faculty Bio

Szu-Feng Chen is an artist, designer, and educator from Taiwan, where she received Bachelor of Fine Arts in Scene Design from Taipei National University of the Arts. Her interest in integrating unconventional materials in her artistry has led her to a passion for sustainable practices in visual storytelling and Ecoscenography.  Szu-Feng has collaborated with artists around the world for over a hundred theatrical productions.  Her design works and research were presented at Prague Quadrennial (2023, 2007, 2003), World Stage Design in Sharjah, UAE (2025), Canada (2022), South Korea (2009), and Canada (2005), Chinese-American Art Faculty Symposium (2019), the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (2023, 2015, 2014, 2010), and Beijing Annual Theater Art Exhibition (2002). She received the Sustainability Award in Faculty Emerging Research (2025), Gold Sustainability Award (2021), and Outstanding Assistant Professor Award (2014) at UNH, and was awarded the Outstanding Alumna of the School of Theatre from Taipei 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 serves as the Director of Design and Theatre Technology for the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of New Hampshire. 

She is a member of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT), Organisation Internationale des Scénographes, Techniciens et Architectes de Théâtre (OISTAT), and the Chinese-American Art Faculty Association (CAAFA). http:// www.szufengchen.com./