| Artist | Ye Thway Ni |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Prize | Second Prize Winner (Cartoons) |
Biography
Ye Thway Ni (pseudonym) was born on January 1, 1991, in Bago, Bago Region, Myanmar. From a young age, he pursued an interest in painting and art, participating in school competitions where he won numerous awards for painting, cartooning, and posters. In 2013, he stepped into the world of cartoons, contributing his work to online media and newspapers. Later, in 2018, he earned certificates from competitions in Croatia and Indonesia. In 2019 and 2020, Ye Zarni Aung won the Webtoon and Theme Prize awards at the SICACO Cartoon Competition in South Korea. By the end of 2021, he moved to Thailand, where he continues to create news cartoons under the pseudonym Ye Thway Ni for various media outlets. Recently, he has also participated in the ASEAN Cartoon Competition.
Organizers:
SEA Junction, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA), aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions- from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK, BTS National Stadium), SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org, join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440 and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @seajunction
In collaboration with:
Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR)
AJAR is a non-profit organization, based in Jakarta, Indonesia, whose aim is to contribute to the strengthening of human rights and the alleviation of entrenched impunity in the Asia-Pacific region. Its work focuses on countries involved in transition from a context of mass human rights violations to democracy, where it strives to build cultures based on accountability, justice and a willingness to learn from the root causes of mass human rights violations to help prevent the recurrence of state-sanctioned human rights violations. For more information, see www.asia-ajar.org.
