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Thank you to the school districts, administrators, teachers, and most of all the students who have made this year’s exhibition a success. Your unwavering dedication to this annual initiative has made Long Island’s Best one of the most prestigious opportunities for young artists on Long Island.

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Julie Haring, Education Committee Member

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Lynette Bianchi and the Bianchi Family - Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award

Frank J. Sposato, Jeffrey Sposato, and Peter F. Cohen - Judith Sposato Memorial Prize

Robin T. Hadley - The Hadley Prize

Celebrate Achievement Best in Show Award

The Law Offices of Andrew Presberg - Andrew Presberg Promising Young Artist Award

Christine Machtay - Donald and Gloria Horn Scholarship Award and Donald G. Horn, Jr. Scholarship Award

Huntington Fine Arts - Joseph Mack Achievement Awards and Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mentions

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On the cover: Ricky Vargas, Self Portrait of the Artist, Valley Stream South High School, Art Teacher: Ed Lee.

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About the Exhibition

Now in its 20th year, Long Island's Best challenges students in grades 9 through 12 to choose a work of art on view in the Museum as inspiration for their own creative expression.

This year, 53 public and private schools submitted student artwork for jurying. 357 student entries were received and Curator Lisa Chalif selected 83 for display in the galleries.

Young artists are capable of amazing things! This juried exhibition features 83 extraordinary works of art created by high school students in public and private schools throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

ALSO ON VIEWCelebrating 20 YearsLong Island’s Best Alumni Exhibition

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Long Island’s Best, visitors are invited to step back in time to view alumni artwork spanning the history of this annual arts-in-education initiative. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to enjoy extraordinary work by Long Island high school students—both past and present.

See the inside back cover for more information.

Finding InspirationFor Long Island’s Best 2016, students found inspiration in artwork on view in the Museum during the 2015-2016 school year. Through close observation, discussion, and hands-on activities, students learned to make connections between artwork on view and their own experiences.

James Rosenquist: Tripartite PrintsRosenquist utilized saturated colors and strong symbolism in his series of large-scale, horizontal, three-part lithographic compositions.

Graphic AppealModern Prints from the CollectionThis exhibition showcased a multitude of printmaking techniques and processes including silkscreen, etching, lithography, and woodcut.

You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists A diverse selection of artworks from the Museum's Permanent Collection celebrated the artistic and cultural achievements of female artists.

Street LifePrivate Moments / Public Record Through a variety of media, the urban environment and daily activities of 20th-century New York City were explored.

Risaburo Kimura, Venice, 1973 [detail], Silkscreen and lithograph on paper. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel.

Miriam Dougenis, Poor Butterfly, 1986 [detail], Watercolor on paper. Gift of the Artist.

Men at Work Men in various professional endeavors between the 18th and 20th centuries were depicted in this exhibition, capturing aspects of their emotional life as well as their physical labor.

Max Gaisser, The Alchemist, n.d. [detail], Oil on wood panel. August Heckscher Collection.

Each young artist selected a work of art in one of the following exhibitions to inspire his/her original work of art for Long Island’s Best. An image of this Inspiration Artwork is provided with the Artist Statement to deepen visual connections.

Inspiration Artwork

Artist StatementsThe Museum recognizes that in order to succeed, students must not only develop their studio skills, but also learn how to effectively write and speak about their artwork. Each student has written an artist statement describing his/her inspiration and artistic process.

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6Regina Ambrosio, Deer Park HS - Donald & Gloria Horn Scholarship AwardEmely Balaguera, Hicksville High SchoolAnn Ballesteros, Valley Stream South High SchoolAshley Bardhan, John F. Kennedy High SchoolNatalia Bermeo, Valley Stream Central High SchoolKayla Bjelke, Our Lady of Mercy AcademyTalia Blum, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS - Joseph Mack Achievement Award, Honorable MentionJake Bruno, Connetquot High SchoolEleanor Byrne, Long Beach High School - Honorable MentionGianna Cancemi, Kings Park High SchoolJulia Candon, Long Beach High SchoolJennifer Castelan, Hicksville HS - Donald G. Horn, Jr. Scholarship AwardEmily Cimaszewski, Our Lady of Mercy AcademyShannon Culhane, Northport High School - Achievement Award in Colored Pencil, Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship AwardSanaya Dhablania, Syosset High School - Achievement Award in PhotographyKayla Dotero, Northport High SchoolMichelle Duffe, Half Hollow Hills High School WestKatie Eng, Valley Stream North High SchoolAaron Feltman, Huntington High School - SECOND PLACE, Judith Sposato Memorial PrizeMeaghan Feuer, East Rockaway High SchoolDakota Filigenzi, Hicksville High SchoolJessica Fisher, Connetquot High SchoolCourtney Foley, West Babylon High SchoolEvelyn Garcia, Brentwood High SchoolEvan Garry, Syosset High SchoolFelicia Gaylardo, Sachem North High SchoolJillian Gordon, West Islip High School - Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship AwardMaya Guzman, New Hyde Park Memorial High SchoolJohn Hanson, Huntington Fine ArtsAllie Henner, Half Hollow Hills High School EastEmily Hernandez, Bellport High School - Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship AwardWitt Holmes, Cold Spring Harbor High SchoolRyann Hudson, Northport High SchoolMaria Impastato, Smithtown High School EastJessica Jones, John F. Kennedy High School - Honorable MentionNoah Kaplan, Cold Spring Harbor HS - Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship AwardLindsay Kranitz, Long Beach High School - Honorable MentionCory Levy, Sayville High School - FOURTH PLACE AwardRyan Licul, New Hyde Park Memorial High SchoolMaria Mancz, Division Avenue High SchoolThomas Mayberry, Oceanside High SchoolPayton McCarthy, Wantagh High School

Meagan McClinchey, Patchogue-Medford HS - Achievement Award in Digital MediaMieke McLaughlin, Manhasset High SchoolJustin Meyer, Huntington High School - Honorable MentionNina Miller, Long Beach High School - THIRD PLACE, The Hadley PrizeLaura Minet, Smithtown High School West - Honorable MentionChristina Mitchell, Wantagh High SchoolElisabeth Moffitt, Our Lady of Mercy AcademyEli Mollineaux, Huntington High School - Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award, Huntington Fine Arts Honorable MentionMeagan Mulholland, Patchogue-Medford HS - Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award, Honorable MentionJillian Mullane, MacArthur High SchoolNicole Noel, Valley Stream Central HS - Celebrate Achievement BEST IN SHOW AwardCeara Nolan, Newfield High SchoolGrace (Ho Jung) Park, Half Hollow Hills HS West - Huntington Fine Arts Honorable MentionAustin Prendergast, West Babylon High SchoolKimberly Rambarran, Valley Stream Central HSKarina Ramirez, Oceanside High SchoolScott Reill, Long Island High School for the ArtsJustin Relf, Cold Spring Harbor High School - Achievement Award in PrintmakingAlia Reyna, Baldwin High SchoolGriffin Reynolds, Smithtown High School West - Achievement Award in Black & White DrawingAlexandra Sachelari, Elwood John Glenn HSAustin Sala, Smithtown Christian SchoolSophia Santella, Centereach High SchoolShannon Scarano, MacArthur High SchoolAva Schieferstein, Locust Valley High SchoolSteven Sedig, Wantagh High SchoolJacob Siegelbaum, Centereach HS - Andrew Presberg Promising Young Artist Award, Huntington Fine Arts Honorable MentionGabriella Spiegel, Half Hollow Hills High School EastStudio in Drawing & Painting and Advanced Art Students, Wantagh HSBoxuan Sun, St. Anthony’s High School - Joseph Mack Achievement AwardJack Tortora, Manhasset High SchoolMax Tunney, Long Beach High SchoolKristen Van Aken, Hicksville High SchoolRicky Vargas, Valley Stream South High School - Honorable MentionJaelyn Voigt, Deer Park High SchoolElena Votta, Division Avenue High SchoolMaya Wang, Commack High SchoolJeanette Wells, Northport High SchoolAmber Werner, Long Beach High SchoolRhonda Williams, E.W. Miles Middle SchoolMelanie Wong, Brentwood High School - Joseph Mack Achievement Award

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Exhibiting Artists 2016

Regina Ambrosio

Flora of the Feminine Figure, Mixed mediaDeer Park High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Derek Mainhart

Inspiration artwork: Michelle Stuart, Voyage to the South Seas: Flora Australis, 1989, Etching with aquatint and chine collé on paper. Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York; Hassam, Speicher, Betts and Symons Funds.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

My work is a manifestation of the parallels between the female human body and nature. By placing flower and body alongside one another in my piece, I intend for the viewer to see the science of nature and, subsequently, embrace a seamless flow between botanical structure and the female form. Michelle Stuart's Voyage to the South Seas: Flora Australis is as artistic as it is scientific. Inspired by this feat, Flora of the Feminine Figure depicts the visual similarities between the physique of a dancer and the structure of a flower in a collage display that connects them aesthetically. I've paired the natural beauty of our environment with the beauty and elegance of a ballerina to represent a visual relationship between the two. Through the use of poetry and descriptive imagery, the text in my work furthers the visual relationship. *Donald and Gloria Horn Scholarship Award

Emely Balaguera

IrisEtching

Hicksville High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher: Beth Atkinson

In Rosenquist’s prints, each symbol had a distinct meaning. I found an interesting balance in using an odd number of elements in a composition and decided to carry this reoccurring idea of three symbols into my piece. Although the viewer may not know the exact meaning behind Rosenquist’s symbols, they can read into the symbolism in their own way. I chose to use three symbols in my composition that are very personal to me, and I purposely chose not to spell out their meaning so that the viewer could bring their own interpretation and understanding to the piece.

Inspiration artwork: James Rosenquist, Coin Noir, 1977Lithograph on paper. Gift of Susan and Jay ZisesFrom the exhibition: James Rosenquist: Tripartite Prints

Ann Ballesteros

BeaconColored pencil

Valley Stream South High SchoolGrade: 10Art Teacher: Paulette Lowe

In the exhibit You Go Girl!, I was drawn to Blue Bulb by Margery Caggiano. Her painting made me contemplate the illusion of reality. “Could this be real or is it a photograph?” This intrigued and challenged me. I came to the conclusion that art such as this requires intense focus and attention to detail. I began to connect even more with this painting when I realized that it is much like me. I am a quiet person who would prefer to sit and observe, rather than engage in conversation. This reserve allows me notice small details that most people do not. I decided to create an artwork, a self-portrait of sorts, of a different type of illuminated light bulb. I selected a photograph that I took of an old neon sign to be my subject. I sought to capture the luminosity of this bulb, creating an exciting image and revealing my inner spirit in contrast to the reality of my quiet personality. Through this process, I discovered that photorealism is a lot like life, and what you see is not always the truth.

Inspiration artwork: Margery Caggiano, Blue Bulb, 1974, Oil on canvas. Museum Purchase: Partial funding provided by the Creative Artists Public Service ProgramFrom the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Ashley Bardhan

Loud Skin Quiet TeethPen and markeron paper

John F. Kennedy High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher:Vanessa Albaneze

In my work, I enjoy exploring themes of youth and often attempt to capture its transience and struggles through illustrations accompanied by my poetry. I’m interested in the concept of emotional intimacy and challenging male gender roles by presenting illustrations of men alongside poetry, similar to a confession, exposing vulnerability and adding depth to a traditional, stoic figure. In this piece, I used the male figure, but also added rigid lines to the figure’s face and background to contrast the light and expressive pen that composes the facial features. In doing so, I created a representation of emotion held back by an oppressive environment, and used poetry as a blunt profession, spilling out from the constraints.

Inspiration artwork: May Stevens, Big Daddy Paper Doll, 1971 Serigraph on paper. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Orlinsky.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Natalia Bermeo

PachamamaPastel

Valley Stream Central High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher: Mario Bakalov

I was inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s painting, Machu Picchu, Peru. As an Ecuadorian who can trace my ancestry to the Incans, I was shocked at the simplicity of the landscape and its lack of attention to history and culture. The Incas adored Pachamama (Mother Earth) and their love of the land fueled the creation and evolution of their culture. This led me to create a drawing that portrays the mountains as I feel they were meant to be portrayed. My drawing consists of the four colors of the Sara Sara—yellow, red, purple, and green—which represent the maize grown in the mountains and their wishes for bountiful harvests. The women in the drawing represent the most sacred and respected of our ancestors in the matriarchal society.

