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STAR ALUMNI

Elizabeth Soon Li Qian

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fashion, 2012

Elizabeth Soon Li Qian and Keita Ebihara won the Emerging
Designer of the Year (Fashion) for their Singaporean-Japanese label
Ametsubi, at the 2017 Singapore Fashion Awards. She finished
as the Best Graduate of her year, and her acute understanding of
fashion concepts and perseverance culminated with her Bachelor
of Arts (Hons) Fashion collection being selected for showcase
on University of East London’s catwalk, at London’s prestigious
Graduate Fashion Week in 2012.

Loi Cai Xiang

Diploma in Fine Art, 2013

Void is Loi Cai Xiang’s first solo exhibition, and was held
at Chan + Hori Contemporary in July and August 2017.
A graduate from NAFA’s Diploma in Fine Art, Loi works
mainly in oil and draws inspiration from personal experiences
and reflections of his environment, exploring different modes
of representation through realism. He was a recipient of
The Ngee Ann Kongsi and Tan Chay Bing Scholarships, and
had exhibited at various art shows in Hong Kong, Korea
and Singapore.

Benjamin Boo Chong Wei

and Wong Qin Kai

Bachelor of Music (Hons), 2014

Liong Kit Yeng In March 2018, Benjamin Boo Chong Wei
(percussion) and Wong Qin Kai (erhu)
Diploma in Music, 2007 successfully auditioned for the Singapore
Chinese Orchestra as full-time musicians.
Liong Kit Yeng led The Purple With the support of the Neville Wathen
Symphony as assistant conductor Award, Boo graduated from London’s
at 2017’s National Day Parade Royal College of Music with a Masters of
held at the Marina Bay Floating Performance (Distinction). He was awarded
Platform. Since 2015, Liong has Third Prize (Mridangam Open Category) at
been the conductor-in-residence for the National Indian Music Competition 2017,
this, Singapore’s largest, inclusive and invited to perform at Zappanale #28, a
orchestra for musicians with and Frank Zappa music festival held in July 2017.
without special needs.
On 9 November 2017 at the Esplanade
At Our Tampines Hub’s Festive Recital Studio, Wong and his chamber group
Arts Theatre on 27 August 2017, a StringWerkz, an award-winning huqin quintet
number of classic Chinese songs comprising NAFA alumni, performed the sold-
including 南屏晚钟 and 爱的礼物 out Ablaze – A Huqin Recital. The concert
arranged by Liong, were performed presented Chinese string music in diverse
for An Enchanted Evening with musical styles and formats.
Silver Gems. In late 2017, Liong OUR TALENTS
was commissioned by Singapore’s
Ministry of Education to compose a
set piece for Singapore Youth Festival
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