GALLERY Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at the Heckscher Museum 2006

Raymond Fuller 
Wyandanch High School
Art Teacher: Barbara Peruzza
*Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award*

Brentus Gentile
CEO
Acrylic and pen on wood
Huntington High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Kristin Haacke

Kunal Ghai
Mysterious Colors
Clay
Hicksville High School, Grade 10
Art Teacher: Angela Galante

Christina Giordano 
Pensive
Photograph
Wantagh High School, Grade 10
Art Teacher: Sally A. Minor
*Honorable Mention*

Irene Haji-Georgi
Tis Eirinis
Ink
Northport High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Margaret Minardi

Ashley Handlin
Self Portrait
Mixed media
Half Hollow Hills High School East, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Allyson Uttendorfer

Amanda Henderson
Figurative Association
Mixed media
Sachem High School East, Grade 12

Gary Hoffman 
Untitled
Oil
Longwood High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Jill Trovillion
*Honorable Mention*

Soojin Hong
Self Portrait
Watercolor
General MacArthur High School, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Tom Bobal

Brian Jackson 
Wyandanch High School
Art Teacher: Barbara Peruzza
*Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award*

Jessenia Jijon
Strictly Strings
Oil
Uniondale High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Tonie Yaron

Sarah Karp
David
Monoprint
Portledge School, Grade 11
Art Teacher: John Greene

Geerin Kim
FLUX
Watercolor and colored pencil
Jericho High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Paula Cardias

Gabrielle Korn
Absorbed
Digital C-print
Half Hollow Hills High School West, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Jennifer Ievolo

Elizabeth Latten 
Mapped By Leaves
Photograph
Walt Whitman High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Mary Ponte

Angela Lau
Queer Cuir
Scratchboard
Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School, Grade 10
Art Teacher: Rochelle Morgan
*Award of Excellence, Fourth Place*

Peter Lee
Portrait of a Senior
Acrylic on canvas
Brentwood High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Lorraine Sopp

Catherine Litke 
The Bridal Shower
Oil on canvas
Portledge School, Grade 11
Art Teacher: John Greene

Alexandra Machover
Electro-cityscape
Acrylic
Jericho High School, Grade 10
Art Teacher: Paula Cardias
*Honorable Mention*

Chelsea Mak 
Servitude and Respect
Clay
Herricks High School, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Karen Renna

Melissa Makowski
Garden of Souls
Acrylic on canvas
Mineola High School, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Kathy Loughlin

Andrew May
Eye on the World
Photograph
West Babylon High School, Grade 10
Art Teacher: Paul Bryan
*Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award*

Robert McEnaney 
Teenage Daydream
Silver emulsion print
Half Hollow Hills High School East, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Denise Corázon

Emily McMahon
Untitled
Mixed media
Heckscher-Usdan Student Art Institute
Ward Melville High School, Grade 10
Museum Educator: Nicholas Alberti

Amanda McNulty
On the Road
Mixed media (recycled styrofoam, cardboard, and pochoir coloring)
Wantagh High School, Grade 10
Art Teacher: Amy Sue McPartlan
*Achievement Award in Mixed Media*

Jessica Merkel 
Different Stages, Different Structures
Clay
Herricks High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Karen Renna

Nicole Meyerson 
Agony
Solarplate
Kings Park High School, Grade 10
Art Teacher: Michele Holtzman

Nicole Mishan 
Art is a lie… which makes us realize the truth”
Mixed media
Lawrence Woodmere Academy, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Dawn Shillalies
*Honorable Mention*

Rashmi Momaya
Two Types of Music
Clay
Herricks High School, Grade 9
Art Teacher: Karen Renna

Marielle Ortiz 
Out of Body
Linoprint
Wantagh High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Michele Librett

Brandon Panzarella
Stasia’s Shadow
Photograph
Long Beach High School, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Sue Solomonic

Edith Park 
Manhasset High School, Grade 11
*Clark University Art Prize, Grand Prize*

Maria Pontillo
Mourning Light
Mixed media 
Heckscher-Usdan Student Art Institute
Brentwood High School, Grade 11
Museum Educator: Nicholas Alberti
*Honorable Mention*
*Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award*

Jennifer Puccio 
Foundation
Photograph
Hicksville High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Joan Deem
*Achievement Award in Photography*

Krystal Ricciardella
My Style
Oil
Islip High School, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Lorraine Knoblauch

Wanda Rivera
Star Swirls
Print
Brentwood High School, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Brian Ortiz

Elizabeth Rosenzweig
Light of the Soul
Photograph
Syosset High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Chrysoula Sandel
*Award of Distinction, Third Place*

Alicia Salas 
Breaking to the Outside
Mixed media
Uniondale High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Tonie Yaron

Robert Samartino 
Modern Art?
Oil on canvas
West Babylon High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Paul Bryan

Jared Saunders 
What Every Good Photographer Should Know
Mixed media
Half Hollow Hills High School East, Grade 9
Art Teacher: Allyson Uttendorfer

Lindsay Scarpitta
The Cycle of Seasons
Pen and ink on paper
Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Jody Spadaro

Caitlin Schneider
Ascension
Photograph
Walt Whitman High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Mary Ponte
*Honorable Mention*
*Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award*

Chloe Seibert
Untitled
Mixed media
Walt Whitman High School, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Verna Amakawa

Stefania Sicurelli 
Architectural Souvenirs
Mixed media
Syosset High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Chrysoula Sandel

Monica Singh
Untitled
Acrylic
Hicksville High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Beth Atkinson

Lindsey Snyder
All is Well
Oil on canvas
Heckscher-Usdan Student Art Institute
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art, Grade 11
Museum Educator: Nicholas Alberti

Paige Sommers
Outside In
Mixed media (wood, acrylic, and photographs)
Hicksville High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Joan Deem

Joseph Sopp
Swimmers: past and present
Oil on canvas
Bayport-Blue Point High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Frank Salino
*Honorable Mention*

Jessica Straube
A Patchwork of Emotions
Tempera
Nassau BOCES Cultural Arts Center, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Rae Raff
*Honorable Mention*

Pat Sullivan
Voic
Mixed media
Northport High School, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Margaret Minardi
*Heckscher Award, Second Place*

Leah Teplin
Scrumtrelecent Images
Photography
Huntington High School, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Kristin Haacke
*Honorable Mention*

Jennifer Tricarico
Reverie
Oil
Manhasset High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Michael Sansone
*Honorable Mention*

Angelica Vasquez
Untitled
Clay
Lawrence High School, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Rob Verone

Ilana Ventura 
It Ends Beautifully
Hand-colored photograph
Half Hollow Hills High School East, Grade 10
Art Teacher: Denise Corázon

Billy Ward
Wyandanch High School
Art Teacher: Barbara Peruzza

Kristie Waters
Elation
Clay
Hicksville High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Angela Galante
*Achievement Award in Ceramics*

Tzu-Chun Yang
Untitled
Mixed media
Lawrence Woodmere Academy, Grade 11
Art Teacher: Dawn Shillalies

Kate Yearsley 
Words of Despair
Ink and chalk pastel
West Babylon High School, Grade 12
Art Teacher: Paul Bryan