Isabella Colon - information pending.
Denish Patel
○ Artistic Activities in High School that you were involved in:
- Art Club
- In-school art show
- NASA Langley Student Art Contest Participant
(for 3 years)
- Art Classes all four year of high school
- (Exploratory Art, Basic Draw, Advanced Drawing, Art Honors, and AP Studio Art: Drawing)
○ Artistic Recognitions and Honors:
- Teen Arts - Bronze Medal
- NASA Langley Student Art Contest - Third Place
- Fire Prevention Poster Contest - Second Place
- Scholastic Portfolio Award - Honorable Mention
- Teens Arts - Honorable Mention
○ College you are planning on attending:
- Princeton University
○ Area of Art you intend on studying:
- Architecture
○ Career in Art you would like to pursue:
- Architecture
○ Artistic Activities in High School that you were involved in:
- Art Club
- In-school art show
- NASA Langley Student Art Contest Participant
(for 3 years)
- Art Classes all four year of high school
- (Exploratory Art, Basic Draw, Advanced Drawing, Art Honors, and AP Studio Art: Drawing)
○ Artistic Recognitions and Honors:
- Teen Arts - Bronze Medal
- NASA Langley Student Art Contest - Third Place
- Fire Prevention Poster Contest - Second Place
- Scholastic Portfolio Award - Honorable Mention
- Teens Arts - Honorable Mention
○ College you are planning on attending:
- Princeton University
○ Area of Art you intend on studying:
- Architecture
○ Career in Art you would like to pursue:
- Architecture
Hi, I’m Isha Sidibay. I have been in the Jersey City Arts Program at Henry Snyder Highschool since 2018 and learned the many mediums, methods, and techniques of art in the 4 years. The program led me to so many opportunities, including having my Senior Thesis Show on May 5th, getting a chance to participate in Camp Stomping Ground during 2019, Sol Studios in 2020, and the Jersey City Mural Arts Program in 2021.
From this year, I have won multiple Scholastic Art and Writing Regional Awards and my first Scholastic Art and Writing National Silver Medal Award. I also got my first Honorable Mention for the National Youngarts Competition in 2021, the Jersey City Permanent Student Art Collection Award, and 2 scholarship awards from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
I will be attending the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland this Fall season. Even though there are so many subjects I would like to study, I will be majoring in Painting and I am interested in a career of becoming an art teacher, curator, or a professional artist.
As an artist I see the everyday aspects of my life as my subjects. In these few years the idea of family, my heritage, self expression and self-image have been reoccurring through my mind, so I reflect it in my artwork. Part of it came from genuine interest in wanting to capture moments and retell the stories of my West African family, and also exploring my mind and feelings. In my eyes, taking old and current photos of my family members and painting them in fluorescent, fruitful colors, is how I show gratitude and understanding in their own experiences. They are painted in gouache or acrylic, and cut and put onto a sturdier surface. I then use bright colors to define their bodies and layer cut pieces to give life to the art and preserve their memories.
From this year, I have won multiple Scholastic Art and Writing Regional Awards and my first Scholastic Art and Writing National Silver Medal Award. I also got my first Honorable Mention for the National Youngarts Competition in 2021, the Jersey City Permanent Student Art Collection Award, and 2 scholarship awards from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
I will be attending the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland this Fall season. Even though there are so many subjects I would like to study, I will be majoring in Painting and I am interested in a career of becoming an art teacher, curator, or a professional artist.
As an artist I see the everyday aspects of my life as my subjects. In these few years the idea of family, my heritage, self expression and self-image have been reoccurring through my mind, so I reflect it in my artwork. Part of it came from genuine interest in wanting to capture moments and retell the stories of my West African family, and also exploring my mind and feelings. In my eyes, taking old and current photos of my family members and painting them in fluorescent, fruitful colors, is how I show gratitude and understanding in their own experiences. They are painted in gouache or acrylic, and cut and put onto a sturdier surface. I then use bright colors to define their bodies and layer cut pieces to give life to the art and preserve their memories.
