2021 Brooklyn Borough Arts Festival


Brooklyn Borough Arts Directors

Valerie Velazquez de Louzonis, Ph.D.
Districts 17, 18, 22

Joy Pace, Districts 13-16, 19, 23, 32

Jessica Goffredo Englehart, Ed.D.
Districts 20, 21, 3
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Brooklyn Borough Arts Coordinators

Claire Tomes O'Hare,
Districts 17, 18, 22

Frank Aiello, Districts 20, 21, 31


Brooklyn Resilience

Now in its seventh year, the 2021 Brooklyn Borough Arts Festival bears witness to the tumultuous and, at times, traumatic experiences our students have faced during the COVID-19 crisis. It has been an unprecedented time of anxiety and adversity in which we witnessed the call for activism in opposition to injustice and witnessed the courage of those who dared to speak the truth.

The uncertainty of school schedules and hours of home instruction left many feeling the isolation of facing a world of monotonous screen time, alone. The absence of normal routines led to nostalgic thoughts and a longing for simpler times when we enjoyed attending school, greeting friends, and seeing distant relatives.

We have all endured a long, dark winter blanketed in layers of snow feeling relief would never come. Then, suddenly, with the coming of spring we witnessed the miracle of early flowers forcing their colorful petals through the ice, bringing with them the hope of warmer and brighter days ahead. Through it all, our students have stayed the course, put their imaginations to work, and faced the challenges with the courage, resolve, and strength that are characteristic of Brooklyn Resilience.

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Table of Contents Below

Student Last Names A - D

Abdukhalinova, Sayyora (15K667) My Special Place, Category: Nostalgia

Abundis, Ashley (17K249) Vacation Spot, Category: Nostalgia

Aibana, Tobi (75K721) My Portrait, Category: Imagination

Alam, Maliha (15K429) The Dragon, Category: Moving Image

Alekhnovich, Olivia (21K098) Delicate Smile, Category: Resilience

Ali, Aasam (22K611) I'm here., Category: Monochrome

Alvarez, Jason (15K172) The Color Landscape, Category: Imagination

Amin, Nazib (18K763) The Thing Which We See Every Day, Category: Polychrome

Atik, Yasmine (20K259) Tranquility/ A homage to H.Rousseau, Category: Polychrome

Babaev, Egor (21K098) Past Present Future, Category: Nostalgia

Babahanova, Katya (22K052) Fishy, Category: Hope

Baldeschi-Balleani, Aurelio (15K684) Skull, Category: Resilience

Baldeschi-Balleani, Aurelio (15K684) Eternal Path, Category: Isolation

Barry, Melody (22K251) Princess, Category: Hope

Bell, Jason (15K429) New York City in 2021, Category: Moving Image

Benjamin, Ray (14K414) The Towering Shapes, Category: Imagination

Birkett, Safiya (18K235) Colorful Textures, Category: Polychrome

Blackman, Dimitri (15K656) Statue of Eternal Kingdom of Poseidon, Category: Resilience

Bomse, Sabine (21K239) Towards the Light, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Bondarchuk, Yekateerina (21K239) Homemade Jungle, Category: Adversity and Activism

Bonner, Noah (22K207) The Extravagant City, Category: Isolation

Bowles, Kiara (15K656) Blue Clouds, Category: Imagination

Brown, Abe Gail (84K738) Cityscape, Category: Isolation

Brown, Lauren (14K084) Our Heart, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Bryant, Madison (15K684) Hidden Alien, Category: Adversity and Activism

Bukhman, Anna (22K405) Mirage, Category: Polychrome

Cachola, Natalia (21K228) Starry Night Time Travel, Category: Resilience

Cai, Chloe (15K169) Reflection like Monet, Category: Nostalgia

Cai, Jasmine (20K259) A study of Brooklyn Bridge, Category: Monochrome

Cain, Myasia (22K611) Sister, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Capron, Elliott (21K239) Down the Slope, Category: Nostalgia

