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

A collage of multi-colored trees among a forest covered in snow.

Winter Rainbow Trees

Artist: Frensis Aliaj. Jeffrey M. Rapport School for Career Development @ Bronxwood Offsite, Grade 12. Teacher: Maura Lane. Medium: Bleeding tissue paper, Acrylic paint, sharpies, Collage.

Student Artist statement: I want people to think my work looks beautiful.

On top: a person in a red shirt looks down a well made of grey stones. A desert landscape surrounds the well. On Bottom: A figure in a red shirt and blue jeans stands on top of a raft looking up towards a well.

Global Perspective

Artist: Sally Almaklani. Renaissance High For Musical Theater and the Arts, Grade 11. Teacher: Sailesh Varadan. Medium: Acrylic Paint on canvas.

Student Artist statement: This painting was for an assignment on climate change. I feel it is very successful because it shows the duality of what our planet earth is going through.

A face covered in green tint is highlighted in gold marker.

WUESLY

Artist: Wuesly Harry Bernardez . P721X STEPHEN D. MCSWEENEY SCHOOL, Grade 12. Teacher: Nicole Boggi. Medium: Collage, Marker, And Paint On Paper.

Student Artist statement: When I draw it makes me happy.

A person with a black afro and brown skin holds a white flower. They are gazing towards the right side of the painting.

Self-Reflection

Artist: Prisca Boadu. Renaissance High School for Musical Theater and the Arts, Grade 12. Teacher: Sailesh Varadan. Medium: Acrylic

Student Artist statement: I have been able to express myself through my art in so many ways. By drawing and painting themes of my cultural heritage, my Bronx community, my social and political views, and my overall feelings on current events, I have been able to tell various stories of my life and experience on a canvas for a variety of different people to see.

A person with pink, blue, and white hair holds a red puzzle piece. In the right corner, sliver font displays the following: Every day we play this game of chance, whirling through a desperate DANCE.

Untitled

Artist: Legacy Burgess. Bronx High Schools for the Visual Arts, Grade 9. Teacher: J’han Brady. Medium: Posca and Prismacolor markers.

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/LegacyBurgess24

Cheetah

Artist: Marcos Clander. IN-Tech Academy MS/HS, Grade 9. Teacher: Chris Parkman. Medium: Watercolor pencils and black ink marker

Student Artist statement: When I was younger I enjoyed drawing and coloring. I used to get a piece of paper and draw disney characters. My parents would tell me to try my best and find something that I’m good at over time. I noticed that I was really good at art so I started focusing on doing it more.

A person with black and pink hair stares towards the right side of the portrait. They are wearing a blue and purple shirt.

Zoning Out

Artist: Wilbur Diaz. Mott Hall Bronx High School, Grade 11. Teacher: Jordan Rosen. Medium: Digital Art (app used: ProCreate)

Student Artist statement: I struggled with the shading of this piece. In order to overcome this I looked up tutorials, looked at other artists, and studied shading on my own time. I also tried making random shapes so I wouldn’t try to make this piece look neat because I wanted to have a messy vibe.

A wave is made of blue, white, and orange squares of paper. Black squares are seen in the background.

The Wave

Artist: Danny Dong. Schuylerville Prep HS, Grade 12. Teacher: Gladys Rosas-LaFrossia. Medium: Paper Mosaic

Student Artist statement: Art has allowed me to express my thoughts and feelings more effectively than verbally.

Endangered Penguin

Artist: Vanely Espinoza Rosas. Pelham Lab High School, Grade 12. Teacher: Michelle Herzek. Medium: Charcoal

Student Artist statement: One thing that was challenging about this piece was getting the proportions correct and as accurate as I can. There were a ton of erasing and corrections made but I went with the flow as much as I could.

A face of a boy with brown skin and black curly hair is seen crying in the upper left corner. Four hands are seen pointing guns towards the face. 4 hands hold different white flowers towards the face.

Love and Envy

Artist: Patricio German. Fordham High School for the Arts, Grade 11. Teacher: Lisa Mota. Medium: colored pencil

Student Artist statement: Expressing myself through my art helps me clear my head and get ideas out instead of over thinking throughout my day and causing stress.

A face is outlined in blue, black, and red ink. On the left side of the face, "POP" is read in orange font and yellow background. On the right side of the face, "ART" with a green background.

Pop Art

Artist: Ivana Gomez. Astor Collegiate Academy, Grade 9. Teacher: Leon McAllister. Medium: Acrylic

Student Artist statement: I usually don’t paint and only use pencils so painting this artwork was a bit challenging and a new experience for me.

Two people sit on a park bench. On the left, a woman with brown skin and grey curls holds a bouquet of flowers. On the right, a man with white skin and grey hair sits with a cane. A garden of flowers and a tree with green leaves are seen in the background.

Our future life.

Artist: Jassandra Gonzalez. Truman High school, Grade 12. Teacher: Paula Mills. Medium: Acrylic paint.

