Best Graduate Award
Sheryka Umaya | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Design Practice
Profile
Awards and Achievements
- The Ngee Ann Kongsi Gold Medal, NAFA, 2021
- 1st Place, Interior Design category, Asia Young Designer Award 2023, Nippon Paint
- 1st Place, Young Designer Award 2022, Design Intervention and Akzonobel
- 1st Place, Youth category, Best Interior Design, Singapore Interior Design Awards 2021
- Winner of Best Student Award, Design Excellence Award 2021, Interior Design Confederation Singapore
Events, exhibitions and activities
- Participant, Flagship Genius featuring Ayutthaya III, NAFA
- Participant, Green Visions 2035 and Moments: Textile Machine, Singapore Design Week, 2022
- Participant, Special Project: NAFA x Quincy Hotel Design Collaboration 2022
- Contributor, NAFA Art Book for Design Insights and Design Futures, 2023
- Participant, Poster Design for The Refugee Week (part of the UAL curriculum)
- Participant, My Legacy Challenge, GovTech, 2022
- Spokesperson and presenter, Journey of an Indonesian Artist, NAFA x Universal Education Solution Partner, 2021
- Volunteer (current), Homeless Hearts of Singapore
- Project leader, IKATAN, a sustainable tourism community installation in collaboration with Denpasar Tourism Board, 2023.
About the Award
The Best Graduate Award is a prestigious honour presented to students with strong academic performance throughout their studies at NAFA. In addition, recipients should be responsible students who display good attributes such as discipline, resourcefulness and leadership qualities. They should also possess a record of contribution towards the respective department and the Academy.