Leslie Kay Lim
Leslie Kay Lim is a writer and illustrator who grew up in Tokyo, New York, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. All that moving around meant she read a lot of books. Her ninth grade teacher declared her a “bibliophile,” while assuring her it wasn’t a disease. Well, not a fatal one at least. After getting her BA in a town in Vermont straight out of a postcard, Leslie became a fashion journalist at the main newspaper in Singapore. She eventually came back to New York to get her MA in Fashion Studies at Parsons, and ended up teaching there as well as working with exhibitions and archives. She couldn’t resist the creative call to make things herself, though, and ended up getting her AAS in Communication Design. Through book design she discovered the magical world of picture books. A world that seemed to bring all her interests – words, pictures, beauty and poetry – together in a very special 32 paged place. Leslie now works between Singapore and Brooklyn, NY, and aspires to one day own a Vespa and a dog.
Download a PDF of the artist’s samples here: WPA Lim art samples
