出生於台灣南投市，畢業於實踐大學應用美術科，在台灣從事室內設計和陶藝創作，於2007年移民到加拿大。2009年加入加拿大陶藝家協會，多次參與陶藝展覽。作品多取向於大自然的觀察，包括在植物方面，像樹木的生長、枝葉的形態、樹瘤的結構。另外，還有對竹子的生長方向、竹節的構造、竹葉的脈絡。再來就是昆蟲的生態，都是提供我創作的靈感。

Su-Mi Shih was born and raised in Nantou, Taiwan. She earned her diploma from the Applied Arts and Design program at Shih Chien College (now Shih Chien University), Taipei, Taiwan in 1988). After her graduation, she worked as an interior designer and she put her creative energy into ceramics.
In 2007, she immigrated to Canada. She has been exhibiting her work since 2009, after becoming a member of Richmond Potter's Guild.
Su-Mi Shih is inspired by her observation of the natural world of plants, trees and insects. She pays particular attention to the way the tree grows, the way the bamboo leans towards the sun. The vein of the leaf, the nodes and internodes of the bamboo stem, the twisted and figured structure of the burl, these intricacies of Nature are evidenced in the details of her work.