Inspiration artwork: Georgia O’Keeffe, Machu Picchu, Peruc. 1956, Watercolor on paper.Gift of the Baker/Pisano Collection.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Kayla Bjelke

UntitledDigital photograph

Our Lady of Mercy AcademyGrade: 11Art Teacher: Christine Shelley

N. Jay Jaffee’s Bryant Park gives a feeling of loneliness even though the men shown in the picture are sharing in each other’s presence. Sometimes we can be surrounded by people, but still feel completely alone. This is a common experience in today’s society and it inspired me to create my own photograph. Every day we interact with strangers; we may perform a simple gesture such as holding a door or even offering a kind smile, yet we know absolutely nothing about these people. In that moment, we are just sharing physical space and nothing more.

Inspiration artwork: N. Jay Jaffee, Bryant Park, 1950 (printed 1981) Gelatin silver print. Gift of Ms. Cyrisse Jaffee.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Talia Blum

DualityColored pencil

Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher: Warren Jacobson

I was inspired by the lights and shadows of N. Jay Jaffee’s Handball Players under the El. He incorporated a very dark foreground dappled with corrugated light and a bright background. In my drawing, I sought to emulate his style by using a perspective that emphasizes the distance between foreground and background. I incorporated a distant light source, which gives the drawing an almost ethereal sense. When coupled with the darkness coming in from the opposite side, the contrast of light and dark is further emphasized. Finally, Jaffee’s work is very geometric, and I, too, incorporated a very linear style into my piece, with the lines of the violin and bow drawing the viewer’s eye up and down the piece.

*Honorable Mention*Joseph Mack Achievement Award

Inspiration artwork: N. Jay Jaffee, Handball Players under the El, 1950 (printed 1980), Gelatin silver print. Gift of Paula W. Hackeling.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Jake Bruno

6 Moments Observed from a Manhattan Window, Mixed media Connetquot High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: John Hargrave

I was interested in the candid photograph found in the exhibition Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record. Candid photography is both intrusive and intimate; it provokes deep connections to otherwise pedestrian subjects. Being recorded is the only thing that elevates these banal objects to the status of art. With this newfound regard for the ordinary, I was inspired to create my piece, which is composed of six analog photographs taken on the streets of New York City set into the glass panes of a deteriorating window; it gives six unique vignettes into the lives of both animate and inanimate objects. The window functions as both the lens of the camera and a slide

projector; it frames what occurs and then displays it so it can be observed. These moments will last far longer than the window that captured them, everlasting in the mind’s eye.

Inspiration artwork: N. Jay Jaffee, Man in Bowler, 1953 (printed 1980),Gelatin silver print. Gift of Paula W. Hackeling.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Eleanor Byrne

Raven, Reduction printLong Beach High School, Grade: 11, Art Teacher: Joanne Harvey

I was inspired by the eerie mood of Leon Levinstein’s Rockefeller Center. I found this photograph intriguing because the figures look as though they are judging something they are observing. I created Raven with an intense gaze to demonstrate the same feeling of the Levinstein’s work. The feathers in the man’s coat and on the woman’s hat gave me the idea to create a bird, specifically a raven, because ravens are associated with dark moods. I translated the mood of this piece by keeping the color consistent, by using gray and black ink in my reduction print to give it an eerie feel.

*Honorable Mention

Inspiration artwork: Leon Levinstein, Rockefeller Center, 1956Gelatin silver print. Gift of Mr. Geoffrey B. West.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Gianna Cancemi

Florence, PrintKings Park High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Susan Guasp

My artwork was inspired by my favorite city—Florence. I was fortunate enough to visit Italy three years ago, and I was left in awe of the beauty in the landscape, culture, history, and the art. In my piece, the Ponte Vecchio is depicted with the Florentine skyline that I fell in love with. After looking at Leonard Havens’ Fall Patterns, I wanted to mirror the linear style with a black and white palette, and I decided to make a print for the first time. I used vibrant watercolors to add contrast to the dark buildings of my print. This work reflects my experience in this amazing city.

Inspiration artwork: Leonard Havens, Fall Patterns, 1938Woodcut on paper. Gift of Hersh and Fern Cohen.From the exhibition: Graphic AppealModern Prints from the Collection

Julia Candon

Evolve, StonewareLong Beach High School, Grade: 11, Art Teacher: AnnMarie Pulice

While looking at the artwork in The Heckscher Museum, I found The Night Sea by Ann McCoy to be the most captivating. Her colored lithograph intrigued me because it captured the colors and atmosphere of the underwater world. Growing up near the ocean, nature plays a role in my everyday life. I was able to create something abstract, yet maintain the idea of nature as well. As a ceramics student, I decided to use clay as my medium to create an abstract form derived from a shell. Like Ann McCoy, I was inspired by the ocean, its natural occurrences, and the beauty of sea life. The spiraling in the form of my sculpture is reminiscent of the

constant movement of the waves and the design elements that exist in nature.

Inspiration artwork: Ann McCoy, The Night Sea, 1978, Lithograph on Arches paper in two pieces, hand-colored with colored pencil. Gift of Sheila and Martin Terens.From the exhibition: Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection

Jennifer Castelan

Organized ChaosMonoprint andcolored pencil

Hicksville High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher:Beth Atkinson

The circle is a symbol of perfection, infinity, and symmetry. It is also known to be a symbol of wholeness and self realization. In Sketch for Tanglewood Press, the circles are meant to convey literal and figurative movement even through seemingly unconnected objects and words. The circle became a personal symbol of control. The art making process for me is about feeling in control and creating something from my chaotic and constantly changing thoughts. The circles in my work are more than just patterns and colors, they represent how each small, intricate detail creates a certain mood, whatever that may be at the moment. The circles are used to create overall structure throughout my piece, symbolizing racing thoughts and change. With pattern as well as the circle, chaos is controlled to create a visually aesthetic piece.

*Donald G. Horn, Jr. Scholarship Award

Inspiration artwork: Mary Bauermeister, Sketch for Tanglewood Press, c. 1966, Lithograph on paper, with mixed media attachments to cover glass.Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milton M. Gardner.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Emily Cimaszewski

Evolution, Mixed mediaOur Lady of Mercy Academy, Grade: 11, Art Teacher: Jody Spadaro

Gillian Pederson-Krag’s Landscape was the inspiration for my artwork. Being a detail-oriented person myself, I was instantly drawn to her use of extreme detail throughout the landscape. For my response, I chose to create a three-dimensional composition while paying tribute to the style that the artist used in her etching. I executed the trees in the same meticulous detail as Pederson-Krag, choosing to showcase them in an altered book, creating a contemporary landscape. The wire and threads serve to add interest and texture to the composition. My ideas evolved through my artistic process as I stepped out of my comfort zone and explored different creative options.

Inspiration artwork: Gillian Pederson-Krag, Landscape, 1991, Etching and aquatint on paper. Gift of the Artist.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Shannon Culhane

Pencil and Crane, Colored pencilNorthport High School, Grade: 10, Art Teacher: Margaret Minardi

Margery Caggiano’s Blue Bulb displays a great sense of realism and depicts the light bulb as if it were actually in front of the viewer. The use of shadows strengthens the realism. Pencil and Crane, just like Blue Bulb, has a simple layout with bright pops of color and strong shadows. The pencil, paper, and crane are situated in such a way that they appear to be accidentally dropped rather than purposefully placed. I worked from a still life and photographs, allowing me to observe many details that make the paper and pencil trick the viewer’s eye.

*Achievement Award in Colored Pencil*Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award

Inspiration artwork: Margery Caggiano, Blue Bulb, 1974, Oil on canvas. Museum Purchase: Partial funding provided by the Creative Artists Public Service Program.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Sanaya Dhablania

Reflect, Digital photographSyosset High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Chrysoula Highland

As a street photographer, I take photographs of people experiencing everyday life. I have come to realize that, sometimes the moments that may seem uninspired are the ones in which we can explore and learn the most. As we fall deeper into our daily routines, we can more critically reflect on the lives we lead and realize that even the most mundane activities have changed our perceptions of what it means to be a friend, a lover, a loved one, and an individual. It was in this way that I was inspired by N. Jay Jaffee’s photograph Bryant Park. I loved the way that he captured a moment that may seem uninspired, but one that we all knew or will know in the future. I decided to capture, with the same candidness, one of the many simple moments that complete the epic adventure that is the human experience.

*Achievement Award in Photography

Inspiration artwork: N. Jay Jaffee, Bryant Park, 1950 (printed 1981), Gelatin silver print. Gift of Ms. Cyrisse Jaffee.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Kayla Dotero

EstelitaColored pencil

Northport High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher: Margaret Minardi

My inspiration was Janet Culbertson’s Scene VIII. What captured me most about this work of art was her use of layers to define the mountains. This technique creates a unique visual effect that I incorporated into my own artwork. In Estelita, I layered multiple images of the same woman from a trip I took to Nicaragua to make a similar visual effect to Culbertson. I created my images with colored pencil to form a unique style. The texture of the mountains in Scene VIII also inspired me. I accentuated the texture of the woman’s skin in my artwork, especially on her hands.

Inspiration artwork: Janet Culbertson, Scene VIII, 1979, Ink and acrylic on paper, knife drawing. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Miller.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Michelle Duffe

A Mind Fullof ThoughtsAcrylic

Half Hollow HillsHigh School WestGrade: 11Art Teacher:Amanda Montiglio

The bright colors and floral background of Audrey’s Flack’s Lady Madonna emphasize and exaggerate a contrast with the subject’s forlorn expression. Drawing inspiration from that disparity, I added a floral background to my own piece. I turned my self-portrait into a color study similar to Lady Madonna. Through my work, I hope to explore how the impact of color can largely affect the mood of a painting and its overall theme, along with its ability to create contrast.

Inspiration artwork: Audrey Flack, Lady Madonna, 1972, Lithograph on paper with gold leaf. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel. From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Katie Eng

Art in the StreetsPhotograph

Valley Stream NorthHigh SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher: Allan Nafte

I was inspired by the guardian-child relationship in N. Jay Jaffee’s photograph Man and Girl with Skates. This piece seemed to express how city life does not have to hinder a child’s relationship with typically suburban activities such as rollerskating. Jaffee’s work represents a father’s love for his daughter and his patience and dedication to the girl’s physical and emotional well being. I took this idea of adults helping children grow and searched New York’s streets to find subjects. I came across a man teaching children to paint in the middle of the city, as if he was situated in a quiet neighborhood. The man’s joy in helping the children express themselves artistically paralleled Jaffee’s piece. In addition, Jaffee inspired me to explore film photography and darkroom processes in greater depth.

Inspiration artwork: N. Jay Jaffee, Man and Girl with Skates, 1950, Selenium-toned gelatin silver print. Gift of Paula W. Hackeling.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Aaron Feltman

How You See Me Vs. How I See MeGraphite powder, charcoal powder, and ink on paperHuntington High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Kristin SingerStudent of Huntington Fine Arts

I have always struggled with my self-image. Looking in the mirror, I see flaws: a crooked nose and asymmetrical eyes. However, this image is not what the rest of the world sees, but the reverse. Unable to see my face as others do, the closest I can come is a photograph. Based on this idea, I created my piece by rendering two photorealistic drawings of the mirror-images of my face. This process was therapeutic as I viewed my face in terms of lights and darks instead of my features. I was also inspired by Digby’s City Life, which shows a shift of perspective between images. Digby cut slivers of images and collaged them; I used a similar method with the creation of my lenticular print in the center of my artwork. Photographs of my two drawings were digitally meshed together, printed, and covered with a ridged plastic that allows viewers to see either drawing depending on their position relative to the image. While Digby’s work evokes a theoretical sense of motion for the observer, my piece requires real motion from the viewer in order to fully understand the artwork.

