Siau-Jiun Lim is an acrylic and mixed-media artist specialising in landscapes, portraiture, and still life. Her work explores the intersection of creativity, emotion, and the environment, capturing the beauty of nature alongside the depth of human experience.
A graduate with honours from the Dunedin School of Art, Siau-Jiun combines artistic expression with design thinking. She receives the Con Hutton Scholarship, and several of her works are included in the Wallace Arts Trust Collection. Originally from Malaysia, she has lived in Dunedin, New Zealand, for over twenty years.
In addition to her painting practice, Siau-Jiun is a digital product designer with expertise in animation, digital illustration, and UX/UI design, where her research focused on personal finance, showcasing her unique blend of artistic intuition and analytical curiosity.
She also hosts painting classes at a rest home — a project that began as a simple way to help residents pass the time but gradually revealed itself as a powerful outlet for self-expression and joy. The classes even led to an exhibition showcasing the residents’ work. Passionate about helping others thrive through art, Siau-Jiun finds these thoughtful sessions deeply rewarding, enriching both the residents’ lives and her perspective on art.
Siau-Jiun often jokes that she carries a complex mix of “art and money” genes. However, this balance between imagination and insight defines her work. She believes that art reveals the interconnectedness of all living things, balancing chaos and order, the subconscious and the deliberate, and reality and fiction.
3-16 April 2025
Elemental—group exhibitions
Dunedin Community Galley
June 2017
St Lenord Shcool fundraising exhibitions
Otago University students fundraising for
Elemental—group exhibitions
Dunedin Community Galley
June 2017
St Lenord Shcool fundraising exhibitions
Otago University students fundraising for
November 2017
Group Exhibition at Dunedin School of Art, Dunedin, New Zealand
Group Exhibition at Dunedin School of Art, Dunedin, New Zealand
November 2017
Dunedin Art Exhibition, Edgar Centre
Dunedin Art Exhibition, Edgar Centre
November 2019
Group Exhibition at Dunedin School of Art, Dunedin, New Zealand
Take a Move 2019 - Collections from Wallace Arts Trust
November 2020
Art+ Water exhibition, sciences and art collaboration project- Sinclair Wetland, HD Skinner AnnexOtago Museum
Group Exhibition at Dunedin School of Art, Dunedin, New Zealand
Take a Move 2019 - Collections from Wallace Arts Trust
November 2020
Art+ Water exhibition, sciences and art collaboration project- Sinclair Wetland, HD Skinner AnnexOtago Museum
November 2020
Dunedin Art Exhibition, Edgar Centre
Dunedin Art Exhibition, Edgar Centre
Solo Exhibitions
8 -22 March 2024
Metamorphosis – The Dragon Ceremony
Ayu Community Space
2016
Webb Farry Lawyers private exhibition
8 -22 March 2024
Metamorphosis – The Dragon Ceremony
Ayu Community Space
2016
Webb Farry Lawyers private exhibition
1-12 March 2019
Knowing the Anthropocene
Robert Piggott Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand
Knowing the Anthropocene
Robert Piggott Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand
Awards
The David Con Hutton Perpetual Trust Memorial Scholarship Scholarship 2017
Important collector
Collections from Wallace Arts Trust:
Alive? An Invitation to a Conversation (2017) Acrylic on canvas, 800x700mm
Take a Move (2019), Acrylic on canvas, 500x600mm
The David Con Hutton Perpetual Trust Memorial Scholarship Scholarship 2017
Important collector
Collections from Wallace Arts Trust:
Alive? An Invitation to a Conversation (2017) Acrylic on canvas, 800x700mm
Take a Move (2019), Acrylic on canvas, 500x600mm
Journal
Scope 2017, art-and-design-13: Painting as a tool for enhancing humans' relationship with nature
Scope 2020, art-and-design-20: Human, you are human
Scope 2020, art-and-design-20: Human, you are human
Education
1995- 1998
Malaysian Institute School of Art
Diploma in Graphic Design (Distinction)
Malaysian Institute School of Art
Diploma in Graphic Design (Distinction)
1999-2000
Charles Sturt University, Australia
Bachelor of Art (Graphic Design), Multimedia (Distinction)
Charles Sturt University, Australia
Bachelor of Art (Graphic Design), Multimedia (Distinction)
2007-2008
Diploma in English Language
Christchurch Polytechnic Institution of Technology (Current Ara)
2008
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Christchurch Polytechnic Institution of Technology (Current Ara)
2012 - 2024
Night classes at Dunedin School of Art
in life drawing, photography darkroom, prints and ceramic
2017
Graduate Diploma of Visual Art, (Distinctions)
Dunedin School of Art, New Zealand
2019
Bachelor Honus of Visual Art
Dunedin School of Art, New Zealand
Diploma in English Language
Christchurch Polytechnic Institution of Technology (Current Ara)
2008
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Christchurch Polytechnic Institution of Technology (Current Ara)
2012 - 2024
Night classes at Dunedin School of Art
in life drawing, photography darkroom, prints and ceramic
2017
Graduate Diploma of Visual Art, (Distinctions)
Dunedin School of Art, New Zealand
2019
Bachelor Honus of Visual Art
Dunedin School of Art, New Zealand