In these unprecedented times, we could not help but see the artwork through a new filter—one where themes like isolation, “social distancing,” chaos, uncertainty, and the frailty of the human body—take on heightened meanings. There were a handful of pieces that felt charged with the gravity of our new world, and we have highlighted these together.
Steven Huang, Burial Play
Acrylic, 24 x 30 inches. Grade 12, Guilderland High School, Teacher: Sarah Gockley
Yewon Park, I’m Lovin it, Mixed media,
19 x 24 inches. Grade 12, Shaker High School, Teacher: Genevieve Chornyak
Janille Nuqui, Lungs
Watercolor and embroidery, 10 x 9 inches. Grade 11, Albany High School, Teacher: Krissy Monahan
Tyler Williams, Untitled, Gelatin Silver Print
8 x 10 inches. Grade 12, Columbia High School, Teacher: Andrea Neiman
Maureen Chuang, Hehuan Sunset
Hand woven textile, clasp weft technique, 10 x 23 inches. Grade 11, Emma Willard School, Teacher: Barbara Todd
Anthony Dilanne, I’m Hungry, Digital drawing
6 x 20 inches. Grade 12, Shaker High School, Teacher: Genevieve Chornyak
Bill Sun, The World Behind the Wall
Digital print, 13 x 19 inches. Grade 9, Albany Academies, Teacher: Michael Zabinski
Logan Feathers, Ours & Theirs,
Digital print. 36 x 18 inches. Grade 11, Averill Park High School, Teacher: Logan Kline
Jamiah Williams, Window Lit
Digital print, 11 x 14 inches. Grade 11, Albany High School, Teacher: Diana Jordan
Maxine Sarfo, Confront,
Marker, 16 x 12 inches. Grade 12, Albany City School, Teacher: Krissy Monahan
Jared Effman, Anatomical Stippling
Ink on paper, 18 x 24 inches. Grade 11, Doane Stuart School, Teacher: Jason Martinez
Johanna Duffy, 1860 Schoolhouse
Digital print, 13 x 19 inches. Grade 10, Albany Academies, Teacher: Michael Zabinski
