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Talented Teens' Art on Display at Museum

Fresh Perspectives begins April 5

More than 50 artworks by New Jersey high school artists will be on view in the 23rd annual Fresh Perspectives exhibition at the from April 5 through May 27.

All artists selected for Fresh Perspectives will be awarded a certificate of participation at an opening reception on Wednesday, April 18 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The annual Fresh Perspectives juried exhibition began in 1989 to give artistically accomplished high school students a professionally organized museum exhibition experience and to recognize art teachers for their encouragement and the effective teaching of these talented student artists. An exhibition catalog will be available with the names of student artists, as well as the names of their teachers.

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This year’s judges were M. Teresa Rodriguez, director of the George Segal Gallery at Montclair State University; and Todd L.W. Doney, MFA, art professor at County College of Morris, and illustrator and painter. More than 130 teachers from 35 high schools participated; 366 works were submitted, and 52 were selected for exhibition.

The high school artists’ works are in a variety of media, from classics such as painting, drawing, and sculpture to more contemporary media using computer-based graphic design and found objects.

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Participating schools and students are:

  • Bayonne High School: Kassandra Sanchez
  • Boonton High School: Emily DiLaura
  • : Damien Dodds, Nicole Koplitz, Lauren Pelletier, Mariah Xu
  • Emerson Junior-Senior High School: Gary Parzych
  • Gill Saint Bernard’s: Sarah Hassett, Harrison Loomis
  • Governor Livingston High School: Grace Boyle
  • Kearny High School: Mercedes Lois, Agata Patola
  • Leonia High School: David Moses
  • Livingston High School: Andrea Cao, Allison Friedman, Laura Lin
  • Millburn High School: Patricia Chau, Joshua Klieger
  • : Dillon Chen
  • : Charlotte Antoni, Monica Argenio, Olivia Hu
  • Newark Academy: Katie Charney, Brendan James
  • North Brunswick Township High School: Sable Arias
  • Oratory Preparatory School: Alex McDonald
  • Passaic Valley Regional High School: Giancarlo Medina
  • Pequannock Township High School: Meghan Hallisey
  • The Pingry School: Caroline Freinberg, Jonathan Freinberg, James Ross
  • Piscataway High School: Shiza Chaudhary, Stacey Tindaan
  • Randolph High School: Laura Claas
  • : Chris DeLorenzo, Gia Farooqi, Kathleen Lau, Rachel Velasquez, Maja Wittrod
  • River Dell High School: Helen Bang, Agratta Sharma
  • Saddle Brook High School: Alexia Russo
  • Watchung Hills Regional: Zoe Ambinder, Jesse Kakuchka-Doney
  • West Morris : Dana Barlock, Emily Niehoff, Sarah Tasch
  • Westwood Regional Junior Senior High School: Kevin Brennan, Brenda Delgado, Lea Orsini, Lissa Urena


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