*Second Place, Judith Sposato Memorial Prize

Inspiration artwork:John Digby, City Life, 1994, Collage on paper. Anonymous gift. From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Meaghan Feuer

Blurred Lines, Pencil and markerEast Rockaway High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Kelly Cabasso

I chose this piece because when I look at Afternoon Shadows I think of all the beauty within nature and forget about the toxins that exist in the world. The artwork has a peaceful mood and it makes me feel at ease. Afternoon Shadows inspires me to be one with my inner peace and to remind myself of the beauty of nature, despite the societal hatred and our technology-controlled civilization. My artwork represents my interpretation of the piece Afternoon Shadows by the unique line work.

Inspiration artwork: Ronau W. Woiceske, Afternoon Shadowsc. 1940, Etching on paper. Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Betty Livingston.From the exhibition: Graphic AppealModern Prints from the Collection

Dakota Filigenzi

UntouchedSolar plate etching

Hicksville High SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher: Beth Atkinson

As I was walking through the Street Life exhibition, the etching by Charles Mielatz caught my eye. I liked the soft range of tones and the idea that it could be reproduced as an edition. I had never done an etching before, and I wanted to test my artistic abilities. Downtown Newsboy in Crowd shows a large crowd of people in a city square surrounded by buildings. For my piece, I chose to depict the opposite of this setting: a place where man hasn’t made his mark, that is still the natural Earth. I love the outdoors and traveling to the natural wonders of this country. My etching was done from a photograph I took in Death Valley at Zabriske Point. I chose this as my composition because that photograph is representative of who I am and my love for the outdoors.

Inspiration artwork: Charles Mielatz, Downtown Newsboy in Crowd, n.d.Etching on paper. Gift of Hersh and Fern Cohen.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Jessica Fisher

Mandalas, SilkscreenConnetquot High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: John Hargrave

When visiting the Museum, I found the James Rosenquist: Tripartite Prints exhibit inspiring in many ways. I liked how each composition was alike and different at the same time. It inspired me to use the same screen in different ways. After seeing Black Tie, I researched different shapes and textures. I found the mandala extremely intriguing for its intricacy and its similarity to the shapes in Black Tie. I drew a single piece of my own design in Adobe Illustrator, using a tablet and copying the symbol over and over. After I burned it onto a screen, I decided I didn’t want the symbols to be uniform like Rosenquist’s. I randomly placed the screen on the paper and printed. I like creating things that involve randomness and spontaneity. Rosenquist’s artwork also made me realize that I could do many things just like this, and I definitely will in the future. I feel that the intricacy of the mandala mixed with the style of Rosenquist’s Tripartite Prints creates a whole new way of looking at symbols in everyday life.

Inspiration artwork: James Rosenquist, Black Tie, 1977, Lithograph on paper.Gift of Susan and Jay Zises.From the exhibition: James Rosenquist: Tripartite Prints

Courtney Foley

The DisappearingMiddle ClassCeramic

West BabylonHigh SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher:Erin Bodolai

In creating this sculpture, my goal was to depict a work of art that shows the inequality of wealth in our society. I used N. Jay Jaffee’s Bryant Park as my inspiration. The photograph shows a group of well-dressed men and to me it evoked a feeling of power and wealth. In my work, I created a facade of a typical city row house. However, instead of dividing the building in half, I split it so the “have nots” represent two-thirds of the home and the more fortunate represent one-third. This symbolically shows the inequality of wealth—how the wealthy class is getting smaller, yet accumulating more wealth, and the middle class is gradually disappearing. The right side of the façade represents the working class who are often ignored and forgotten. I hope that as viewers read the work, they are reminded to be conscious of the shift in the economic balance that we are experiencing in today’s society.

Inspiration artwork: N. Jay Jaffee, Bryant Park, 1950 (printed 1981), Gelatin silver print. Gift of Ms. Cyrisse Jaffee.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Evelyn Garcia

Defiance of theSpiritually DeadMixed media

BrentwoodHigh SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher:Nicholas Groudas

Architectural Fragment inspired me in the most unusual way. I saw powerful imagery within the architectural elements. The image of a bull came to mind. I used an authentic steer skull, dead yet alive, appearing to charge forward. I also used plaster, charcoal, paint, and wood to create my piece.

Inspiration artwork: Nola Zirin, Architectural Fragment, 1993, Pencil, pastel, oil crayon and grahite on blue-toned paper. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Rice.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Evan Garry

ConquerDigital photograph

Syosset High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher:Chrysoula Highland

I was inspired by Buenos Aires by Risaburo Kimura to create my artwork Conquer. My work is similar in subject, but different in media and style. Like Kimura’s print, my photograph features a large sculpture. The textures below the sculpture in Buenos Aires inspired me to focus on the textures in the cobblestones in my photograph. Finally, both pieces include a cityscape in the background and a large amount of negative space in the sky.

Inspiration artwork: Risaburo Kimura, Buenos Aires, 1973, Silkscreen and lithograph on paper. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel.From the exhibition: Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection

Felicia Gaylardo

Prophecy of Memory, Oil pastelSachem North High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Diana DelVallez

When viewing the You Go Girl! exhibition, I was immediately intrigued by the oil and fabric design of Doodled Up by Esphyr Slobodkina and was particularly inspired by the title. I used to make a lot of doodles in my childhood, and memories flooded my mind. To create this work, I used oil pastels to sketch and color elements of my childhood in an abstract way—from the instrument I played to the food I ate. Due to my focus on my childhood, Prophecy of Memory contains more child-like, saturated colors in comparison to the muted colors of Slobodkina’s Doodled Up.

Inspiration artwork: Esphyr Slobodkina, ‘Doodled Up’, late 1940s- early 1950s, Oil and fabric on gessoed masonite. Gift of the Artist. From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Jillian Gordon

Mosaic MadnessColored pencil

West Islip High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher: Annette Musteric

The amount of detail in Risaburo Kimura’s Tokyo inspired me to create this work of art. It’s bright colors and use of many shapes to represent the city caught my attention. When I gazed at this piece in awe, it reminded me of a brain and the chaotic structure of the blood vessels in the brain. In my drawing, my goal was to demonstrate the feeling of emotional chaos and by breaking up the face into many brightly colored fractured shapes.

*Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award

Inspiration artwork: Risaburo Kimura, Tokyo, 1973, Silkscreen and lithograph on paper. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel.From the exhibition: Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection

Maya Guzman

Seated, Photograph

New Hyde Park Memorial High School, Grade: 12Art Teacher: Danielle Livoti

I was initially drawn to Los Toldos by Emilio Sanchez because of its eye-catching color scheme and use of repetition. His artwork inspired me to search for this specific color and repetitive shape, which I was able to find in an abandoned interior. The simplicity in Los Toldos was something I wanted to emulate in my photograph. Sanchez’s use of depth and perspective also influenced my artwork, as I found myself looking for compisitions through other spaces, and began photographing through windows. By looking past the exterior, I was able to capture a similar look and aesthetic in my photograph, Seated.

Inspiration artwork: Emilio Sanchez, Los Toldos, 1973Color lithograph on paper. Gift of the Emilio Sanchez Foundation.From the exhibition: Graphic AppealModern Prints from the Collection

John Hanson

StoneMixed media

Huntington Fine ArtsGrade: 12Art Teacher: Lisa Mack

One of the biggest challenges of working with metals is the task of taking a flat, man-made material and giving it movement and texture, ultimately making the material unrecognizable and transformed. My interest in working with metal grew after seeing Tree by Mary Callery. She was able to create a sculpture that represents nature, but is not simply an imitation of it. The bends and twists of the brass give the sculpture the look of a bowing willow, whose branches turn in all directions. I was inspired to create an interpretation of the natural world around me. In my artwork, I recreate the glistening of water falling over textured rock.

Inspiration artwork: Mary Callery, Tree, 1959, Brass.Gift of the Estate of Mary Callery.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Allie Henner

Patterns inBlack and WhiteMixed media

Half Hollow HillsHigh School EastGrade: 12Art Teacher:Allyson Uttendorfer

Student of Huntington Fine Arts

I was inspired by the simple and repetitive pattern depicted in Sue Contessa’s Blue Bamboo. Contessa’s work was created using a ritualistic process that was governed by a pre-established set of rules and requirements. I decided to create a work of art that explored the ritual pattern of everyday life similar to the pattern in Contessa’s piece. In my piece, I have used photography to examine the regular habits performed on a daily basis by a singular person. Many individuals have developed a set of rituals that have come to define what they do regularly. In order to elevate the meaning of my piece, I have chosen a set of 32 images that capture the life of my subject, Jamie, and arranged them on an accurate and functioning checkerboard.

Inspiration artwork: Sue Contessa, Blue Bamboo, 2007, Acrylic on canvas with pencil. Gift of the Artist.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Emily Hernandez

Alma PuraDigital photograph

Bellport High SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher: Suzette Fandale

The piece I chose as inspiration is Lady Slipper by Ellen Thayer Fisher. I was inspired by the colors in this painting, specifically the shades of white, pink, and green. I was also drawn to the mood of the painting. A flower is a symbol of simple beauty and the single flower in its delicate state shows innocence. I created a portrait of a girl using these colors to show the reflection of true beauty and innocence. I used makeup and clothing to create the colors of the flower. The title for my piece is Alma Pura, which means “pure soul” in Spanish. I feel that this embodies the image and helps bring it to life.

Inspiration artwork: Ellen Thayer Fisher, Lady Slipper, 1878, Watercolor on paper. Gift of the Baker/Pisano Collection.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

*Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award

Witt Holmes

Summer in AmericaDigital illustration

Cold Spring Harbor High SchoolGrade: 9Art Teacher: Christine Oswald

I based my piece on Elbow Lake and Coin Noir by James Rosenquist. I chose to focus on the themes in the prints which can be interpreted differently by other viewers. In Coin Noir, the theme appeared to be science and astronomy. In Elbow Lake, the shapes and objects fuse to illustrate a summer or America theme. In my piece, I combined what I saw as the themes from each piece to form a representation of astronomy and America.

Inspiration artwork: James Rosenquist, Elbow Lake, 1977Lithograph on paper. Gift of Susan and Jay Zises.James Rosenquist, Coin Noir, 1977Lithograph on paper. Gift of Susan and Jay Zises.From the exhibition: James Rosenquist: Tripartite Prints

Ryann Hudson

Sunday Mornings, Maya, PhotoshopNorthport High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: John DeRosa

I tend to get my inspiration from women artists, especially Frida Kahlo. I have a soft spot for strong and inspiring women. When I found out that The Heckscher Museum was doing an exhibit celebrating women and their art, I knew that I would be inspired beyond belief. When I saw Interior Kitchen by Helen Miranda Wilson, I knew I wanted to tell the story from the other side of the window. I created a scene with a cup of hot coffee looking out onto the streets of a busy city on a Sunday Morning. The inside of the home is more important than what is going on outside. I wanted to be the one to set the scene through 3D modeling. Using Maya I was able to model, texture, and light my scene to mimic the morning mood as seen in, Interior Kitchen.

Inspiration artwork: Helen Miranda Wilson, Interior Kitchen, 1980 Oil on Anco panel. Gift of Martin, Richard, Nancy, and James Sinkoff in loving memory of their parents, Alice and Marvin Sinkoff.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Maria Impastato

Veiled, PhotographSmithtown High School East, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Tim Needles

Leon Levinstein once said, “Most people only see what they’ve always seen and what they expect to see. Whereas a photographer, if he’s good, will see everything.” After I saw Leon Levinstein’s piece, I was inclined to research more about the artist; I was attracted to the simplicity and melancholy of his 1960s street art. Shooting his subjects at close range, he captured raw poses and emotions. In my piece, Veiled, I was inspired by the unconventional use of the screen in his photo, The Screen, Child in Window, Lower East Side. The screen acts as a barrier between the child and the outside world. However, unlike most barricades, it is transparent; the young child can see what is in front of her, but she is trapped behind the screen. I chose to create a self-portrait—in contrast to Levinstein’s photography of strangers—while emulating the emotion of feeling confined in a modern way. I used multiple exposures to portray the different emotions

felt when being confined by modern society.