Case, Helen (21K239) Prospect of Snow, Category: Isolation

Chaclan Tzic, Kimberly (20K490) Dynamic Seasons, Category: Monochrome

Chen, Daniel (20K160) Pears, Category: Monochrome

Chen, Nia (20K187) Still Life, Category: Monochrome

Chen, Rachel (20K445) Cornered, Category: Isolation

Chen, Rachel (20K445) Crown, Category: Imagination

Chen, Rachel (20K445) Marbled, Category: Isolation

Chen, Shinny (75K721) Light, Category: Hope

Chen, Wen Wen (22K206) Okay, Category: Moving Image

Cheng, Reece (20K187) Home for the Holidays, Category: Polychrome

Chisholm, Holly (15K684) The Social Media Competition, Category: Polychrome

Cockburn, Adrianna (22K278) City Street, Category: Isolation

Cooper, Amya (22K326) Polar Bear, Category: Hope

Craddock, Ziah (75K753) Straight and Narrow, Category: Moving Image

Cruz, Angelica (13K011) Reggie Laurent Inspired Collage, Category: Polychrome

Cruz, Anthony (15K429) Break the Cycle, Category: Moving Image

Cruz, Anthony (15K429) Human is Everyone, Category: Moving Image

Cruz, Kayla (14K084) We Are The Future, Category: Adversity and Activism

Daniels, Shawn (16K026) Puffin, Category: Friendship and Kinship

David, Avery (22K405) Summer Days, Category: Imagination

Daza, Camilla (22K853) School Bus, Category: Nostalgia

DelValle, Kayla (20K445) Around ‘til the Night In, Category: Isolation

DelValle, Kayla (20K445) Adjusting the Damage, Category: Adversity and Activism

Deng, Sara (20K163) Reminder of Memories, Category: Nostalgia

Desic, Abdussamed (17K547)Just Another Day at the Movies, Category: Adversity and Activism

Dial, Nikayla (22K326) Sunflowers, Category: Polychrome

Diaz, Wendy (21K559) Los Ultimos Minutos Del Sol, Category: Nostalgia

Dubique, Grace (18K235) Kandinsky's Lines, Category: Imagination

Duval, Tracy (18K633) Self portrait, Category: Monochrome

Student Last Names E - K

Edwards, Ashley (22K245) Soft Drink, Category: Nostalgia

Erice, Ava (15K684) Monochromatic Women, Category: Polychrome

Erice, Ava (15K684) We Will Not be Silenced., Category: Adversity and Activism

Escamilla, Alonzo (75K077) Bird Eyes, Category: Imagination

Etienne, Darmandie (17K745) Fading, Category: Polychrome

Evence, Jelanie (15K656) Pencil Self Portrait, Category: Monochrome

Farran, Rami (20K163) Togetherness, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Fasano, Raffaele (21K239) Out of Place, Category: Polychrome

Figueroa, Jaylene (14K414) Black Lives Matter, Category: Adversity and Activism

Fiore, Vivian (22K277) The Rainbow, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Fisco, Armani (14K084) Masterpiece Recreation, Category: Hope

Fontes, Abigail (15K684) Autism Acceptance, Category: Resilience

Foster, Reuben (15K656) Mesmerizing Darkness, Category: Nostalgia

Franco, Marianna (22K052) Spring Daisies, Category: Resilience

Fraser, Sherelle (22K326) Pretty Flower, Category: Polychrome

Froehlich, Lia (21K239) Winter Roses, Category: Resilience

Gabbidon, Matthew (15K684) Isolation, Category: Isolation

Gajewski, Paulina (22K535) Glass Saint, Category: Hope

Galarza, Giovanni (22K194) Astronaut, Category: Imagination

Gao, Heidi (20K180) Camping With Vincent, Category: Nostalgia

Gayer, Meshak (14K414) YOU SHOULD LEAVE, Category: Adversity and Activism

Gayle, Janira (13K265) Tranquility, Category: Imagination

Gayratov, Sam (22K405) In My Eyes, Category: Polychrome

Giddings, Paige (13K011) Kimmy Cantrell Inspired Mask, Category: Imagination

Goldstein, William (21K239) Fear of the Dark, Category: Isolation

Gonzalez, Peter (20K936) We Need Peace, Category: Hope

Grant, Ashley (84K738) Eye, Category: Resilience

Gressman, Aniya (84K367) The Bold and The Beautiful, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Gross, Judy (13K265) Self Portrait, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Ha, Mikaela (20K259) My City, Category: Resilience

