Leone
Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum
April 29 – June 4, 2023
Lily DiBenedetto, Coming Clean Coming Clean, Digital art, Massapequa HS Art Teacher: Paul
Long Island’s BEST , HS. Art Teacher:
Paul Leone.
The Museum gratefully acknowledges our
SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
PRESENTING SPONSORS
ARTISTIC SPONSORS
PATRON SPONSORS
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE SPONSORS
The Darrell Fund Endowment/Henriette Darrell
Pritchard Charitable Trust
Strong-Cuevas Foundation
The Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Inc.
TD Charitable Foundation
Laura B. Vogler Foundation
Dr. Lee MacCormick Edwards Charitable Foundation
Inna Gellerman, DDS, Gellerman Orthodontics
Callaghan LLP
Prizes and awards generously provided by
Donors to the 2017 Celebrate Achievement Benefit
First Place, Celebrate Achievement Best In Show
Frank J. Sposato, Jeffrey Sposato, and Peter F. Cohen
Second Place, Judith Sposato Memorial Prize
Robin T. Hadley
Third Place, The Hadley Prize
Jeanne Hewitt
Fourth Place, The Stan Brodsky Scholarship Award
Christopher Renzo Bianchi and the Bianchi Family
Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Awards
Adelphi University
Adelphi University For the Love of Art Award
Beth Atkinson
Achievement Awards and Fred Pilkington Award of Achievement
Christine Machtay
Donald and Gloria Horn Scholarship Award and Donald G. Horn, Jr. Scholarship Award
Cozza Family
The Cozza Family Photography Award
Huntington Fine Arts
Joseph Mack Achievement Awards and Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mentions
The Law Offices of Andrew Presberg
Andrew Presberg Promising Young Artist Award
Additional Thank Yous
Jurors: Karli Wurzelbacher, Heckscher Museum Curator and Samantha Dominik, Artist
David Almeida, Exhibition Catalogue Photographer
In support of the next generation of Long Island artists, select works of art from Long Island's Best 2023 will be on view June 7 - July 4 in Mitchells' store windows, 270 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743.
The Heckscher Museum of Art receives generous support from the Town of Huntington
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Now in its 27th year, Long Island’s Best is a hallmark of the Museum’s educational programming. This initiative is the only juried exhibition for Long Island high school students that provides the opportunity to exhibit in a museum.
The Heckscher encourages students to think outside the box as they work in a broad range of media, styles, and subjects. Students are challenged to select artwork on view in the Museum as the inspiration for their own work, making creative connections with the generations who have come before them. This year, 77 public and private schools submitted students’ artwork for jurying. 553 entries were received and Curator Karli Wurzelbacher, Ph.D., and guest juror Samantha Dominik selected 91 for display.
Each student has written a statement explaining their creative process and providing insight into their work. Explore the exhibition with the Artist Statements Booklets and read all of the students' artist statements as you view the exhibit!
EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Inna Gellerman, DDS, Gellerman Orthodontics and Callaghan LLP, all exhibiting students and their teachers will receive the Long Island's Best 2023 exhibition catalogue, featuring images of all works in the exhibition, artist statements, and inspiration artwork.
EXPLORE & SHARE ONLINE
Experience the entire exhibition virtually beginning May 6! All of the exhibition’s components, including all student artwork, artist statements, and images of the artwork that inspired students, will be available at heckscher.org/libest2023.
ARTIST STATEMENTS YOU DECIDE!
Two awards have not yet been determined. Museum visitors (both in-person and virtual) will choose the winners! Cast your vote for the Visitors Choice Award in the Museum and for the Virtual Visitors Choice Award at heckscher.org/libestchoice through May 28! Winners will be announced on heckscher.org and social media!
Finding Inspiration
Students found inspiration in artwork on view in the Museum during the 2022-2023 school year. Through close observation and discussion, students learned to make connections between artwork on view and their own experiences.
