In a nod to the local arts scene and NTU’s contribution to it, two alumni from NTU’s art school received the prestigious National Arts Council Young Artist Award from Singapore President Halimah Yacob. Take a bow, Nicole Midori Woodford and Yanyun Chen (above) from the Class of 2009. Current film students probably know Ms Woodford as a lecturer in NTU. She will also write and direct an episode of the Asian horror series, Folklore, for HBO Asia. Dr Chen, a visual artist, has contributed to pre-university art education in Singapore as co-author of an art teacher’s textbook. She is also the founder of an illustration and animation studio.
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