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Education

2006
B.F.A. (Painting) California State University Fullerton
B.F.A. (Design) California State University Fullerton

Represented by the late Karl Bornstein (MOCA, Patrick Nagel, Karl Bornstein Gallery)

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.


Artist / Designer / Muralist
2006-Current


Guest Creative Director
ASIF (Spring / Summer 2016)
 

Content Creator (Artist / Director)
Acura / Honda for Razorfish (2016)


Selected Exhibitions / Murals / Releases

Team Solomid HQ Mural Installations (delayed) / Playa Vista, CA (2020)

Mark & Lona Season 3 Collab with Tommii Lim / Tokyo, Japan (2020)

Mark & Lona Season 3 Collab with Tommii Lim / Seoul, Korea (2020)

‘Odd Man Out’ Tommii Lim Solo Exhibition / Avenue Des Arte Gallery, LA (2019)

Sneakertopia LA Interactive Installation / Playa Vista, CA (2019)

Tommii Lim Fashion District Communal Mural / DTLA, CA (2019)

Google LA Headquarters Mural Installations / Playa Vista, CA (2019)

Adidas Soccer Mural / Adidas Official LA Indoor Soccer Arena, LA (2019)

‘Art of Competition’ Art In Sports Exhibition / City of Irvine Grand Park Gallery, Irvine, CA (2019)

Umma SF Mural / SF, CA (2019)

Mark & Lona HQ Mural / Tokyo, Japan (2019)

‘Over Seas’ Exhibition/ Medellin, Columbia (2019)

‘Ashes Of Hope’ Charity Exhibition for the California Wild Fires / Deutsch Agency, LA (2019)

‘One Love Malibu’ Charity Exhibition for the California Wild Fires / Malibu Foundation, Malibu, CA (2019)

Kiiva X Tommii Lim Vodka Drink Collab / Japan (2019)

‘LA Is Trying To Kill Me’ Mural / Bloody Gums, Think Tank Gallery, DTLA (2019)

‘Revert’ Exhibition / Superchief Gallery NYC, NY (2019)

Chingu Mural / Honolulu, HI (2019)

Interior Design Magazine Best of 2018 Awards / NYC (2018)

El Surco Soundbar Mural / Playa Del Carmen, Mexico (2018)

The Lost Warhols (Offical Andy Warhol photo/painting collbaration / NYC (2018)

Mark & Lona x Tommii Lim Pop Up) / Boon The Shop, Seoul, Korea (2018)

Mark & Lona x Tommii Lim 'The Savage Palms Of LA' collection release / Japan & Korea (2018)

Tommii Lim Spring Art Tour 2018 / US + Asia (2018)

Belzberg Architects HQ Installation / Santa Monica, CA (2018)

Ride Worldwide / Center Culturel, Dakar Senegal Africa (2018)

Tommii Lim District Book DTLA Book Signing / The Broad Museum, LA (2017)

Tommii Lim Cover of District Book DTLA Release / LA (2017)

Tommii Lim Installation / Water Garden, Santa Monica, CA (2017)

She Mural / California Market Center, LA (2017)

Tommii Lim Skate Ramp / ROW DTLA, LA (2017)

Hanjip Mural / Hanjip, Culver City, CA (2016)

Tommii Lim Golden State Mural Tour / CA (2016)

Absence of Color (Solo Exhibition) / DTLA (2015)

Ghost Eyes (Solo Exhibition) / The Standard, Hollywood (2014)

Space 15 Twenty / Urban Outfitters, Los Angeles (2013) 

Art Crank / Bike Poster Art Show at Interbike, Las Vegas, NV (2012)

Ride / Grand Central Art Gallery, Santa Ana, CA (2011)

VANS presents Totally Spoked with Mike Giant and Andy Jenkins / Upper Playground, Portland, OR (2010)

Off The Strip featuring Charles Shultz / WWA Gallery, Culver City, CA (2010)

Bicycle Film Festival ‘Joy Ride’ Exhibition with Spike Jonze and Shepard Fairey / Morono Kiang Gallery, L.A., CA (2010)

Art Basel  / ‘Scribble’ Exhibition / Miami, FL (2009)