Global Asias: Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation
This exhibition highlighted the work of fifteen artists of Asian heritage who draw on a rich array of motifs, techniques, and cultural motivations to construct diverse “Asias” in a modern global context. Divided into three thematic sections, the works in Global Asias suggested the plurality and fluidity of “Asia” as cultural construct and creative practice.
Long Island Biennial 2022
The Long Island Biennial is a juried exhibition that fosters deeper connections between contemporary artists from Nassau and Suffolk Counties and the communities in which they live and work. Created in the last two years, the works featured in the Long Island Biennial 2022 represent a vital cross-section of Long Island’s contemporary art.
Viewfinders: Photographers Frame Nature
This exhibition considered artists’ rich and varied responses to the symbiotic relationship between nature and humans. Spanning the late nineteenth century to the present, the exhibition featured black and white and color photographs, digital photographs, photomontages, and videos depicting places as far away as outer space, and as near as The Heckscher Museum’s own backyard.
Raise the Roof: The Home in Art
Exploring the spaces we inhabit, this exhibition encompasses more than 50 artworks from the Museum’s Collection that reflect the many meanings of home. The house is a site where daily life unfolds, work takes place, identities cohere and shift, memories form, and imagination takes flight. The art on view demonstrates the central role that domestic space plays in our lives and in art.
Hung Liu, Red Flower Rain, 2017 [detail], Mixed media on panel.
Margaret Minardi, Rabbit Rabbit, 2020 [detail], Colored pencil.
George Barker, Niagara Falls, 1888 [detail], Albumen print.
Pat Ralph, The Visit Home, 1983 [detail], Oil on vellum.
Highlights from the Exhibition
Clockwise from top left: Sophia Tine, Atomic Oil Stick, Digital art, Huntington HS, Art Teacher: Kasmira Mohanty; Ava DeAngelis, A Pearl, Cut paper, Oyster Bay HS, Art Teacher: Maria Randazzo; Dylan Friedman, Birch Loop, Chalk pastel, John F. Kennedy HS, Art Teacher: Vanessa Albaneze; Joseph Carrabis, Binge-Watcher, Mixed media, Bayport-Blue Point HS, Art Teacher: Frank Salino; Emilia Greco, Golden Swings, Digital photograph, Northport HS, Art Teacher: John DeRosa; Kal Vasconez, Untitled, Marker and ink, South Side HS, Art Teacher: Chris Karaktin.
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Jessica Arsenicos, Half Hollow Hills High School West
Dyana Augustin, Huntington High School
Bayla Axelrod, Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls
Claire Baek, W. T. Clarke High School
Danielle Berkowitz, John F. Kennedy High School
Amelia Bhairo, West Hempstead High School
Ricardo Canales, W. T. Clarke High School
Joseph Carrabis, Bayport-Blue Point High School - Achievement Award
Katherine Castillo, Bay Shore High School
Lucas Ceraso, Huntington Fine Arts
Julia Chan, William A. Shine Great Neck South High School
- THIRD PLACE, The Hadley Prize | Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mention
Christopher Chasse Hernandez, Westbury High School
- Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Award
Claire Chen, Jericho Senior High School
Isabella Chu, New Hyde Park Memorial High School
Natalie Chudecki, West Islip High School
Prisha Dass, Hicksville High School
Madeline Day, Bellport High School
Ava DeAngelis, Oyster Bay High School - Honorable Mention
Daniella Dell’Aquila, Manhasset High School
Emily DeRosa, East Meadow High School - Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mention
Lily DiBenedetto, Massapequa High School
Eva Diesso, Islip High School
- Donald & Gloria Horn Scholarship Award | Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Award
Aisy Franciscovich, Huntington High School - Honorable Mention
Letizia Franzese, Patchogue-Medford High School
Dylan Friedman, John F. Kennedy High School