Hadhoud, Yousef (75K077) Man Down, Category: Polychrome

Hallousa, Yasmin (20K201) Nature and Beauty, Category: Adversity and Activism

Hamer, Kalen (17K547) The Reaper, Category: Adversity and Activism

Handari, Daniella (20K187) Morning Pic, Category: Polychrome

Harker, Auden (21K239) Double Vision, Category: Isolation

Henderson, Duke (21K239) Golden Glove, Category: Nostalgia

Henry, Caleb (18K235) Night Flight, Category: Imagination

Hernandez, Izai (17K249) I am a Superhero, Category: Resilience

Hill-Rickenbacker, Aiden (84K367) Abstract Colors, Category: Polychrome

Holness, Ameila (15K656) My Sister At Home, Category: Monochrome

Hoque, Rezwan (20K490) Backyard, Category: Isolation

Huang, Yuyu (15K656) Father and Son With Masks, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Hui, Charlotte (21K239) Canis Familiaris, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Husenova, Ruhshona (22K255) Seeing, Category: Monochrome

Iwahori-Hakmoun, Aya (20K030) Forest Forest, Category: Polychrome

Jagganarine, Jernai (23K664) Portrait Collage, Category: Monochrome

Jarin, Jahahara (17K249) Mandala, Category: Polychrome

Javed, Zoha (22K206) Static City, Category: Adversity and Activism

Jiang, Christina (20K180) Friends Matter, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Jin, Abigail (20K187) Lit By Candles, Category: Imagination

Johnson, Dariel (17K547) Black Lives Matter, Category: Adversity and Activism

Kandil, Nadine (20K163) A Greater Self-Awareness, Category: Resilience

Kelly, Elizabeth (22K207) Brooklyn Dreaming: Cloud Commuting, Category: Isolation

Kennedy, John (22K207) Guinea pig, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Khan, Soha (15K684) Painted With Racism, Category: Resilience

King, Autumn (17K091) Sunset Silhouette, Category: Resilience

Ku, Karlo Yunhu Moi (22K207) Dreamy Story at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Category: Polychrome

Kurbanova, Amira (20K200) Giraffe Walking In The Sunshine, Category: Imagination

Student Last Names L - Q

Lau, Savanna (20K229) The Scenery at the End of the Day, Category: Nostalgia

Lauricella, Julianna (21K239) Restricted Gaze, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Lawler, Fallon (14K414) Swan Lake, Category: Imagination

Leary, Kayla (22K207) Our Lady, Category: Resilience

Lee Jr., Bernard (15K656) Junior, Category: Resilience

Lenzy, Sanaya (22K245) Self-Portrait with Daisy, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Leung, Adelaide (21K239) Current World Events, Category: Isolation

Leung, Anna Ying Wai (22K535) Kindergarten Die Katze, Category: Monochrome

Lin, Daniel (22K535) Mushroom Trio, Category: Polychrome

Lin, Ellie (20K229) The Sunset, Category: Nostalgia

Lindo, Monique (22K611) Me in the Mirror, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Lindo, Monique (22K611) Dressed Up, Category: Monochrome

Liu, Kelly (22K405) What in Tarnation?, Category: Moving Image

Lodge, Kelly (17K012) My Cockatiel, Category: Imagination

Lorenzo, Emma (32K151) My Mom and Myself, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Louie, Megan (22K206) Precious, Category: Monochrome

