Lim Leong Seng
BORN: 1950
LIVES AND WORKS: SINGAPORE
Mr Lim Leong Seng (林龙成), born in 1950, is a full-time sculptor and artist based in Singapore. He has been a member of the Singapore Modern Art Society since 1977 and was even elected its President in 2001. He has held seven solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Japan, Paris, London and Belgium.
Mr Lim’s works are diverse and experimental at times, and he is proficient in the use of bronze, steel, collage work and mixed media in his artworks. His works are widely seen at prominent public locations, including one of his earliest award winning wall mural ‘Expression’ at the Kallang Theatre, ‘Mid-Autumn Lantern Procession (2001)’ at Telok Ayer Green and ‘In loving memory of Ah Meng, the Orang Utan (2007)’, ‘Family Ties (2006)’ and ‘Orang Asli (2005)’at the Singapore Zoological Gardens just to name a few. To date, Lim Leong Seng is one of Singapore’s most iconic and successful sculpture artists.
Mr Lim Leong Seng takes pride in his Asian heritage and values as he captures Singapore’s multicultural heritage in his works. A multi-award winner of prizes such as the Grand Prize in the 1990 MCI Art Competition, the Jurors’ Choice in Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards in 1997, and the Tan Tsze Chor Art Award – Gold in 1997, Mr Lim is an acclaimed sculptor who has won the hearts of many locals and foreigners with his endearing pieces that embody the Singapore essence.