Kareena Galani, Jericho Senior High School - Joseph Mack Achievement Award
Annika Galvin, Huntington High School
Brigid Gawley, Manhasset High School - Adelphi University For the Love of Art Award
Jessica Gelman, Half Hollow Hills High School East
Josh Gilmore, Wellington C. Mepham High School
Morgan Giordano, Sayville High School
- FOURTH PLACE, The Stan Brodsky Scholarship Award
Marycelia Gonzalez, Wyandanch High School
Delaney Gravina, Long Beach High School
Emilia Greco, Northport High School
- Achievement Award | Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Award
Saamia Hassan, Hicksville High School
Natalie Hayes, East Rockaway High School - Honorable Mention
Nikki Hirschkind, Bellport High School
Faith Hoerning, Northport High School
Cara Hooke, Elmont Memorial High School
Ellie Johnson, Northport High School - Huntington Fine Arts Honorable Mention
Hannah Jung, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School
Vazira Khakimova, Hicksville High School
Grace Kilarjian, South Side High School
Chae Ryeong Kim, W. T. Clarke High School
Johanna Kim, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS - Joseph Mack Achievement Award
LONG ISLAND'S BEST 2023
Alden Kisner, Cold Spring Harbor High School / Huntington Fine Arts Student
Matt Klimek, Chaminade High School
Sophie Kwon, St. Mary’s High School
Ava Lerner, Northport High School
Melisa Li, Paul D. Schreiber High School
Victoria Libert, Patchogue-Medford High School
Anna Limb, Manhasset High School
Parker Lyon, Connetquot High School
Grace Maldonado, Oyster Bay High School
Larissa Mallen, Syosset High School
Grace Marazzo, Division Avenue High School - Achievement Award
Natalia Juleanne Monsale, Glen Cove High School
Abigail Montes, Division Avenue High School
JiSeung Moon, Shoreham Wading River High School
Katie Morton, Smithtown Christian School - Joseph Mack Achievement Award
Naomy Mukai, East Islip High School
Ava Muntner, Great Neck North High School
Grace Nah, William A. Shine Great Neck South High School
- FIRST PLACE, Celebrate Achievement Best In Show
Monica Ortiz, Uniondale High School
Willow Pomisel, Smithtown High School East
Kayte Ramirez, Valley Stream South High School
Sebastian Ramirez, Huntington HS - Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Award
Allison Rich, Islip High School
Minami Rodger, John F. Kennedy High School - Cozza Family Photography Award
Sophia Rose, Harborfields High School
- SECOND PLACE, Judith Sposato Memorial Prize
Tiffany Sambhu, Valley Stream Central High School
Lauren Schilling, Amityville Memorial High School
Maia Schnaider, Half Hollow Hills HS West
- Andrew Presberg Promising Young Artist Award | Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Award
Cameron Seviroli, Waldorf School of Garden City
Sawyer Snowden, Commack High School
Alyssa Spano, Half Hollow Hills High School West
Bhavani Sriram, Half Hollow Hills High School East
Michael Struzinski, Smithtown High School West
Nora Sweeney-Gladen, Harborfields High School
Ashlyn Thitibordin, Jericho Senior High School
Sophia Tine, Huntington High School - Fred Pilkington Award of Achievement
Samantha Urmaza, Harborfields High School
Kal Vasconez, South Side High School - Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Award
Sarah Wilder, Valley Stream North High School
Siting Xiao, General Douglas MacArthur High School
Kerry Yeung, Half Hollow Hills High School East
Venus Yu, William A. Shine Great Neck South High School
- Donald G. Horn, Jr. Scholarship Award
Josie Zaccoli, Oceanside High School
Ellia Zhang, Herricks High School
- Honorable Mention | Renzo & Lynette Bianchi Scholarship Award
Natalie Zhou, Herricks High School - Achievement Award
Alexandra Zlotnikov, Kings Park High School / Huntington Fine Arts Student
Acknowledgements
77 schools across Nassau and Suffolk Counties submitted artwork for jurying for the 2023 exhibition. Thank you to all of the participating schools, administrators, and teachers for your dedication! Your hard work and support make this exhibition possible.
