Elisha Lim
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Self-portrait of Elisha Lim
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| Born | Toronto |
| Occupation | Graphic novelist, Illustrator |
| Nationality | Canadian, Singaporean |
| Genre | Social commentary |
| Literary movement | Queer, postcolonialism |
| Notable works | 100 Butches |
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Elisha Lim (born 1978) is an artist and graphic novelist living in Montreal. Lim advocates the use of the gender-neutral pronoun "they".
Elisha Lim was born in Toronto and attended Catholic convent primary and secondary schools in Singapore. Their sister is the writer and cultural critic Thea Lim.
Lim's first graphic novel, 100 Butches, is a collection of queer portraits and anecdotes amassed while travelling around the world. It was due to be released in 2008 through Alyson Books, but many of Alyson's contracts were suspended as the publishing house sought a new buyer. When negotiations failed, its parent company switched Alyson to e-book only publishing in 2010, and several titles including 100 Butches were dropped. Lim signed a new contract with Magnus Books in 2011, and the novel is still forthcoming. It has received gay media coverage regardless, which dubbed Lim a "Queer Woman to Watch" on afterellen.com, and an "Artist in Residence" by Curve Magazine. Lim also toured North America with Michelle Tea's queer writer's caravan Sister Spit, presenting excerpts from the novel. 100 Butches has been awarded grants by the Canada Arts Council and the Ontario Arts Council.
Since finishing 100 Butches, Lim has drawn a variety of comic strips. The Sweetest Taboo was a comic about children's pop culture in the 1980s that ran in Capital Xtra!, "Queer Pioneers" ran in Diva Magazine, and the 12-panel wall calendar "Sissy" is a self-published celebration of femininity and sissydom.
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.
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