Shen grew up in Westfield and currently lives in Plainfield, NJ. Her essence has always been unique, whether it be communicated via music, fashion, or other artistic forms, but painting has been her primary vehicle to truly express her deepest parts. It facilitates her process of getting things out of her system, how she make sense of the world, and how she can formally process what she feels.
Her paintings take on life, conveying deep powerful primal emotions, and continue until a piece culminates in the canvas reflecting what she feels internally.
Her work reflects a visual state prior to language and words and taps the essence of her lived experience. It is an active process of simultaneous feeling and expression, a visceral form of communication and a healing of not being truly understood via more conventional means.