Inspiration artwork: Leon Levinstein, The Screen, Child in Window, Lower East Side, 1951, Gelatin silver print. Gift of Mr. Geoffrey B. West.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Jessica Jones

Mirella, Oil on canvasboard John F. Kennedy High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Vanessa Albaneze

I have always challenged myself as an artist to strive for photo-realism. The idea that a painter can take liquid colors from a tube and create a work of art that looks like a photograph is like magic. Ben Schonzeit’s Tangerine Sugar achieves this with the exaggerated size and close-up detail of his subject matter. It allows the viewer to notice texture and color in a way you could overlook in an actual tangerine. As an artist, I am inspired by people and, particulary, their flesh. I enjoy studying wrinkles and folds in people’s faces while adding every detail in order to create an identical replication. In this painting, I have attempted to recreate the lush, pulp-like qualities of a fruit’s texture using my grandmother’s lips. The gloss is lacquered on in a thick layer, forcing every crevice and lump to be exaggerated. I enjoy the juxtaposition of the bright pink, typically reserved for conveying youth on a woman of her age. She always wears bright, vivid lipstick colors which is why I chose her to be the subject of this painting. I am excited to reignite my grandma’s passion for art through my own work and to see the delight in her face when she sees my painting of her displayed in a museum.

*Honorable Mention

Inspiration artwork: Ben Schonzeit, Tangerine Sugar, 1972, Lithograph on paper. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel. From the exhibition: Graphic AppealModern Prints from the Collection

Noah Kaplan

Beginning of 360Digital illustration

Cold Spring HarborHigh SchoolGrade: 9Art Teacher:Christine Oswald

Once Upon a Bike.… by Jean Sarino interested me because of its use of color and its reduction of shapes. This print pulled me in due to the contrast between the blue sky and the busy formations within the bike. My piece responds to the subject of Sariano’s print and shows the movement that an athlete is about to undertake.

Inspiration artwork: Jean Sariano, Once Upon a Bike…., 1973Lithograph and intaglio on paper.Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel.From the exhibition: Graphic AppealModern Prints from the Collection

Lindsay Kranitz

Mental “Zone”, Digital photographLong Beach High School, Grade: 11, Art Teacher: Sue Presberg

It often fascinates me how people in a large location (like the subway) can all be in the same place at the same time and yet no one really pays much mind to each other—or do they? In Leaper by Don Perlis, everyone is watching the man leap onto the train but he appears to be unaware that he is being watched. He was in his own mental “zone,” much like the man with the headphones in the photo I took. He was completely unaware that I was watching him. While it often seems like everyone is minding their own business, often they are not. We assume many things about each other, but they are only assumptions we base on our own experiences. I took this photo for a specific reason; however, it may mean something completely different to the viewer.

*Honorable Mention

Inspiration artwork: Don Perlis, Leaper, 1987, Oil on canvas. Gift of Mr. Scott Sherman.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Cory Levy

The Future, CharcoalSayville High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Evan Hammer

In her landscape painting Remembering Long Island; Sunken Meadow Dunes, Pat Ralph recognized that in the distant past Long Island was completely natural, seemingly alien to what it has become after centuries of human’s reign upon it. To emphasize this, Ralph’s landscape painting depicts an area of Long Island that remained relatively untouched by human innovation. In response, my artwork presents a future world where humans are non-existent or inferior to their own creations. It is rational to consider that the human propensity for war, destruction, and greed would lead to this kind of world. In The Future, I drew a massive, functioning machine, which has replaced the natural landscape.

*Fourth Place Award

Inspiration artwork: Pat Ralph, Remembering Long Island;Sunken Meadow Dunes, 2008, Oil on linen.Gift of Ms. Anne Cohen DePietro.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Ryan Licul

Riding AlongPhotograph

New Hyde ParkMemorial High SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher:Danielle Livoti

N. Jay Jaffee’s work depicts handball players in a city scene which inspired me to capture my friends partcipating in our own street activities. Jaffee’s image also inspired me to explore the things that people do as a hobby. I’ve always had a passion for BMX as a sport. My friends and I are active BMX riders, performing various tricks on our bikes, some of which are dangerous. My love for black and white photography also drew me into N. Jay Jaffe’s piece. His use of high contrast monochromatic printing made me want to go for a similar look in my photograph. The dramatic light and shadow in his image inspired me to make a photograph using strong light sources. I also wanted to highlight how society has changed over time in regards to what people do for fun today versus what was considered fun in ages past.

Inspiration artwork: N. Jay Jaffee, Handball Players Under the El, 1950 (printed 1980), Gelatin silver print.Gift of Paula W. Hackeling.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Maria Mancz

Dawn #1Mixed media (clayboard, acrylic paint, matte fixative, chalk pastel)Division Avenue High School, Grade: 11, Art Teacher: Tim Ryan

I wanted to recreate both the atmosphere and the style of Lisa Breslow’s Dusk #13. It gives off a sense of melancholy and nostalgia. The emotions in Breslow’s piece reminded me of the character Charlie in the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I wanted to convey those emotions with my own face to make them more tangible. I used clayboard and pencil to map out my subject and composition. Then I applied three very light layers of different colored acrylic paint in colors corresponding to the colors in Breslow’s piece. Between layers, I scratched out the highlights and light tones with steel wool, metal ceramic tools, and sandpaper. After scratching out the highlights, I fixed each layer. After three rounds of acrylic, I applied chalk pastels to the white areas in warm yellow tones to acquire the ominous and mystic atmosphere of Dusk #13.

Inspiration artwork: Lisa Breslow, Dusk #13, 2006, Monotype on paper.Gift of the Artist. From the exhibition: Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection

Thomas Mayberry

Flood, Watercolor and marker on watercolor paperOceanside High School, Grade: 10, Art Teacher: Kristin Gemino

Ruthellen Pollan’s Genesis took me back to the time I spent in northern Arizona a few years ago. Reading about the artist’s inspirations and experiences reminded me of the swirling slot canyons and plateaus in the Vermilion Cliffs area, not far from where Pollan studied. The layers in the wind-blown sandstone evoke an emotion unlike anything I had ever felt before, not to mention the spectacular reds and oranges all around. Looking at Genesis reminded me of wandering in the various slot canyons formed by flash floods. In my artwork, I decided to depict a desert riverbed after a rain shower, slowly carving the landscape and creating breathtaking shapes in the rock. It’s hard to believe that the elements of erosion could create something so spectacular and I just had to recreate it in Flood.

Inspiration artwork: Ruthellen Pollan, Genesis, 1969, Ink on paper.Gift of Mr. Larry Katz.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Payton McCarthy

Out With The OldPigment print

Wantagh High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher: Patricia Beary

I was inspired by Berenice Abbott’s photograph and how it “tells time.” My photograph captures vintage material for someone living in the 21st century. Also, both Abbott’s photograph and my own focus on repetition. In my work, a record and cassettes symbolize the broken and forgotten past beyond the cracked mirror. My goal was to create a sense of nostalgia, bringing the viewer to another time period.

Inspiration artwork: Berenice Abbott, Newsstand (32nd Street and Third Avenue), 1935 (printed 1982), Gelatin silver print. Gift of Mr. Morton Brozinsky.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Meagan McClinchey

Inner DemonsDigital photograph

Patchogue-MedfordHigh SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher:Amy Cunningham

I was inspired by Elsie Driggs’ watercolor and pencil artwork Riot. Her use of lines, negative space, color, shape, and movement were compelling in demonstrating an external conflict with the figures in her work. In a similar way, I illustrate a girl’s turmoil in my digitally-manipulated photograph. Her hands wrap around her face to conceal it from the world as she struggles with her inner demons. My use of line and color help create this mood of turmoil.

Inspiration artwork: Elsie Driggs, Riot, c. 1929, Watercolor and pencil on paper. Gift of Martin, Richard, Nancy, and James Sinkoff in loving memory of their parents, Alice and Marvin Sinkoff.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

MiekeMcLaughlin

Flooded, Oil on canvasManhasset High School, Grade: 11, Art Teacher: Michael Sansone

In City Life, John Digby created motion and activity through his use of collage. He took static drawings of a generic city from the Victorian era, enlivened them by cutting them into vertical strips, and collaged them into an overlapping composition. Digby’s technique has the effect of distorting the images and creating energetic movement to capture the hustle and bustle of city life. Aside from the fact that Digby’s technique looks like ripples in water, I was intrigued by the energy that comes not from the city itself, but from Digby’s application and placement of his collage materials. As a painter, I was inspired by Digby’s work to explore the rippling movement and distortions created by overlapping forms, using oils as my medium. My decision to do a self-portrait with emotional ambiguity was intentional. As in City Life, the subject of my painting is not the figure portrayed, but the distortion created by overlapping forms and the dynamic movement of the water over the figure.

Inspiration artwork: John Digby, City Life, 1994, Collage on paper. Anonymous gift.From the exhibition:Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Justin Meyer

My Blue UniverseDigital painting

HuntingtonHigh SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher:Kasmira Mohanty

My Blue Universe was inspired by Mark Markov-Gr inberg ’s Nikita Izotov, Distin-guished Miner of Donbass Coal Region, Ukraine. I was drawn to the coal miner’s intense gaze and the depth of grey tones that make the subject, Nikita Izotov, appear sculptural, as if he was carved from the very coal he is mining. I attempted to replicate the sculptural overtones in Markov-Grinberg’s photograph by “carving” a portrait of myself out of an imagined interstellar landscape. I chose space to represent my ongoing interest in astronomy. It is also a symbol of the “space” not yet explored or understood in our own minds. The main challenge in executing my idea was settling on a monochromatic color scheme of blues. I needed the right tones to fully define the contours of my face, while limiting myself to the use of line. I studied the tones of grey in the photograph in order to translate them into a digital platform and was able to achieve the look of contemplation I was striving for through experimentation, trial, and error.

*Honorable Mention

Inspiration artwork: Mark Markov-Grinberg, Nikita Izotov, Distinguished Miner of Donbass Coal Region, Ukraine, 1934, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print. Gift of Doug and Joan Hansen.From the exhibition: Men at Work

Nina Miller

Reach With No EscapeMixed media (Steeland plaster of paris)

Long Beach High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher: Eric Fox

Student ofHuntington Fine Arts

Reach With No Escape was inspired by Isaac Friedlander’s charcoal drawing, Laborer. In my works, I make commentaries on society, specifically the oppression and harshness we face due to race, gender, religion, and so forth. Friedlander’s drawing sparked my idea to create a sculpture that depicts entrapment using plaster of paris and steel. In Laborer, the prominent hand holding a bar evokes many different emotions, such as strength, despair, sadness, and defeat. This inspired me to make a work of art depicting hands. I researched the artist and discovered that Friedlander solely creates black and white works. Accordingly, I chose to use black and white. My piece is a commentary on the unease of human suffering. Perhaps one day the hands will break free of these barriers.

*Third Place, The Hadley Prize

Inspiration artwork: Isaac Friedlander, Laborer, 1956, Charcoal on paper.Gift of Dr. Jerome A. Covey.From the exhibition: Men at Work

Laura Minet

Ravens, Pen and markerSmithtown High School West, Grade: 11, Art Teacher: Steve Halem

I was inspired by Jane Hammond’s Presto because I am deeply interested in Surrealism and was intrigued by her use of bizarre and non-sensical imagery. I am fascinated by the imagery found in nightmares, so I aimed to create a piece that was creepy and interesting. Both Hammond’s print and my drawing incorporate multiple fragments of bizarre images and animals and have a similar eerie mood.

*Honorable Mention

Inspiration artwork: Jane Hammond, Presto, 1991, Ten-color lithograph with silkscreen and collage. Museum Purchase: Friends and Collectors Circle Fund.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Christina Mitchell

Cohesive ContrastPigment print

Wantagh High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher: Patricia Beary

When I saw Derriere L’Etoile by James Rosenquist, I was inspired by the contrast created by the artist’s use of grayscale and color. In both my photograph and Rosenquist’s print, there are many harsh, straight edges of grey alongside less harsh and colorful fusions. In the center of Derriere L’Etoile, there is a small blue and white cutout that is similar to the cloudy sky in my photograph. The softness in texture of the clouds is in stark opposition to the rigid surroundings. Despite the contrast of color and grey, I also aimed to create a sense of unity, or cohesiveness, in my photograph.

