- 1971 to 1986: Maine woodsman
- 1980 to present: basketmaker
- Education: self taught and studied with Edward Newell, Penobscot Indian basketmaker
Awards:
Excellence in Contemporary Art
Northern Virginia Arts Festival 2016
Excellence in Fiber Art
Philadelephia Museum of Art Craft Show, 2013
Traditional Craft Materials Award
Craft + Design - Richmond, Virginia 2012
Quality Craftsmanship Award
Southwest School of Art, Fiesta Arts Festival 2011
Best Traditional Design
Southwest School of Art, Fiesta Arts Festival 2010
Award for Superior Excellence and Originality
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair 2008
Award of Merit
Cherry Creek Art Festival 2002
Award of Excellence
Baltimore Craft Show 2000
Award for Superior Excellence and Originality
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair 1998
Best of Show - Baskets
American Craft Exposition 1995
Fellows Award
Baltimore Craft Show 1995
First Place
Winter Park Art Festival 1994
Award of Excellence
Central Pennsylvania Art Festival 1994
Best of Show
Piccolo Spoleto Craft Fair 1990
Best of Show - second place
Maine Woodwork 85 1985
Shows:
| The Smithsonian Craft Show | 1987, 1995, 2000, 2013 - 2024 | |
| Ann Arbor Street Art Fair | 1991 - 2015, 2017-2024 | |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show | 1987, 1991, 2013 - 2024 | |
| The Long's Part Art Festival | 1987, 1988, 2019 - 2024 | |
| Baltimore Craft Show | 1987 - 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017 | |
| American Craft Exposition | 1991 - 2006, 2017 | |
| Cherry Creek Art Festival | 2000 - 2003 | |
| Winter Park Art Festival | 1994 - 1998 | |
| Central Pennsylvania Art Festival | 1992 - 1995 | |
| Piccolo Spoleto Craft Show | 1990 |
Exhibitions:
The Big Find
The Maine Mineral Museum 2022
Rooted, Revived, Reinvented:
Basketry in America
Museum of Art and Achaeology, University of Missouri 2017
Traditional Baskets, Contemporary Makers
Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, Connecticut 2016
21st Century Basketry
Nantucket Lighship Basket Museum 2014
A Measure of the Earth: The Cole-Ware Collection of American Baskets
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery 2013
Baskets Around the World: Elemental Techniques - Artistic Vision
University of Southern Maine Art Gallery 2005
State of the Craft: Contemporary Interpretations of Tradition
Madison, New Jersey 2001
The Henninger Years
San Francisco Folk Art Museum 1995
Makers `93
Portland Museum of Art 1993
Garden Pleasures
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 1991
Maine Basketry—Past to Present
Colby Museum of Art 1989
Maine Woodwork 85
Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, Portland, Maine 1985
Maine Crafts
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 1983
Publications:
Love Handles: The Charm of Functional Decor
Town & Country Magazine, April 2017
Stephen Zeh Baskets
Martha Stewart Living, May 2013
Intertwining Tradition
Maine Home and Design, October 2007
The Zen of Zeh
Down East Magazine, May 2007
The Artful Home;
The Guild, Guild Publishing 2004
Country Icons
Country Living, October 2003
Working - Stephen Zeh, Basketmaker
Martha Stewart Living, April 2002
Miniature Baskets
Miniature Collector, December 2000
American Baskets,
Shaw; Clarkson/Potter Publishers 2000
Baskets: Tradition and Beyond,
Leirer, Peters, & Wallace; Guild Publishing 2000
Excellence Honored
American Craft, June/July 2000
Cover Photo
Martha Stewart Weddings, Spring 1999
The Washington Post
April 27, 1995
Split Ash Baskets Maine Style
Wood Magazine, September 1992
Baskets by the Bushel
Country Living, April 1992
Spring/Summer
Vogue Knitting International 1988