The Young Artist Award is a cultural award in Singapore conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in film, literature, performing arts and visual arts. It is the highest accolade for art practitioners aged 35 and below.
History
Introduced in 1992, the award is presented by the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and administered by the National Arts Council. It comes with a grant of S$20,000 in support of their artistic pursuits. From 2013, recipients of the Cultural Medallion and Young Artist Award will no longer be categorised according to art forms.
List of Young Artist Award recipients
| Year | Category | Name | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Dance | Jamaludin Jalil | |
| Literary Arts | Liang Wern Fook | ||
| Music | Jennifer Tham | ||
| Music | Shane Thio | ||
| Photography | Lee Tiah Khee | ||
| Theatre | Lim Jen Erh | ||
| Theatre | Ong Keng Sen | ||
| Visual Arts | S. Chandrasekaran | ||
| 1993 | Dance | Osman Bin Abdul Hamid | |
| Literary Arts | Chia Joo Ming | ||
| Literary Arts | Philip Anthony Jeyaretnam | ||
| Music | Ng Seng Hong | ||
| Photography | Bey Hua Heng | ||
| Theatre | Lut Ali | ||
| Theatre | William Teo Kah Kheng | ||
| Visual Arts | Henri Chen KeZhan | ||
| 1995 | Dance | Mohamed Noor Bin Sarman | |
| Dance | Nirmala Seshadri | ||
| Literary Arts | Simon Tay Seong Chee | ||
| Music | Ghanavenothan Retnam | ||
| Photography | Lim Seng Tiong | ||
| Visual Arts | Baet Yeok Kuan | ||
| 1996 | Dance | Meenakshy Bhaskar | |
| Literary Arts | Boey Kim Cheng | ||
| Literary Arts | Ovidia Yu | ||
| Music | Siow Lee Chin | ||
| Theatre | Ivan Heng | ||
| 1997 | Dance | Ker Ban Hing | |
| Film | Eric Khoo Kim Hai | ||
| Literary Arts | Tan Mei Ching | ||
| Music | Lim Jing Jing | ||
| Theatre | Haresh Sharma | ||
| Visual Arts | Lim Poh Teck | ||
| 1998 | Dance | Paul C. Ocampo | |
| Dance | Thamizhvanan Narayanasamy Veshnu | ||
| Literary Arts | Gabriel Wu Yeow Chong | ||
| Music | Joyce Koh Bee Tuan | ||
| Music | Lee Huei Min | ||
| Theatre | Alvin Tan | ||
| 1999 | Literary Arts | Henry Low Swee Kim | |
| Music | Aravinth Kumarasamy | ||
| Music | Chua Lik Wuk | ||
| Theatre | Ang Gey Pin | ||
| Visual Arts | Chng Nai Wee | ||
| 2000 | Dance | Jeffrey Tan Joo Kuan | |
| Dance | Lim Chin Huat | ||
| Literary Arts | Felix Cheong Seng Fei | ||
| Music | Kam Ning | ||
| Theatre | Kok Heng Leun | ||
| Theatre | Lee Sze Yau | ||
| Visual Arts | Hong Sek Chern | ||
| 2001 | Film | Cheah Chee Kong | |
| Literary Arts | Alfian Bin Sa'at | ||
| Music | Yee Ee-Ping | ||
| Theatre | Goh Boon Teck | ||
| Visual Arts | Chua Say Hua | ||
| Visual Arts | Raymond Lau Poo Seng | ||
| 2002 | Dance | Tammy Ling Wong | |
| Film | Royston Tan Tsze Kiam | ||
| Literary Arts | Daren Shiau Vee Lung | ||
| Music | Quek Ling Kiong | ||
| Visual Arts | Tay Bak Chiang | ||
| 2003 | Literary Arts | Tan Hwee Hwee | |
| Music | Zechariah Goh Toh Chai | ||
| Photography | Ken Seet Thiam Wui | ||
| Visual Arts | Noni Kaur | ||
| 2004 | Dance | Danny Tan Koon Meng | |
| Literary Arts | Tan Chee Lay | ||
| Music | Chan Yoong Han | ||
| Music | Ling Hock Siang | ||
| Visual Arts | Tang Ling Nah | ||