Love It or Leave It  / 111 Minna Gallery, S.F., CA (2009)

‘Hope Farmers’ Collaborative Mural for  Kangol  / L.V., NV (2009)

2 man show w/ Hiro Kurata / Ad Hoc Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2008)

Deep Pop Exhibition with Ron English and Marc Dean Veca / Iona College, NY (2008)

Featured artist at Under the Influence, A Tribute To Stan Lee / Gallery 1988, L.A., CA (2008)

Art Now Fair featuring Barbara Kruger, Ross Bleckner, Mark Ryden and others / Miami, FL (2007)

Living Lines (Curator) featuring David Choong Lee & Tomokazu Matsuyama / J Flynn Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA (2007)

Thinkspace Gallery / Los Angeles, CA (2007)

Awards

2019 CALIBRE DESIGN AWARDS (ZGF Architects / SPMD)

’Google Spruce Goose HQ’

Winner / Work Extra Large Category
IIDA Southern California Chapter / Calibre Design Awards

2019 CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION AWARDS (ZGF Architects / SPMD)

’Google Spruce Goose HQ’

Winner / Rehabilitation Category
California Preservation Foundation / Design Awards

LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY AWARDS (ZGF Architects / SPMD)

’Google Spruce Goose HQ’

Winner / Preservation Awards /
Los Angeles Business Conservancy

LOS ANGELES BUSINESS COUNCIL AWARDS (ZGF Architects / SPMD)

’Google Spruce Goose HQ’

Chairman’s Award / Office
Architectural Awards / Los Angeles Business Council

A+ AWARDS (ZGF Architects / SPMD)

’Google Spruce Goose HQ’

Special Mention / Office Low Rise
Architzer / A+ Awards

INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS (ZGF Architects / SPMD)

’Google Spruce Goose HQ’

Winner / Corporate Office
European Center For Architecture, The Chicago Athenaeum

CRE AWARDS 2019 (ZGF Architects / SPMD)

’Google Spruce Goose HQ’

Sliver Award / Office
Commercial Real Estate Awards / Los Angeles Business Awards

CANNES (Acura / Razorfish)

‘Race Your Heart Out’

Sliver Lion
Mobile E. Games – E04 Connected Experience games



WEBBY’S (Acura / Razorfish)

‘Race Your Heart Out’

Official Honoree: Advertising: Best Use of Mobile Media
Official Honoree: Social: Best Use of Video
Official Honoree: Social: Experimental & Innovation

 

REGINAL ADDY’S (LA) (Acura / Razorfish)

‘Race Your Heart Out’

SILVER: Social Media Single Platform
SILVER: Online Branded Entertainment

 

NATIONAL ADDYS (Acura / Razorfish)

‘Race Your Heart Out’

GOLD: Social Media Single Platform
SILVER: Online Branded Entertainment

 

SHORTY AWARDS (Acura / Razorfish)

‘Race Your Heart Out’

FINALIST: Emerging Platform

 

ONE SHOW (Acura / Razorfish)

‘Race Your Heart Out’

MERIT AWARD: Branded Games
MERIT AWARD: Durable Goods
MERIT AWARD: Innovation in Social Media

 

IAB MIXX AWRDS SHORTLISTt (Acura / Razorfish)

‘Race Your Heart Out’

Direct Response and Lead Generation category

 

SMARTIES SHORTLIST (Acura / Razorfish)

‘Race Your Heart Out’

Marketing within a Mobile Gaming Environment Category

 

AMERICAN ASSOICATION OF MUSEUMS PUBLICATIONS DESIGN CONTESTS (Richard Marquis / Objects)

1st prize winner

 

