William Lim likes to introduce himself as an "architect, artist and collector, not necessarily in that order". His all encompassing interest in art and creativity informs a crossing over in various disciplines to result in a rich, diverse career and artistic thinking. Graduating from Cornell University, with a MA in Architecture minoring in Photography, William has shown early on his interest in both art and architecture, resulting in his award winning design practice CL3, with notable architecture commissions such as H Queen's, in Hong Kong or artistic commissions such as the West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre, a bamboo installation which received the Grand Award and Special Award for Culture in "Design for Asia Award" in 2013.
He specialises in the production of large-scale art installations, and recently began to create oil paintings. During his artistic career, he has participated in many international exhibitions including the Hong Kong Victoria Park 'Lantern Wonderland', the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, and the 'Architecture and Heritage: Unearthing Future' exhibition held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea in 2019. He also had his solo exhibition in July 2021, 'A Year of Lost and Found' in Grotto Fine Art, showcasing his feelings in life during the outbreak of COVID. In 2022, he showcased two solo exhibitions 'Willows Dark Flowers Bright' at H Queen's and 'Flower Shadow' at Tai Kwun. In 2023, he has already presented 2 solo exhibitions, 'Flowers Good Moon Round' at H Queen's, and 'Ode to the Wandering Son' at Art Basel Hong Kong.
Committed to promoting culture and education, William is currently on the Board of Trustees for Cornell University, member of Arts and Culture Council and Gallery Advisory Committee for Asia Society Hong Kong Center, and member of Museum Expert Advisers for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. He was conferred an Honorary Doctorate degree by Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in 2018. In 2019, William and his wife donated nearly 100 artworks to M+ in Hong Kong.