Amityville Memorial High School
Amityville Union Free School District
Edward Plaia, Principal
Dr. Frances Fernandez, Director of Fine Arts & Music
Jacklyn Breitfeller, Art Teacher
Jayne Grasso, Art Teacher
Heather Rickard, Art Teacher
Cara Westphal, Art Teacher
Babylon Junior Senior High School
Babylon Union Free School District
Al Cirone, Principal
Charles Leech, Director of Fine Arts
Cheryl Schweider, Art Teacher
Bay Shore High School
Bay Shore Union Free School District
Stephen Gordon, Principal
Mike Rotello, Cultural Arts Director
Laura Moakley, Art Teacher
Margaret Schultz, Art Teacher
Bayport-Blue Point High School
Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District
Robert Haas, Principal
Frank Salino, Teacher in Charge, High School Art
Bellport High School
South Country Central School District
Erika DellaRosa, Principal
Barbara Gallagher, Art Department Chairperson
Devin Auricchio, Art Teacher
Sophia Black, Art Teacher
Center Moriches High School
Center Moriches School District
Marissa Mangogna, Principal
Jeremy Thode, Assistant Principal
Dan Kudreyko, Art Teacher
Centereach High School
Middle Country Central School District
Tom Bell, Principal
Diana Cook, Director of Art & Music
Shelby Petruzzo, Art Teacher
Chaminade High School
Brother Joseph Bellizzi, Principal
Sally Zehnter, Fine Arts Department Chair
Justin Accordino, Art Teacher
Shuchao Luo, Art Teacher
Cold Spring Harbor High School
Cold Spring Harbor Union Free School District
Dan Danbusky, Principal
Christine Oswald, District Chairperson
Laura Cirino, Art Teacher
Commack High School
Commack Union Free School District
Carrie Lipenholtz, Principal
Mark Stuckey, Director
Marie Adamo, Art Teacher
Frank Musto, Art Teacher
Comsewogue High School
Central Office Comsewogue School District
Mike Mosca, Principal
Gina Melton, Art Teacher
Connetquot High School
Connetquot Central School District
Michael Moran, Principal
Vincent Malafronte, Director of Fine Arts
John Hargrave, Art Teacher
Division Avenue High School
Levittown Union Free School District
John Coscia, Principal
Frank Creter, Director of Art & Music
Tim Ryan, Art Teacher
East Islip High School
East Islip Union Free School District
Mark Bernard, Principal
Robert Wottawa, Director of Fine Arts
Daniel Figliozzi, Art Teacher
Heather Toomey, Art Teacher
East Meadow High School
East Meadow Union Free School District
Richard Howard, Principal
Heather Anastasio, District Art Chair
Brian O'Neill, Art Teacher
East Rockaway High School
East Rockaway School District
Richard Schaffer, Principal
Peter Ceglio, Fine Arts Chairperson
Kelly Cabasso, Art Teacher
Elmont Memorial High School
Sewanhaka Central High School District
Kevin Dougherty, Principal
Chris Yee, Art Department Chairperson
Stella Grenier, Art Teacher
General Douglas MacArthur High School
Levittown Union Free School District
Joseph Sheehan, Principal
Frank Creter, Director of Art & Music
Deja Gomes-Vance, Art Teacher
Glen Cove High School
Glen Cove School District
Antonio Santana, Principal
Allen Hudson, Assistant Principal
Melissa Johnides, Art Teacher
Stephen Lombardo, Art Teacher
LeeAnn Palazzo, Art Teacher
Maria Verni, Art Teacher
Great Neck North High School
Great Neck Union Free School District
Dr. Dan Holtzman, Principal
Dr. Pamela Levy, Director of Fine Arts
Len Antinori, Art Teacher
Joseph Giacalone, Art Teacher
Half Hollow Hills High School East
