Elementary

Artwork is arranged by the Student Artist's last name.

A girl with brown skin, white head scarf, and blue dress. An outline of Ghana in red, yellow, and green is seen in the background.

Self Portrait

Artist: Shamima Abdulai. PS340, Grade 5. Teacher: Kathleen Greaney. Medium: Tempera, watercolor and collage .

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/ShamimaA

A brown fence sits between yellow and green houses. A hill with three houses on top is seen in the background. Purple mountains are behind the hill.

Landscape Painting

Artist: Luis Aguilar. Authors’ Academy, Grade 5. Teacher: Min Hye Moon. Medium: Watercolor

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/LuisAguilar24

A girl with brown skin, black hair, and a pink shirt. Alternating red and orange lines are in the background. A white sign with PSMS 194 is seen on the bottom right.

It is Okay to be Different

Artist: Tahera Ayesha. PS MS 194, Kindergarten. Teacher: Maileen Arroyo Santiago. Medium: Pencil and Crayon.

Student Artist statement: I love art because I love my teacher and she makes it so fun. Art is so much fun and I love to make art all the time.

A clay head with black hair sits on top of a wooden plank.

I LOVE LUCY

Artists: Alhaya Badillo, Melissa Ortiz,

Fatouma Camara, Brielle Warren. Joseph R Drake, Grade 5. Teacher: Cheryl De Leaver. Medium: Clay Sculpture.

Student Artist statement: I want people to feel good about themselves and proud to be a girl or a woman.

Two red cardinal birds sit on top of snow-covered tree branches. Night sky is seen in the background.

Charley Harper Inspired Cardinals

Artist: Bradleigh Bailey. The Lorraine Hansberry Academy, Grade 3. Teacher: Soyoung Park. Medium: Mixed Media.

Student Artist statement: I want them to feel happy and feel like nature is around them.

A bird with blue, orange, and brown feathers lands on a brown tree branch. A waterfall and mountain range is in the background.

Nature's Landscape

Artist: Md. Barno. P.S. 121 The Throop School, Grade 5. Teacher: Giovanna Tsapatsaris. Medium: pencil and sharpies .

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/MDBarno24

A red barn and fence closes in two horses. There are orange and blue hills in the background.

Landscape Painting

Artist: Daniel Bello. Authors’ Academy, Grade 5. Teacher: Min Hye Moon. Medium: Watercolor

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/DanielBello24

A sea turtle with scales made of many colors (orange, green, blue, yellow, red, purple) swims underwater. Green weeds are seen in the background.

Rainbow Sea Turtle

Artist: Aisha Betancourt. PS 163 Arthur A. Schomburg Elementary, Grade 1. Teacher: Diana Korn. Medium: Mixed Media-Collage, Oil Pastel, Watercolor.

Student Artist statement: I made a turtle in the water and it is made with rainbow colors. I want people to feel happy when they look at it. I want them to think about my turtle during the night when they go to sleep so that they can have good dreams.

A purple fish with pink, purple, blue, and gold scales swims underwater. The fish is smiling.

Rainbow Fish In the Ocean

Artist: Nova Blanco. Lius Llorens Torres Children’s Academy, Kindergarten. Teacher: Megan Miller. Medium: water color, crayons, construction paper.

Student Artist statement: I want people to feel happy when they look at my picture. I felt happy when I made it. I hope they like it.

9 city landscape block with alternating color schemes fill a canvas.

Cityscape, Homage to Ton Schulten

Artists: Mia Brown, Rita Xhoxhaj, Ashley Ramirez, Mariana Rivera Lantigua, Anmol Saleh, Dashley Valenzuela, Jennifer Guzman, Jailey Izquierdo, Janiyah Castro. P.S 008 Isaac Varian, Grade 5. Teacher: Nushra Ahmed. Medium: construction paper, color pencils, and tempera paint .

Student Artist statement: Mia: I like to make art because it helps me express myself without always having to use words. Rita: I like to make art because it helps me calm down and feel nice. It helps me feel many different emotions.

A girl with brown skin, black hair, and a pink shirt. Pink flowers and a purple wall are seen in the background.

Romina-Self Portrait

Artist: Romina Chasing. PS 163 Arthur A. Schomburg Elementary, Grade 1. Teacher: Diana Korn. Medium: Watercolor, Pencil/Colored Pencil, Crayon .