Inspiration artwork: James Rosenquist, Derriere L’Etoile, 1977, Lithograph on paper. Gift of Susan and Jay ZisesFrom the exhibition: James Rosenquist: Tripartite Prints

Elisabeth Moffitt

Another Long Run, Pencil and inkOur Lady of Mercy Academy, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Jody Spadaro

I believe the story behind John Steuart Curry’s The Missed Leap is one that consists of mistakes along with ever-present uncertainty. I was attracted to Curry’s piece because of the dramatic mood it portrayed. I could imagine the journey that the trapeze artist took to arrive at this point in her career and the risk of attempting the jump. I chose to illustrate a physical representation of my own journey as a runner. I have run eight seasons of track in the last four years and it has been quite a journey. As a runner, sneakers are a crucial part of my life, hence my choice of subject matter. I used a mainly monochromatic color scheme to create the image of worn

sneakers to portray the drama of a challenge and the toll my journey has taken. Every race is full of uncertainty; every route traveled or race run brings different scenes and people while presenting a new physical and mental challenge. I used a map as my canvas because New York

Inspiration artwork: John Steuart Curry, The Missed Leap, 1934Lithograph on paper. Museum Purchase: Heckscher Trust Fund.From the exhibition: Men at Work

Eli Mollineaux

bELIeveMixed media(watercolor, acrylic,gel medium on paper)

Huntington High SchoolGrade: 9Art Teacher: Kristin Singer

I was immediately drawn to Stan Brodsky’s Around Yellow at the Museum. Being legally blind, the bright colors, bold strokes, and largeness of scale easily spoke to me. I found a deep connection between Brodsky’s artistic style and my own work in that we both use light and color to evoke emotion in our art. In my work, bELIeve, I layered watercolors and acrylic paints onto rice paper, adhered it to a larger paper with paint, and applied it with a brayer. As my disease, Pearson’s Syndrome, progresses and my tremors become more uncontrollable, I have learned to adapt my technique by using larger brushes, paint brayers, and a weighted glove to make marks and layer paint. I find great pleasure in the process of creating art. I love choosing color schemes and applying different types of brushstrokes and marks onto surfaces. In creating art, I always find great success regardless of my physical challenges because art is limitless. Art allows me to genuinely communicate, connect, and relate to others in a way equal to my peers.

*Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award*Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mention Award

Inspiration artwork: Stan Brodsky, Around Yellow, 2000, Monotype on paper. Gift of the Artist.From the exhibition: Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection

Meagan Mulholland

Living Earth, PhotographPatchogue-Medford High School, Grade: 12Art Teacher: Amy Cunningham

The title of Lillian Dodson's Earth Skin inspired me to create this photograph. I have the desire to travel and feel that this helps me develop as a person, so I decided to incorporate this into my work. Through the use of double exposure, my artwork demonstrates that as we travel, Earth becomes one within us. I combined Earth’s natural features with my model’s

face. Afterwards, I converted my photograph to black and white to symbolize the elimination of differences between all beings.

*Honorable Mention*Renzo S. Bianchi Scholarship Award

Inspiration artwork: Lillian Dodson, Earth Skin, 1972, Acrylic on canvas.Museum Purchase.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Jillian Mullane

IntertwinedDigital photograph

MacArthur High SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher: Rebecca Muir

I was inspired by Dee Shapiro’s Isla Ninos. Her use of vibrant colors and pattern inspired by the Isla de Mujeres prompted me to utilize the same concept of vibrancy and pattern in my piece. I used cultural influences in my photos just as Shapiro’s work was inspired by the Mexican Yucatan. Therefore, I used two photos of Brazilian flags, one in the original direction and one flipped through Photoshop, in order to weave and create a pattern.

Inspiration artwork: Dee Shapiro, Isla Ninos, 1981, Acrylic on canvas.Gift of Drs. Constance and Lee Koppelman.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Nicole Noel

Another Pity, Colored pencilValley Stream Central High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Mario Bakalov

When visiting the Museum, I came across an image of a beautiful woman draped in cloth, weeping and decorated with flowers and brooches—Audrey Flack’s Lady Madonna. Flack often incorporated imagery with historical, cultural, and religious significance into her work to convey contemporary themes. In Lady Madonna, she used a religious symbol to help express the trials and hardships of women fighting for their rights in the 1970s. I was inspired to use another depiction of Mary as a metaphor for social injustice, just as Flack had. I used Michelangelo’s La Pieta as my starting point. In the spirit of Flack’s work, I modeled my drawing around the the issue of police brutality, especially as it affects the black community so prominently today. An African-American girl holding her loved one, limp and wounded, in her arms is meant to resemble Mary and her son after his brutal and senseless execution. Using colored pencil, I balanced Flack’s photorealism with Michelangelo’s classical structure to create a piece that could both be beautiful and inspire dialogue.

*Celebrate Achievement Best in Show Award

Inspiration artwork: Audrey Flack, Lady Madonna, 1972, Lithograph on paper with gold leaf. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel. From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Ceara Nolan

New York, Digital PhotographNewfield High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Sal Berretta

My inspiration is the photograph New York, 1965 by Garry Winogrand from the Street Life exhibition. My photograph shows similarities with not only the title and location being in New York, but also by showing a similar concept. This photograph was taken at a street fair in New York City. The background depicts the typical bustling lives of people in the city; however, the focus is clearly on the two people holding hands. Whether the two are a father and his daughter, an uncle and his niece, or an older brother and his little sister, it is clearly a special, private moment for them in which they are simply enjoying life together as they walk by various vendors and shops. There is also a strong contrast between the two holding hands walking down the street, as if the pair are making sure that the other is protected amongst the busy crowd of people. Both photographs have a person (or persons) as the main focus and other events occurring in the background. My photograph is in black and white to emphasize the importance of the moment itself, instead of the surrounding details that distract from it, while also giving an overall feeling of nostalgia.

Inspiration artwork: Garry Winogrand, New York, 1965. (Blonde woman with wind-blown hair), 1965, Gelatin silver print. Gift of Dr. Mark Reichman.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Grace (Ho Jung) Park

RawCeramic

Half Hollow HillsHigh School WestGrade: 10Art Teacher:Jeannette Nourry

I was inspired by Audrey Flack’s Lady Madonna to create a work of art that contrasts her use of realism, but still portrays the same message. In her print, she creates a two-dimensional, photorealistic portrait to express emotions and to reinterpret traditional representations of femininity. Opposingly, I have created a three-dimensional abstract artwork to express emotion through the physical features of a woman. In Audrey Flack’s print, the woman expresses her depression through her facial expression and tears. In my sculpture, I express raw feelings and vulnerability by showing what is inside someone by symbolizing the head with a heart, which is commonly linked to emotions.

*Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mention Award

Inspiration artwork: Audrey Flack, Lady Madonna, 1972, Lithograph on paper with gold leaf. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel. From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Austin Prendergast

Concrete Cowboy, Digital photographWest Babylon High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Christine Iaquinto

I was immediately captivated by N. Jay Jaffee’s Bryant Park. To me, it served as a reflection of society, a mirror upon which we view and observe ourselves. Jaffee was able to capture the deep-seated uncertainty of post World War II society with figures relaxing on the steps behind the New York Public Library. Dressed in business suits, the clean-cut figures contrast with the graffiti inscribed on the wall behind them, representing the difference between the perceived cleanliness of society and the actual grit that lays beneath. The figures—despite sitting on the same steps—are all isolated, separate entities caught in their own worlds within the hustle and bustle that is New York City. My work, Concrete Cowboy, reflects these same ideas. While in Columbus Circle, I stumbled upon a man with a cowboy hat sitting on the steps. This “concrete cowboy” sat upon the steps much like in Jaffee’s work, isolated from the world. In the background, the pedestrians represent another kind of isolation. In our technologically-advanced world, phones and tablets bring the

world together, but at the same time further isolate us all.

Inspiration artwork: N. Jay Jaffee, Bryant Park, 1950 (printed 1981),Gelatin silver print. Gift of Ms. Cyrisse Jaffee.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Kimberly Rambarran

Mr. MadonnaColored pencil

Valley Stream CentralHigh SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher: Mario Bakalov

Audrey Flack’s Lady Madonna appropriates the weeping Virgin Mary as an icon for feminist ideology. In this work, Mary can be interpreted as crying for the plight of women in society. Flack’s piece emphasizes the sorrow and neglect women go through, represented by one woman. Her artwork inspired me to make a piece that focuses on equal rights for people who are desperate for them. Transgender people have been derided and neglected for many years. They have been subjected to so much hate; some have endured physical pain or even death. Their choice to change their gender is seen by others as interfering with their personal or religious beliefs. Because of this, transgender people are denied their human rights and marginalized as a population. In countries such as America, a sex transition is not illegal, but is frowned upon by many. For my work, I decided to depict a young male wrapped in a traditional Indian sari to represent femininity. I have modeled my composition as both an homage and an update of Flack’s artwork. I hope my piece will provoke people to rethink the way they look at others, just as Flack did with feminist images.

Inspiration artwork: Audrey Flack, Lady Madonna, 1972, Lithograph on paper with gold leaf. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel. From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Karina Ramirez

Body LanguageCharcoal andconte crayon

OceansideHigh SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher:Karin Handrakis

I was inspired by John Steuart Curry’s print, The Missed Leap. When I first saw it, I immediately noticed the beauty of the figures’ body language. In my drawing, I also wanted to show the beauty of the subject’s body language which “speaks” for her. Every muscle and detail of her body exemplifies her hard work and dedication. From my perspective, that is the purest form of beauty.

Inspiration artwork: John Steuart Curry, The Missed Leap, 1934, Lithograph on paper. Museum Purchase: Heckscher Trust Fund.From the exhibition: Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection

Scott Reill

Machine Builder, Micron, prismacolor, and colored pencilsLong Island High School for the Arts, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Rae Raff

Ernest Fiene was born in Germany and set out to become an engineer. When he moved to New York, he began to study art at the National Gallery. Although he never became an engineer, his pieces reflect a modern and technological aesthetic. His strong use of color and simplified shapes helped him depict the solemn remains of American industry during the Great Depression. His major themes were architecture, science, and industry. In my work, I often use mechanical and architectural elements which is why I found Fiene’s work so appealing. I wanted to create an imaginary world where machines and architecture are prominent and where there are no signs of humans. This alludes to the breakdown of industry in America during the Depression, while also foreshadowing our current obsession with technology and the potential for it to become our demise

Inspiration artwork: Ernest Fiene, The Mines (A Mural Study) 1935-37 [detail], Watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Sinkoff.From the exhibition: Men at Work

Justin Relf

Jay Pritzker PavilionSolar plate etching

Cold Spring HarborHigh SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher:Christine Oswald

I was inspired by Berenice Abbott’s image of West Street in New York City to create my solar plate etching. My subject, Jay Pritzker Pavillion, is a park in Germany designed by Frank Gehry. Gehry’s work relates to the industrial materials that make up a city, as seen in Abbott’s photograph. To create the faded reflection in the bottom half of my artwork, I scratched with sandpaper.

*Achievement Award in Printmaking

Inspiration artwork: Berenice Abbott, West Street, 1936 (printed 1982),Gelatin silver print. Gift of Mr. Morton Brozinsky.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Alia Reyna

Trompe L’œilPhotograph

Baldwin High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher: Patricia Grant

N. Jay Jaffee was an autobiographical photo-grapher, capturing atmos-pheric scenes of the city and displaying the city in a new found light. His photographs are an open invitation to look through his eyes, the eyes of an artist. I wanted to make my photographs a window into my creative stream. I used his piece as my inspiration because I feel I see things in the same way as Jaffee—viewing the world with a new eye, embracing the beauty within and the simplicity of day-to-day life. Like Handball Players under the El, the photographs I chose show the crisp lines, serendipity, and irony that comes along with a simple cityscape. Jaffee’s photographs incorporate man and landscape with ease, capturing the momentary, the timeless, abstract, and the intimate that we can all connect to. In Jaffee’s work, the people appear to be painted on the wall. Similarly, in my work, I made the people appear to be part of the original painted wall.