Lucero, Cynthia (15K429) Angela, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Maroto Nersesian, Dahlia (21K239) Squirrel!, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Martinez, Oscar (75K373) Op Art, Category: Monochrome

Maslennikov, Victor (22K206) Rainbow Owl, Category: Hope

McComiskey, Michael (22K278) Word of Hope, Category: Hope

Mclaughlin, Emmaliza (22K245) Ha Ha, Category: Nostalgia

Merceda, Arly (17K547) The Cure, Category: Adversity and Activism

Molina, Ricardo (19K502) Loner, Category: Isolation

Mollica, Lucia (21K239) Contemplation, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Montanez, Rory (15K684) Hydrangeas, Category: Imagination

Montellano, Stephanie (19K108) Winter Scene, Category: Isolation

Moore, Nazir (75K140) Black History Portrait: Malcolm X, Category: Adversity and Activism

Morales, Analee (32K151) My City, Category: Hope

Morales, Melisa (15K429) Melisa, Category: Polychrome

Morales, Steven (17K547) BLM, Category: Adversity and Activism

Moronta, Xiorangie (13K265) Lantern, Category: Monochrome

Morris, Justin (19K502) Lockdown, Category: Imagination

Muradova, Jahan (22K234) Abstract of Nature, Category: Hope

Neves, Zada (20K936) Peace Week, Category: Hope

Ng, Donovan (21K098) Dragon, Category: Imagination

Nicholson, Adriana (22K207) Covid Heroes Frontline Workers, Category: Resilience

Nunez, Johan (14K250) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Category: Monochrome

Oakman, Jayson (15K429) The Wrong Monologue, Category: Moving Image

Oleksak, Adriana (22K535) The Window, Category: Nostalgia

Olivarez Luna, Rei (15K429) Kids of 2040, Category: Adversity and Activism

Ortikov, Mansur (22K206) Untitled, Category: Imagination

Ortiz, Darianny (19K171) Neural Art, Category: Polychrome

Packer, Christopher (75K396) Kamala Harris, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Paniagua, Haley (13K011) Modern Landscape, Category: Imagination

Peters, Rylee (84K367) Cartoon Me, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Pierre, Stephen (22K251) My Self Portrait, Category: Hope

Pintor, Mariana (84K738) Basquiat Postage Stamp, Category: Monochrome

Placencia Vargas, Roselyn (14K084) Digital Portrait, Category: Imagination

Pychynski, Alan (21K098) Designer Sneaker, Category: Polychrome

Pyrcak, Julia (20K201) X-ray Vision, Category: Resilience

Quinde, Angela (23K392) Portrait, Category: Monochrome

Student Last Names R - Z

Ramirez, Julius (19K108) Dragon, Category: Polychrome

Rice, Malika (15K684) Baby In Space, Category: Nostalgia

Richardson, Micah (22K245) Self-Portrait with Fish, Category: Nostalgia

Robbins, Sophia (22K277) Favorite, Category: Polychrome

Rodnikoff, Anna (15K684) Tears On Paper, Category: Adversity and Activism

Rodriguez, Layla (13K265) Scared, Category: Adversity and Activism

Roland, Michael (75K373) Wear Your Mask, Category: Adversity and Activism

Rosa, Sophia (15K429) LGBTQIA+, Category: Moving Image

Rosas, Alejandra (15K169) Roses for You, Category: Polychrome

Rose, Calixta (84K357) BLM and Dr. King at Church, Category: Hope

Ruan, Claudia (22K535) Azure Tit, Category: Nostalgia

Ruiz, Michael (14K414) Butterpahnt, Category: Imagination

Ryan, Gracie (20K686) Zentangle Name, Category: Monochrome

Rykova, Lana (22K206) Untitled, Category: Monochrome

Saidi, Hanan (17K249) P.S. 249 Artists Reflect: AMY SHERALD, Category: Moving Image

Sammy, Jaydon (22K251) Sunset Mountains, Category: Nostalgia

Samuda, Neesha (17K600) The Shavings of a Lifetime, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Sarpong, Kayden (17K249) Owl Moon, Category: Isolation

