One of the contestants on Bravo's reality series Work of Art has been "profoundly and proudly deaf since birth." Leon Lim was born in Malaysia and now the 31 year old lives in New York. His first language is ASL and has used his art as an outlet to tell stories. A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology and the UK's De Montfort University, Leon dabbles in a wide range of art forms. His art has been exhibited around the world including the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. His portrait work of Julian Assange was featured in the 2010 TIME Magazine's "Person of the Year" issue. Lim created the image of WikiLeaks founder using the text of a leaked cable. The show Work of Art pits eager artists against each other in a gallery battle royal on Wednesday's at 8pm, Eastern. Read more about Lim here.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Work of Art
One of the contestants on Bravo's reality series Work of Art has been "profoundly and proudly deaf since birth." Leon Lim was born in Malaysia and now the 31 year old lives in New York. His first language is ASL and has used his art as an outlet to tell stories. A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology and the UK's De Montfort University, Leon dabbles in a wide range of art forms. His art has been exhibited around the world including the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. His portrait work of Julian Assange was featured in the 2010 TIME Magazine's "Person of the Year" issue. Lim created the image of WikiLeaks founder using the text of a leaked cable. The show Work of Art pits eager artists against each other in a gallery battle royal on Wednesday's at 8pm, Eastern. Read more about Lim here.
