High School

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.

This section contains one image with nudity. Please use discretion when viewing around young children.

Haidee Abramova, 12th GradeHugFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Greg NachtmannPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Precious Agyeman, 12th GradeBlack IsHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Ian PasetskyPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Liz Almonte, 12th GradeUntitledHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: James HarringtonPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Felisha Amador, 12th GradeUntitledLife Sciences High SchoolTeacher: Elizabeth ZapataPrincipal: Kim Swanson
Katerina Anastasopoulos, 11th GradeMy WonderlandHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Helen VachicourasPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Joel Angel, 10th GradeThe Survivor of the MotherlandCommunity Health Academy of the HeightsTeacher: Tiffany MacKnightPrincipal: David Falciani
Dolce Asumadu, 11th GradeDead InsideHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: James HarringtonPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Gabriela Bazan, 11th GradeWhile You're AsleepHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Ian PasetskyPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Joselyn Berrios, 12th GradeThe Inequality in BelievingWadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual ArtsTeacher: Ronald JabradallyPrincipal: Kyleema Norman
Isaiah Bunevitsky, 11th GradeFashion Collection Inspired By Devilman CrybabyFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Rachel WittelsPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Nicole Bunyatov, 10th GradeAutolatryFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Gretchen SchwarzPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Anastasia Bushuyev, 10th GradeRoadmapFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Yeon Ji ParkPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Nelmaris Candelario, 10th GradeRoadmap To MeFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Yeon Ji ParkPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Samantha Candelo, 11th GradePersonaNew Explorations into Science, Technology and MathTeacher: Hilary SvihlaPrincipal: Meaghan Lynch
Arpita Choudhury, 10th GradeRoadmap To MeFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Yeon Ji ParkPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Hal Claire, 11th GradeBedroomHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Ian PasetskyPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Breuckelen Coleman, 12th Grade5 x 6.5High School of Art & DesignTeacher: James HarringtonPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Giselle Cordero, 12th GradeAccumulationHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Richard WeinsteinPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Hana Cruz, 12th GradeReflecting In Holiday GlassFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Jane FelberPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Gabriella Dreyman, 11th GradeRose In WaterFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Jane FelberPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Ketevani Dumbadze, 11th GradeThe Effigy of a Georgian OikosHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Helen VachicourasPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Veronika Eber, 10th GradeSulliFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Gretchen SchwarzPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Lucia Engardio, 9th GradeIntimidating DisguiseHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Maria JimenezPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Crystal Espinosa, 11th GradeSkeleton: Pen/ InkHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Richard WeinsteinPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Denisse Espinoza, 12th GradeThe Feeling To WonderlustCommunity Health Academy of the HeightsTeacher: Tiffany MacKnightPrincipal: David Falciani
Eli Feliciano-Prado, 11th GradeHot HeadWadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual ArtsTeacher: Ronald JabradallyPrincipal: Kyleema Norman
Jennifer Felipe Macedo, 11th GradeA Family VisitHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Richard WeinsteinPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
James Flores, 12th GradeElectromagnetic SpectrumCommunity Health Academy of the HeightsTeacher: Tiffany MacKnightPrincipal: David Falciani
William French, 11th GradeThe Metal on DisplayWestend Secondary SchoolTeacher: Nicole ZernonePrincipal: Jessica Jenkins
Elisa Galustyan, 12th GradeExpressionHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: James HarringtonPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Ivelisse Garcia, 12th GradeThe White GazeHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Richard WeinsteinPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Lisbeth Garcia Clemente, 11th GradeThoughtsLife Sciences High SchoolTeacher: Elizabeth ZapataPrincipal: Kim Swanson
Sandra Garcia, 12th GradeA Change In MeCommunity Health Academy of the HeightsTeacher: Tiffany MacKnightPrincipal: David Falciani
Briana Gopaul, 11th GradeGone MadHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Matt LassenPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Isaiah Gregorio, 11th GradeDecember to JanuaryHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Richard WeinsteinPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Jack Guthrie, 10th GradeHallelujah (Self-Portrait in Ink)Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Gretchen SchwarzPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Jake Held, 12th GradeLongingHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: James HarringtonPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Kayla Hildalgo, 10th GradeThe Future is FemaleCommunity Health Academy of the HeightsTeacher: Tiffany MacKnightPrincipal: David Falciani
Kiara Hill, 10th GradeSelf-PortraitHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Matt LassenPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Elijah Hollmann, 10th GradeFish MarketFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Andrew StehlePrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Shae Hruby, 11th GradeBrighton Beach BabesFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Gretchen SchwarzPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Maximilan Hunt, 10th GradeSelf-Portrait in InkFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Gretchen SchwarzPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Cindy Jiang, 10th GradeCheckered DynamicNYC Museum SchoolTeacher: Ramona Abraham-ColeyPrincipal: Daisy Fontanez
Anahisbet Jimenez, 12th GradeSleep SoundlyHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Matt LassenPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Sarai Jimenez, 9th GradeThe SunflowerLeadership and Public Service High SchoolTeacher: Anne SobalaPrincipal: Philip Santos
Veronica Johnson, 12th GradeSmileHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Richard WeinsteinPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Nyier Johnson Trujillo, 12th GradeStareHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Richard WeinsteinPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Daniel Joseph, 11th GradeFace to Face With The MonsterHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Brian LeePrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Athina Ketsetzidis, 10th GradeDeepstariaHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Matt LassenPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Andre Kulikov, 9th GradeTrashed PlanetFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Yeon Ji ParkPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos

Art making definitely made the quarantine time more interesting. I do beach clean ups in my spare time, and I can say that during quarantine the situation got much worse. When everything freezes, and everything around is quiet, we begin to hear the breath of the Earth. We hear the labored breathing, the hard one. We have to stop trashing our planet. Period. That’s my message. I represented my idea by making a wearable mask of the Earth littered to the point where trash is overflowing and circling the planet like a ring.