Clients

686
72& Sunny
Acura / Honda
Adidas
ASIF
BBC
Be-Street Magazine
Belzberg Architects
Boon The Shop
Bridgestone
Cafe Bustelo
Carl’s Jr.
Chef Chris Oh
Chingu Hawaii
Concrete Wave Magazine
District 8 Media
Fuel TV
God's Love We Deliver NYC
Google
Gree Mobile
Hanjip
Hurley
Kangol
Kiiva Japan
Kobe Bryant
Lexus
Ludacris
Mark & Lona
Mcdonalds
MNET
Mullen
New Balance
Nike Japan
Nike Basketball
Nocando
Pandora
Paper Machine
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
People Magazine
Periscope
Playboy Magazine
Price Waterhouse Cooper
Rage Against The Machine
Razorfish
Richard Marquis
Row DTLA
Samsung
Shaun White
SF Weekly
Smuckers
Sony
Starro
Steph Curry
Sugar Hill Gang
Suits & Knives
Sundance
The Broad Museum
The DFM
The Standard Hotel
The Truth
Under Armour
UNDO Magazine
Unique LA
UNRTD Media
Urban Outfitters
Vans Off The Wall
Visa
Water Garden

Press

Sneakertopia: A New Pop-Up LA Art Exhibit Celebrates All Things Sneakers / ABC News (2019)

The Ultimate Sneaker Experience at Sneakertopia Exhibit / KTLA News (2019)

Kicking It At Sneakertopia / LA Weekly (2019)

Artist Tommii Lim Is The "ODD MAN OUT" in Multifaceted LA Exhibition / Hypebeast (2019)

“ODD MAN OUT” A Solo Exhibition by Tommii Lim comes to DTLA / LA Canvas (2019)

Superchief Gallery NY x Bloody Gums / Juxtapoz Magazine (2019)

Google’s New LA Office.. / Business Insider (2019)

Calibre Design Award ‘Google’ / Calibre Design Awards (2019)

ZGF Converts Historic LA Airplane Hanger into Google Spruce Goose Office / Dezeen (2019)

Corporate Office Buildings ‘Google Spruce Goose’ / International Architecture Awards (2019)

Chairman’s Awards: Google Spruce Goose / LABC (2019)

A+ Awards / Architizer A+ Awards (2019)

2019 WAN Awards: Google Spruce Goose - ZGF / World Architecture News (2019)

CRE Awards 2019: Best Office Project / Los Angeles Business Journal (2019)

Google Spruce Goose / MD-MAG (2019)

Tommii Lim: A Fashion District Mural + Exhibit / Fashion District (2019)

New Mural In The Fashion District / LA Downtown News (2019)

Meet Tommii LIm / Voyage LA (2019)

5 Giant Public Art Installations / Interior Design Magazine (2018)

Tommii Lim Chingu Mural / KHON2 Hawaii (2018)

Art Talk / KCRW (2017)

Let's Say Hello To Rembrandt / Huffington Post (2017)

The Guide To DTLA You've Been Missing / UNDOORIDNARY (2017)

A Conversation With Tommii Lim / UNDOORIDNARY (2017)

Kobe Bryant x Nike Basketball x Tommii Lim Black Mamba cover / Be-Street Magazine, now UNRTD Magazine Spring 2016 (print)

Featured artist / UNDOORDINARY Magazine issue 5 2016 (print) 

ASIF Spring Line feature / Highsnobiety (2016)

Acura Ludacris Legend / Mashable (2016)

Featured Artist and interview / Be-Street Magazine , now UNRTD Magazine Fall 2015 (print)

Tommii Lim interview / Be-Street Magazine , now UNRTD Magazine (2015)

Artist Tommii Lim teams up with ASIF on Futuristic Shoe / Be-Street Magazine, now UNRTD Magazine

Tommii Lim Astronaut mural / Be-Street Magazine, now UNRTD Magazine (2015)

Tommii Lim interview / Vice Magazine's The Creators Project (2015)

Hanjip Will Revolutionize the Korean Barbecue Scene in LA / Eater LA (2015)

Frogtown's Spoke Bicycle Cafe Seeks Expansion Along LA River / Eater LA (2015)

Movers & Shakers feature / Hudson Jeans & Flaunt Magazine mens fall issue 2014 (print)

Ghost Eyes at the Standard Hotel / Juxtapoz Magazine (2014)

The Long Focus / The Standard Hotel Culture blog (2014)

Cover Artist and interview / Concrete Wave magazine winter 2012 (print)

Showstoppers for Off The Strip Exhibition / Juxtapoz Magazine August 2010 (print)

Featured Artist / Juxtapoz Magazine February 2010 (print)

Love It Or Leave It / Fecal Face (2009)

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