Lim Cheng Hoe

Lim Cheng Hoe
林清河
Born(1912-05-24)24 May 1912
Amoy, China
Died3 September 1979(1979-09-03) (aged 67)
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
EducationSelf-taught; formal art instruction by Richard Walker, art teacher in Raffles Institution
Known forWatercolour
Awards1927: Lim Boon Keng Gold Medal for Art
1947: Highly Commended Award (Watercolour section), Annual Inter-School Art Exhibition
1960: Perayaan Hari Kebangsaan Certificate
1968: Singapore Festival certificate
1972: National Day Art Exhibition Certificate
1974: National Day Art Exhibition Certificate.

Lim Cheng Hoe (Chinese: 林清河; pinyin: Lín Qīng Hé; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Tshing-hô) was a Singaporean watercolourist recognised as one of the key pioneer artists in Singapore, along with his peers like Cheong Soo Pieng and Chen Chong Swee. He was credited for the amalgamation of interest in watercolour art in the local art scene and in turn, the founding of the Singapore Watercolour Society. He also was a contrast from other pioneer artists schooled in mainstream Chinese art aesthetic culture, by being a product of Western art education and a primarily self-taught artist.