Student Artist statement: I like to make art because it is so much fun. I love learning how to draw and sketch. I like learning about painting too, but I really love to draw and sketch because it makes me happy.

A decorative wooden plank with a green border hangs on a wall. A landscape painting of a yellow sun sinks behind a blue waterfall. An orange sky and grey mountains surround the sun.

The Horizon

Artist: Joselin Cisneros. P.S. 18X John Peter Zenger, Grade 5. Teacher: Zoila Cordova. Medium: Clay on Wood .

Student Artist statement: When people look at my work, I want people to feel like if they are in nature because when I see it it reminds of walking in trails with my family and it makes me feel peaceful. I feel like if it takes me to a different world.

Three people are seen walking down a city street. Buildings, statues and road signs are seen from left to right.

Stormy City

Artist: Jordan Davies Myers. PS160 The Walt Disney Magnet STEAM School, Grade 1. Teacher: Veronica Doherty. Medium: Oil Pastels, Watercolors, Collage details

Student Artist statement: My work is good because I made it and I am an artist. I didn’t add anything extra because that would be too much.

A city street with grey, brown, and orange buildings. A yellow sun and blue sky are in the background.

New York City Street

Artist: Norielle Davis. PS 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein, Grade 1. Teacher: Anna Cheina. Medium: watercolor

Student Artist statement: I draw very well, that’s how I know that this work is good. It looks just like a street in our city. I changed my work by putting different colors. I fixed my painting by going over some white spaces that did not make sense.

A city street with buildings connect to one another and have multiple colors. White snow falls onto the buildings.

Winter in the City

Artist: Angeles De Leon Lopez . The Lorraine Hansberry Academy, Kindergarten. Teacher: Soyoung Park. Medium: Mixed Media

Student Artist statement: It’s fun. I love painting. I paint at home and I sometimes make things with sand too.

A collage of a grey dolphin jump above water. A sun and a tree are seen in the background.

Dolphin at Sunset

Artist: Sahirah Delisser. PS 163 Arthur A. Schomburg Elementary, Grade 5. Teacher: Diana Korn. Medium: Mixed Media-Collage and Watercolor

Student Artist statement: When people look at my work, I want them to think that I have a lot of skill and talent. I am proud of this work and I want people to see that I worked neatly and carefully to make it look realistic and the best that I could make it.

A horse with pink and purple feathers flies in front of a purple background.

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Artists: Demi Disla and Blessing Acheampong. P.S. 046 Edgar Allan Poe, Grade 2. Teacher: Damaris Del Toro. Medium: Collage - colored tissue paper, colored construction paper, pipe cleaners, feathers, ribbons, and glue.

Student Artist statement: Demi Lynn Disla:I really enjoy creating art. I have so much fun in Art Club and I get to try new things that we can’t sometimes do in Art class. Our teacher lets us work with kids from another grade so it’s fun to learn from them and show them what I can do. Blessing Acheampong: I like to create art because it is very relaxing. It is also very rewarding when you are done and look at the beauty you created.

A person swings from a tree at night. A snowman, an icy lake, and snowy landscape surround the tree.

Winter Dream

Artist: Britanic Estrada. Bronx Delta PS 392, Grade 2. Teacher: Alexandra Shaver. Medium: Watercolors, oil pastels, permanent marker and tin foil on paper .

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/BritanicEstrada

A purple and pink house is seen in a green, grassy landscape.

Victorian House

Artist: Safa Fataha. PS/MS194, Grade 5. Teacher: Reena Varughese. Medium: Pencil, white and colored paper, black and colored sharpies

Student Artist statement: Art gives me time to think, and process what I want to share, and recreate new ideas.

Yellow Fox

Artist: Gianna Giustra. P.S 008 Isaac Varian, Grade 1. Teacher: Nushra Ahmed. Medium: Permanent marker, tempera paint, watercolor paper.

Student Artist statement: I express myself by remembering my grandma. At home, I make posters, and my work is on the wall.

An owl perches on top of a tree branch . A blue lake and moon are seen behind the tree.

Owl Landscape

Artist: Kainen Gonzalez. The Throop School, Grade 2. Teacher: Suzanne Gilchrist-Marley. Medium: pencil, sharpie, crayon.

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/KainenGonzalez

A girl with brown skin, brown hair, and blue shirt is pictured in front of a blue mountain range. She is sticking her tongue out.

