- 1971 to 1986:
- Maine woodsman
- 1980 to present: basketmaker
- Education: self taught and studied with Edward Newell, Penobscot Indian basketmaker
Awards:
| 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:
| Ann Arbor Street Art Fair | 1991 - 2008 | |
| American Craft Exposition | 1991 - 2006 | |
| Baltimore Craft Show | 1987 - 2005 | |
| Cherry Creek Art Festival | 2000 - 2003 | |
| The Smithsonian Craft Show | 1987, 1995, 2000 | |
| Winter Park Art Festival | 1994 - 1998 | |
| Central Pennsylvania Art Festival | 1992 - 1995 | |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show | 1987, 1991 | |
| Piccolo Spoleto Craft Show | 1990 |
Exhibitions:
- 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:
- Maine Home and Design, Intertwining Tradition October 2007
- Down East Magazine, The Zen of Zeh May 2007
- The Guild, The Artful Home; Guild Publishing 2004
- Country Living, Country Icons October 2003
- Martha Stewart Living, Working - Stephen Zeh, Basketmaker April 2002
- Miniature Collector, Miniature Baskets December 2000
- American Baskets, Shaw; Clarkson/Potter Publishers 2000
- Baskets: Tradition and Beyond, Leirer, Peters, & Wallace; Guild Publishing 2000
- American Craft, Excellence Honored June/July 2000
- Martha Stewart Weddings, Cover Spring 1999
- The Washington Post April 27, 1995
- Wood Magazine, Split Ash Baskets Maine Style September 1992
- Country Living, Baskets by the Bushel April 1992
- Vogue Knitting International Spring/Summer 1988