Lenore RS Lim

10 Waterside Plaza #31F Tel:. (212) 679-9061
New York , NY 10010 Fax: (212) 251-0551
Website: www.lenorelim.com e-mail: LenoreRSLim@aol.com

Education
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Printmaking, 1990 - 1995

Douglas College, New Westminster, Canada
Certificate in Early Childhood Education, 1985

University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1967


Experience
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, New York, NY 1988-Present
Early Childhood and Art Educator

OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL, British Columbia, Canada 1985-1988
Pre-School Supervisor PLAC.

Art Resource Teacher INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines 1972-1973

Art Head and Special Subjects Leader 1968-1974

Art Teacher, Elementary Department ASSUMPTION CONVENT, Manila, Philippines 1968-1970

Art Teacher, High School Department

PLACE DES ARTS, British Columbia, Canada
1984-1985 Art Teacher

MOBILE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, Mobile, Alabama, USA
1975 Art Resource Teacher

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
1972-1973 Art Head and Special Subjects Leader
1968-1974 Art Teacher, Elementary Department


Achievements
Solo Shows

• University of the Philippines, Quezon City (July 17-31, 2001)
• McGill University, Montreal, Quebec (March 3, 2001)
• Philippine Center, New York (October 2-13, 2000, May 4-15, 1998, April 16-May 3,1996, April 11-30,1991)
• Philippine Embassy Gallery, Amman, Jordan (October 25-30, 1999)
• Fordham University, Bronx, New York (August 15-18, 1999)
• Collegio de Filippino, Rome, Italy (June 9-13, 1999)
• GSIS Museum, Pasay City, Philippines ( February 16-27, 1999)
• Avenida de los Artistas Gallery, Vienna, Austria (September 18 - October 10, 1998)
• Vancouver Public Library, The Moat Gallery, Vancouver, BC Canada ( July 1 - 30, 1997)
• Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines (August 10-28, 1993 and August 16- 30, 1991)
• United Nations Secretariat Lobby, New York, NY (April 26-30, 1993)
• Philippine Consulate, San Francisco, California (April 2, 1993) Group Shows
• Jersey City Hall, Jersy City, New Jersey (May 4-13, 2000)
• Baghdad International Trade and Cultural Festival, Iraq (Nov. 25- Dec.5, 1999)
• Mohikan Penthouse, New London, Connecticut, USA ( August 1 - 31, 1998)
• World Bank, Washington D.C. ( June 3-30, 1998)
• The Metropolitan Museum Manila, Manila, Philippines (January- February, 1998)
• United Nations International School, New York, NY (October 1997)
• Philippine Embassy, Washington, D.C. (June 3, 1996) € Philippine Consulate General, Chicago, Illinois (June 10-15, 1996)
• Victoria Art Gallery, Jersey City, New Jersey (February 12- March 30, 1995)
• Waterside Plaza, New York, NY (June 9-12, 1994, May 20-22, 1999) (May 18-21, 2000)
• Ad Lux, New York, NY (December 14-January 15, 1994) Awards
• Outstanding Artist Award, Ma-Yi Theater Company, New York (2001)
• Outstanding Artist Award, College of the Holy Spirit, Manila, Philippines (2001)
• Best of Show Award, Society of Philippine American Artist (June 2000)
• Grant by Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York (1999)
• Honored as One of Twelve Outstanding Filipino Artist Overseas by the Metropolitan Museum, Manila, Philippines (1998)
• Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art, New York (November 10-December 11, 2004)
• Delta Gallery, Ottawa, Canada ( June 14-25, 2003)
• University of the Philippines, Quezon City (July 17-31, 2001)
• McGill University, Montreal, Quebec (March 3, 2001)
• Philippine Center, New York (October 2-13, 2000, May 4-15, 1998, April 16-May 3,1996, April 11-30,1991)
• Philippine Embassy Gallery, Amman, Jordan (October 25-30, 1999)
• Fordham University, Bronx, New York (August 15-18, 1999)
• Collegio de Filippino, Rome, Italy (June 9-13, 1999)
• GSIS Museum, Pasay City, Philippines ( February 16-27, 1999)
• Avenida de los Artistas Gallery, Vienna, Austria (September 18 - October 10, 1998)
• Vancouver Public Library, The Moat Gallery, Vancouver, BC Canada (July 1 - 30, 1997)
• Yale University Asian American Cultural Center, New Haven, Connecticut (Nov. 2, 1996)
• Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines (August 10-28, 1993 and August 16-30, 1991)
• United Nations Secretariat Lobby, New York, NY (April 26-30, 1993)
• Philippine Consulate, San Francisco, California (April 2, 1993)