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Painting self portraits and altering my features in dreamy colors has also become a way of looking deeper into myself genuinely. I choose to play with the aspect of fauvism and illustration to establish the difference of the image of myself in my mind and real life. Right now, I feel inspired by everything around me. My muses are my classmates and their individualistic art, my art teachers Ms. Ward and Mr. Martinez, the fauvism of visual artists like Monet, Jamie Hewlett, and Bisa Butler, and even musical artists such as Sophie Xeon and Arca. I create with the hope that my future in art becomes clear and I can continue to express my feelings and struggles with less pressure.
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My name is Colby Reed. I have always grew up feeling as if I was never smart enough to pursue careers such as nursing, or a scientist. And from a young age my eyes would always glow when I got that Crayola coloring set for Christmas. Art has always been a hobby to me ever since I was young when I would draw myself in a bathing suit on a beach. But when life gets harder and you grow up more, you seek an escape from everyday life to make you feel calm and lift your spirits. That
for me was art, my therapist was the first person to give me my first ever sketchbook and from then I could never stop drawing. I started off with fashion designs, cartooning, and even watching anime as a source of inspiration to strengthen my skills. With several roadblocks away like not being accepted into an honors art class in 5th grade only strengthened my passion for
art more.
Through my journey there were a lot of tears and demotivation, to the point where I was on the verge of quitting art for good. And to be insulted for being black, for my speech, weight, they tried to find every way to make fun of me.
Though every negative insult, comment, and fight hurt I always got back up again and pushed towards a hopeful future.
Honors and Achievements
In my past few years in high school I have had my artwork hung at the Newark Art Museum winning a printmaking award, worked for Sol Studios ESKEFF at the Mana Contemporary in JC, became Vice President of Education for City Wide Student Council for
Jersey City Public Schools, joined the National Honor Society, painted a mural with Jersey City Mural program, and won an Honorable Mention for Scholastic Arts and Writing. With all of these achievements and honors I am very glad that my hard work is paying off.
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College and Career
After high school I plan to attend Mason Gross School of Arts majoring in Design, and minoring in Business Administration. I hope to take many classes on fine arts and design to further my knowledge and passion for the arts. After higher education I would love to be a graphic designer for a company while also freelancing my art skills creating my own artwork. I would like to potentially do residency and create artwork for others or have my own art studio for people to visit and purchase my artwork. My Series of Art My artwork is based on all of my experiences in my life, depicted through my friends, family, and myself in many different series. While also speaking on racial stereotypes that us black people go through, and the feeling of being different than my peers in my school. Every artwork exhibited all goes in a circle to not only represent my life and all of its ups and downs, but also the happy moments of me creating artwork for the sake of being creative. So with this I will leave you with a quote I wrote myself. “Don’t be afraid to be who you are, because being who you are is better than anything else!” |
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Muneeb Alam
Artist Statement: I was born in Pakistan and immigrated to America when I was 4. Growing up in Jersey City has influenced my art to where it is now. Art has allowed me to speak on my emotions and struggles that I have difficulties verbalizing. I’ve always loved making art so this activity is something that has always been a leisure to me. It’s never felt like work I was creating for others, even when my art was for an assignment. My art is about my perception of the world. My work isn’t necessarily about changing the world and leaving an impact, rather it’s about the things that admire, appreciate, and hold important to me. My art leaves the impact it is destined to have, rather then intentionally creating work that is suppose to be impactful. A lot of my work has to do with my experiences and my memories. Some of my work are snapshots of real life, moments frozen in time. My pieces are cultivated through a chain of ideas. For example, I may come across a quote in a book and while pondering on that quote, I connect it to different ideas that have a relationship with each other, and through that I am able to create visuals that are more abstractly thought out. My style consists of mark making and colors. My influences are my origin, my family, literature, films, art, nature, vivid colors, and spontaneity of the brain. I plan to continue pursuing art at the Cooper Union School of Art in NYC this Fall. Contact: Email: [email protected] 201.238.5606 |
Grace Demopoulos, a seventeen year old senior at High Tech High School, is planning to study animation at Savannah College of Art and Design next year. Throughout high school she has worked as an artist for Zenerations, a youth led nonprofit. She has also created animation for theater as well as comics and animated short films in her free time. She has participated in the Hudson County Teen Arts Expo twice, garnering a Judges Award this year.
