Singapore artist wins top prize

Singapore artist Priscilla Tey's It Takes A Village won the top prize in the Site Specific Category of the World Illustration Awards.

- Ong Sor Fern

The competition - organised by Britain-based Association of Illustrators (AOI) in partnership with the United States-based Directory of Illustration (DI) drew more than 4,700 entries from 85 countries. The winners in 10 categories were announced online on Sept 16.

Tey is the first Singaporean to win in this category. Singaporean artist Esther Goh won in the Editorial Category in 2018 for Emojiworld, which was commissioned by local visual art and education platform Eyeyah!.

Tey's win comes with a trophy, which she says is in the mail. The 33-year-old, who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design in the US on a full scholarship, told The Straits Times: "What I do get out of the competition, apart from the recognition, is mostly publicity and visibility." She will also receive a year's membership with the AOI and a free 10-image portfolio with the US-based DI. The two established databases are key resources for art directors.