Seattle Public Schools

High School Mixed Media

Naramore Art Show – High School Mixed Media

The Center School

Rowan Johnston, 10th Grade, "It's Me!"
Rowan Johnston, 10th Grade, “It’s Me!”

Artist Statement: This is a portrait referencing several photos I’ve taken over the years of myself and others. Each little part has a different story behind it!

Eros Nelson, 12th Grade, "Do what you will, see if I care"
Eros Nelson, 12th Grade, “Do what you will, see if I care”

Artist Statement:This piece speaks to how I feel the world views me as a disabled person, to how I know it does not care for me and how I know it would rather watch me rot then accommodate for me or for anyone.

Sky Miceli, 9th Grade, "Goose"
Sky Miceli, 9th Grade, “Goose”

Chief Sealth High School

Ann Nguyen, 10th Grade, "The Walllowing Vessel"
Ann Nguyen, 10th Grade, “The Walllowing Vessel”

Cleveland High School

Sara Tran, 10th Grade, "Watercolor Constellation"
Sara Tran, 10th Grade, “Watercolor Constellation”
Elise Amundson, 11th Grade, "Watercolor Constellations"
Elise Amundson, 11th Grade, “Watercolor Constellations”

Franklin High School

Esther Lin, 10th Grade, "Magnum Opus"
Esther Lin, 10th Grade, “Magnum Opus”
Ramla Abdi Mohamed, 10th Grade, "My Interlude"
Ramla Abdi Mohamed, 10th Grade, “My Interlude”
Ruby KenKnight, 12th Grade, "Self Portrait"
Ruby KenKnight, 12th Grade, “Self Portrait”
Ezekial Gomez Santos , 12th Grade, "Glorifica Me"
Ezekial Gomez Santos , 12th Grade, “Glorifica Me”

Garfield High School

Penelope Somerton, 12th Grade, "Hold On"
Penelope Somerton, 12th Grade, “Hold On”

Interagency School

Mahzjae Ruffin, 9th Grade, "Untitled"
Mahzjae Ruffin, 9th Grade, “Untitled”

Artist Statement: I made this piece because my heart has been real heavy these past couple weeks. I made this piece to show my hurt to express my feelings in a different way. Something that I learned from making this is to let that shit go.

Anonymous, 9th Grade, "Origami Is An Art"
Anonymous, 9th Grade, “Origami Is An Art”

Lincoln High School

Miku Kawasumi, 10th Grade, "Speak Up"
Miku Kawasumi, 10th Grade, “Speak Up”

Artist Statement: This piece illustrates my struggle of speaking out, and the desperate urge to do so. I used yarn to depict a flow of ideas, and scraps of magazine to represent jumbled words, the contrast which symbolizes the difficulty of formulating my thoughts into words.

Drew Heskett, 11th Grade, "Self Portrait"
Drew Heskett, 11th Grade, “Self Portrait”
Simon Jasper Reep, 12th Grade, "Suite and Tie"
Simon Jasper Reep, 12th Grade, “Suite and Tie”
Elisabeth Emery, 11th Grade, "A Murder"
Elisabeth Emery, 11th Grade, “A Murder”

Artist Statement: I wanted to think about what it means for there to be three crows shown in my piece, since a group of crows is called a murder and how that could add to the story of the artwork!

Jane Hake, 12th Grade, "Sentient"
Jane Hake, 12th Grade, “Sentient”
Xavier Lankeit, 12th Grade, "Untitled"
Xavier Lankeit, 12th Grade, “Untitled”
Isabel Ko, 10th Grade, "Drowning in Ideas"
Isabel Ko, 10th Grade, “Drowning in Ideas”

Nathan Hale High School

Noa Hill, 10th Grade, "Mountain Range"
Noa Hill, 10th Grade, “Mountain Range”

Artist Statement: A work that blends acrylic, newspaper, and a lot of glue.

Maysen Morgan, 12th Grade, "Life & Death"
Maysen Morgan, 12th Grade, “Life & Death”
Jason Jones, 11th Grade, "Book Cover re-Design"
Jason Jones, 11th Grade, “Book Cover re-Design”
Paige Rude, 12th Grade, "Book Cover re-Design"
Paige Rude, 12th Grade, “Book Cover re-Design”
Saltanat Begalieva, 12th Grade, "Book Cover re-Design"
Saltanat Begalieva, 12th Grade, “Book Cover re-Design”
Harper Matsumoto, 11th Grade, "Book Cover re-Design"
Harper Matsumoto, 11th Grade, “Book Cover re-Design”

Rainier Beach High School

Edwin Moreno Morales, 12th Grade, "Any"
Edwin Moreno Morales, 12th Grade, “Any”

Roosevelt High School

Theo Assaf, 12th Grade, "Collage"
Theo Assaf, 12th Grade, “Collage”
Pia Regala, 12th Grade, "Untitled"
Pia Regala, 12th Grade, “Untitled”
Huiying Bray, 12th Grade, "Untitled"
Huiying Bray, 12th Grade, “Untitled”
Isabella Delgado, 10th Grade, "Portrait"
Isabella Delgado, 10th Grade, “Portrait”
Jadaka Canley, 12th Grade, "Untitled"
Jadaka Canley, 12th Grade, “Untitled”

West Seattle High School

Ricky Shearer, 12th Grade, "Sleeper Cell"
Ricky Shearer, 12th Grade, “Sleeper Cell”

Artist Statement: This piece is about how social media can result in comparison and the negative affects it can place on creativity.  I tend to compare myself to other artists and social media makes that ten times easier and I wanted to represent that.  

Tycho Bruder, 10th Grade, "Gerald"
Tycho Bruder, 10th Grade, “Gerald”

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