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Left to right: Nora Warren ’28, Anya Peri ’29, Catherine Yi ’29, Luke Pavlenishvili ’27 and Lucas Laungayan ’27 will have their artwork on display at the "Teens Seen: Art Showcase" at the Hudson River Museum through October 4.

Students’ Artwork Takes Center Stage

9/30/2026

Picture your work on display at the largest cultural institution in Westchester County.

For five talented Masters art students, that dream became a reality this year when they were invited to exhibit their work in the “Teens Seen: Art Showcase” at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers.

Anya Peri ’29 had on display “Save Our Earth,” a lino print of two butterflies and a flower. Created in her Studio Art class, the piece was inspired by her concern for the environment. She said, “The damage that is happening to the environment [motivated me] to try and speak out against it.”

Classmate Catherine Yi ’29 also turned to a topic she is passionate about — animal testing — when she designed a lino print of a rabbit titled “Test Subject.”

Yi said being part of the showcase “made me want to create more meaningful artwork, and I got a lot of inspiration from seeing the other pieces in the exhibition.”

The museum partnered with 16 high schools across the county to highlight what it described as “the complexity and diversity of teen experiences through art.” Peri, Yi, Lucas Laungayan ’27, Luke Pavlenishvili ’27 and Nora Warren ’28 were invited to share their work.

“We often encourage students to apply for outside opportunities,” said Rachel Langosch, visual arts department chair. “It's so affirming when their works are recognized and selected to showcase for a larger audience, like this one.”

Laungayan, a Digital Photography student, said his photograph “consists of two blurred subjects walking toward the direction of a sunset on the soccer field. A man running in the background is framed in a way that contrasts with the slower movement of the two walking subjects, creating a sense of motion and difference within the photograph.” He explained his goal was to “go with the flow and document a moment that felt natural and right in the moment.”

Fellow photographer Pavlenishvili found inspiration off campus with his “screaming fencer” moment. “I took the photo at the Cincinnati, Ohio, convention center during my fencing tournament,” he said. “I wanted to create a picture that captures my passion and shows how much the sport means to me.”

Warren, a Studio Art student who created a poster about reproductive rights, summed up the collective emotions of the group: “It was a bit surreal to have my own art displayed in a real museum. I couldn't help but smile when I saw my piece under the title of the exhibit, ‘Teens Seen.’”

The “Teens Seen: Art Showcase” exhibition is on view through this Sunday, October 4, at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers.