Background
Elisha Lim was born in Toronto and attended Catholic convent primary and secondary schools in Singapore.
Elisha Lim was born in Toronto and attended Catholic convent primary and secondary schools in Singapore.
Lim advocates the use of the gender-neutral pronoun "they". Their sister is the writer and cultural critic Thea Lim. Graphic Novel 100 Butches (Magnus Books, 2012, ) Art Practice Lim creates portraits of marginal subcultures out of traces or pastels, and usually incorporates anecdotes or captions in the subjects" own words.
Lim"s exhibits include The Illustrated Gentleman at Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue"s FAG Gallery, 100% Mixed Race at the A-Space Gallery, God Loves Queers at The Toronto School of Art, and Sissy at William Way Community Centre.
Lim came out as queer in Berlin before moving back to Canada, where they cr the Asian Arts Freedom School for inspiring a turn to anti-racist activism. Lim has organized and co-founded events in Toronto that promote queer and transport people of colour, including Fresh to Def and Les Blues.
The Toronto Star called Lim a "Celesbian", and in 2012 Lim was called one of the Top 25 Significant Queers of 2011, and one of 100 Canadian People of Colour activists.
