Lim Cheng Hoe (Chinese: 林清河; pinyin: Lín Qīng Hé; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Tshing-hô) was a Singaporean watercolourist recognized as one of the key pioneer artists in Singapore, along with his peers like Cheong Soo Pieng and Chen Chong Swee.

[2] After completing his Senior Cambridge Overseas School Certificate at end-1930, Lim went to China on a three-week vacation.

In 1932 he passed the Junior London Chamber of Commerce Examination, and soon gained employment as a clerk at the Royal Naval Wireless Station in Kranji.

Throughout his active years Lim was a Sunday painter, painting outdoors at various locations in Singapore during weekends and with any spare time he could afford in between work and family life.

By the time he started his working life at the Utilities Board, Lim stopped attending art classes by Richard Walker.

As with every other Sundays Yeo would meet the group at the Red House along Bras Basah Road and the members would decide where they would go to paint.

[4] Between 1958 and 1971 Lim, and the other Singapore River artists took their plein air painting excursions to various parts of Malaysia, especially to the state of Johor.