Born in 1966 in Tainan, Taiwan, Lin graduated from the National Taiwan University of Arts in 1988. He was awarded in 1989 at ¨The 44th Tai- wan Provincial Exhibition〃 First Prize in Painting, 〃The 6th and 7th Chi-Mei Art Cultivation Awards〃 (1994; 1995); and won at ¨The 50th Taiwan Pro- vincial exhibition〃 Painting Award (1996). He has held solo exhibitions like ¨The Voices of 24 Solar Terms〃 (2003, Tainan; 2004, Beijing); ¨From Past to Present〃 (2006, Tainan). He participated in group exhibitions held by the Art Galleries Association R.O.C from 1992-1997 in Taipei; and the ¨Taiwan Provincial Exhibition〃 in 1995.