Self Portrait in Blue

Artist: Jazmine Gonzalez. PS 54, Grade 5. Teacher: Tina Silverman. Medium: Acrylic on canvas board.

A clay sculpture of a person in a red outfit holding a stuffed taco up to their mouth.

Facetime A Taco

Artist: Leina Gonzalez. Concourse Village Elementary School, Grade 4. Teacher: Courtney Watson. Medium: Air Dry Clay and Tempera Paint

Student Artist statement: When people look at my work I want them to feel HUNGRY! I love tacos and wanted to make people laugh while looking at me eating a taco.

A black and white sketch of an elephant with big ears and a long trunk.

African Elephant

Artist: inson Guarango Barreto. Isaac Varian Elementary School, Grade 4. Teacher: Sharon Bogolubov. Medium: Charcoal

Student Artist statement: I want people who haven’t seen elephants to be surprised by my drawing because maybe it will help them know what African elephants look like. I want people to think about the elephants and what they can do to help them so we will have them in the future.

A green dinosaur with a yellow crown. Many colors with words- such as Freedom, Brave, Love, Justice, Respect- fill the background.

Power Dino

Artist: Atreydes Harris. PSMS194, Grade 2. Teacher: Maileen Arroyo Santiago. Medium: Tempera Paint, Oil pastel

Student Artist statement: I am really happy with my work, and I am glad I added bones to my dinosaur because Basquiat put bones in his art, and I wanted to use his style. I like how my black history power words stand out with some black and white too.

Tall buildings made of different colors- purple, green, blue, yellow, orange-line a city street.

My Street

Artist: Jayden Hidalgo. PS 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein, Grade 1. Teacher: Anna Cheina. Medium: watercolor

Student Artist statement: This work looks good to me. I sketched carefully, then I outlined all the buildings and details like windows. It took a long time. I thought about what colors to choose. I worked hard on this artwork.

A black tree branch with red flower buds is pictured in front of a red and yellow sky. A light yellow sun is in the background.

The Calming Sunset

Artist: Hailey Holguin. PS 95 Sheila Mencher, Grade 4. Teacher: Stephanie Fiorino. Medium: Painting

Student Artist statement: I want to make people feel calm with my art, so they feel like they are looking into the sunset.

Several rows of people in bright color clothes surround a white bed with a baby in the middle.

It Takes a Village

Artist: Oliver Ioncaola. PS 48 The Joseph R. Drake School, Grade 1. Teacher: Cheryl De Leaver. Medium: acrylic on black canvas.

Student Artist statement: I can make history in pictures.

Dragon

Artist: Riley Jimenez. Isaac Varian Elementary School, Grade 2. Teacher: Sharon Bogolubov. Medium: Opaque watercolors, regular and metallic markers

Student Artist statement: I want my art to make people feel happy, especially if they are sad.

A girl with long brown hair, black shirt, and red pants stands at the base of a green hill. A bird sitting on a basket and a robot with a red watering can are seen next to a tree.

My Wish ...Our Future

Artist: Serenity Jimenez. Edgar Allan Poe, Grade 2. Teacher: Damaris Del Toro. Medium: Marker, Water color and color pencil

Student Artist statement: I want people to see the future that I wish to see when they look at my art and feel hopeful. In the future I hope robots will help humans to take care of nature and our planet. That is why I showed the robot watering the trees just like the human is watering the plants.

A yellow building with a sign that says "Freddy's Pizza: open" is pictured on a city street.

My Neighborhood: Freddy's Pizza

Artist: Jacob Johnson Soto. Urban Scholars Community School, Grade 2. Teacher: Agnes Freulich. Medium: mixed media: pencil, markers, crayons, colored pencils

Student Artist statement: I make art because I would love to be a famous artist. I love art because it makes feel relaxed and calm.

Two cut-out creatures- one red octopus and one koala bear with blue feathers- are glued to the back of popsicle sticks. They stand up with clay fasteners.

Two Alebrijes

Artist: Seo Jung Kim, Dongh Wan Kim. PS 89 The Williamsbridge School, Grade 3. Teacher: Emma Mullins Zucker. Medium: paper, markers, paper bag, popsicle stick, hot glue, model magic

Student Artist statement: I made this piece by combining animals and looking at different animals to learn to draw them. I added parts of animals one by one to create my own animal.

