Teens Seen: Art Showcase
The Hudson River Museum, in partnership with sixteen high schools throughout Westchester County, highlights the complexity and diversity of teen experiences through art.
Teen artists are powerful interpreters of their lives and the present moment. The Hudson River Museum, in partnership with sixteen high schools throughout Westchester County, highlights the complexity and diversity of teen experiences through art. Chosen by art teachers, the wide range of work across diverse media—from paintings and drawings to vector illustrations, lino prints, and cyanotypes—showcases the talent of more than 80 students, as well as the importance of high school art programs.
The artworks reveal the depth, tension, and nuance of young adulthood—emphasizing that teenage life is not “easy,” “dramatic,” or “just a phase”—it’s layered, contradictory, and deeply felt. Most teens are balancing different demands in their lives—whether from contemporary media, family, peers, or even self-imposed pressures—yet at the same time they also want to have fun. Together, these works offer an unfiltered view of adolescence today—inviting us to look more closely, listen more carefully, and take seriously the perspectives of the next generation of artists.
The Hudson River Museum has a strong commitment to engage and empower teens, including through our award-winning Junior Docent Program, which serves students (Grades 9–12) from public high schools throughout Yonkers. The Junior Docent Advisory Board, a group of thirteen highly-motivated young leaders, participated in the development of the exhibition and gallery activities. The Museum also recently launched an initiative to offer free admission to all Westchester County high school students on the weekends, made possible by a generous gift from the Anita K. Hersh Philanthropic Fund.
This exhibition is supported in part by a generous gift from the Anita K. Hersh Philanthropic Fund and 2025 Bridgemaker Prize awarded to the Hudson River Museum from the Art Bridges Foundation.
Participating Schools
Bronxville High School
Eastchester High School
German International School New York
Hackley School
Harrison High School
Hastings-on-Hudson High School
John Jay High School
Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School
Maria Regina High School
The Masters School
Pleasantville High School
Riverside High School
Robert Halmi Sr. Academy of Film and Television
Roosevelt High School
Saunders Trades and Technical High School
Yonkers High School
Selected objects
Zavier Pine (Hackley School, Grade 11). Hands, 2025. Digital Photography. Class of Jessica Bottalico.
Emma Chen (Bronxville High School, Grade 11). Self Portrait (after Van Gogh), 2025. Pastel on paper. Class of Courtney Alan.
Ee-Ee Sung (Bronxville High School, Grade 11). Red Delicious , 2025. Watercolor on paper. Class of Courtney Alan.
Audrey Lovett (Bronxville High School, Grade 10). Evening Bliss, 2026. Charcoal on paper. Class of Courtney Alan.
Emerson Dennis (Bronxville High School, Grade 11). Self-Portrait (after Modersohn-Becker), 2024. Oil pastel on paper. Class of Courtney Alan.
Ed Mancini (Pleasantville High School, Grade 11). Lunch, 2025. Acrylic on canvas. Class of Adrienne Sapione.
Kate Morton (Pleasantville High School, Grade 11). Untitled, 2026. Oil on canvas. Class of Gregory Nemec.
Miriam Bertin (John Jay High School, Grade 11). Untitled, 2025. Acrylic. Class of Amy Stockfield.
Caleb Fitzsimmons (Eastchester High School, Grade 12). Opposite Autobiography, 2026. Digital art print. Class of Rachel Sydlowski.
Stella Aiken (Hastings High School, Grade 12). Untitled, 2025. Acrylic paint. Class of Lorienne Solaski.
Hajeong Lee (Hastings High School, Grade 11). Illusion, 2025. Oil on gessoboard. Class of Lorienne Solaski.
Abigail Weiss (Hastings High School, Grade 11). Untitled, 2025. Digital photographic composite. Class of Lorienne Solaski.
Lilliana Esposito (Hastings High School, Grade 12). Untitled, 2026. Digital photographic composite. Class of Cory Merchanti.
Sara Dehgan (Hastings High School, Grade 12). Untitled, 2026. Digital photographic composite. Class of Cory Merchanti.
Kimberly Gutierrez (Saunders Trades and Technical High School, Grade 11). Spring Petals, 2026. Digital art. Class of Bonnie Mancado .
Keitumetse Rankoe (Maria Regina High School, Grade 10). Sonder, 2025. Colored pencil on paper. Class of Teresa Pereira.
Anjali Paz (Maria Regina High School, Grade 10). Two Sides of My Bharatanatyam, 2026. Acrylic and colored pencil on paper and board. Class of Teresa Pereira.
Anna Speth (Maria Regina High School, Grade 10). Birds of a Feather, 2025. Colored pencil on poster board. Class of Teresa Pereira.
