BACK TO Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum 2017

Sabrina Abbamonte, Looking Out, Digital photograph.
Lindenhurst High School, Grade 11. Art Teacher: Suzette Picozzi

Maiya Abramson, Rhythmic Layers, Mixed media (acrylic, mesh, Gelli print on sheet music).
Long Beach High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Joanne Harvey.

Estafanie Arrue, Stunning Truth, Silkscreen.
Hicksville High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Beth Atkinson.

Alex Atkinson, Abandoned, Digital photograph.
St. Anthonys High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Jennifer Baldwin-Schafer.

Lobna Bayoumy, An American Eclipse, Oil on canvas.
Division Avenue High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Tim Ryan.

Sabrina Bell, Profondu Blu, Ceramic.
Hicksville High School, Grade 11Art Teacher: Angela Galante
*Honorable Mention

Quinn Blackburn, Infinity, Photography and computer graphics.
Huntington High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Kasmira Mohanty.
Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award.

Alexandria Boss, Beneath the Waves, Digital photograph.
Patchogue-Medford High School, Grade: 11. Art Teacher: Amy Cunningham

Daniella Bruzzone, Human Skull, Ink on paper.
Long Beach High School, Grade 9, Art Teacher Eric Fox.
Andrew Presberg Promising Young Artist Award.

Rebekah Buon, Frame, Digital photograph.
Valley Stream North High School, Grade:11. Art Teacher: Allan Nafte

Donna Burawa, Apeeling To The Masses, Digital photograph.
Patchogue-Medford High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Amy Cunningham.

Nyssa Burton, Blotches of a Figure, India ink on paper.
Smithtown High School West, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Steve Halem.

Megan Carrasquillo, Verano Amarillo, Copper wire.
Bellport High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Lisa Conk.
Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award.

Alexandra Cartwright, Pearl, Gouache.
Northport High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Margaret Minardi.
Achievement Award in Watercolor.

Julia Caruso, Undressed, Ballpoint pen.
Bayport-Blue Point High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Frank Salino.
Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award.

Andres Colon, Conquer, Digital photograph.
Deer Park High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Derek Mainhart.

Katie Conserva, Lily, Digital photograph.
Bellport High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Suzette Fandale.

Patrick Conway, Fish in a Barrel, Mixed media (cray-pas, ink, and watercolor).
Oyster Bay High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Scott Boris.

Shannon Culhane, Release, Acrylic.
Northport High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Margaret Minardi.
Second Plac, Judith Sposato Memorial Prize

Catriona DiNero, Holbrook Mess, Ink and watercolor.
Connetquot High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: John Hargrave.

Victoria Frusci, Hidden Figures, Archival pigment print.
Wantagh High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Patricia Beary.

Jennifer Garcia, Titled, Oil on canvas.
Newfield High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Sal Berretta.

Olivia Genovesem, La Basilica, Digital photograph.
Cold Spring Harbor High School, Grade 11. Art Teacher: Christine Oswald

Angelo Germain-Pyram, Wanderlust, Digital photograph.
Elmont High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Katrin Marino.

Maggie Giles, Nasty Woman, Acrylic paint, gel transfer.
Huntington High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Kristin Singer.

Claire Hannon, Enteroctopus, Pen.
Huntington High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Kristin Singer.
Achievement Award in Drawing.

Ava Herrera, Mother Earths Expiring Resilience, Mixed media.
Sayville High School, Grade 10, Art Teacher: Jennifer Berotti.
Joseph Mack Achievement Award.

Yee Ting (Edith) Ho, Heart of Earth. Ink and pencil.
St. Anthonys High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Jennifer Baldwin-Schafer.

Jennifer Iadevaio, Defacement, Colored pencil.
Wantagh High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: AmySue McPartlan.

Lea Jaffe, Ink Blot, Digital photograph.
Long Beach High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Sue Presberg.

Leilani Kaiser, Cool Drink on a Hot Day, Pastel on paper.
Huntington Fine Arts, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Lenore Hanson.

Gurjot Kaur, Fragility, Mixed media.
Hicksville High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Craig Mateyunas.
Fourth Place Pri

Matthew Kearney, The Golden Tower, Photograph.
Harborfields High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Eileen Shields.

Sarah Kendric, Modern Woman Standing With Man at Party, Collage.
Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Jody Spadaro.

Katelyn Kguloian, Tuba Abstraction, Conte crayon on paper.
Smithtown High School West, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Steve Halem.
Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award.

Nurjahan Khan, Bleached, Watercolor and gouache.
Baldwin High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Michelle Liemer-Kelly.

Anna Kim, Goddess of Light, Digital color print.
Half Hollow Hills High School East, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Allyson Uttendorfer.

Jan Kipper, Beautiful Growth in a Lonely Forest, Watercolor.
Locust Valley High School, Grade 10, Art Teacher: Thomas Camilleri.
Donald and Gloria Horn Scholarship Award.

Aleyna Kokoglu, Elegance, Nails and thread.
Amityville Memorial High School, Grade 10, Art Teacher: Jayne Grasso.
Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award.

Emily Kolsky, Free, Colored pencil.
Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Jen Beinlich.

Lindsay Kranitz, The Perspective of a Window, Photograph.
Long Beach High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Sue Presberg.

Chris Kwak, Total Depravity, Mixed media (ink, pen, black colored pencil, Sharpie, watercolor).
Syosset High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Chrysoula Highland.

McKayla Lankau, You Are Safe, Mixed media (safety pins, beads, metal scraps, spray paint on canvas).
Harborfields High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Eileen Shields.

Isabelle Lin, Four Women, 2017.,Colored pencil on paper.
Manhasset High School, Grade 10, Art Teacher: Michael Sansone.