Evan Lam, 9th GradeWalmart CartoonsRichard R. Green High School of TeachingTeacher: Brian BachisinPrincipal: Joan Weaver
Cecilia Maceda, 11th GradeUntitledLife Sciences High SchoolTeacher: Elizabeth ZapataPrincipal: Kim Swanson
Imran Mahmud, 11th GradeOsamu DazaiLife Sciences High SchoolTeacher: Elizabeth ZapataPrincipal: Kim Swanson
Gisselle Maldonado, 11th GradeMy New Yorker Cover DesignFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Gretchen SchwarzPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Emmanuel Martinez, 12th GradeMy ViolaNYC Museum SchoolTeacher: Ramona Abraham-ColeyPrincipal: Daisy Fontanez
Naomi Mendoza, 10th GradeThe ViewHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Brian LeePrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Gloria Miller, 9th GradeSelf-PortraitHigh School of Fashion IndustriesTeacher: Elise ZubrovichPrincipal: Daryl Blank
Krystal Montano, 11th GradeUntitledStephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High SchoolTeacher: Lisa DiClericoPrincipal: Larry Gabbard*
We would like to express our condolences to Stephen T. Mather High Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School community on the recent loss of their principal, Larry Gabbard. He had a lovely, upbeat spirit and was a true supporter of his students' artistic visions and talents. He will be deeply missed.
Liliana Nasrallah, 11th GradeMaskedFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Jane FelberPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Samantha Natale, 9th GradeIn The Sky AgainHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Maria JimenezPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Mayra Olivares, 9th GradeEqualityLeadership and Public Service High SchoolTeacher: Anne SobalaPrincipal: Philip Santos
Esmeralda Paredes, 11th GradeTrappedHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Brenna McLaughlinPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Shermaya Paul, 9th GradeBehind the Blue LinesRichard R. Green High School of TeachingTeacher: Brian BachisinPrincipal: Joan Weaver
Sofia Poejo, 11th GradeUntitledMillennium High SchoolTeacher: Jennifer KallusPrincipal: Colin McEvoy
Analeah Real, 11th GradeSummerFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Gregory NachtmannPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Nayelly Ruiz, 11th GradeMy BrotherWadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual ArtsTeacher: Ronald JabradallyPrincipal: Kyleema Norman
Alanis Santana, 9th GradeGirlP226MTeacher: Maude WiltshirePrincipal: Imma Jardi
Isabella Santillan, 9th GradeLa Naña del BarrioLeadership and Public Service High SchoolTeacher: Anne SobalaPrincipal: Philip Santos
Jayden Sanya, 10th GradeQuarantineHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Brian LeePrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Ashanty Scott, 11th GradeThe Screams of TruthWadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual ArtsTeacher: Ronald JabradallyPrincipal: Kyleema Norman
Emely Segovia, 11th GradeThe PrinceWadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual ArtsTeacher: Ronald JabradallyPrincipal: Kyleema Norman
Sylvie Slotkin, 10th GradeTrappedNYC LAB SchoolTeacher: Joanne Riina-DenunePrincipal: Brooke Jackson
Julia Sochilin, 11th GradeObservational PieceHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Richard WeinsteinPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Shantel Sosa, 10th GradeThe Colors Within MeWadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual ArtsTeacher: Ronald JabradallyPrincipal: Kyleema Norman
Nova Stanley, 12th GradeOutside My HeadHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: James HarringtonPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Lee Tirado, 11th GradeOvergrownHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Brian LeePrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Kaelyn Torres, 11th GradeMake it BlueHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Ian PasetskyPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Haley Vega, 11th GradeThe Gloves on the WallStephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High SchoolTeacher: Lisa DiClericoPrincipal: Larry Gabbard*
We would like to express our condolences to Stephen T. Mather High Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School community on the recent loss of their principal, Larry Gabbard. He had a lovely, upbeat spirit and was a true supporter of his students' artistic visions and talents. He will be deeply missed.
Elisha Verebes, 11th GradeMasking the OceanWestend Secondary SchoolTeacher: Nicole ZernonePrincipal: Jessica Jenkins
Samirah Vialet, 12th GradeSelf-PortraitHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Richard WeinsteinPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Faith Wilson Rivera, 11th GradeFor AlvinFiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTeacher: Gregory NachtmannPrincipal: Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Maggie Wong, 11th GradeSkeleton CompanionHigh School of Art & DesignTeacher: Richard WeinsteinPrincipal: Maximillian Re-Sugiura
Tenzin Yengkey, 12th GradeOne Tibetan GirlUniversity Neighborhood High SchoolTeacher: Joseph SossiPrincipal: Matthew Willie