GALLERY Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum 2021

Sean Feinberg 
Nocturnal
Paint markers on canvas
Long Beach High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Eric Fox

Aislyn Franciscovich 
Fleur de La Soeur
Oil and acrylic on canvas with embroidery
Huntington High School
Grade 10, Art Teacher: Kristin Singer
*Andrew Presberg Promising Young Artist Award*

Jolie Greco 
The Bean
Colored pencil
West Babylon High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Heather Cattell

Benjamin Herbert
Requiem
Terracotta
Northport High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Robin O’Neill-Gonzalez
*Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Award*

James Herbst 
Artist Within
Digital art
Sayville High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Evan Hammer

Jocelyn Herrera 
Is this Justice?
Colored pencil
Mineola High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Kathy Loughlin

Cailin Hoang 
Night-Mare
Acrylic on canvas
Hicksville High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Craig Mateyunas

Gagandeep Kaur
Stonewall, Again
Colored pencil and graphite
Floral Park Memorial High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Sydell Glasser

Grace Kenny 
Love One Another
Colored pencil and collage
Huntington High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Kristin Singer
*Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Award*

Ariel Kim
Personal Garden
Oil pastel and colored pencil
Jericho High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Tara Pillich
*Fourth Place, The Stan Brodsky Scholarship Award*

Thalia Kukkonen
Overcast
Photograph
Half Hollow Hills High School West
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Jennifer Ievolo

Vivienne LaVertu
Two Battles, One Goal
Colored pencil
Huntington High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Kristin Singer

Finley Livingston 
All Clean
Watercolor pencil and oil pastel
North Shore High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Margaret Delima

Stephanie Lopez 
Vertigo
Oil on canvas
Hicksville High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Craig Mateyunas

Liz Lopez 
Despair
Digital art
Valley Stream South High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Roseann Valletti

Leslie Madera 
Boys Don’t Cry
Photograph
East Rockaway High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Kelly Cabasso
*Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Award*

Amisha Mangal 
Lotus, Incarnate
Digital art
Valley Stream Central High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Mario Bakalov

Amanda Marsden
Burning Roads
Mixed media
Babylon High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Cheryl Schweider
*Honorable Mention*

Dom Mauri 
America’s a Riot!
Digital art
Newfield High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Sal Berretta

Danyella McAlpin 
Sprinkled Crystals
Digital photograph
Amityville High School
Grade 9, Art Teacher: Nicole Scoca

Stephanie McDonough 
The Artist: Wild and Free
Colored pencil
Bayport-Blue Point High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Frank Salino

Priya Mendiratta 
The Art of Story Telling
Pencil
Manhasset High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Lori Oldaker

Alena Moreira
Ghost
Colored pencil
Valley Stream North High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Allan Nafte
*Honorable Mention*

Nneka Nnabuogor
Wither
Oil on canvas
Elmont Memorial High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Stella Grenier

Maris O’Brien 
Ripple
Acrylic on canvas
Smithtown High School West
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Steven Halem

Mia Oquendo
Personal Still Life
Colored pencil
East Islip High School
Grade 12, Art Teachers: Heather Toomey & Daniel Figliozzi

Sofia Orellana Contreras 
Liberation
Acrylic on canvas
Uniondale High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Brianna Jacobs

Ashley Park 
The 2021 Press
Mixed media
Half Hollow Hills High School West
Grade 10, Art Teacher: Amanda Montiglio
*Second Place, Judith Sposato Memorial Prize*
*Joseph Mack Achievement Award*

Anneliese Perfetti 
Portrait of My Brother
Oil on canvas
Half Hollow Hills East High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Kim Norris
*Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Award*

Samantha Pesiri 
visceral reaction
Acrylic on canvas
Smithtown High School West
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Steven Halem
*Firefly Gallery Next Generation Award*

Sarah Piccinini
Decomposing
Mixed media (gouache, colored pencil, graphite, and tissue paper on cardboard)
East Islip High School
Grade 12, Art Teachers: Heather Toomey & Daniel Figliozzi

Giana Porter
The Beauty of Daydreams
Mixed media (watercolor, colored pencil, micron on illustration board)
Bellport High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Devin Auricchio
*Donald G. Horn, Jr. Scholarship Award*

