Natalie Lim
Is an Artist based in Singapore
Singapore-based artist, Natalie, is currently studying for her Diploma at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.She has been creating art from the age of 13 and majors in two-dimensional mediums. Since her matriculation, she has been honing her practice to explore mixed-media and installation-based works to better convey her ideologies. She uses art to delve into themes to do with the Women’s Rights Movement and personal perplexities. Natalie performed Sand Art for PRSS 30th Anniversary at the Esplanade and was featured in a SHIN MIN Daily News (新明日报) article for her Suminagashi work in 2015. She also participated NAFA Open House 2022 as a Student Ambassador and received the Dean’s List Award for Semester 2020/2021.
Artist Statement
Natalie creates art as a form of self-exploration as a woman and an artist, and to discover new meanings in contemporary social issues through retelling and revisiting personal insecurities through Art. She is motivated and inspired conceptually by artists like Edouard Manet and Sarah Lucas, whose works allude to trivialised issues in the everyday. As such, her artistic practice is highly influenced by day-to-day dilemmas and overlooked matters. When creating art, she introspects on her own personal worries and reflect upon how meanings and common understandings were ascribed. She has started using contemporary elements, such as ready-mades, in her works, and expanding her artistic arsenal by recontextualising commodities for her art.
Educational Background
Pasir Ris Secondary School
O-LEVEL, GRADUATED IN 2017
• Head of Sand Art in Audio-Visual-Lights (AVL) CCA.
• Awarded the EDUSAVE Scholarship award from 2014 to 2017.
• L1R4 of 7 points
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
DIPLOMA IN FINE ARTS, STUDYING
• Majoring in oil painting and Chinese ink.
• Achieved Dean's List Award for Semester 2020/2021.
• Participated in NAFA Open House 2022 as Student Ambassador.
Work History
Freelance Facepainter
FREELANCE WORK, 2018 - 2019
• Worked as a face painter for party and social events.
• Has experience working with children.
Imagine Artly Retailer
IMAGINE ARTLY, OCT 2019 - MAR 2019
• Worked as an part-time art retailer and teacher.
• Worked with sand art, silicon art, and snow clay art.
• Gained first-hand experience with small business operations.
Art Educator and Admin
GO BANANAS! ART & CRAFT, JUNE 2021 - DEC 2021
• Worked as an part-time and full-time art educator during and after internship.
• Performed administrative work with regards to logistics, managing and maintaining contact lists with clienteles and acting upon clerical tasks on behalf of the supervisor.
• Experienced with teaching and familiarising self with children.