Student Artist statement: Some things that were challenging was staying patient during the painting process.

A black and white drawing of a crown covered in vines and thorns.

The Passion of the Christ

Artist: Jean Carlos Grullon. HS for Contemporary Arts, Grade 11. Teacher: Elizabeth Fidoten. Medium: pencil, eraser, micron, marker

Student Artist statement: To be honest the one main challenge that there was within creating the piece was trying to make the shadow of the crown look good in relation to the crown of thorns. I overcame this through commitment to complete the work.

A portrait with a woman with brown skin and hair. She is wearing a blue face mask and a black dress. Green and red mountains are seen in the background.

Mona's New Environment

Artist: Samuel Gyimah. Schuylerville Prep HS, Grade 10. Teacher: Gladys Rosas-LaFrossia. Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Board

Student Artist statement: Expressing myself though art makes people understand me better. It makes people know my thoughts and opinions on certain things.

A person with green brown skin holds their right hand up to their face. Dried flower petals form a frame around the picture.

Inferno

Artist: Nashera Holness. Bronx Bridges High School, Grade 11. Teacher: Crystal Lamb. Medium: Oil Paints, Acrylic Paints, Roses, Mod Podge, and Thumb Tacks.

Student Artist statement: Through the use of art, I’ve been able to better comprehend, not only my external features but also my internal self.

A wolf and a vampire face each other. Red splashes of blood cover their faces.

Bad Romance

Artist: Emily Irizarry. High School For Teaching and Professions, Grade 11. Teacher: Larry Minetti. Medium: Digital

Student Artist statement: I love to express myself and draw, use computer design, and paint as often as I can. I have several sketch pads which I work inside each day.

A tree is covered with pink and red dots for leaves. The leaves form a heart shape.

A Heart Tree

Artist: Zihar Jackson. Bronx Community High School, Grade 10. Teacher: Carol Houser.

Student Artist statement: The most challenging part of creating my piece was combining the design elements of melding the tree and the heart and using shading. I overcame my challenge by listening to music, talking to Mom, and manipulating the shading with water.

A skeleton wears a black cloak. Various lines are over the skeleton. The painting has a silver background.

Untitled

Artist: Adrien LaChica. Astor Collegiate Academy, Grade 9. Teacher: Leon McAllister. Medium: Acrylic Paint

Student Artist statement: It helps expressing emotions in a healthy way.

A sculpture of a creature with wings and long tail. The creature has purple and black scales. The background is black with shreds of different colors.

Nebula

Artist: Vy Le. Collegiate Institute for Math and Science, Grade 12. Teacher: Marisella Vazquez-Marin. Medium: Mixed Media (paper, paint, on cardboard)

Student Artist statement: I’m an introvert, which is difficult for me to express my thoughts and feelings to others due to how reserved I can be. However, through art, I am able to not only understand myself more, but I can also easily process my emotions as well; this way, people around can understand me better.

A girl with red hair and a purple dress holds a red fan. Green swirls are seen in the background.

World of Swirls

Artist: Brittany Lopez. HS for Contemporary Arts, Grade 12. Teacher: Elizabeth Fidoten. Medium: watercolor

Student Artist statement: The challenge was finding the right colors and using them purposefully. Colors are important for the mood and in this specific piece all the colors had to fit in perfectly.

A stick figure poses in front of feathers. A green pumpkin and fall leaves are seen towards the right.

Still Life

Artist: Nixa Lopez. Bronx International High School, Grade 9. Teacher: Rachel Levine. Medium: watercolor, paper, colored pencils

Student Artist statement: I feel that the reason this piece works so well is that I worked extremely hard to make every aspect of the artwork look pleasant and organized. I did my best to successfully achieve transitions in color and to create different textures within my piece.

A black and white drawing of two hands connected by the fingers.

Intertwined Hands

Artist: Victoria Lu. Bronx Science, Grade 11. Teacher: Tessa Sutton. Medium: Charcoal on paper

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/VictoriaLu

A collage of black and white drawings. On the top right: eyebrows and round eyes. Middle Left: Details of a body of a candelabra. Bottom right: An unlit end of candelabra.

Lumière

Artist: Jaleiny Monteros. Archimedes Academy for Math, Science, & Technology Applications, Grade 12. Teacher: Helen Melamed. Medium: Graphite & Ink

Student Artist statement: To me, success in an artwork is not perfecting a skill, but rather further improvement of a skill.

Paddle

Artist: Marcos Mora. Archimedes Academy for Math, Science, & Technology Applications, Grade 12. Teacher: Helen Melamed. Medium: Graphite, Ink, & Marker on Paper

Student Artist statement: Expressing myself through art helps me share my feelings uniquely and without words. It relieves stress, allows me to be more creative, and helps me understand myself better.

A drawing of the eye of a lion. Orange fur surrounds the eye.