Inspiration artwork: N. Jay Jaffee, Handball Players under the El, 1950 (printed 1980), Gelatin silver print.Gift of Paula W. Hackeling.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Griffin Reynolds

1st Avenue, MarkerSmithtown High School West, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Steve Halem

Berenice Abbott’s photograph Newsstand (32nd Street and Third Avenue) inspired me to create a drawing of my own surroundings and city life. Her photograph highlights the patterns and shapes of urban landscapes. I wanted to approach this focus on repetitive elements from a different angle. I chose to create a large-scale view of the city from above, showing how the same rules apply on a street seen from the sky.

*Achievement Award in Black & White Drawing

Inspiration artwork: Berenice Abbott, Newsstand (32nd Street and Third Avenue), 1935 (printed 1982), Gelatin silver print. Gift of Mr. Morton Brozinsky.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Alexandra Sachelari

..., PencilElwood John Glenn High School, Grade: 10, Art Teacher: Amy Lindenbaum

After observing Thomas Eakins’ piece, I find myself thinking about how hands help us create and make beautiful things. The musician in the painting was creating something that didn’t exist before. We use our hands to create everything, and as an artist, I use my hands to express myself though my art.

Inspiration artwork: Thomas Eakins, Study for The Cello Player, 1896 Oil on canvas. Museum Purchase: Heckscher Trust Fund, Stebbins Family, Priscilla de Forest Williams, George Wilhelm, and Acquisition Fund.From the exhibition: Men at Work

Austin Sala

The Ninth Planet, PhotographSmithtown Christian School, Grade: 11, Art Teacher: Jim Roselle

When I looked at the work by James Rosenquist entitled Coin Noir, it reminded me of a planet floating amongst other celestial bodies. For my artwork, my goal was to take a photograph with a view suggesting it was taken by someone discovering a planet for the first time. To set up the shot, I sprayed water on a CD and then used my finger to place a larger drop amongst the smaller ones. In doing so, I feel I captured an image similar to what some of the first astronomers may have seen looking through a telescope.

Inspiration artwork: James Rosenquist, Coin Noir, 1977 Lithograph on paper.Gift of Susan and Jay Zises.From the exhibition: James Rosenquist: Tripartite Prints

Sophia Santella

Wild WindsMixed media(colored pencil, marker, charcoal,watercolor, string)

CentereachHigh SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher:Jennifer Wright

I was instantly drawn to Jewelry Store Window because it was inspired by a work of poetry. I personally have always been drawn to literature, especially meaningful poetry. I found one of my favorite poems and created artwork based on it. In this poem, R.M. Drake wrote “for everyone around her to embrace their storms and make them fall in love with their own violent winds,” meaning that we should all embrace our imperfections and accept who we are. My piece shows an emotional girl with a raging storm brewing in the background and ice gradually freezing up her torso and body. The girl is trying to learn to accept who she is. The girl is letting the ice grow on her, metaphorically accepting who she is and embracing her

“storm.” In society today, we are put under extreme pressure to conform to standards that the media portrays rather than being true to ourselves. My work helps me personally to accept who I am and embrace my storm and violent winds.

Inspiration artwork: John Sloan, Jewelry Store Window, 1906 Etching on paper. Museum Purchase.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Shannon Scarano

Society’s Perception, Digital photograph, metallic luster paperMacArthur High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Rebecca Muir

Art has the power to promote change. Artist Miriam Schapiro created “femmages,” including her work Berthe Morisot & Me, to illustrate the domestic role of women. Inspired by Schapiro, I created my own “femmage” to show the transformation of women’s roles over the decades. Women have shattered traditional societal norms. I portrayed this breaking away from tradition in my work in the black and white digital quilt pattern inspired by Schapiro’s quilt-like patterns. My colored eye at the center of the composition symbolizes how I have watched as the roles of women have transformed during my lifetime. I included the Declaration of Independence to communicate how men and women are now equal. It states that “all men are created equal,” but as time has progressed and women have gained rights, this idea has changed. Viewers are invited to lift up the “wo” and unveil the original, illustrating the great

transformation women have undergone since the 18th century.

Inspiration artwork: Miriam Schapiro, Berthe Morisot & Me, c. 1976Collage. Gift of Drs. Constance and Lee KoppelmanFrom the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Ava Schieferstein

Coffee Pot, Oil on canvasLocust Valley High School, Grade: 10, Art Teacher: Thomas Camilleri

When I visited The Heckscher Museum of Art, the oil painting Blue Bulb by Margery Caggiano caught my eye. This painting is hyper-realistic and can almost be mistaken for a photograph. This style inspired me to do a realistic oil painting. I chose to do a still life of a metal percolator that reflects the objects around it and creates a strong composition. Both of these pieces are centered on a household object that draws the viewer’s attention with color and light. Caggiano created contrast by using a vibrant blue against the monochromatic tones of the background. In my painting, I used complimentary hues to make the objects pop.

Inspiration artwork: Margery Caggiano, Blue Bulb, 1974, Oil on canvas. Museum Purchase: Partial funding provided by the Creative Artists Public Service Program.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Steven Sedig

Crushed LandscapeCharcoal

Wantagh High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher: Amy Sue McPartlan

I was inspired by Henry Moore’s Windswept Landscape because the shapes in his lithograph reminded me of the creases and wrinkles seen in crumpled paper. My intent was to make a charcoal drawing that was similar to a landscape. By creating paper peaks, valleys, and caves, I feel as though my still life began to resemble the topographic forms seen in the natural world. Concentrating on rendering formalist elements and principles (especially value, texture, and pattern) enabled me to achieve my artistic goals.

Inspiration artwork: Henry Moore, Windswept Landscape, 1973Lithograph on paper. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Orlinsky.From the exhibition: Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection

Jacob Siegelbaum

Anti-Social MediaMixed media(epoxy clay, balsa wood, birch wood, metal, resin, silicone, paint)

Centereach High SchoolGrade: 9Art Teacher:Jennifer Wright

I was inspired by John Rogers’ sculpture, which depicts a highly detailed scene of mid-19th century America. Rogers’ work provides a study of the clothes, furniture, and limited technology of 1873. I used Rogers’ idea and applied it to modern day. My piece depicts two teenagers sitting on a park bench, hunched over and staring into their phones, consumed by the devices. The piece is called Anti-Social Media because it shows how people in today’s generation are consumed by their phones, distracting them from the real world. In today’s society, little real-world interaction is happening between people and it appears that face-to-face socialization is decreasing. I want my piece to resonate with viewers and speak the message, “Go out, meet new people, get off your phones, explore the world, and have fun!”

*Andrew Presberg Promising Young Artist Award*Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mention Award

Inspiration artwork: John Rogers, The Favored Scholar, 1873, Painted plaster. Gift of Hersh and Fern Cohen. Conserved in 2013 through the Adopt a Work of Art Program with funds donated by Hersh and Fern Cohen.From the exhibition: Men at Work

Gabriella Spiegel

Delusions, Digital photographHalf Hollow Hills High School East, Grade: 12Art Teacher: Allyson Uttendorfer

I was inspired by Audrey Flack’s decision to reinterpret traditional representations of femininity in Lady Madonna. I appreciated the piece’s ability to instantly grab the viewer’s attention due to the subject’s dramatic expression and the layered textures. Flack’s focus on contrasting patterns led me to create an optical illusion with black and white fabric. In my photograph, Delusions, my goal was to create a similar composition. As an art history student and photographer, this modern Madonna and the use of gold leaf reminded me of the flatness found in Byzantine art. I created a similar effect by using patterned fabric to push the figure to the foreground, eliminating depth.

Inspiration artwork: Audrey Flack, Lady Madonna, 1972, Lithograph on paper with gold leaf. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel. From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Studio in Drawing and Painting & Advanced Art Students

The Day SeaMixed media on dyed muslin

Wantagh High SchoolGrade: 10Art Teacher: Amy Sue McPartlan

The large scale media and flowing subject matter of Ann McCoy’s The Night Sea served as the springboard for this collaborative artwork. Though inhabitants of a coastal, ocean town, we referred to the biologist-philosopher Ernst Heinrich Haeckel’s Art Forms in Nature lithograph images. These detailed, visual examples of unusual sea life, living plants, and animals of land and sky enabled us to create linoleum relief prints for this layered, underwater composition.

1. Roxana Cardoza 2. Iva Kalinkova 3. Owen Vera Lara 4. Ryan McCarty 5. Ashley Bouchard 6. Brianna Campbell 7. Kelsey Burke 8. Sophia Janotha 9. Emma Vines 10. Anya Hixson 11. Jenny Iadevaio12. Erin Hogarty13. Shannon Hagan14. Jillian Casaburi15. Kaitlyn O’Connor16. Geena Paradiso17. Dylan Wozniak18. Julia Kiefer19. Elizabeth Farragher 20. Alaina Bello21. Amanda Lynch22. Paul Roemer

Inspiration artwork: Ann McCoy, The Night Sea, 1978, Lithograph on Arches paper in two pieces, hand-colored with colored pencil. Gift of Sheila and Martin Terens.From the exhibition: Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection

Boxuan Sun

The WaveOil on canvas

St. Anthony’sHigh SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher:JenniferBaldwin-Schafer

I was inspired by Midsummer Midnight by Jane Wilson. For me, the colors that she used create a complex feeling of mystery. With this inspiration, I set out to create my own work with the goal of expressing a feeling of mystery, calm, and loneliness through my use of color and composition. I began my process by selecting one of my own photographs and creating a black and white underpainting from the photograph. Once the underpainting was complete, I painted in the waves with different colors including a dark blue. The colors that I chose to use, especially the dark blue, give me the complex feeling of mystery that I first felt when looking at Jane Wilson’s work.

*Joseph Mack Achievement Award

Inspiration artwork: Jane Wilson, Midsummer Midnight, 1993, Oil on canvas.Gift of Mr. John Jonas Gruen.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Jack Tortora

á la Mode, Acrylic on canvas panelManhasset High School, Grade: 11, Art Teacher: Michael Sansone

While visiting The Heckscher Museum of Art, I was drawn to many pieces displaying different themes, techniques, and color variations. The works that most greatly intrigued me were the abstract paintings. As an artist that works mostly with realism, I tried to envision things seen in everyday life, focusing on their shapes, colors, and patterns. The piece that inspired me most was Elaine de Kooning’s Black Mountain. The abstract shapes and color combinations reminded me of my favorite dessert: waffles drizzled in chocolate syrup, topped with strawberries avanilla ice cream. However, de Kooning’s composition was dissected into basic forms and shapes in an explosion of lines and colors. The multiple, gridded shapes painted a pale, beige were reminiscent of waffles. The red, circular shapes inspired me to draw strawberries on top of these gridded waffles. Reconstructing de Kooning’s abstraction, I created á la Mode piecing together her shapes and

incorporating her color scheme.

Inspiration artwork: Elaine de Kooning, Black Mountain #6, 1948Enamel on paper mounted on canvas. Museum Purchase.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Max Tunney

Head Games, Ink and watercolor on watercolor paperLong Beach High School, Grade: 12, Art Teacher: Eric Fox

When I saw N. Jay Jaffee’s photograph, Man in Bowler, I was immediately drawn to the bowler hat, umbrella, and dark suit that the man in the photograph was sporting on an urban street. While the man’s facial expression seemed relatively bland, his posture and prominent hat gave him personality and definition. I also liked Jaffee’s use of a city setting to help tell the man’s story. In my piece, Head Games, I took the idea of a hat defining a man’s character a step further. I wanted to show hats taking on the personalities of men and how a man without a hat could easily lose his strength and character. Like Jaffee, I also gave my piece an urban setting and used posture, clothing, and an umbrella to help tell my story.