Libia Lopez, Central Park, Photograph.
Wyandanch High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Jill Lewis

Geraldine Luglio, Strength and Courage, Colored pencil.
Miller Place High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Jeff Corbett.

John Martin & Julia Varela, Take Me Out…. Mixed media.
Smithtown Christian School, Grade: 12. Art Teacher: James Roselle

Thomas Mayberry, Fjordview, Mixed media (pen and ink, pigment markers, watercolor, and acrylic).
Oceanside High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Kristin Gemino.
Donald G. Horn, Jr. Scholarship Award.

Kristen Miciotta, Sanguine, Pen on paper.
Long Beach High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Eric Fox.
THIRD PLACE, The Hadley Prize.

Laura Minet, Machine Woman, Colored pencil on illustration board.
Smithtown High School West, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Steve Halem.

Alyssa Moran, The White Cloud, Digital photograph.
Cold Spring Harbor High School, Grade 9, Art Teacher: Christine Oswald.

Christina Mui, The Mahjong Players, Colored pencil.
Valley Stream Central High School, Grade 10, Art Teacher: Mario Bakalov
*Andrew Presberg Promising Young Artist Award

Madison Murray, Security Blanket, Digital photograph.
Long Beach High School, Grade 10, Art Teacher: Sue Presberg.

Hersh Nagpal, Blissful Adversity, Digital photograph.
Hicksville High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Beth Atkinson.

Lily Newman, Migraine, Mixed media.
Miller Place High School, Grade 10, Art Teacher: Julia Vogelle.
Honorable Mention.

Zachary Olewnicki, Broken Bones, Photograph.
East Rockaway High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Kelly Cabasso.

Ho Jung (Grace) Park, The Heart of Enchantment, Mixed media.
Half Hollow Hills High School West, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Jeannette Nourry.
Achievement Award in Sculpture.

Emily Partridge, Scratching the Surface. Archival pigment print.
Wantagh High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Patricia Beary

Radhika Patel, Savita, Graphite pencil.
Syosset High School, Grade 11 Art Teacher: Demi Protonentis

Brooke Petrucci, Deep Under, Digital photograph.
Northport High School, Grade 11. Art Teacher: Margaret Minardi

Israel Phillips, Submerged, Digital photograph.
Elmont High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Katrin Marino.

Christina Pietromonaco, The Inside Out, Mixed media (India ink, graphite, and micron marker).
New Hyde Park Memorial High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Danielle Livoti

Vanessa Pinto, Extinction of the Species, Acrylic.
W. T. Clarke High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Jane Pawlowski.

Jemin Ren, Somnus, Ceramic, spray paint, acrylic.
Syosset High School, Grade 12 Art Teacher: Peter Haughwout

Mia Restrepo, Suspended, Digital photograph.
Oceanside High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Nanci Nigro.
Achievement Award in Digital Photography.

Caitlin Roberti, Desecrating Beauty, Mixed media (antique crate, dead insect specimens, deer skull, preserved dead plants).
Hicksville High School, Grade 10, Art Teacher: Craig Mateyunas.
Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mention.

Sophia Santella, Innaei, Oil paint and charcoal on paper.
Huntington Fine Arts. Grade: 12. Art Teacher: Lisa Mack

Taylor Santiago, Chaotic Connection, Acrylic.
Valley Stream South High School, Grade 12.Art Teacher: Ed Lee

Nadia Sbuttoni, Iguana, Watercolor on paper.
Manhasset High School, Grade 12 Art Teacher: Natalya Panullo

Jacob Siegelbaum, Addiction, Mixed media (sculpted resin, paint, plaster, and metal).
Centereach High School, Grade 10, Art Teacher: Lorraine Angeletti.
Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mention, Stepping Stone Award.

Ms. Singers Advanced Art Students, bELIeve, Mixed media (drypoint on rice paper, thread, ink, and watercolor).
Huntington High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Kristin Singer.

Lia Thol, King and Queen, Oil paint on paper.
Division Avenue High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Tim Ryan.
Honorable Mention

Jackie Stevens, Shannons Story, Colored pencil and acrylic.
Northport High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Margaret Minardi.
*Joseph Mack Achievement Award

Grace Sullivan, Blinded, Archival pigment print.
Wantagh High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Patricia Beary.
Achievement Award in Black and White Photography.

Kamila Tlemissova, It’s a Competitive World, Oil on canvas.
MacArthur High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Tom Bobal.
Achievement Award in Painting, Joseph Mack Achievement Award.

Chynna Tomastyk, World of Garbage, Digital photograph.
John F. Kennedy High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Mark Booth.
Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mention

Paulina Trzonkowska, I Love My Phone, Gouache.
West Babylon High School, Grade 11, Art Teacher: Heather Korchma.
Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award.

Ricky Vargas, Restraining Hatred, Charcoal and graphite.
Valley Stream South High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Ed Lee.
Celebrate Achievement BEST IN SHOW Award.

Kimberly Vo, Passage, Photograph.
Hicksville High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Beth Atkinson.

Melissa Ward, The Voyeur, Digital print.
Garden City High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Shawn Uttendorfer.
Honorable Mention.

Nicole Wolert, The Releasing, Oil on canvas.
Locust Valley High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Melanie Mooney.

Ava Xu, The Walk, Oil on canvas.
Cold Spring Harbor High School, Grade 12, Art Teacher: Christine Oswald.
Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mention. 

WeiHsin (Julia) Yang, Drive Thru Life, Digital photograph.
Valley Stream South High School, Grade 10, Art Teacher: Paulette Lowe.

Charlotte Zhang, Not So Still Life, Charcoal pencil and white chalk on paper.
Manhasset High School, Grade 10, Art Teacher: Michael Sansone