Ruini Shi is an animation director and crypto researcher based in London.

Her practices explores virtual intimacy and creates narratives that interrogate the compatibility between humanity and emerging technologies.

Her work has received awards, including the Award of Distinction at Prix Ars Electronica (2019) and an Honorary Mention (2023), and has been exhibited internationally at institutions and festivals including Animafest Zagreb, Image Forum Festival, HKW Berlin, M+ Hong Kong, Ars Electronica Center Linz and Hyundai Motor Studio Beijing.

Shi holds a BA in Interaction and Moving Image from the London College of Communication and an MA in Animation from the Royal College of Art. In 2019, she was nominated for the Rapport Award for Women in Art and Tech.