Jellyfish

Artist: Allyana Lawrence. Ps 19 The Judith K. Weiss Woodlawn School, Grade 4. Teacher: Michelle Quinn. Medium: Clay

Student Artist statement: Making art makes me feel calm. I love to use use clay, and chalk pastels.

A girl with short hair, pink shirt, blue skirt, and white knee-high socks is seen in front of four apartment buildings/storefronts.

Self-Portrait

Artist: Skyler Llera. PS 36, Grade 5. Teacher: Jason Holt. Medium: Watercolor, marker and pencil

Student Artist statement: I made a picture of myself in the city. I’m proud of the figure and how I made the clothes and the position.

A girl with shoulder length hair is posing in front of a blue, purple, and red wall.

Self-Portrait

Artist: Kelly Major. Bronx Delta PS 392, Grade 4. Teacher: Alexandra Shaver. Medium: Watercolor, tempera, colored pencil, and collage on paper

Student Artist statement: I’ve been doing art my whole life. My mom is great at art and I follow behind her. I love being creative making origami and things like that. Painting is stronger for me, especially watercolors that are easier to blend. It’s one of my stronger mediums.

A girl with black braids and blue shirt makes a heart symbol with her hands. A pink wall with multi-color symbols are in the back.

Self Portrait

Artist: Jacey Marston. PS 396, Grade 3. Teacher: Zoe Rosenberg. Medium: Oil pastel, collage, mixed media.

Student Artist statement: I made a few different backgrounds before I made this one. I tried different ways of making patterns, using stencils and warm and cool colors, and using marker or oil pastel.

A green frog sits in a creek. Sea life and green weeds surround the frog.

Underwater Frog

Artist: Micheal McNicholas. Ps 19 The Judith K. Weiss Woodlawn School, Grade 3. Teacher: Michelle Quinn. Medium: watercolor

Student Artist statement: I like art because I like sketching just like my mom and dad.

A yellow school bus has 8 windows. Each window has a paper collage portrait of a different child.

Self-Portraits

Artists: Austin Melo, Genesis Rios Reyes, Sophia Huitzil Lucero, Maira Nurhussen, Abdoul Affo, Era Gjyriqi, Imani Robinson, Ariadna Urena Mercado. PS 008 Isaac Varian Elementary School, Kindergarten. Teacher: Sharon Bogolubov. Medium: paper, glue

A 3D diorama of a city block; complete with roads, buildings and trees. Two human figures stand towards the front.

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Artists: Emma Mercado, Ezra Freeman. AmPark

Neighborhood School, Grade 1. Teacher: Ely Vargas. Medium: Vibrant colors

Student Artist statement: I like to make art because it is fun and helps me learn.

A bridge sits on a body of water at sunset. The orange and red sun reflects purple and blue on the water.

Bridge at Sunset

Artist: Arnob Mozumder. Luis Llorens Torres Children’s Academy, Grade 5. Teacher: Adriatik Baliaj. Medium: watercolor and sharpie

Student Artist statement: I like to make art because it helps me feel more confidant. The more art I make, and the more I practice the better I get.

A grey owl sits on top of a tree branch at night time. White snow drops are seen in the background.

My Snowy Owl

Artist: Zaynab Musleh. PS 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein, Grade 4. Teacher: Anna Cheina. Medium: tempera paint

Student Artist statement: I want people to think that I am creative because when I work I think of my own details to add to my art, I do not copy anyone else. It is important to me that my work is different, and I want others to see it.

A portrait of a boy with a surprised look is displayed on a small wooden stand.

Soccer Player Ronaldo

Artist: Adam Musleh. PS 89 The Williamsbridge School, Grade 2. Teacher: Emma Mullins Zucker. Medium: modelmagic on cardboard with tempera paint

Student Artist statement: My work is good because this is of a famous soccer player that all the kids love. The mouth and neck and hair look just like him. His name is Ronaldo. His jersey has number 7 on it for his number. I added that detail at the end.

A girls face is seen in front of a pink background.

Me - Abigail Navarro

Artist: Abigail Navarro. PS160 The Walt Disney Magnet STEAM School, Pre-K. Teacher: Veronica Doherty. Medium: Crayon, pencil and watercolor

Student Artist statement: My mommy would like this because my mommy loves me. My picture is so nice, it looks like me because I have earrings, my hair is long and pretty and in a ponytail. I love pink so I put it around my face.

