| Lim Tze Peng | |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Singapore |
| Known For: | Chinese ink painting |
| Awards: | 1963: Public Administration Medal (PPA), Singapore 1977: Special Prize, Commonwealth Art Exhibition, England 1981: Public Service Medal, Singapore 2003: Cultural Medallion Award (Art) |
Lim Tze Peng (born 28 September 1921) is a Singaporean artist who is a teacher by training and profession. He was awarded a Cultural Medallion in 2003 in recognition of his contribution to the country's art and culture. In June 2021, it was reported that he was still producing art at the age of 99.[1]
Lim was born in 1921 to a family of pig and chicken farmers in Pasir Ris. He is the eldest of seven children.[2]
Lim studied at Guangyang Primary School and Chung Cheng High School.[3]
In 1949, Lim became a primary school teacher at Xin Min School and then became principal in 1951. He remained as principal till he retired in 1981.
Lim started to learn to paint in his twenties and after his retirement, started to paint professionally.
In 2003, Lim was awarded the Cultural Medallion and in 2016, he was awarded the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Meritorious Service Medal).[4]
| width=20% | Dates | width=50% | Title | width=30% | Location |
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| 1970 | 1st Solo Exhibition | Singapore | |||
| 1991 | 2nd Solo Exhibition | National Museum Art Gallery Singapore Tze Peng by Himself, 1993, Singapore Art Fairpresented by Gim Ng of Shenn's Fine Art, Singapore | |||
| 1995 | Moments by Lim Tze Peng (solo) | curated and presented by Gim Ng of Shenn's Fine Art and Takashimaya Gallery Singapore | |||
| 1998 | Meeting Places in Fleeting Spaces | Singapore Art Museum Singapore | |||
| 2003 | Tze Peng | Singapore Art Museum Singapore | |||
| 2021 | Soul of Ink: Lim Tze Peng at 100 Exhibition | The Arts House, Singapore | |||
| 2023 | Lim Tze Peng Solo Exhibition – From Lion City To London / Start Art Fair | Saatchi Gallery, London United Kingdom |