Elementary
This page showcases the student artwork of Manhattan public school students. All artwork is listed in alphabetical order by last name. Please roll your cursor on top of the image to read the incredibly moving stories the students wrote in their artist statements about their year of making art during COVID.
Siddharth Ahlawat, KindergartenElephantP.S. 175 Henry H. GarnetTeacher: Caroline CatonPrincipal: Kavita Jagarnath
Fernando Aliaga, 3rd GradeAthleticP.S. 163 Alfred E. SmithTeacher: Sarah SandersPrincipal: Donny Lopez
Adam Alkhateb, 1st GradeKalifha TowersP.S. 178 Professor Juan BoschTeacher: Carmen GomezPrincipal: Patricia Sanchez
Darron Allen, 2nd GradeThe Jungle!P.S. 175 Henry H. GarnetTeacher: Caroline CatonPrincipal: Kavita Jagarnath
Geovanny Argudo, 2nd GradeCoral ReefP.S./M.S. 161 Don Pedro Albizu CamposTeacher: Lara TysonPrincipal: Patricia Balbuena-Rivera
Rayyan Arizam, 4th GradeChili Pepper LipThe River SchoolTeacher: Yuliya SkurskaPrincipal: Jessica Orleans
Dashiell Bacon, 3rd GradeRenaissance RiderP.S. 11 The William T. Harris SchoolTeacher: Megan LarsonPrincipal: Bob Bender
Daniella Behar, 4th GradeReaching the Other SideThe River SchoolTeacher: Yuliya SkurskaPrincipal: Jessica Orleans
Allie Byun, 3rd GradeHorse and BuggyP.S. 59 Beekman Hill InternationalTeacher: Judy LondaPrincipal: Adele Schroeter
Albert Chen, KindergartenPaper BirdP.S. 11 The William T. Harris SchoolTeacher: Megan LarsonPrincipal: Bob Bender
Sienna Chen, 5th GradeOptical ArtP.S. 126 Jacob August Riis Teacher: Natalie NievesPrincipal: Carlos Romero
Jean Chun, 5th GradeUntitledP.S. 89Teacher: Alissa McKendrickPrincipal: Veronica Najjar
Aurelia Daukantas, 4th Grade“i”P.S. 11 The William T. Harris SchoolTeacher: Megan LarsonPrincipal: Bob Bender
Victoria Dominquez, 4th GradeBe YourselfP.S. 96 ACTTeacher: Debra Zichichi-WysongPrincipal: James Konstantinakos
Ethan Ephraim-Robinson, 2nd GradeMy PromiseP.S. 175 Henry H. GarnetTeacher: Caroline CatonPrincipal: Kavita Jagarnath
Danielle Feher, 3rd GradeFrustratedP.S. 163 Alfred E. SmithTeacher: Sarah SandersPrincipal: Donny Lopez
Anabella and Isabella Feliciano, 4th GradeTwin Cubism ArtworkP.S. 51 Elias Howe Teacher: Shani Perez-AnthonyPrincipal: Stephanie Lukas
Amanda Figueroa, 3rd GradeShapes of the WorldP.S. 63 The STAR AcademyTeacher: Risa SchneiderPrincipal: Darlene Cameron
James Fota, 5th GradeSelf-PortraitP.S. 267 Eastside Elementary SchoolTeacher: Emma NiwaPrincipal: Medea McEvoy
Escarlett Garcia, 4th GradeLa ArtistaP.S. 96 ACTTeacher: Debra Zichichi-WysongPrincipal: James Konstantinakos
Leilani Gatdula, 5th GradeGirl SingingP.S. 178 Professor Juan BoschTeacher: Carmen GomezPrincipal: Patricia Sanchez
Nolan Granros, 5th GradeStill Life of Flowers and FruitsTalented and Gifted School for Young ScholarsTeacher: Suzanne TabriziPrincipal: Jonathan Dascal
Mason Harris, 2nd GradeSelf-PortraitP.S. 527 East Side School for Social ActionTeacher: Jessica ClarkPrincipal: Daniel McCormick
Soma Inokuchi, 2nd GradeManhattan SkyscraperP.S. 59 Beekman Hill International SchoolTeacher: Judy LondaPrincipal: Adele Schroeter
Jeremy Jiang, 3rd GradeInside MessP.S. 2 Meyer London SchoolTeacher: Amy Lee-TaiPrincipal: Silvana Ng
Laniya Johnson, 4th GradeSelf-Portrait with Purple HairP.S. 96 ACTTeacher: Debra Zichichi-WysongPrincipal: James Konstantinakos
Athena Jones-Lee, 3rd GradeElizabeth the Koi FishTalented and Gifted School for Young ScholarsTeacher: Suzanne TabriziPrincipal: Jonathan Dascal
Kyle Kim, 5th GradeDragon SunsetThe River SchoolTeacher: Yuliya SkurskaPrincipal: Jessica Orleans
Sean Lambert, 1st GradeNesting BirdsP.S. 11 The William T. Harris SchoolTeacher: Megan LarsonPrincipal: Bob Bender
Emily Lara, 4th GradeFantasy Self-PortraitP.S. 96 ACTTeacher: Debra Zichichi-WysongPrincipal: James Konstantinakos
Joshua Lee, 5th GradePatterned JoshuaP.S. 267 Eastside Elementary SchoolTeacher: Emma NiwaPrincipal: Medea McEvoy
Ciara Lopez, 2nd GradeThe Three GirlsP.S. 46 The Arthur Tappan SchoolTeacher: Cassondra EasterlingPrincipal: Kerry-Ann Hazell
Melina Mahjouri, 3rd GradeSir Watson In The WorkshopThe River SchoolTeacher: Yuliya SkurskaPrincipal: Jessica Orleans
Mason Medina, 2nd GradeHappy Friendly MonsterP.S. 63 The STAR AcademyTeacher: Risa SchneiderPrincipal: Darlene Cameron
Sho Moritani, 4th GradeMy RobotP.S. 59 Beekman Hill International SchoolTeacher: Judy LondaPrincipal: Adele Schroeter
Sloane Murphy, KindergartenThe JunkyardP.S. 11 The William T. Harris SchoolTeacher: Megan LarsonPrincipal: Bob Bender
Eri Ono, 5th GradeLively BeachP.S. 59 Beekman Hill International SchoolTeacher: Judy LondaPrincipal: Adele Schroeter
Beatrice Padowitz, KindergartenAurora Australis with PenguinsTalented and Gifted School for Young ScholarsTeacher: Suzanne TabriziPrincipal: Jonathan Dascal
Eloise Pascuzzi, 4th GradeMy HeroPS 89Teacher: Alissa McKendrickPrincipal: Veronica Najjar
Charlotte Pery, 5th GradeSelf-PortraitP.S. 267 Eastside Elementary SchoolTeacher: Emma NiwaPrincipal: Medea McEvoy
Jason Portegies, KindergartenDancing and Moving Paper Tube SculptureTalented and Gifted School for Young ScholarsTeacher: Suzanne TabriziPrincipal: Jonathan Dascal
Elijah Ramos, 4th GradeHope In The Midst Of Sorrow (Diptych)P.S. 63 The STAR AcademyTeacher: Risa SchneiderPrincipal: Darlene Cameron
Sarina Reyes, 4th GradeSuperGirl MandalaP.S. 63 The STAR AcademyTeacher: Risa SchneiderPrincipal: Darlene Cameron
I think art making has impacted my quarantine because art makes quarantine easier. I like art because it makes me feel calm when I'm mad or sad and it cheers me up. I don't like quarantine because we have to stay home and are not able to see our friends and family. Since I don't like quarantine, I think art can cheer me up and make me forget all the times I have gone through stress about quarantine.