Sawicki, Laelani (20K445) Slave to the Moon, Category: Adversity and Activism

Sawicki, Laelani (20K445) So...you’re from America?, Category: Adversity and Activism

Serrano, Benjamin (22K052) Summertime, Category: Nostalgia

Severs, Tallulah (14K084) Observation Drawing, Category: Monochrome

Shabab, Sifath (21K559) A Look Above, Category: Resilience

Shestakova, Natali (21K344) My Neighborhood, Category: Resilience

Shestakova, Natali (21K344) Esmeralda, Category: Polychrome

Shibab, Sifath (21K559) Quarantine Sun, Category: Hope

Silba, Brianna (21K238) A Building- A Big House, Category: Imagination

Soudani, Nour (84K367) Best Friends, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Stanton, Nefertiti (23K392) Untitled, Category: Polychrome

Stanuch, Kacper (15K429) Stop the Spread- Isolation, Category: Moving Image

Sumrah, Nesha (19K171) Neural Design, Category: Polychrome

Sumrah, Nesha (19K171) Radial Star, Category: Hope

Swift, Kyla-Lydia (84K357) Brooklyn Water Front Building, Category: Hope

Taylor, Fox (14K414) Life of a Panda, Category: Nostalgia

Tong, Amelie (20K686) Self Portrait, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Toodles, Darren (75K368) My Portrait, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Townend, Lenna (21K239) Hope Within Today, Category: Imagination

Truluck, Arriel (15K656) Self Portrait as Madame de Verninac, Category: Resilience

Tung, Megan (15K169) Beautiful Pond, Category: Hope

Tzanas, Nicole (20K201) Beating Thoughts, Category: Polychrome

Uddin, Sakhiya (15K130) Coronavirus Warrior, Category: Resilience

Ushakova, Nikaletta (22K206) Surreal Eye, Category: Adversity and Activism

Vassallo, Christian (21K239) Fierce Fighter, Category: Friendship

Wang, Emilie (20K229) The Urban Sketch of Smith Street, Category: Polychrome

Wang, Siqi (15K169) Tomorrow's World, Category: Polychrome

Wang Medina, Jia (21K239) Blizzardly Beautiful, Category: Isolation

Wazir, Essa (75K368) Sunflower, Category: Polychrome

Weinberger, Sophia (22K278) Silhouette Tree in the Moonlight, Category: Isolation

White, Tahj (13K265) Amalgam, Category: Adversity and Activism

Williams, Timothy (22K326) Winter Landscape, Category: Isolation

Windley, Valena (17K249) Rainbow Fish, Category: Hope

Wishowski, Zuzanna (15K684) Pink, Category: Isolation

Wright, Kiana (15K429) Dark Days, Category: Moving Image

Wu, Annie (15K169) World in Water, Category: Polychrome

Wu, Jiawen (20K163) The Cycle of Life, Category: Friendship and Kinship

Wu, Lysan (20K160) Winter Woods, Category: Isolation

Xiao, Candace (21K228) Desert Sunset, Category: Monochrome

Xu, Wilson (20K490) The Second Home, Category: Monochrome

Yang, Vivian (20K069) Rainbow Fish, Category: Hope

Yoonsmith, Soojin (21K239) Cut and Paste, Category: Nostalgia

Yu, Kelly (75K231) Impressionist Self-portrait, Category: Hope

Yu, Phoebe (20K686) Semi-submerged Hippo, Category: Polychrome

Zafar, Ensaf (15K684) Melting, Category: Polychrome

Zhao, Nicole (20K201) Daydream, Category: Adversity and Activism

Zheng, Ivan (20K180) Winter Wonderland, Category: Isolation

Zheng, Mindy (13K265) Engulfment, Category: Isolation

Zinkovsky, Nickita (20K686) Imaginary Symmetrical Insect, Category: Resilience

Zubarev, Gabriella (21K098) Modern Forest, Category: Monochrome