Victoria Rodgers 
Hidden in Plain Sight
Pencil
Commack High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Marie Adamo
*Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mention*

Zuleyma Romero
Growing In Life
Mixed media
Hicksville High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Craig Mateyunas

Rosalia Rosato
Untitled
Oil pastel
Kings Park High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Susan Guasp
*Joseph Mack Achievement Award*

Caroline Roser-Dialma 
Oranges and Lemons
Thread and acrylic on canvas
Long Beach High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Eric Fox

Kelly Ryan
Marina
Oil on canvas
Hicksville High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Craig Mateyunas
*Firefly Gallery Next Generation Award*

Godlee Sainvilus
Self Destruct
Mixed media
West Hempstead High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Cassie Ross

Bianca Santaromana 
Window
Oil pastel
Walt Whitman High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Gina Tinucci

Anays Sarauz
Anguish
Oil on canvas
Carle Place High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Jenique Nijboer

Natalie Schiff 
The Ending
Mixed media (colored pencil, digital photography and Adobe Photoshop)
Half Hollow Hills East High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Allyson Uttendorfer
*Heckscher Achievement Award*

Kristen Seo 
Sewed Shut
Mixed media
Syosset High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Chrysoula Highland

Ella Siepel
Tempest at Dusk
Ceramic
Huntington High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Ayallah Jeddah
*Heckscher Achievement Award*
*Joseph Mack Achievement Award*

Maria Slavnova
Kings Highway
Acetate over paper
Bellport High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Brandon Payne

Charly Sloss
Two (1)
Mixed media (cardboard, paint, collage)
Babylon High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Pat Stork

Emma Smith-Molesso 
Skin
Oil on canvas
Center Moriches High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Dan Kudreyko

Nora Sweeney-Gladen 
Human Desires
Ink and watercolor on paper
Harborfields High School
Grade 10, Art Teacher: Elizabeth DeVaney

Roman Taglieri
Skull Split
Digital photograph
Cold Spring Harbor High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Christine Oswald

Alex Valentine
I don’t want to wear this skirt anymore
Oil on canvas
Mount Sinai High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Andrea Morganelli
*Heckscher Achievement Award*

Anna Varveris 
Equality in The Kitchen
Digital photograph
John F. Kennedy High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Sarah Ritchie

Paola Vicini Jaramillo
Warmth at Night
Colored pencil
Mineola High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Kathy Loughlin

Ana Vissicchio 
Kaleyedoscope
Acrylic on canvas
Portledge High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Jerry Krause
*Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mention*

Matthew Vo 
Interior Struggle
Colored pencil
W.T. Clarke High School
Grade 10, Art Teacher: Jane Pawlowski
*Andrew Presberg Promising Young Artist Award*

Lily Wagner
Shedding Light
Gouache on paper
Hicksville High School
Grade 10, Art Teacher: Craig Mateyunas
*Honorable Mention*

Cindy Wang
Allure
Pencil
POB JFK High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Warren Jacobson

Vivian Wang
(The) Human Game
Mixed media (wood, paint, clay, wire)
Huntington Fine Arts
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Lenore Hanson

Zihao (Andrew) Wang
A Look Into The Future
Digital photograph
Smithtown Christian
Grade 12, Art Teacher: James Roselle

Isabella Weber 
The Bedroom
Mixed media (watercolor, gouache, colored pencil)
Hicksville High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Craig Mateyunas
*Honorable Mention*

Kayleigh Wieboldt
Prospect
Digital photograph
Oyster Bay High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Maria Randazzo

Kaylee Wimmer 
Late Night Desires
Digital photograph
Patchogue-Medford High School
Grade 12, Art Teacher: Amy Cunningham
*Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Award*

Sandy Yang
Disguise
Pencil
H. Frank Carey High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Gina Samet

Madison Yeh
Beautifully unique
Colored pencil
John F. Kennedy High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Vanessa Albaneze

Giavanna Zavala 
Variant self
Colored pencil
Bayport-Blue Point High School
Grade 11, Art Teacher: Frank Salino