GROUP Shows

• Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY (May 26 - June 26, 2004)
• Alliance Francaise de Paris, Paris, France, (April 27 - May 27, 2004)
• Alliance Francaise de Manille, Makati City, Philippines (Oct. 6 - 31, 2003)
• Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY (Sept. 8 - Oct. 4, 2003)
• Bob Blackburn and the Printmaking Workshop, PSCA, New York, NY (June 11-July 12, 2003)
• Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art, Tribeca, New York (April 10- May 8, 2002) • Asian Canadian Women Artists, Montreal, Canada (Oct. 30-Nov. 30, 2002)
• OPEN 2002 Sculpture and Installation, Lido, Venice (Sept. 2002)
• Art Students League Print Exhibit, New York, NY, (August 2002)
• Society of Philippine American Artists, New York, NY (July 2002)
• Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art, New York (April 10- May 8, 2002)
• Salón Nacional ESABAC (Escuela Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes), Cusco Perú. (February 2001)
• Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Cusco Perú (February 2001)
• Centro Cultural de la Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, Lima Peru (March 2001)
• United Nations World Women Conference, New York, NY (June 2000)
• Jersey City Hall, Jersey City, New Jersey (May 4-13, 2000)
• City Library Shigaki/Okinawa, Japan (October 2000)
• City Hall Okinawa, Japan (October 2000)
• Issemba Gallery, Okinawa, Japan (November 2000)
• Baghdad International Trade & Cultural Festival, Iraq (Nov. 25 - Dec. 5,1999
• Mohikan Penthouse, New London, Connecticut, USA (August 1 - 31, 1998)
• World Bank, Washington D.C. ( June 3-30, 1998)
• The Metropolitan Museum Manila, Manila, Philippines (Jan.-Feb. 1998)
• United Nations International School, New York, NY (October 1997)
• Philippine Embassy, Washington, D.C. (June 3, 1996. June 1-30, 2004)
• Philippine Consulate General, Chicago, Illinois (June 10-15, 1996)
• Victoria Art Gallery, Jersey City, New Jersey (February 12- March 30, 1995)
• Waterside Plaza, New York, NY (June 9-12, 1994, May 20-22, 1999
• May 18-21, 2000, May 16-18,2002. May 20-23, 2004)
• Ad Lux, New York, NY (December 14-January 15, 1994)
  

AWARDS

• Pamana ng Pilipino Award, Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas, 2004
• Outstanding Artist Award, Ma-Yi Theater Company, New York (April 2001)
• Outstanding Artist Award, College of the Holy Spirit, Manila, Philippines (February 2001)
• Best of Show Award, Society of Philippine American Artist (June 2001)
• Grant by Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York (1999)
• Honored as One of Twelve Outstanding Filipino Artist Overseas by the Metropolitan Museum, Manila, Philippines (January 1998)
• United States Embassy Travel Grant , Manila, Philippines (1974)
• Japan Information Center Grant (1970)

April 1, 2005
6:00 PM
World Trade Center
Roxas Boulevard
Pasay City

Here is the foreword of the book from Agnes Gund.

Rarely does one in the art world have the opportunity to come across an artist who is as pure and as talented as Lenore RS Lim. With her Filipino heritage and her professional life in Vancouver and here in New York, Lim is a printmaker who continually seeks out new processes, rediscovers lost techniques, and combines abstract and representational imageries. Her work becomes an assessment of technique and a beacon for creativity.

Lim’s prints take on an empirical tone as she distills and abstracts images found primarily in nature, whether they be leaves or the spider web-like qualities of handmade lace. Her coloration is subdued and yet rich. Abstract and yet realistic. She deftly captures the finest of lines and nuances and translates them into new textures and tonalities.

Her interest is in taking three dimensional imagery, flattening it on paper, and thus creating two dimensional images of extraordinary depth. The richness in her work is found in both the distinct edge and the abstract center. She demarcates space while creating areas for the viewer to become completely absorbed. Line takes on greater significance than simply implying the mastery of her craft and subject alludes to her enduring curiosity.

Her process includes the carborundum monoprint, collotypes, solar etching, and other formats demonstrating her attention to the creation of work exclusively in the print environment. Although earlier works included silkscreen and computer generated images, Lim has found herself most comfortable and most successful using more traditional printmaking techniques which are reliant on craft and the use of the press.

I have had the privilege of owning Lim’s work and sharing it with others. Her work made an immediate impression upon me, much as the printmaking process makes an indelible impression on the paper. Her work stays with you, brings you strength and beauty, and also challenges us to think again about printmakers and their rightful place in the art cannon at the beginning of this new millennia.

Lim is unique in that she works only in printmaking. In an age when so many artists find prints to be an adjunct to their main area of interest, perhaps painting for example, Lim continues to explore and to luxuriate in all that printmaking can offer as a medium of choice for artists today.

This book represents an important milestone for the artist. As the first catalogue surveying Lim’s artistic output, it creates both a record of accomplishment as well as a means of sharing her work with a broader audience. With thoughtful essays and an interview with the artist, it promises to be an insightful and beautiful means of engaging the reader with the exquisite art work of Lenore RS Lim.


Agnes Gund
Chairman and President Emerita
The Museum of Modern Art, New York