Wilfred Lim
Wilfred Lim (b.1988) graduated from Nanyang Technological University’s School of Art, Design and Media. He lived and grew up in a small fishing village at the seaside in Pengerang, southern Malaysia for 18 years before pursuing his education in Singapore. Drawing reference from classical paintings, his photographic images are often carefully staged to resemble surreal and whimsical tableaus.
Wilfred is the international winner of Undergraduate Award 2014 (Visual Art Category). He has also been awarded Noise Singapore Awards (Photography), 1st prize for Invisible Photographer Asia Photo Book Asia Award and 2nd place for Nikon Photo Contest 2016-2017, Next Generation Award: Photo Story category.
Honours/ Awards
2017 ”Nikon Photo Contest 2016-2017″ Next Generation Award: Photo Story (2nd Place)
2015 ”NTU x National Geographic Light & Live Photography Competition” Single Image Category Winner
2014 ”The Undergraduate Awards” Visual Arts Caterogry – International Winner
2014 ”ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu 2014″ – Nominee
2014 ”Kwek Leng Joo Prize of Excellence in Still Photography 2014″ Winner
2013 ”Noise Singapore Award 2013″ Photography Award Winner
Solo Exhibition
2018 “Songs of a Beached Whale” The Arts House at The Old Parliament, Singapore
Group Exhibitions
2021 ”Painting with Light – Palettes of Singapore”, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
2020 ”Margins: drawing pictures of home”, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
2017 ”Motor Valley, A Tale, An Italian Project” The Arts House at The Old Parliament, Singapore
2016 ”Scout: Emerging Art Practices” Gillman Barracks, Singapore
2015 ”To Seem and to Be” Museo de Santo Domingo del Cerro, La Antigua Guatemala
2015 ”Suwon International Photo Festival” Suwon, Korea
2015 ”I See You See Me” Parked @ Gallery Threshold, India
2015 ”Terra Incognita: Kwek Leng Joo Prize of Excellence in Photography 2014 Winners Showcase” Deck, Singapore
2015 ”Young Art Taipei” Sheraton Grande Taipei, Taiwan
2015 ”Photo Speaks 2015: The 7th International Festival for Photography & Video” Alliance Francaise de Busan, Korea
Wilfred Lim