Eye of the Lion

Artist: Sebastian Murcia. Pelham Lab High School, Grade 12. Teacher: Michelle Herzek. Medium: Oil Pastel

Student Artist statement: The most challenging part of this piece is creating the pattern of the fur and getting the color of that eye with oil pastels.

Three people are sitting below green trees. The person on the left wears a purple scarf and black face mask. The person in the middle wears a black head scarf and hold their hand up towards the sky. The person on the right wears a blue hoodie and paints a drawing.

Painting Our Happiness

Artist: Nowshoba Nowshin. Bronx Bridges High School, Grade 12. Teacher: Crystal Lamb. Medium: Acrylic Paint

Student Artist statement: I found art to be the perfect way to show my real emotions after starting high school. My life fully changed after immigrating to this country and I became a total introvert. Art was my way to show my creativity, my happy and sad emotions. Not only that, I make art to also gift my friends on their special days and show them how much they mean to me.

A yellow banana is sliced open, revealing green sections. A green lime is sliced open.

Lemons and Limes

Artist: Adeline Nurenie. Bronx Science, Grade 9. Teacher: Tessa Sutton. Medium: Pencil and colored pencil

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/AdelineNurenie

The El

Artist: Britney Ojeda. Bronx Regional High School, Grade 12. Teacher: Laura Giammarco. Medium: Watercolor Pencils

Student Artist statement: Expressing myself through art makes me appreciate the little things in my life that I would probably never had paid attention to until I starting creating this piece.

Mi Cherie

Artist: Loukman Ouro Agouda. Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies, Grade 11. Teacher: Alex Fernández. Medium: Oil Pastel

Student Artist statement: I think this work is successful cause I learned a lot from it. I also enjoy drawing.

The beauty of nature

Artist: Yanely Pichardo. Truman, Grade 12. Teacher: Paula Mills. Medium: Acrylic paint.

Student Artist statement: I think this work is good, I like to do art because it has always been part of my life and it will always be a place where I can express my feelings or thoughts.

Self Portrait

Artist: Evony Pitio Moreira. Bronx International High School, Grade 9. Teacher: Rachel Levine. Medium: watercolor, paper, colored pencils, marker

Student Artist statement: By drawing my face, I was able to capture one of my many expressions. I was able to reflect on ways my face represented not only my feelings, but also my sense of identity.

This is Where I am From

Artist: Leslie Puma. Fordham High School for the Arts, Grade 11. Teacher: Lisa Mota. Medium: watercolor

Student Artist statement: Expressing myself through art allows me to let my emotions flow freely.

PART OF US

Artist: Jazlyn Rodriguez. Mott Hall Bronx High School, Grade 11. Teacher: Jordan Rosen. Medium: Mixed media

Student Artist statement: A difference that expressing myself through art has changed in my life is my level of attention to detail and appreciation for smaller details in artworks. I can now become aware of how aspects of an artist’s work contribute to its purpose and meaning.

Self Portrait

Artist: Ana Rodriguez Matos. Bronx International High School, Grade 9. Teacher: Rachel Levine. Medium: Photo, Paper, Colored pencil

Student Artist statement: This piece helped me see myself in a new way. I was able to capture a moment in my car during a family outing where I was admiring the landscape.

I Love the Olympics

Artist: Marcus Russo. Jeffrey M. Rapport School for Career Development @ Bronxwood Offsite, Grade 12. Teacher: Maura Lane. Medium: Acrylic paint, tempera paint, sharpies

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/MarcusRusso

Love is Love

Artist: Kacey Silva. Renaissance High For Musical Theater and the Arts, Grade 9. Teacher: Sailesh Varadan. Medium: Alcohol Makers/Watercolors

Student Artist statement: I think there is a lot of depth to this piece and I love the colors! I wanted to create a piece where two people are clearly in love, regardless of their race, ethnicity or gender.

Still-Life #1

Artist: Luz Smith-Amaya. High School For Teaching and Professions, Grade 12. Teacher: Laurence Minetti. Medium: Charcoal, pencil

Student Artist statement: Shading with charcoal was my biggest challenge with this piece. I took my time and studied the lighting and practiced over and over.

Depths of the Sea

Artist: Celina Soler. Pelham Lab High School, Grade 12. Teacher: Michelle Herzek. Medium: Charcoal

Student Artist statement: Art is my escape from reality. Expressing myself through art transports me into a world that is not mine.

Cat Dreams

Artist: Jaiden Soto. IN-Tech Academy MS/HS, Grade 11. Teacher: Chris Parkman. Medium: Watercolor pencils and black ink marker

Student Artist statement: The biggest challenge was figuring out how I wanted to place everything since I knew what I wanted but didn’t know how to execute my idea in the end doing little sketches of different layouts was a big help.

Shifting Self-Portrait

Artist: Tasnim Sultana. Bronx Science, Grade 10. Teacher: Tessa Sutton. Medium: Pencil, colored pencil and marker

Student Artist statement: bit.ly/TasnimSultana

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