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HANNAH LIM

b.1998 . British / Singaporean .  Based in London

Lim is a London-based contemporary artist whose practice spans sculpture, installation, and drawing. After earning her BA in Sculpture from the University of Edinburgh and her MFA from The University of Oxford’s Ruskin School of Art, Lim quickly established a formidable international presence. Her career reached a major institutional milestone in February 2026 with her inaugural museum solo exhibition at The Museum of East Asian Art in Bath.

Lim’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Pangolin London, Wilder Gallery, Huxley-Parlour, 9 French Place, Edinburgh Printmakers, and Commonage Projects, alongside group presentations at The Royal Scottish Academy, Young V&A, Bloomberg New Contemporaries, and Christie’s. Globally, her work has traveled to exhibitions in New York, Tokyo, Milan, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Montreal, Toronto, Virginia, Miami, Edinburgh, and Tinos.

Beyond the gallery space, Lim has garnered acclaim for significant public commissions and luxury design collaborations. In 2020, she was invited by Tate Collective to create a piece celebrating Women’s History Month, drawing from her Snuff Bottle Series. Her multidisciplinary approach led to a 2024 collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana for the GenD project at Milan Design Week, as well as a bespoke partnership with Bvlgari later that year. Her major public art installations include a 2024 Lunar New Year project with Greenwich Peninsula and her largest permanent public commission to date, unveiled in August 2025 for the CW+ art collection at West Middlesex Hospital.

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Education 

Foundation Diploma Art and Design, Central Saint Martins, 2016 - 2017
BA Hons Sculpture, Edinburgh College of Art - The University of Edinburgh, 2017 - 2020
MFA Fine Art, The Ruskin School of Art, The University of Oxford, October 2021 - May 2022

Solo and Duo Shows/ Projects/ Commissions

Upcoming public art project Paddington, March, 2026
Fire | Orchid, Wilder Gallery, London, 2026
Reimaginings, Museum of East Asian Art Bath, 2026
The Winged Arches, public sculpture commission and landscape design for West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, 2025
The Bell and The Orchid, public sculpture trail for The London Borough of Hounslow, 2025Bvlgari x Hannah Lim
collaboration, Bvlgari Hotel, September 2024
The Enchanted Orchid, Pangolin Artist in Residence solo show, Pangolin London, 2024
Sculptural commission the Lost and Found Yokai installation at the Young V&A, May 2024
GenD collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana, April 2024
Public Sculpture Installation for Lunar New Year with Greenwich Peninsula 2024
Bestiaries, Wilder Gallery, September 2023 (solo show)

Select group Shows

I Dreamt We Dreamt of Eden, Hunna Art x Hayaty Diaries, Kuwait, 2026
Myths, Dreams and New Realities, Saatchi Gallery, October 2025
Emerald Green Mineral Green, David Parr House, Cambridge, October 2025
Mark, Mark Making, Time Marking, Upsilon Gallery, New York, July 2025
The Full Spectrum, Clearwell Caves, Gallery Pangolin, Gloucestershire, June 2025
The Blooming Dartmoor, Lian Gallery, China, May 2025
April Sentire, Upsilon Gallery, London, April 2025

Brand work / Collaborations

Apple x Hannah Lim workshop, January 2025
Hannah Lim x Bulgari Hotel Afternoon Tea collaboration, 2024
GenD Dolce & Gabbana 2024 Kim Shui - Pre SS24 collection exhibition 2024
RayBans - Creative Insights 2023
Zao Tang, exhibition supported by Malin and Goetz London, 2021
HOME residency and exhibition supported by Glossier 2021
Digital Artwork commission for Boiler Room and Eastern Margins 2021

Awards 

Pangolin Artist in Residence, 2022-2023
Selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries, 2021
Selected for RSA New Contemporaries, 2022
Selected for Home by Ronan Mckenzie x Cob Gallery Studio Residency, supported by Glossier, 2021
Clason-Harvie Bursary, 2020
RSA John Kinross Scholarship, 2020
Selected for Georgia Stephenson’s Patio Project (funded by The Freelands Foundation), 2020
Hospitalfield Residency, 2019


Selected Press

Wallpaper
Flanelle
Hero

Bricks Magazine
The Times
Architectural Digest
Floorr Magazine
New Contemporaries
It's Nice That

 

SELECT AVAILABLE WORK

Hannah Lim

Swooping Bird Snuff Bottle

2026

Polymer clay, jesmonite, chalk, acrylic paint, gloss

11 x 12.5 x 6.5 cm | 4.33 x 4.9 x 2.56 inches

International shipping available

Hannah Lim

Pouncing Fu Dog 

2026

Acrylic paint and watercolour on rosaspina paper framed in a handmade plywood frame

30 × 24 × 2 cm | 11 4/5 × 9 2/5 × 4/5 in

International shipping available

Hannah Lim

Fire Orchid and Moon Moth Snuff Bottle

2025

Polymer clay, jesmonite, chalk, acrylic paint, gloss

16 x 17.5 x 10 cm | 6.3 x 6.89 x 3.94 inches

International shipping available

Hannah Lim

Midnight Crane Snuff Bottle

2026

Polymer clay, jesmonite, chalk, acrylic paint, gloss

17 x 17.5 x 10 cm | 6.69 x 6.89 x 3.94 inches

International shipping available

Hannah Lim

Prancing Horse Snuff Bottle

2026

Polymer clay, jesmonite, chalk, acrylic paint, gloss

17 x 17 x 10 cm | 6.69 x 6.69 x 3.94 inches

International shipping available

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