What is OKCMOA Moderns?
OKCMOA Moderns is a dynamic group of Museum members, patrons, and rising business, civic, and social leaders committed to supporting the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and engaging with art in Oklahoma City and beyond. We seek to engage the community by providing an enriching and social atmosphere that creates personal connections between the community and art. Anyone 21+ with an active Museum membership at Individual or Dual levels may join.
Learn more at okcmoa.com/moderns.
About Maria and Her OKCMOA Connection
My name is Maria Lim and I’m serving on the Membership Committee of the 2025 OKCMOA Moderns Board. This is my sixth year on the Moderns Board and I was the Moderns Board Chair in 2024. I’ve also served as Events Chair, Secretary/Treasurer, and a member of the Marketing Committee. Being a Moderns member has given me a connection to OKC and helped me to set down roots here.
I am a pediatric ophthalmologist at the Dean McGee Eye Institute (DMEI) and treat medical and surgical eye diseases in children. I grew up outside of Dayton, OH and I completed college and medical school in Ohio. Despite being advised against it in college, I took art classes and always enjoyed the arts and felt it was a complement to a very science heavy education. I completed residency training at Indiana University and subspecialty training at Duke. I joined the faculty at DMEI after fellowship where I now have a very busy clinical practice. I enjoy teaching the residents and seeing my patients as they grow up. My husband and I enjoy cooking, traveling, and hiking.
I have made many great friends on the Moderns Board and have had the pleasure of serving in leadership positions on the Moderns Board. I believe that art should be accessible to all and the OKCMOA is a cultural gem in our city.
Outside of serving on the Moderns Board, I enjoy Pilates/yoga, reading fiction and crafting. I go through phases of drawing, painting, crocheting, and cross stitching. I am currently enrolled in a creative drawing class at Oklahoma Contemporary and love the right brain stimulation after a strenuous and analytical workday. In my professional life, I serve on the Executive Committee and the Operations Committee. I volunteer as an Oral Board Examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Why Moderns?
Moderns is a great way to connect with others who are passionate about supporting the OKCMOA. The Moderns events are fun, educational, and social and it’s great to meet new people outside of my professional life.