Half Hollow Hills Central School District
Dr. Milton Strong, Principal
Dr. Darlene Lilla, Director of Fine Arts
Kim Norris, Art Teacher
Janice Pakula, Art Teacher
Matt Petrucci, Art Teacher
Allyson Uttendorfer, Art Teacher
Half Hollow Hills High School West
Half Hollow Hills Central School District
Dr. Michael Catapano, Principal
Dr. Darlene Lilla, Director of Fine Arts
Jennifer Ievolo, Art Teacher
Amanda Montiglio, Art Teacher
Harborfields High School
Harborfields Central School District
Timothy Russo, Principal
Elizabeth DeVaney, Arts Coordinator
Eugenia Ritter, Art Teahcer
Hauppauge High School
Hauppauge Union Free School District
Christopher Cook, Principal
Laura Landor, Director of Fine and Performing Arts
Patricia DiMasi-Coppola, Art Teacher
Herricks High School
Herricks Union Free School District
Joan Keegan, Principal
Anissa Arnold, Director of Fine and Performing Arts
Alexis Camisa, Art Teacher
Jennifer Cavalluzzo, Art Teacher
Hicksville High School
Hicksville Union Free School District
Raymond Williams, Principal
Chad Wyman, Supervisor of Fine Arts
Craig Mateyunas, Art Teacher
Huntington Fine Arts
Greenlawn, NY
Lisa Hock Mack, Director
Lenore Hanson, Art Teacher
Huntington High School
Huntington Union Free School District
Brenden Cusack, Principal
Eric Reynolds, Director of Fine & Performing Arts
Ayallah Jeddah, Art Teacher
Kasmira Mohanty, Art Teacher
Kristin Singer, Art Teacher
Islip High School
Islip Union Free School District
Lara Gonzalez, Principal
Michael Hershkowitz, Director of Fine & Performing Arts
Laura Vogelsberg, Art Teacher
Jericho Senior High School
Jericho Union Free School District
David Cohen, Principal
Ruth Breidenback, CA of Fine & Performing Arts
Bryan Ciminelli, Art Teacher
Tara Pillich, Art Teacher
John F. Kennedy High School
Bellmore-Merrick Central HS District
Gerard Owenburg, Principal
Cheryl Fontana, District Chairperson
Vanessa Albaneze, Art Teacher
Taylor Lodespoto, Art Teacher
Sarah Ritchie, Art Teacher
Kings Park High School
Kings Park Union Free School District
Karen Lessler, Principal
Darlene Blaurock, Art Teacher
Lawrence High School
Lawrence Public School District
Jennifer Lagnado, Principal
John Ballantyne, District Art Coordinator
Janet Ganes, Art Teacher
Lindenhurst High School
Lindenhurst Union Free School District
Candice Brodie, Principal
Jon Trapani, Coordinator of Fine and Performing Arts
Tara Biscardi, Art Teacher
Long Beach High School
Long Beach Union Free School District
Jeffrey Meyers, Principal
Julia Lang-Shapiro, Director of Media, Visual & Perf. Arts
Eric Fox, Art Teacher
Joanne Harvey, Art Teacher
Lorraine Levchenko, Art Teacher
Malverne High School
Malverne Union Free School District
Vincent Romano, Principal
Mike Messina, Fine Arts Chairperson
Nicola Alleva, Art Teacher
Maura Savas-Minor, Art Teacher
Manhasset High School
Manhasset Union Free School District
Dr. Dean Schlanger, Principal
Christopher Hale, Director of the Arts
Lori Oldaker, Art Teacher
Natalya Panullo, Art Teacher
Emily Shank, Art Teacher
Massapequa High School
Massapequa Union Free School District
Barbara Lowell, Principal
Vincent Green, Director of Fine and Performing Arts
Paul Leone, Art Teacher
Miller Place High School
Miller Place Union Free School District
Kevin Slavin, Principal
Elise Stasi, Lead Art Teacher
Mineola High School
Mineola Union Free School District
Nicole Culella, Principal