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Hi! I’m Coda Camaya, a senior at High Tech High School. I’ve made art throughout my high school years in student organizations like Zenerations and the Jersey City Mural Arts Program. This fall, I’ll be majoring in design at Carnegie Mellon University, but I fully intend to keep art with me for the four years and beyond. |
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Hello, my name is Khiara D’Ambrosio, I am an artist all around. I feel like my purpose for being put on the earth was to create art and share it with others. I’ve lived in a small town for 13 years of my life with my family and I’ve learned so much about the art world by visiting New York City often. My father is a musician and he is the lead singer to his own band called Escarioka. My mom used to work on making nail art, jewelry and a couple paintings. My family is very artistic in every sense, so of course it was passed down to me. Ever since I was a child I was always interested in trying to push my art everywhere. Drawing, painting, writing, singing, acting,
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making music, fashion. All of it is what I live for. It wasn’t until the 6th grade that I was able to take it more seriously. I was able to get a lead role the first time I auditioned, I was the scarecrow in the play The Wiz. I don’t remember much about that performance but I do remember all the compliments I would receive and how much fun I had on stage in front of an audience. Ever since then I would join the drama club every year and land on these very big roles every time. When I came in as a freshman and landed a role as spiker in James and the Giant Peach I wasn’t as surprised as everyone else was. I had gotten used to it, not to toot my own horn. I did enjoy it every year. Improving my art skills in my singing, acting, and drawing all at the same time. As of now I have been in 6 plays as main characters. Getting featured in the concerts not as a part of the chorus, but as a solo artist to showcase. I even won a judges award for my performance of Gorgeous from The Apple Tree at NJCU for teenarts. I am proud of the artist I have become and I am so happy that I am able to pursue this as a career choice. This fall I am going to Kean University to study interior design while I do theater on the side. Life seems so bright and the future even brighter. I might just join my dad in his band’s performance now that I am old enough to sing at gigs where they play. In the far future, I hope to become a respected artist, in music and in acting. It’s cheesy but I wish to be a movie star with a side career in interior and graphic design. Art is who I am and all I will ever be, I am ecstatic.
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My name is Melanie Villa and I'm a senior at Harrison High School. Entering high school, I knew I wanted to be in art class and art club to let my imagination run wild and experiment with different types of mediums. Ms.Maya, who I met when I was younger and then later in high school, has inspired me to do my best, not only in art but in my daily life too. I love designing and using typography to express my artwork. I later learned that I wanted to pursue graphic design. I plan on attending NJCU.
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My name is Caitlyn Cooper and throughout high school I was able to practice and experiment with my art skills in my school's art club and art classes. I'm thankful for all of the opportunities and experiences that have allowed me to pursue my goals. With this, I plan on attending Hudson County Community College and majoring in Computer Arts to continue my passion for Digital Art.
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Angela Alves
Biography of Performing Experience and Interests I fell in love with the arts at the age of 7. It all started with a radio and an appreciation for music notes. My young curious mind wanted to be able to belt the high notes like Adele and or Arianna Grande. I became more serious about the arts my freshman year of high school. Participating in all and as many art-related opportunities. Such as joining the K- Birds, a professional singing group in KHS. Performing in many KHS shows for example High School Musical (2019), The Addams Family Musical (2020), the Dance Academy's Virtual Showcase (2021), Fall Senior Play: Nun of Your Business (2021), In The Heights Musical (2022), and the Dance Academy's Showcase (2022). This year my great friend, Gabriel De Los Santos, and I won county and states at Teen Arts for our small group musical theater. And I could not be more proud and honored to have had the opportunity to portray such a meaningful character through song and acting. To be able to move audiences, send chills, and even make one emotional is rewarding in itself. I hope to continue being a performer in the future. Still taking dance classes, acting and singing lessons, and just continuing working on my craft. I’m so grateful to have had the wonderful experience of working with Gabriel De Los Santos and Marissa Costa, who also won a blue ribbon at Teen Arts! I wish you guys the most luck in your future endeavors, break so many legs! <3 |