Connie Lim, a professional illustrator from Los Angeles, California studies at the prestigious the Art Center College of Art and Design Pasadena and UAL’s Central Saint Martins in London.
Specializing in fashion, Lim combines her passions for illustration and fashion design to create distinctive and impactful imagery. She emphasizes traditional drawing techniques and explores various contexts to craft compelling visual narratives. Additionally, as an avid lifedrawer, Connie specializes in live events, offering personalized drawings for a unique and immersive experience.
Currently based in London, Lim serves as a lecturer at UAL for both Central Saint Martins and London College of Fashion, and Kingston. She is certified with a PGCERT and is a member of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) fellowship.
Lim's impressive client list includes prestigious brands such as Guerlain, Bulgari, Louboutin, Bielo, Chanel, Alexander Mcqueen and many more.. Her work has been showcased in renowned galleries like Oxo in London and Acid Gallery in Lille and featured in notable publications including Martin Dawber’s "Great Big Book of Fashion Illustration" and Taschen's "The Illustrator - 100 Best From Around the World."
Selected Clients
Louboutin
Revlon
Saks 5th Ave
Chanel
Matches Fashion
L’oreal
Bulgari
Alexander Mcqueen
Gallery / Exhibitions
Kupfer Gallery - Past & Present Solo Show [London, United Kingdom] 2024
Acid Gallery - Fashion Portraits Exhibition at Gonay [Lille, France] 2022
Nucleus Portland - The Power of Numbers Group Show [Portland, USA] 2021
Acid Gallery - '‘EROS’ Group Show [Lille France] 2021
Whisper Gallery / Drawing Cabaret Couture [Online Exhibition] 2021
Istituto Maragoni x FIDA - Miami Summer Exhibition Group Show [Miami, USA] 2021
Haze Gallery - Fashion Illustration Group Show [Berlin, Germany] 2021
Acid Gallery - Fashion Drawing Group Show [Lille, France] 2020
DPI Fashion Illustration Group Show [Taipei, Taiwan] 2020
Oxo Gallery Tanks and Pumpers Charity Group Show [London, UK] 2020
Nucleus Portland - The Power of Numbers Group Show [Portland, USA] 2020
Dalston Den Group Show [London, UK] 2019
Central Saint Martins Window Gallery Group Show [London, UK] 2019
ShowStudio Floral Street [London, UK] 2017
Fashion Illustration Gallery AF [London, UK] 2017
#StylShootDraw at ShowStudio [London, UK] 2016
Connecting Lines at Oxo Gallery [London, UK] 2016
Fashion Illustration Gallery AF [London, UK] 2016
Metrobooks Fashionary Exhibition [New York, USA] 2016
Femme Fetale Group Show at the Exhibitionist Hotel [London, UK] 2015
Illustration Frontier at Picturehouse Gallery [Dalston, London, UK] 2014
Line of style Group show at Gallery Nucleus [Alhambra, USA] 2010
Publications
FIBLE 1st, 2nd, and 3rd edition
The Illustrator - 100 best from around the world by Taschen
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
Alchemist Magazine
Martin Dawber’s Great Big Book of Fashion Illustration
Gestalten’s Beauitful
Curvy 6th edition
LQ Magazine
Gothic Beauty Magazine
Awards
Rodo Drawing Prize Winner 2022
Fida Worldwide Magazine Cover Art Awards 2020 Finalist
Fida Worldwide Experimental Fashion Art Awards 2020 Finalist
Fida Worldwide Blakes Hotel artist residency awards 2020
Drop a Line
Winner of Rodo ‘Drawing an Icon’ Prize during Milan Fashion Week 2022 with Fida and BM Communications.
An honour to have exhibited my work at the Casa Del Manzoni in Milan.