The Illustration Department is proud to announce that two of our Semester 6 students received prestigious awards at the HONOR TALENTS GLOBAL DESIGN AWARDS 2025 (Southeast Asia Region), organised by HONOR in January 2026.
The competition attracted 978 submissions from students representing 22 higher learning institutions, as well as independent designers across Southeast Asia, making it a highly competitive platform for emerging creative talents in the region.
The MIA Illustration Department achieved notable recognition, with two students’ works selected as winners in the competition:
Cecilia Siew Mun Jern
Semester 6, Illustration Department
Third Prize Award
Work: Tales Rewoven in Silhouettes
Kam Sam Yee
Semester 6, Illustration Department
Special Award – Judge’s Choice Award
Work: 33 Transformation Bodies of GuanYin
These achievements demonstrate the students’ strong creative capabilities, originality and ability to communicate meaningful concepts through illustration and visual storytelling. Their success on a Southeast Asian platform reflects the quality of creative education and talent nurtured within the MIA Illustration Department.
These achievements demonstrate the students’ strong creative capabilities, originality and ability to communicate meaningful concepts through illustration and visual storytelling. Their success on a Southeast Asian platform reflects the quality of creative education and talent nurtured within the MIA Illustration Department.
The Illustration Department extends our heartfelt congratulations to Cecilia Siew Mun Jern and Kam Sam Yee on their outstanding achievements. We are immensely proud of their accomplishments and their success in representing MIA on an international stage.