A brown mice hides behind a rock. A nutcracker figure in a red suit and green trees are in the background. They appear to be inside a glass globe on top of a black stand.

Nutcracker Snowglobe Collage

Artist: Angelo Occhino. Ps 19 The Judith K. Weiss Woodlawn School, Grade 4. Teacher: Michelle Quinn. Medium: collage paper sculpture

Student Artist statement: Art helps me focus and I like to be creative.

Two koi fish swim in a circle pattern. One fish has orange scales while the other has blue scales.

Koi in the pond

Artist: Shantal Pantaleon. PS 23 The New Childrens School, Grade 5. Teacher: Brian MacRae. Medium: Colored Pencil, Watercolor Paint

Student Artist statement: I like to make art because whenever I am stressed I like to make art because it calms me down.

A figure with yellow skin, red lips, and abstract eyes wears a multi-color shirt. The figure has blue and black hair.

My picasso inspiratioN portrait

Artist: Daisy Paredes. P.s.386 school for environmental citizenship, Grade 5. Teacher: Brenda Rivera Velez. Medium: Tempera sticks and black marker

Student Artist statement: I like to make art because it makes me feel good. I also like to make art because my sister inspired me.

Gorilla

Artist: Lloyd Parko. Authors’ Academy, Grade 5. Teacher: Min Hye Moon. Medium: Oil Pastels

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/LloydParko

A blue house with a red roof sits in a snowy landscape. Two green trees are in front. The sky is black and the crescent moon is grey.

Moon Lit Sky

Artist: Jorman Payano. Lius Llorens Torres Children’s Academy, Grade 3. Teacher: Megan Miller. Medium: mixed media, crayons, watercolor and collage

Student Artist statement: When people look at my work I want them to think that I am a great artist. I want them to think that I tried my best. My art makes me feel happy because I am always surprised by what I create when I put a lot of effort into it.

Four turtles in ninja uniforms emerge from a building with broken glass. They are charging towards a person with red boxing gloves raised in the air.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Artist: Ansel Pena. P.S. 032 Belmont, Grade 2. Teacher: Sele Ortiz. Medium: Drawing

Student Artist statement: I think this art is good because I worked so hard and made tons of mistakes that helped me understand that you can learn from your mistakes. The small details like the eyes and the faces were challenging. I am proud of the way the ninja turtles came out but I would fix Leonardo’s head because the head looks smashed and April O’Neil’s eyes are so big.

A person with white hair and an orange hoodie sweater.

My anime

Artist: Emeli Pena. PS 214 The Lorraine Hansberry Academy, Grade 8. Teacher: Alaina Sanchez. Medium: Colored pencil and marker on paper

Student Artist statement: This work was successful because it pushed me to trust myself more in my artwork. I knew the original didn’t feel right as a whole but there were parts that I liked so I worked around those parts.

A green statue is to the left of several skyscrapers. The scene is at night with yellow stars surrounding an orange moon.

Starry New York

Artist: Alexander Perez. P.S.205, Grade 5. Teacher: Brittany Dura. Medium: Tempera Paint

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/AlexanderPerez

A collage of a person with brown skin, orange hair, and a checkered shirt.

People in Our Community

Artist: Jeremiah Perez. P.S. 032 Belmont, Grade 4. Teacher: Sele Ortiz. Medium: Collage

A sculpture of a red dragon with yellow eyes and black spikes.

The Demon Dragon

Artist: Jacob Persaud. PS 36, Grade 5. Teacher: Jason Holt. Medium: Model Magic, acrylic and cardboard

Student Artist statement: I made a few other sculptures out of clay but they didn’t come out as good as this one. It’s not about just having good ideas in your head, you really have to put a lot of effort and work into it to make it look good.

A swirl of yellow and white stars make a path towards an orange sun in the sky. A blue sea and green tree are seen towards the bottom.

The Stars in the Night

Artist: Wilson Poveda. PS 205, Grade 5. Teacher: Brittany Dura. Medium: Tempera paint

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/WilsonPoveda

A black and white drawing of a plant inside a white pot.

planta ondulada de carbón

Artist: Avril Recalde. Port Morris, Grade 5. Teacher: AnneMarie Diop. Medium: charcoal

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/AvrilRecalde

Orange and red leaves are on a green lawn. A red house and trees are seen in the background.