Karen Bernstein, Supervisor of Fine & Performing Arts
Gina Buongiovanni, Art Teacher
Jennifer Varvaro, Art Teacher
Mount Sinai High School
Mount Sinai School District
Peter Pramataris, Principal
Christina Romeo, Art and Music Director
Andrea Morganelli, Art Teacher
New Hyde Park Memorial High School
Sewanhaka Central School District
Richard Faccio, Principal
Katrin Marino, Art Department Chairperson
Danielle Livoti, Art Teacher
Newfield High School
Middle Country Central School District
Scott Graviano, Principal
Diana Cook, Director of Music, Fine Arts & Media Relations
Sal Berretta, Art Teacher
North Shore High School
North Shore School District
Eric Contreras, Principal
Dalia Rodriguez, Director of Fine & Performing Arts
Margaret DeLima, Art Teacher
Lynn Johnson, Art Teacher
Northport High School
Northport-East Northport School District
Robert Dennis, Principal
Dr. Izzet Mergen, Director of Fine & Performing Arts
John DeRosa, Art Teacher
Christine Driscoll, Art Teacher
Anthony Klinger-Cooley, Art Teacher
Oceanside High School
Oceanside Union Free School District
Brendon Mitchell, Principal
Andrew Frey-Gould, Director of Fine and Performing Arts
Maria Anisansel, Art Teacher
Jennifer Bonilla, Art Teacher
Danielle Casquarelli, Art Teacher
Nanci Nigro, Art Teacher
Oyster Bay High School
Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District
Sharon Lasher, Principal
Anthony Femino, Supervisor of Fine & Performing Art
Scott Boris, Art Teacher
Stephanie Miley, Art Teacher
Maria Randazzo, Art Teacher
Patchogue-Medford High School
Patchogue-Medford School District
Dr. Randy Rusielewicz, Principal
Nathan Brinkman, Director of Art, Music and Cultural Arts
Amy Cunningham, Art Teacher
Nicholas Frizalone, Art Teacher
Nancy Gladd, Art Teacher
Paul D. Schreiber High School
Port Washington Union Free School District
Kathryn Behr, Principal
Jean Kruger, Director of Creative Arts
Miranda Best, Art Teacher
Joy Di Pasquale, Art Teacher
Nicole Thomas, Art Teacher
Elizabeth Zucker, Art Teacher
Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School
Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
James Murray, Principal
Ben Wiley, Director of Art & Digital Instruction
Jennifer Beinlich, Art Teacher
Linda Curran, Art Teacher
Jenna Silverstein, Art Teacher
Kelly Verdi, Art Teacher
Portledge School
Locust Valley, NY
Simon Owen-Williams, Head of School
John Greene, Department Chair
Jerry Krause, Art Teacher
Roslyn High School
Roslyn Union Free School District
Scott Andrews, Principal
Dave Lazarus, Assistant Principal
Richard Ritter, Art Teacher
Sachem High School East
Sachem Central School District
Louis Antonetti, Principal
Amanda Foran, Art Chairperson
Katrina Wrigley, Art Teacher
Sachem High School North
Sachem Central School District
Andrew Larson, Principal
Amanda Foran, Art Chairperson
Renee Parisi, Art Teacher
Sayville High School
Sayville Union Free School District
Ron Hoffer, Principal
Debra Urso, Art Chairperson
Jennifer Berotti, Art Teacher
Evan Hammer, Art Teacher
Shoreham Wading River High School
Shoreham Wading River Central School District
Frank Pugliese, Principal
Jason Andria, Art Teacher
Samantha Shepard, Art Teacher
Smithtown Christian School
Tracy Berner, Principal
James Roselle, Department Chairperson
Smithtown High School East
Smithtown Central School District
Kevin Simmons, Principal