| 2005 | Dance | Aaron Khek Ah Hock | |
| Literary Arts | Alvin Pang Khee Meng | ||
| Literary Arts | Cyril Wong Yit Mun | ||
| Music | Katryna Tan Huey Wern | ||
| Theatre | Li Xie (Lim Poh Poh) | ||
| Visual Arts | Heman Chong | ||
| Visual Arts | Michael Lee Hong Hwee | ||
| 2006 | Film | Kelvin Tong | |
| Music | Lim Yan | ||
| Music | Toh Ban Sheng | ||
| Theatre | Beatrice Chia-Richmond | ||
| Theatre | Chong Tze Chien | ||
| Theatre | Yo Shao Ann | ||
| Visual Arts | Francis Ng Teck Yong | ||
| Visual Arts | Yeo Chee Kiong | ||
| 2007 | Dance | Kuik Swee Boon | |
| Literary Arts | Ting Kheng Siong | ||
| Music | Philip Tan Chin Wen | ||
| Theatre | Natalie Hennedige | ||
| Visual Arts | Tan Kai Syng | ||
| 2008 | Dance | Daniel Kok Yik Leng | |
| Dance | Xia Haiying | ||
| Theatre | Aidli Mosbit | ||
| Theatre | Cai Bi Xia | ||
| Visual Arts | Jason Wee | ||
| 2009 | Film | Anthony Chen Zheyi | |
| Film | Boo Junfeng | ||
| Film | Han Yew Kwang | ||
| Visual Arts | Donna Ong | ||
| Visual Arts | Ho Tzu Nyen | ||
| 2010 | Film | Sun Koh | |
| Literary Arts | Sonny Liew | ||
| Literary Arts | Toh Hsien Min | ||
| Visual Arts | Choy Ka Fai | ||
| Visual Arts | Robert Zhao Renhui | ||
| 2011 | Literary Arts | Troy Chin Chien Wen | |
| Music | Joshua Tan Kang Ming | ||
| Music | Nawaz Mirajkar | ||
| Theatre | Lim Woan Wen | ||
| Theatre | Peter Sau Jia Liang | ||
| Visual Arts | Ang Song Ming | ||
| 2012 | Dance | Zhuo Zihao | |
| Film | Liao Jiekai | ||
| Film | Looi Wan Ping (Lei Yuan Bin) | ||
| Literary Arts | O Thiam Chin | ||
| Music | Darren Ng Tzer Huei | ||
| Theatre | Brian Gothong Tan | ||
| Theatre | Zizi Azah Bte Abdul Majid | ||
| Visual Arts | Genevieve Chua | ||
| Visual Arts | Tan Wee Lit | ||
| 2013 | Bani Haykal | ||
| Chua Yew Kok | |||
| Grace Tan | |||
| Koh Hui Ling | |||
| M. Zaki Razak | |||
| Ruth Ling | |||
| Zul Othman (ZERO) | |||
| 2014 | Chen Zhangyi | ||
| Ian Loy | |||
| Jow Zhi Wei | |||
| Lee Mun Wai | |||
| Siti Khalijah Zainal | |||
| 2015 | Chun Kai Feng | ||
| Chun Kai Qun | |||
| Diana Soh | |||
| James Tan | |||
| Kirsten Tan | |||
| Loo Zihan | |||
| Riduan Zalani | |||
| 2016 | Alecia Neo | ||
| Ezzam Rahman | |||
| Liu Xiaoyi | |||
| Marc Nair | |||
| Pooja Nansi | |||
| 2017 | Joshua Ip | ||
| Kahchun Wong | |||
| Kray Chen | |||
| Yarra Ileto | |||
| 2018 | Sufri Juwahir | ||
| Lim Ting Li | |||
| Zulkifli Mohamed Amin | |||
| Faith Ng | |||
| Hilmi Johandi | |||
| 2019 | Emily Koh | ||
| Gabriel Chan | |||
| He Shuming | |||
| Tan Wei Keong | |||
| Weixin Quek Chong | |||
| 2020 | Irfan Kasban | ||
| Nicole Midori Woodford | |||
| Sushma Soma | |||
| Yanyun Chen | |||
| 2021 | Charlie Lim | ||
| Chitra Poornima Sathish | |||
| Han Xuemei | |||
| Norhaizad Adam | |||
| Yeo Siew Hua | |||
| Zen Teh Shi Wei | |||
| 2022 | Guo Ningru | ||
| Ho Rui An | |||
| Jerrold Chong | |||
| Rit Xu | |||
| 2023 | Daryl Lim Wei Jie | ||
| Julian Wong | |||
| Melissa Tan | |||
| Shyan Tan | |||
| Wang Chenwei | |||
| 2024 | Evan Low Jun Feng | ||
| Tan Si En | |||
| Alan Choo Su Ho | |||
| Zhang Fuming | |||
References
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