the Theatre Taught course 2022
  • Advanced Research Experience Taught course 2021
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2021
  • Scene Design Taught course 2021
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2021
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2021
  • Rsrch Exp/Theater&Dance Taught course 2021
  • Costume Design for the Theatre Taught course 2020
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2020
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2020
  • Rsrch Exp/Theater&Dance Taught course 2020
  • Scene Painting for the Theatre Taught course 2020
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2019
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2019
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2019
  • Rendering for the Theatre Taught course 2019
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2018
  • Independent Study Taught course 2018
  • Scene Design Taught course 2018
  • Costume Design for the Theatre Taught course 2018
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2018
  • Independent Study Taught course 2018
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2017
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2017
  • Independent Study Taught course 2017
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2017
  • Scene Painting for the Theatre Taught course 2017
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2016
  • Independent Study Taught course 2016
  • Rendering for the Theatre Taught course 2016
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2015
  • Scene Design Taught course 2015
  • Costume Design for the Theatre Taught course 2015
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2015
  • Honors/Capstone Project Taught course 2015
  • Independent Study Taught course 2015
  • Practicum//Technical Taught course 2014
  • Scene Design Taught course 2014
  • Scene Painting for the Theatre Taught course 2014
  • Costume Design for the Theatre Taught course 2014
  • Elements of Design Taught course 2014
  • Practicum/Technical Theatre Taught course 2014
  • Education And Training

  • B.F.A. Set Design, Taipei Natl Univ of the Arts
  • M.F.A. Design & Technology, University of Texas at Austin
  • Full Name

  • Szu-Feng Chen