Inspiration artwork: N. Jay Jaffee, Man in Bowler, 1953 (printed 1980), Gelatin silver print. Gift of Paula W. Hackeling.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Kristen Van Aken

Urban DecayEtching

HicksvilleHigh SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher:Beth Atkinson

When I looked at Berenice Abbott’s Newsstand (32nd Street and Third Avenue), I saw wastefulness. All of the papers on the newsstand would eventually be tossed into landfills when they became irrelevant. The waste from their decade, the decades before them, and even after them, have been piling up. Now we are seeing the effects of our ancestors’ waste and are left with the responsibility of saving the planet. The woman in my piece, Urban Decay, is an icon, representing our generation’s call to clean up all of the waste that generations past have created. She is pictured trying to carry all of the waste, but it is too much for her to handle on her own and it is spilling out.

Inspiration artwork: Berenice Abbott, Newsstand (32nd Street and Third Avenue), 1935 (printed 1982), Gelatin silver print. Gift of Mr. Morton Brozinsky.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Ricky Vargas

Self Portrait ofthe ArtistCarbon pencil andcolored pencil

Valley Stream South High SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher: Ed Lee

The Alchemist by Max Gaisser depicts an educated man working in his office. This artwork inspired me to create my work, Self Portrait of the Artist. The way the alchemist was focused on his work led me to explore a similar idea by using an artist working at his station instead. The same concentration and skill displayed in Gaisser’s artwork is exhibited in my piece, which shows an artist deeply embedded in his work, creating a masterpiece. Just as The Alchemist is surrounded by objects that assist him in performing his investigations, the artist is surrounded by Rockwell and Van Gogh books that serve as his inspiration. While my piece is mainly done in carbon pencil, I infused color to highlight the aspects that inspire the artist to create.

*Honorable Mention

Inspiration artwork: Max Gaisser, The Alchemist, n.d., Oil on wood panel. August Heckscher Collection.From the exhibition: Men at Work

Jaelyn Voigt

Emotional TrashMixed media(acrylic paint, modeling paste,rubbing alcohol, vaseline)

Deer Park High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher:Derek Mainhart

I caught myself gazing in awe at how Francine Tint was able to convey a sense of bliss and serenity so freely through the means of abstraction. I was captured by the emotion of this piece, and I admired the irregular surface she had created. After visiting the Museum, I was faced with a personal conflict involving the loss of somebody very important to me. My mind was a wreck and my emotions were explosive and at first my painting was exceptionally gloomy. I soon came to the realization that there was no need for darkness. I was in control of my painting, so I transformed it into a colorful yet chaotic scene that had been occurring in my mind. Francine Tint inspired me to express my mood through the use of abstraction.

Inspiration artwork: Francine Tint, Cloud Nine1999, Acrylic on canvas.Gift of Jonathan and Puja London.From the exhibition: You Go Girl!Celebrating Women Artists

Elena Votta

StacksMixed media(oil and charcoal on paper)

Division Avenue High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher: Tim Ryan

Upon entering The Hecksher Museum, I was immediately drawn to Robert Cottingham’s Orph. Cottingham is considered to be one of the most significant photorealist artists, whose work chiefly focuses on objects associated with Americana. The composition of the print has a distinctive look that left an impression on me. On a recent trip to Pennsylvania, I visited the steel “Stacks.” The curvature of the cylindrical pipes perfectly corresponded with the smooth curves and lines in Orph. By altering the color of my Steel Stacks photograph I was able to create a more vibrant landscape that resembled Cottingham’s neon sign.

Inspiration artwork: Robert Cottingham, Orph, 1972, Lithograph on Arches paper. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel.From the exhibition: Graphic AppealModern Prints from the Collection

Maya Wang

Escort AlleywayOil on canvas

Commack High SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher:Frank Musto

Don Perlis’ Leaper depicts a passing scene in New York City. His observant perspective and subcultural subject matter are what inspired me to create my piece. I chose to paint a sight from my recent visit to Shanghai, China. In my painting, there are female escorts disguised as bathhouse workers, hiding in the shadows of derelict apartments. The subcultures and daily occurrences of major cities are often overlooked, especially illegal ones. In New York City, evading subway fares at the turnstile is prohibited, yet it is not uncommon to see someone occasionally bypass it. Prostitution is outlawed in China, but it still exists in large cities like Shanghai. The man hurdling over the gate in Leaper is comparable to the escorts hiding in the alleyway within my painting. Compositionally, I reflected Perlis’ architectural depiction of the subway system with dynamic perspective lines for the alley’s buildings.

Inspiration artwork: Don Perlis, Leaper, 1987, Oil on canvas.Gift of Mr. Scott Sherman.From the exhibition: Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Jeanette Wells

Intertwined, Mixed mediaNorthport High School, Grade: 11, Art Teacher: Margaret Minardi

I was inspired by Janet Culbertson’s piece, Scene VIII. I was intrigued by the message behind this work. Culberston’s artwork explores the intertwined relationship between humanity and earth, inspiring the title of my own work. I explored the interaction of humans and nature in my artwork by depicting three fishermen handling a variety of fish interwoven in a net. In addition to subject matter, I also used a color palette similar to that of Culbertson because I wanted to explore a combination of warm and cool colors. Additionally, I was inspired by how Culbertson uses her art to “stir social change.” Paralleling her eco-feminist view, I addressed the issue of race in my work. Race is a prominent social issue in our society. In

Intertwined, I hope to address the lack of diversity in art and show my own interpretation of the interactions between man and nature.

Inspiration artwork: Janet Culbertson, Scene VIII, 1979, Ink and acrylic on paper, knife drawing. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Miller.From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

Amber Werner

GhostMonotype in acrylic

Long BeachHigh SchoolGrade: 12Art Teacher:Joanne Harvey

In response to Stan Brodsky’s Around Yellow monotype, I was inspired to create my own monotype. I used similar colors and multiple layers to create a comparable abstract design. During my process, I experimented with the negative space by adding additional texture and detail. To differentiate from Stan Brodsky’s print, I used thin circular motions, opposed to his blunt brush strokes. I also contrasted warm and cool colors to show how opposites can work together to make a unified composition.

Inspiration artwork: Stan Brodsky, Around Yellow, 2000Monotype on paper. Gift of the Artist.From the exhibition: Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection

Rhonda Williams

Sunset and TreesPhotograph

E.W. Miles Middle SchoolGrade: 9Art Teacher: Jennifer Dibble

When first introduced to the artwork Chairs & leaves by Robert Kipniss I was drawn to the element of nature in the piece. The main focus of my photograph was the contrast between the colors of the sunset and the silhouette of the trees. I saw a connection between Kipniss’ leaves and my tree. I aimed to make the sky the focal point of my work.

Inspiration artwork: Robert Kipniss, Chair & leaves, 2006, Mezzotint on paper. Gift of Mr. James F. White.From the exhibition: Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection

Melanie Wong

UntitledMixed media

Brentwood High SchoolGrade: 11Art Teacher:Sean Burkhardt

Being inspired by Audrey Flack’s Lady Madonna, I wanted to incorporate the idea of a higher power female being in misery or pain over something she cannot control. I wanted to show the idea of Mother Nature being poisoned by pollution from the inside out. Despite the circumstances, I wanted Mother Nature to maintain her posture and purity as shown in Lady Madonna. This piece inspired me to create a three-dimensional sculpture in mixed media.

*Joseph Mack Achievement Award

Inspiration artwork: Audrey Flack, Lady Madonna, 1972, Lithograph on paper with gold leaf. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel. From the exhibition: You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists

OPENING RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONYApril 16, 2016

OPENING RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONYApril 16, 2016

Amityville Memorial High SchoolAmityville Union Free School DistrictDr. Clinton Grant, PrincipalDr. Frances Fernandez, Director of Fine ArtsJayne Grasso, Art TeacherNidia Keaveny, Art Teacher

The Ashcan Studio of Art, Inc.Little Neck, New YorkShin Young Rho, DirectorSeungran Woo, Instructor

Baldwin High SchoolBaldwin Union Free School DistrictSusan Knors, PrincipalAndrew Poprilo, Fine Arts SupervisorPatricia Grant, Art TeacherMeredith Kurz, Art TeacherMichelle Liemer-Kelly, Art Teacher

Bellport High SchoolSouth Country Central School DistrictTim Hogan, PrincipalSuzette Fandale, Art Department ChairpersonLisa Conk, Art Teacher

Brentwood High SchoolBrentwood Union Free School DistrictJohn Callan, PrincipalStephen G. Guarino, Coord. of Performing & Fine ArtsHoward Block, Art TeacherSean Burkhardt, Art TeacherKristin Grossi, Art TeacherNick Groudas, Art Teacher

Centereach High SchoolMiddle Country CSDTom Bell, PrincipalDiane Cook, Art Dept. DirectorJeannette Kiesling, Art TeacherJennifer Wright, Art Teacher

Cold Spring Harbor High SchoolCSH Union Free School DistrictJay Matuk, PrincipalAndria McLaughlin, Art Department ChairpersonLaura Cirino, Art TeacherSamantha Hayes, Art TeacherChristine Oswald, Art Teacher

Commack High SchoolCommack Union Free School DistrictCathy Nolan, PrincipalPaul Infante, Art DirectorFrank Musto, Art Teacher

Connetquot High SchoolConnetquot Central School DistrictKen Costa, PrincipalJon Lasher, Director of Fine Arts & MusicJohn Hargrave, Art Teacher

Deer Park High SchoolDeer Park Union Free School DistrictJames Cummings, PrincipalBradley Murphy, C.A. for Fine & Performing ArtsDerek Mainhart, Art Teacher

Division Avenue High SchoolLevittown Union Free School DistrictJoan Lorelli, PrincipalFrank Creter, Director of Art, Career, Tech. Edu Loretta Cordiello, Art TeacherTimothy Ryan, Art Teacher

E.W. Miles Middle SchoolAmityville Union Free School DistrictEdward Plaia, PrincipalDr. Frances Fernandez, Director of Fine ArtsJennifer Dibble, Art Teacher

East Rockaway High SchoolEast Rockaway School DistrictJoseph Spero, PrincipalThomas Schloen, Fine Arts ChairpersonKelly Cabasso, Art Teacher

Elmont Memorial High SchoolSewanhaka Central High School DistrictKevin Dougherty, PrincipalChris Yee, Art Department ChairpersonKatrin Marino, Art TeacherCatherine Nolan, Art Teacher

Elwood John Glen High SchoolElwood Union Free School DistrictDr. Ruck, PrincipalAmy Lindenbaum, Art TeacherChris Warren, Art Teacher

Glen Cove High SchoolGlen Cove City School DistrictAntonio Santana, PrincipalVicki Gordon, Art TeacherStephen Lombardo, Art Teacher

Half Hollow Hills High School EastHalf Hollow Hills Central School DistrictDr. Jeffery Woodberry, PrincipalDr. Darlene Lilla, Dir. of Fine ArtsAllyson Uttendorfer, Art Teacher

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS53 schools across Nassau and Suffolk Counties submitted artwork for jurying for the 2016 exhibition. Thank you to all of the participating schools, administrators, and teachers.

