By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the first of two 12-piece exhibitions of works by Malaysian landscape painter Tai-Meng Lim (born 1976 in Selangor, Malaysia).

Tai-Meng Lim started painting at the tender age of ten. His curiosity and passion for the arts lead him to experiment with various methods and mediums. Growing up from a humble family background, most of his experiences then of arts and paintings were self-taught. This would eventually become the very foundation necessary to kick start his creative journey and in 1993, he was honoured with scholarship programs for his participation in the National Art Scholarship Competition.

 

He graduated from the Malaysian Institute of Art in Graphic Design in 1997 and began working professionally in the advertising industry. Being a dedicated individual and somewhat of a perfectionist, he focused his efforts into his career till 2011. Picking up the paintbrush again felt nostalgic and Tai-Meng rekindled that inner joy for painting he had discovered as a child. Paying heed to that calling, he started pursuing opportunities to create as a freelance fine-art artist.

 

His artistic direction is derived from the exploration and struggles of day-to-day life activities. As such, Tai-Meng tends to tell a story via his paintings. It reflects his personal opinions and feelings about whatever he may wish to convey but through paints strokes and his interpretation of art. His painting style always embodies transformation and change, which is closely connected to his process of self-discovery. He tirelessly play with various methods and techniques to produce and bring to reality the concepts and ideas in pursuits of a deeper understanding to his very self and the environment around him. This truly provides unlimited possibilities as well as endless inspirations, ideas and queries that can be explored on this journey of him as an artist and the creative process as well as the understanding that comes with it is simply satisfying.
                          
                                         Memberships
 

-Portrait Society of America

-National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS)

-International Society of Acrylic Painters (ISAP) - Signature member

-Pastel Society of the West Coast (PSWC)
 

                     Recent Awards/Juried Exhibitions

 

                                                  2015
 

-2015 • Finalist in The Gateway to Sedona Artist Competition (January, February & March 2015)

 

-1st Place and Finalists in Richeson 75 ONLINE Still Life & Floral 2015 Competition

 

-International Society of Acrylic Painters’ 6th Annual ISAP International Open Online Show 2015

 

-National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society Online Juried Art Exhibition On-Line International Spring 2015

 

-Finalist in the International 2014/2015 ARC Salon Competition

 

-Judge's Pick winner of DPW Monthly Contest - (March, April & October 2015)

 

-Patchings Art Competition & Exhibition 2015, The Artist Category

 

-Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery: Landscapes 2015 Art Exhibition – Special Merit Award

 

-3rd Place in "Landscapes" - International Fine Art On-line Juried Competition by Art-Competition.net

 

-3rd Place in "Still Life II" - International Fine Art On-line Juried Competition by Art-Competition.net

 

-Honorable Mention in "Drawing" - International Fine Art On-line Juried Competition by Art-Competition.net

 

-1st Place in the September DPW monthly contest

 

-Merit Awards in National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society ~ Best of America ~25th Annual Juried Art Exhibition 2015

 

-Top 50 shortlist in the Artists & Illustrators - Artists of the Year 2015

 

-National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society Online Juried Art Exhibition On-Line International Fall 2015

 

• 2nd Place in The 2015 International Art Contest - Realism category. 

 

                                                2014

 

 

• Third Juried Art Exhibition "On-Line International Spring 2014" by NOAPS (National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society)

 

-Winner in North Light Books’ second annual Best of Acrylic competition AcrylicWorks 2: Radical Breakthroughs!

 

• Patchings Art Competition & Exhibition 2014, The Artist Category

 

-Richeson 75 Landscapes, Seascapes & Architecture 2014 Exhibition

 

-17th Annual Open International Exhibition by ISAP (The International Society of Acrylic Painters)

 

-Open Show Malaysia 2014 by National Visual Arts Gallery

 

-3rd Prize in FRIM (Forest Research Institute Malaysia) Painting Competition 2014

 

-Honorable Mention in "Still Life" International Fine Art On-line Juried Competition by Art-Competition.net

 

-1st Place in 7th Annual ISAP Signature Members Online Show

 

-Best of Show in the October 2014 BoldBrush Painting Competition

 

-1st Place in Portrait Society of America Member’s Only Competition 2014 - Still Life category

 

-Award of Excellence in National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society Third Juried Art Exhibition On-Line International Fall 2014

 

-Finalist in The Gateway to Sedona Artist Competition (November 2014)

 

-1st Place in The 2014 International Art Contest - Realism category

 

• Judge's Pick winner of the December 2014 DPW Monthly Contest