Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1974, Zin Lim received a B.F.A. in Environmental Design from Hong Ik University, Seoul in 2000. Right after graduation Zin Lim moved to San Francisco. He received a 2nd B.F.A. in 2003 and M.F.A. in 2006 of Fine Art: Painting from Academy of Art University, San Francisco.
Zin Lim paints figure in oil. He dedicated the first half of his M.F.A. to develop a solid technique in realism. Simultaneously, Lim also experimented with expressive and abstract techniques, because he believes that each of these disparate structures always complements the other, and also induces the synergy effect. Lim has dedicated painful but sweet time using both hand and heart to create his artwork in technique and philosophy. In 3 and half years since Lim started painting, He has won several awards in national and international major competitions including ‘The Portrait Society of America’, ‘The Salon International’ and ‘The Oil Painter's of America.’