Novi Lim

"I’ve been thinking about how much of ourselves finds its way into our work without us consciously putting it there. I’ve always been sensitive to the suffering and harshness of humanity and the world, and maybe that’s part of why I’m drawn to creating something that holds both darkness and light, sometimes with a sense of melancholy. A fortress of solitude or a private form of escapism. Delicacy against intensity. Fragility and chaos Maybe painting has always been my way of creating a peaceful imaginary world out of everything I absorb."
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I am a Chinese Indonesian artist based in North Carolina.
My background has always been rooted in the creative fields, with experience in fashion and graphic design, though painting has long been my deepest creative calling. Today, I work from my home studio in North Carolina, dividing my time between painting and family life.

I create immersive, imagined environments where nature, memory, movement, and material transformation meet. Guided by an instinctive sensitivity to the elusive rythms of the natural world, my paintings weave together fluid ethereal brushwork, organic movements, tactile layering, emotional use of color and contemporary abstraction to evoke otherworldly atmosphere, s...

UPH - Visual Communication Design, BFA 2008-2012 Cum Laude
Admitted through the PMDK pathway, which is one of the university’s test-free admission pathways or merit-based admission routes, intended for prospective students who demonstrated strong academic performance and artistic portfolio throughout high school.

FRESH
Artspace NC
Raleigh, NC
2026

Radiance
ADC Fine Art Gallery
Cincinnati, OH
2026

Flight
VAE Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
2026

Mid-Atlantic Juried Show
McGuffey Art Center
Charlottesville, VA
April 3 to 25, 2026

Novi Lim: Fluidity in Nature
TurningArt x Artsper
Boston, MA
July to September 2022

Soft Touch
Studio E Gallery
Palm Beach, FL
August 6 to 31, 2022

Art Comes Alive
ADC Fine Art Gallery
Cincinnati, OH
November 2021

311 Gallery x Levitate x Novi Lim
311 GalleryRaleigh, NC
September 2021

Monochrome
311 GalleryRaleigh, NC
July 2021

From Women’s Eye
Kefi Art Gallery
Toronto, Canada
March 2021

International Exhibition of Contemporary Art
Galerie Sonia MontiParis, France
December 2020

Something For Everyone
311 GalleryRaleigh, NC
December 2020

Art in Public Spaces and Hospitality Projects:

Selected public, hospitality, corporate, and design placements include: Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, The Ritz-Carlton, Waldorf Astoria, Hilton, Nobu, JW Marriott, Hyatt Regency, Grand Bohemian, Silversea Cruises, Emory Winship Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, BioPoint at Longfellow RTP, Gibson Dunn Singapore, Withers Worldwide Miami, Anantara Hotel Vienna, Southern Land Company, Korsch Verlag Germany, and yacht and superyacht ...