Falling Leaves

Artist: Elijah Rivera Ladino. Bronx Delta PS 392, Grade 1. Teacher: Alexandra Shaver. Medium: oil pastels, tempera paint, and permanent marker on paper

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/ElijahRiveraLadino

A moon and sun are pictured on opposite corner of a drawing.

Night and Day

Artist: Chelsea Rodriguez. Lius Llorens Torres Children’s Academy, Grade 3. Teacher: Adriatik Baliaj. Medium: colored pencils and sharpie

Student Artist statement: I hope people are impressed when they look at my work. I want people to appreciate the hard work I did for the picture.

An orange car drives along a curved, grey road. A red bird and white animal are seen in the distance.

Country Life

Artist: Madison Rodriguez. PS160 The Walt Disney Magnet STEAM School, Grade 2. Teacher: Veronica Doherty. Medium: Oil Pastel and collage papers

Student Artist statement: Art is fun, I am happy when I make art and when it looks good to me. I like to add details to make my work look even better.

A bird with grey and yellow feathers eats a worm while perched on top of a bigger bird's beak.

Mother Bird

Artist: Angelle Sampson. P.S. 121 The Throop School, Grade 5. Teacher: Giovanna Tsapatsaris. Medium: pencil, colored pencils and sharpies

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/AngelleSampson

A black car drives along a city street. Three buildings are on the opposite side of the street.

My Community

Artist: Bella Sanchez. Concourse Village Elementary School, Grade 2. Teacher: Courtney Watson. Medium: Tempera Paint

Student Artist statement: Mrs. Watson always lets us make our own artistic choices. I can choose if I want to paint, draw or even use clay. I can show things I like through my art and make it personal.

A glass jar with a sand castle, beach waves, and sun. The jar is placed on top of a wooden counter.

Happy Beach

Artist: Albert Sanchez Capellan. PS 95 Sheila Mencher, Grade 5. Teacher: Stephanie Fiorino. Medium: Collage

Student Artist statement: Some ways I have been able to express myself through my art work is by using small details to show a big idea.

A girl with brown hair, black glasses, and a black hoodie. She winks one eye and stand in front of a green background.

Self Portrait

Artist: Isis Santiago. PS340, Grade 5. Teacher: Kathleen Greaney. Medium: Tempera on paper

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/IsisSantiago

Two people stand along a city street. Multiple city buildings are on the opposite side of the street.

Belmont

Artists: Xander Santiago, Izavus Franqui. P.S. 032 Belmont, Grade 2. Teacher: Sele Ortiz. Medium: Collage

Student Artist statement: I like going to art class every week to be inspired and to learn. I can use my imagination to create our everyday life.

For buildings decorated with various hearts and shapes depict a night landscape.

Love Above the Cities Night Sky

Artist: Bryce Santiago. PS/MS29 The Melrose School, Kindergarten. Teacher: Jessica Palladino-Abbate. Medium: Paper collage

Student Artist statement: This year I have made messy art, neat art, the best art, and art I didn’t think was so great. I like how all of my art is still art in some way.

A person with yellow skin, red lips, and multi-color hair poses in front of a multi-color background.

My picasso inspired portrait

Artist: Danna Sepulveda. P.S.386, Grade 5. Teacher: brenda rivera. Medium: Tempera sticks

Student Artist statement: I express myself through art by being creative. I love to draw all the time.

A collage of three basketball players are arranged on a yellow sheet of paper. The figures 4 and 8 are seen towards the right.

Black History Month Portraits

Artist: Aiden Smith. PS 396, Grade 3. Teacher: Zoe Rosenberg. Medium: Mixed Media

Student Artist statement: I added lots of layers, and different patterns. I worked on this collage for 3 or 4 art periods because I kept adding layers, and shapes, and different people to my portrait collage.

12 square depict different objects and scenes: A dog, a slice of pizza, ice cream, emoji faces, lion, sunset, tree, cat, daytime landscapes, mountains, rainbow, and city landscapes.

My Awesome Squares

Artist: Filly Suso. Urban Scholars Community School, Grade 3. Teacher: Agnes Freulich. Medium: mixed media: pencil, colored pencils, markers

Student Artist statement: I have made a lot of cool art with lots of details. I like drawing the best because I have a sketchbook and materials at home. I also make things with playdoh. That is fun too.

A girl with black hair, blue shirt and pants waives her hand in front of a painting of a blue wave.