This piece is inspired by quarantine because since we're home all the time, we can watch movies and I do that sometimes. Most of my family likes superhero movies and that got me interested in creating a Super Girl artwork. She is my favorite superhero because she represents girl power as well. The theme that I want to express in this artwork is that you can like whatever you want because some people think it's bad that boys like girl things and girls like boy things. There is no such thing as a boy item or girl item. There also isn't anything wrong with me liking superheroes because people say superheroes is a boy thing but I don't think or like that. I represented my theme by showing the colors of my favorite superhero. I think my art represents my theme because I was inspired by superheroes. So it got me thinking " Why not make a superhero mandala of my favorite superhero? "- Sarina Reyes
This piece is inspired by quarantine because since we're home all the time, we can watch movies and I do that sometimes. Most of my family likes superhero movies and that got me interested in creating a Super Girl artwork. She is my favorite superhero because she represents girl power as well. The theme that I want to express in this artwork is that you can like whatever you want because some people think it's bad that boys like girl things and girls like boy things. There is no such thing as a boy item or girl item. There also isn't anything wrong with me liking superheroes because people say superheroes is a boy thing but I don't think or like that. I represented my theme by showing the colors of my favorite superhero. I think my art represents my theme because I was inspired by superheroes. So it got me thinking " Why not make a superhero mandala of my favorite superhero? "- Sarina Reyes
Hannah Rivera, KindergartenHannah's Glow CityP.S. 175 Henry H. GarnetTeacher: Caroline CatonPrincipal: Kavita Jagarnath
Jeremy Rivera, 4th GradeFrida and Diego (Diptych)P.S. 96 ACTTeacher: Debra Zichichi-WysongPrincipal: James Konstantinakos
Sophie Rodenhouse, 1st GradeSelf-Portrait with Puppy MaskP.S. 199 Jesse Isador StraussTeacher: Michelle HillPrincipal: Louise Xerri
Ethan Rodriguez, 3rd GradeCity HugP.S. 63 The STAR AcademyTeacher: Risa SchneiderPrincipal: Darlene Cameron
Miranda Rosario, KindergartenSnowy Winter MountainsP.S. 63 The STAR AcademyTeacher: Risa SchneiderPrincipal: Darlene Cameron
Ja-El Ross, 3rd GradeTigerP.S. 175 Henry H. GarnetTeacher: Caroline CatonPrincipal: Kavita Jagarnath
Isobel Salaff, 5th GradePandemic FeelsP.S. 130M The Hernando DeSoto SchoolTeacher: Julia ChanPrincipal: Renny Fong
Natenah Sarwee, Pre-KA Big Color CollageP.S. 51 Elias Howe School Teacher: Shani Perez-AnthonyPrincipal: Stephanie Lukas
Solomon Scheier-Dolberg, 3rd GradePileated WoodpeckerLocke of Arts and EngineeringTeacher: Jocelyn CastilloPrincipal: Andrea Woodhouse Spence
Nayoon Seo, Pre-KNayoonP.S. 59 Beekman Hill International SchoolTeacher: Judy LondaPrincipal: Adele Schroeter
Theo Sfingopoulos, 5th GradeSelf-PortraitP.S. 267 Eastside Elementary SchoolTeacher: Emma NiwaPrincipal: Medea McEvoy
Leo Shen, 2nd GradeCity Skyline ReflectionTalented and Gifted School for Young ScholarsTeacher: Suzanne TabriziPrincipal: Jonathan Dascal
Liam Smith, 5th GradeBen FranklinP.S. 40 Augustus Saint-GaudensTeacher: Craig KanePrincipal: Susan Felder
Astrea Sorin, 2nd GradeCityscape Shape CollageP.S. 11 The William T. Harris SchoolTeacher: Megan LarsonPrincipal: Bob Bender
I am so lucky to have Ms. Larson as my art teacher because she allowed me to use my creativity during the quarantine. I enjoy making art in every form and I like to use vivid art colors to make collages. On Zoom Art sessions with Ms. Larson I get inspired by the art, artists and art methods she shows and teaches us. Art has affected me very positively. I love doing collages, painting and making paper sculptures.
