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THE NGEE ANN KONGSI GOLD MEDAL

 

Sheryka Umaya

Diploma in Design (Interior and Exhibition)

Awards and Achievements
  • Recipient of NAFA Talent Development Programme, 2020
  • NAFA Scholarship (Diploma), AY20/21
  • Dean's List Award, AY19/20 Semester 1 & 2
  • Dean's List Award, AY18/19 Semester 2
  • 2nd Prize Winner, AkzoNobel Colour Award, Young Designer Award, 2020
  • Silver Award, Best in F&B Design, Interior Design Confederation Singapore's Spatial Design Awards (SPADE), 2020
  • 4th Place Honorary, Best in Exhibition Design, SIDA Youth Awards, 2020
  • Honourable Mention, WFH Design Challenge, mOOOARCH's [ISO]NATION, 2020
  • Leader of winning team of Resorts World Sentosa's Halloween Horror Nights Design Challenge 2020
Events, Exhibitions and Highlights
2021
  • NAFA Talent Development Programme Open Call Showcase
  • Singapore Interior Design Festival (SIDFest) 2021 'Next Generation' Student Showcase
  • NAFA Best of The Best Show
2020
  • Participant, Workshop with Prof. Masayo Ave – Straining Ears to Envisage the Future
  • Participant, Halogen Foundation Singapore's The Student Leadership Challenge Workshop
  • Participant, Archistart's 'Work from Home' Competition
  • Participant, A' Interior Design Award Student Competition
  • Designer, LeCaine Gems Pop-up Store Design in collaboration with NAFA Talent Development Programme
  • Member, Society of Interior Designers Singapore (SIDS) Student Chapter
2018
  • Participant, NAFA's collaboration with Sookmyung Women's University, Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Prof. Swoo K. Suh

The Ngee Ann Kongsi Gold Medal is presented each year to the most outstanding diploma graduate at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. The medal recognises the all-round achievements and attributes of the recipient including strong academic performance, discipline, diligence and leadership qualities, as well as contributions towards the class, Academy and arts community.

The medal is funded by The Ngee Ann Kongsi, a foundation that is actively involved in educational, cultural and welfare activities in Singapore.

The award was presented for the first time in 2015.