Jooyun Lim, originally from Seoul, Korea, moved to Australia a decade ago after completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramic Arts. Inspired by the tranquility of rural Queensland Australia, she finds motivation in the natural surroundings, away from the competitiveness of her homeland.
As a migrant in Australia her work delivers her personal thoughts and experiences. The theme about her work included culture diverse and the range of human emotions as well as nature.
She uses hand build or wheel throw, slip cast to make the body and carving or inlaying to add the details also using glass in various arranges firing with her sculptural work.
She garnered recognition for her work, including winning prizes at the Brunswick Street Gallery Small Works Art Prize 2024 and local art competitions in QLD, has been a finalist and exhibited in statewide art awards including Queensland Regional Art Awards as well as holding 2 solo exhibitions in VIC.