Michael Mastrangelo, Director of Fine Arts
Christopher Lauto, Art Teacher
Smithtown High School West
Smithtown Central School District
John Coady, Principal
Michael Mastrangelo, Director of Fine Arts
Steven Halem, Art Teacher
Lee Moran, Art Teacher
South Side High School
Rockville Centre School District
Patrick Walsh, Principal
Brian Zuar, Director of Fine Arts
Keith Gamache, Art Teacher
Chris Karaktin, Art Teacher
Paul Sementelli, Art Teacher
St. Mary's High School
Michaela Bownes, Director
Beata Szyszkowska, Art Teacher
Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls
Bluma Drebin, Principal
Suzy Libin, Art Teacher
Syosset High School
Syosset Central District
Dr. Giovanni Durante, Principal
Michael Salzman, Director of Fine & Performing Arts
Nicole Oliveri, Art Teacher
Demi Protonentis, Art Teacher
Three Village Academy
Three Village Central School District
Gustave Hueber, Principal
Jen Trettner, Coordinating Chair Art K-12
Jim Swierupski, Art Teacher
Uniondale High School
Uniondale Union Free School District
Mark McCaw, Principal
Kelvin Jenkins, Director of Fine & Performing Arts
Brianna Jacobs, Art Teacher
Valley Stream Central High School
Valley Stream Central High School District
Dr. Joseph Pompilio, Principal
Dr. Adam Erdos, Director of Fine & Performing Arts
Mario Bakalov, Art Teacher
Valley Stream North High School
Valley Stream Central High School District
Robin Small, Principal
Dr. Adam Erdos, Director of Fine & Performing Arts
Allan Nafte, Art Teacher
Valley Stream South High School
Valley Stream Central High School District
Maureen Henry, Principal
Dr. Adam Erdos, Director of Fine & Performing Arts
Ed Lee, Art Teacher
W. T. Clarke High School
East Meadow Union Free School District
Timothy Voels, Principal
Heather Anastasio, Director of Music & Art
Jeannene Arcuri, Art Teacher
Marlena Dentrone, Art Teacher
Waldorf School of Garden City
Roland Rothenbucher, Principal
Anne Cavallaro, Fine Art Teacher
Walt Whitman High School
South Huntington Union Free School District
Kenneth Costa, Principal
Jacqueline Tartaro, Art Chairperson
Erica Raji, Art Teacher
Wellington C. Mepham High School
Bellmore-Merrick Central School District
Anthony DeMartinis, Principal
Cheryl Fontana, Dir. of Fine & Performing Arts
Kelly Desmond, Art Teacher
West Hempstead High School
West Hempstead Union Free School District
Joe Pumo, Principal
Dr. Nichelle Rivers, Dir. of Fine, Perf. & Culinary Arts
Cassie Ross-Dinin, Art Teacher
West Islip High School
West Islip Union Free School District
Anthony Bridgeman, Principal
Eric Albinder, Art & Music Director
Linda Marino, Art Teacher
Westbury High School
Westbury Union Free School District
David Zimbler, Principal
Nidia Keaveny, District-Wide Art Chair
Anthony Abruscato, Art Teacher
Natasha Korzeniewski, Art Teacher
Michelle Perez, Art Teacher
Josh Schimsky, Art Teacher
Sarah St. John, Art Teacher
William A. Shine Great Neck South High School
Great Neck School District
Christopher Gitz, Principal
Karen Cuchel, Art Department Chairperson
Megan Cashman, Art Teacher
Wyandanch High School
Wyandanch School District
Paul Sibblies, Principal
Jill Lewis, Art Teacher
Top to bottom: Eva Diesso, A Moment in Time, Acrylic on canvas, Islip HS, Art Teacher: Laura Vogelsberg; Morgan Giordano, Beyond the Labyrinth, Acrylic on cardboard, Sayville HS, Art Teacher: Evan Hammer.
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