The Beautiful Wave

Artist: Tanzika Tasneem. PS 36, Grade 5. Teacher: Jason Holt. Medium: Watercolor and marker

Student Artist statement: I have a passion for art. I was inspired by my brother to do art. We always compete to see whose art is better or worse. Art can express your feelings. It can express your experiences. Most of all it’s actually really beautiful.

A person with short black hair and black shirt poses in front of different colors. Words like Kind, Funny, Creative and Intelligent are seen.

Self-Portrait

Artist: Alexis Tepalcingo. P.S.91x, Grade 5. Teacher: Reimy Pimentel. Medium: Colored Pencil, Markers

Student Artist statement: I like art because i think its a fun way to feel peaceful and calm.

Birds fly above a house with yellow window panes. A dark sky and white moon are seen above the house.

Haunted House

Artist: Jaylee Toribio. The Lorraine Hansberry Academy, Grade 3. Teacher: Soyoung Park. Medium: Tempera Paint

Student Artist statement: I want them to think it’s spooky and wonder what is happening in the house.

Two self portraits of a girl: realistic on the left, abstract on the right.

Myself

Artist: Genesis Grace Torres. Crescent, Grade 3. Teacher: Dianne Giuliano. Medium: crayon, colored pencils and markers.

Student Artist statement: My art is good because I put a lot of effort into my work. I tried to make my realistic self portrait look like me. I added my eye lashes and I made myself smiling. The realistic drawing is more like me. I enjoyed doing the abstract too, but I like the realistic portrait better.

A smiling face made of blue paper and news clippings. Green paper makes up the background.

Speed

Artist: Jonathan Torres. P.S.91x, Grade 2. Teacher: Reimy Pimentel. Medium: Collage (Assortment of papers)

Student Artist statement: When people look at my work I want them to see my monkeys emotion and to know that he is fast.

A person with brown skin, black hair, and yellow dress poses in front of a collage of printed paper.

How I See Myself

Artist: Taliya Treasure. PS 96 Richard Rogers School For the Arts, Grade 2. Teacher: Kristen Vassallo. Medium: Collage and tempera painting

Student Artist statement: I like to make art because it is fun and you can take you time. Every time you try and work on it, it gets better and better.

Four figures with one eye throw snowballs in a field covered in snow. A snowman and barn are seen in the background.

Playing In The Winter Snow

Artist: Kean Valencia. PS97, Grade 3. Teacher: Billie-Jo Osowicki. Medium: paper and marker

Student Artist statement: I want people to see how much fun I have with my family.

A mask with white and black paint. Yellow strings dangle from the bottom while feathers are seen on top.

Honduras

Artist: Lyanna Velasquez. Edward J. Collins, Grade 5. Teacher: Jenoice Baxter. Medium: Papier Mache Mask

Student Artist statement: When people look at my artwork, I want them to experience my Hondurian culture, which is very colorful during carnival season.

Sprinkles

Artist: Leah Ventura. Claremont Community School, Grade 3. Teacher: Shari Green. Medium: Oil pastels

Student Artist statement: I make art when I feel happy or sad. My art shows people how I feel.

A white bird sits on top of a pole. Yellow swirls fill the blue sky. A yellow crescent moon is seen above.

Starry Beach

Artist: Fatima Vidal. P.S. 205, Grade 5. Teacher: Brittany Dura. Medium: Tempera Paint

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/FatimaVidal

Four squares depict yellow flowers collages. Multiple colors and patterns surround each flower.

Sunflower Quilt, Homage to Faith Goodman

Artists: Jesus O Zapata Pitillo, Elizabeth Jacinto Juarez, Juniel Rosario Torres, Brandon Perez, Juniel Rosario Torres. P.S 008 Isaac Varian, Grade 1. Teacher: Nushra Ahmed. Medium: paper, textile, crayon, magazine pages

Student Artist statement: I like doing art because my big brother shows me how he does art, we do art together! Sometimes I feel bad, so then I draw.

A girl with brown hair and a pink gown walks along a wooden trail. The wood trail sits on top of a river. Green mountains, birds, and a sun are in the background.

The Pink Blossom Princess

Artist: Thea Zhang. P.S. 121 The Throop School, Grade 5. Teacher: Giovanna Tsapatsaris. Medium: pencil, colored pencils and sharpies

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/TheaZhang

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