Long Beach High SchoolLong Beach Union Free School DistrictBill Stroud, PrincipalJulia Lang-Shapiro, Dir. of Media, Visual & Perf. ArtsRose Farell-Garde, Art Teacher Eric Fox, Art TeacherJoanne Harvey, Art TeacherAnnMarie Pulice, Art TeacherSue Presberg, Art Teacher

Long Island High School for the ArtsNassau BOCESJack Lenson, PrincipalJason Cuvelier, Art Dept. DirectorRae Raff, Art Teacher

MacArthur High SchoolLevittown Union Free School District Joseph Sheehan, PrincipalFrank Creter, Director of Art, Career, Tech. Education Rebecca Muir, Art TeacherLynn Spinnato, Art Teacher

Manhasset High SchoolManhasset Union Free School DistrictDr. Dean Schlanger, PrincipalDr. Anthony Ambrogio, Admin. for the Arts & H.R.Michael Sansone, Art Teacher

Miller Place High SchoolMiller Place Union Free School DistrictKevin Slaven, PrincipalJeff Corbett, Lead TeacherJulia Vogelle, Art Teacher

New Hyde Park Memorial High SchoolSewanhaka Central High School DistrictDr. Faccio, PrincipalDiane Lennea, Art Department ChairpersonDanielle Livoti, Art Teacher

Newfield High SchoolMiddle Country Central School DistrictScott Graviano, PrincipalDiane Cook, Director of Music and ArtSal Berretta, Art TeacherPatti Kern, Art Teacher

Northport High SchoolNorthport-East Northport School DistrictDan Danbusky, PrincipalDr. Izzet Mergen, Director of Fine & Performing ArtsJohn DeRosa, Art TeacherMargaret Minardi, Art TeacherPamela Waldroup, Art TeacherConstance Wolf, Art Teacher

Oceanside High SchoolOceanside Union Free School DistrictDr. Gerri DeCarlo, PrincipalRobert E. Brase, Director of Fine & Performing ArtsDanielle Casquarelli, Art TeacherKristin Gemino, Art TeacherKarin Handrakis, Art TeacherCarol Marano, Art TeacherNanci Nigro, Art Teacher

Half Hollow Hills High School WestHalf Hollow Hills Central School DistrictDr. Catapano, PrincipalDr. Darlene Lilla, Director of Fine ArtsJennifer Ievolo, Art TeacherAmanda Montiglio, Art TeacherJeannette Nourry, Art Teacher

Harborfields High SchoolHarborfields Central School DistrictDr. Rory Manning, PrincipalElizabeth DeVaney, Director of Music & ArtEileen Shields, Art Teacher

Hauppauge High SchoolHauppauge Union Free School DistrictChristine O'Connor, PrincipalLaura Stiegelmaier, Dir. of Fine & Perf. ArtsPatricia DiMasi-Coppola, Art Teacher

Hicksville High SchoolHicksville Union Free School DistrictRaymond Williams, PrincipalPhilip Grusenmeyer, Supervisor of Fine ArtsBeth Atkinson, Art TeacherAngela Galante, Art TeacherCraig Mateyunas, Art Teacher

Huntington Fine ArtsLisa Hock Mack, President, Art Instructor

Huntington High SchoolHuntington Union Free School DistrictBrenden Cusack, PrincipalSarah Gill, Director of Fine & Performing ArtsKasmira Mohanty, Art TeacherKristin Singer, Art Teacher

John F. Kennedy High SchoolBellmore-Merrick Central HS DistrictLorraine Poppe, PrincipalJon LaRochester, Art Department ChairpersonCheryl Fontana, Dir. of Fine & Performing ArtsVanessa Albaneze, Art TeacherMark Booth, Art Teacher

Kings Park High SchoolKings Park Union Free School DistrictLino Bracco, PrincipalSusan Guasp, Art Teacher

Lawrence Woodmere AcademyWoodmere, New YorkAlan Bernstein, HeadmasterDawn Shillalies, Art Teacher

Locust Valley High SchoolLocust Valley Central School DistrictKieran McGuire, PrincipalTom Hogan, Art Department HeadThomas Camilleri, Art TeacherLinda DeFeo, Art Teacher

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (continued)

Our Lady of Mercy AcademySyosset, New YorkLisa Harrison, PrincipalJody Spadaro, Chairperson of Fine ArtsChristine Shelley, Art Teacher

Patchogue-Medford High SchoolPatchogue-Medford School DistrictDr. Randy Rusielewicz, PrincipalLawrence Roberts, Director of Fine ArtsAmy Cunningham, Art TeacherNancy Gladd, Art TeacherRobert Garry Lester, Art TeacherMichael Scholz, Art Teacher

Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High SchoolPlainview-Old Bethpage Central School DistrictJames Murray, PrincipalBen Wiley, Director of ArtLinda Curran, Art TeacherWarren Jacobson, Art Teacher

Sachem High School NorthSachem Central School DistrictPatti Trombetta, PrincipalDiana Delvallez, Art TeacherHeidi Michita, Art Teacher

Sayville High SchoolSayville Union Free School DistrictRonald Hoffer, PrincipalDebra Urso, Art Department ChairpersonEvan Hammer, Art Teacher

Smithtown Christian SchoolSmithtown, New YorkAnthony Buttacy, PrincipalJim Roselle, Art Dept. Chairperson

Smithtown High School EastSmithtown Central School DistrictEdwin Thompson, PrincipalMichael Mastrangelo, Director of Fine ArtsTim Needles, Art Teacher

Smithtown High School WestSmithtown Central School DistrictJohn Coady, PrincipalMichael Mastrangelo, Director of Fine ArtsSteve Halem, Art Teacher

St. Anthony's High SchoolDiocese of Rockville CentreBrother Gary Cregan O.S.F.Christopher Lauto, Art Department ChairpersonJennifer Baldwin-Schafer, Art Teacher

Syosset High SchoolSyosset Central DistrictDr. Giovanni Durante, PrincipalMichael Salzman, Coord. of Fine & Performing ArtsPeter Haughwout, Art TeacherChrysoula Highland, Art TeacherDamon Tommolino, Art Teacher

The Knox SchoolSt. James, New YorkKristen Tillona, PrincipalYukito Yoneyama, Visual & Performing Arts Chair.

Valley Stream Central High SchoolValley Stream Central High School DistrictDr. Joseph Pompilio, PrincipalAdam Erdos, Fine & Performing Arts DirectorMario Bakalov, Art Teacher

Valley Stream North High SchoolValley Stream Central High School DistrictJames Bolen, PrincipalAdam Erdos, Fine & Performing Arts DirectorAllan Nafte, Art Teacher

Valley Stream South High SchoolValley Stream Central High School DistrictMaureen Henry, PrincipalAdam Erdos, Fine & Performing Arts DirectorEdward Lee, Art TeacherPaulette Lowe, Art TeacherRoseann Valletti, Art Teacher

Wantagh High SchoolWantagh Union Free School DistrictCarolyn Breivogel, PrincipalKelly Good, Supervisor of Fine & Performing ArtsPatricia Beary, Art TeacherAmySue McPartlan, Art Teacher

West Babylon Senior High SchoolWest Babylon Union Free School DistrictDr. Ellice Vassallo, PrincipalChristine Iaquinto, Art Department ChairJames Fulton, Art Teacher

West Islip High SchoolWest Islip Union Free School DistrictDr. Anthony Bridgeman, PrincipalEric Albinder, Director of Art & MusicLinda Marino, Art TeacherAnnette Musteric, Art Teacher

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Thank You!

Inspiration has always been at the heart of Long Island’s Best. Each student alumni artwork is displayed alongside the Permanent Collection work that served as its inspiration. There is, of course, no one way to be inspired. One of the most fascinating aspects of Long Island’s Best is seeing how differently students may interpret the same work of art. The two works of art inspired by George Grosz’s Eclipse of the Sun illustrate this diversity in a very powerful way.

Over the past 20 years, Long Island’s Best has touched the lives of more than 1,500 high school students. More than 4,500 students have entered this prestigious juried exhibition since its inception. Long Island’s Best has proven to be a crowd favorite, with an overall attendance of approximately 43,000 visitors. To celebrate the exhibition’s 20th anniversary, visitors are invited to step back in time to view alumni artwork spanning the history of this annual arts-in-education initiative. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to enjoy extraordinary work by Long Island high school students—both past and present.

When Long Island’s Best began in 1997, 16 high schools submitted artwork for jurying. Today, this number has more than tripled, with 53 schools participating in 2016. Twenty Years in the Making traces the history of Long Island’s Best with artwork as well as invitations and press coverage dating back to the earliest years.

Finding Inspiration: April 9 through May 15

Twenty Years in the Making: April 9 through May 8

EXHIBITING ALUMNI ARTISTS 2016Daniela (Viteritti) Ammendolea, Half Hollow Hills HS WestDean Baram, Half Hollow Hills High School EastJulianna Barca, Huntington High SchoolChristy Becker, Mineola High SchoolDiane Birnbaum Fox, West Islip High SchoolErin Boyle, BOCES Long Island High School for the ArtsAndrew Brischler, Smithtown High SchoolJacqueline Buonfiglio, Cold Spring Harbor High SchoolSam Carley, Sayville High SchoolFrances Chi, Harborfields High SchoolJason Chiusano, Hicksville High SchoolEvan Cirino, Cold Spring Harbor High SchoolMonica De Fonseca, Our Lady of Mercy AcademyChristine Dunninger, Division Avenue High SchoolMelissa Farsang, Hicksville High SchoolWendy Ginsberg, Jericho High SchoolPhillip Gladkov, Walt Whitman High SchoolFrancesca Gray, Huntington High SchoolDanielle Heyder, Bayport-Blue Point High SchoolSamantha Hofsiss, Huntington High SchoolJyllian Jarmond, Wyandanch High SchoolCaroline Juang, Manhasset High SchoolBronwyn Kelly, Our Lady of Mercy AcademySooyeon Kim, Manhasset High SchoolColleen Kinneary, Half Hollow Hills High School WestCynthia Lau, Hicksville High SchoolKendrick Luzzi, Valley Stream South High SchoolEarnest Mays, Wyandanch High SchoolTyler Moore, Huntington High SchoolMichael Neamonitakis, Hicksville High SchoolMarissa Olsen, Patchogue-Medford High SchoolShannon O’Reilly, Harborfields High SchoolBlair Rohan, Wantagh High SchoolValentino Sammarone, Valley Stream South High SchoolSaki Sato, Northport High SchoolLisa Senay, Division Avenue High SchoolSabrina Smith, Hicksville High School Joseph Sopp, Bayport-Blue Point High SchoolCatherine Strein, Harborfields High SchoolCiarra Sweeting, Wyandanch High SchoolShaina Tabak, Syosset High SchoolMilo-Rhys Teplin, Huntington High School

From left to right: Daniela (Viteritti) Ammendolea, I Am, 2000. Dean Baram, Just Breathe, 2010. Julianna Barca, Self-Portrait, 2013. Christy Becker, Portrait of Becker, 1997. Diane Birnbaum Fox, Marianne, 2003.

Andrew Brischler, Reminds You of Their Eternity, 2005. Erin Boyle, A Cyclic Pattern, 2009. Jacqueline Buonfiglio, Temptation, 2013. Sam Carley, The Journeys of Long Island, 2007.

Frances Chi, A Man of Many Words, 2014. Jason Chiusano, Aaron Copland, 2001. Evan Cirino, An Abattoir is Not a Home, 2012. Monica De Fonseca, Innovación Constructivism, 2010.

Christine Dunninger, Creatively Bound, 2008. Melissa Farsang, Still Life with Cabbage, 2013. Wendy Ginsberg, Stuck On You, 2010. Phillip Gladkov, The Rise of Consumerism, 2012.

Francesca Gray, French Horn with Orchids, 2012. Danielle Heyder, A Beating Heart, 2012. Samantha Hofsiss, Stimulus to the Epoch, 2008. Jyllian Jarmond, Purple Mountain, 2002.

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Caroline Juang, Self-Portrait, 2013. Bronwyn Kelly, Layered Progression, 2014. Sooyeon Kim, Inexterior, 2008. Colleen Kinneary, Bicycle, 2002.

Cynthia Lau, Portal, 2012. Kendrick Luzzi, Monkey Business, 2011. Earnest Mays, Peaches and Cream, 2002. Tyler Moore, Rockabilly Bassman, 2011.

Michael Neamonitakis, Hidden, 2013. Marissa Olsen, Pomegranate, 2015. Shannon O’Reilly, Untitled, 2015. Blair Rohan, Family Dinner, 2007.

Valentino Sammarone, Occupy, 2012. Saki Sato, Untitled (5 Self-Portraits), 2004. Lisa Senay, Rape of Resources, 2009. Sabrina Smith, Piano Man, 2009.

Joseph Sopp, Reflection of Time, 2005. Catherine Strein, Reality to the Drawn World, 2008. Ciarra Sweeting, The Preacher, 2007. Shaina Tabak, Rock Paper Scissors, 2014. Milo-Rhys Teplin, Scrumtrelecent Images, 2006.

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Nicole Noel, Another Pity, Colored pencil, Valley Stream Central High School, Art Teacher: Mario Bakalov.Celebrate Achievement Best in Show Award.