VANCOUVER SOCIAL CORNER
Lenore’s family migrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1975. They later moved to New York in 1988.
Since 1960, her passion for the art has driven her life. She juggled her teaching, parenting, and creating artwork. With her Filipino ingenuity, she managed successfully to hold numerous solo art exhibits in all four corners of the world.
By showcasing the Philippines’ cultural tradition and heritage in her art, she represents the world-class talent of Filipinos in the visual arts as well as promoting international goodwill and better understanding of the Philippines worldwide.
Her artworks constitute a visual serenade to her country.
In 2000, Lenore made history by being the only Filipino artist to be included in the international art exhibition titled, ‘Progress of the World’s Women’ held at the United Nations in New York.
She continued to hoist the banner for Filipino artists at the Venice Open 2002 with her installation entitled, ‘Comfort House’ as a tribute and a memorial to the thousands of comfort women in Asia who were subjected to unimaginable indignities during World War II.
Lenore shares her talents and cutting edge techniques by giving free workshops to promising art students, particularly in developing countries. Lenore is part of the Filipino diaspora and that allows her to give back to her motherland, revitalized printmaking in the Philippines and contributed to the global artists’ community.
Lenore has exhibited her work in solo shows extensively in major cities in the US and Canada. Her other solo exhibits outside North America were in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Jordan; Rome, Italy; Vienna, Austria; Paris, France; Lido, Venice, and in Manila, Quezon City, and Makati in the Philippines.
Lenore is a recipient of numerous grants, including the Jackson Pollock-Lee Krasner Foundation Grant and citations among them – the 2007 University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA), Outstanding Professional in Fine Arts Award and the Pamana ng Pilipino Presidential Award in 2004, for being “a Filipino overseas, who, in exemplifying the talent and industry of the Filipino, has brought the country honor and recognition through excellence and distinction in the pursuit of their work or profession.”
In 2001, Lenore received the Outstanding Artist Award from the Ma-Yi Theatre Company, New York and the Outstanding Artist Award from the College of the Holy Spirit, Manila. The Filipinas Women’s Network (FWN) awarded Lenore as one of 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the US Innovators & Thought Category in Berkeley, California (2009)
Lenore is the president of the Filipino Music & Art Foundation in British Columbia, sponsor of the PAGTITIPON, a gathering of a group of ten talented Filipino-Canadian and Filipino-American artists who for the first time together will showcase original body of works in varied art mediums.
Lenore is also the founder & president of the Lenore RS Lim Foundation for the Arts in the Philippines. Her foundation assists deserving Filipino artists who need to pursue their art career.
Lenore was likewise the President of the Society of Philippine American Artists in the USA. She is a mother of two, a wife and a leader in her Christian Life Community and the Filipino Apostolate, Archdiocese of New York.