The theme in this piece of artwork is Cityscape Shape Collage. I made the city in the nighttime to represent the city sleeping during the pandemic. I used cut out shapes of different sizes and colors for the buildings and skyscrapers and the Moon. I used a black sheet of paper to represent the city at night and made all the color cut out shapes pop-out in vivid colors against the black background. This represents all life and energy of the city. I made a heart shape on the corner of the page to send love to all the people and children affected by the pandemic.-Astrea Sorin
The theme in this piece of artwork is Cityscape Shape Collage. I made the city in the nighttime to represent the city sleeping during the pandemic. I used cut out shapes of different sizes and colors for the buildings and skyscrapers and the Moon. I used a black sheet of paper to represent the city at night and made all the color cut out shapes pop-out in vivid colors against the black background. This represents all life and energy of the city. I made a heart shape on the corner of the page to send love to all the people and children affected by the pandemic.-Astrea Sorin
Cynthia Su, 2nd GradeWinter SceneTalented and Gifted School for Young ScholarsTeacher: Suzanne TabriziPrincipal: Jonathan Dascal
Logan Tao, 5th GradeUnited We StandThe River SchoolTeacher: Yuliya SkurskaPrincipal: Jessica Orleans
Lucy Traxler, Pre-KLucy's Midnight BoatP.S. 51 Elias Howe School Teacher: Shani Perez-AnthonyPrincipal: Stephanie Lukas
Gemma Volpe, 2nd GradeThundersuitP.S. 527 The East Side School for Social ActionTeacher: Jessica ClarkPrincipal: Daniel McCormick
Ajani Walker, 3rd GradeCrazy Things In Your Mind?P.S. 63 The STAR AcademyTeacher: Risa SchneiderPrincipal: Darlene Cameron
Iris Wang, KindergartenSelf-Portrait with a HatYung WingTeacher: Rebecca RileyPrincipal: Alice Hom
Tatum Wilkinson, 3rd GradeGirl In A PandemicP.S. 347 ASL & English Lower SchoolTeacher: Hannah LokkenPrincipal: David Thacker Bowell
Nadia Williams, KindergartenTall PersonP.S. 63 The STAR AcademyTeacher: Risa SchneiderPrincipal: Darlene Cameron
Miles Wu, 4th GradeTree Silhouette with the SkyTalented and Gifted School for Young ScholarsTeacher: Suzanne TabriziPrincipal: Jonathan Dascal
I really enjoy making art. Art is fun during remote school. It has helped me a lot when I've felt stressed or bored during quarantine. My artwork shows the silhouette of a tree in front of a colorful sunset on a hike. I normally see a lot of buildings outside my window and wish I could be outdoors more instead of being home a lot this past year. I want to see more trees like this one, be in nature and go on hikes more. I showed how I feel in my drawing since the tree is like Covid, blocking out some light, and the sunset in the background is vibrant and hopeful to show that things will be better soon.
- Miles Wu
Ava Yip, 3rd GradeFierce Shiny Dragon Spitting Out FireP.S. 130M The Hernando Desoto SchoolTeacher: Julia ChanPrincipal: Renny Fong
Arisha Zaynah, 5th GradeCity PerspectiveTalented and Gifted School for Young ScholarsTeacher: Suzanne TabriziPrincipal: Jonathan Dascal
Ella Zeng, 5th GradeA Breezy NightYung WingTeacher: Rebecca RileyPrincipal: Alice Hom
Elina Zhang, 4th GradeSunset WavesYung WingTeacher: Rebecca RileyPrincipal: Alice Hom
Mandy Zhang, 5th GradePlantsP.S. 126 Jacob August Riis ElementaryTeacher: Natalie NievesPrincipal: Carlos Romero
