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Art Department

Overview

Our award-winning Art Department provides a safe and inspiring space for student artists to take creative risks and develop their craft across a variety of mediums.

This department offers diverse learning and participation opportunities, catering to both budding artists and those aspiring to attend art school, as many Hilltoppers have.

Explore our programmatic offerings below:

Interested in becoming a student artist at TMLA? Contact our Art Teacher, Ms. Kathleen Schnurr, at kschnurr@tmla.org with any questions.

Art Department Course Catalog

Browse through the course descriptions of the Art Department's course offerings below:

Awards

Year after year, TMLA student artists are celebrated for their exceptional talent and creativity. Explore some of their remarkable achievements below:

Annual Art Department Showcase

Browse through student artist highlights displayed during our annual art showcase below:

In my sustained instigation, I wanted to explore my friends' worst fears. I wanted to understand why my friends had their fears, and use their personal feelings and characteristics in my pieces. In order to do this, I interviewed my friends and asked why they had their phobia, and used that specific information when creating my sustained investigation.

 

Throughout my pieces, my goal was to properly express their fears and even incorporate the fear into a few pieces to emphasize how the phobia is real, valid, and frightening for many people.


Gabriella studies Industrial Design at the Savannah School of Art and Design (SCAD).

In my sustained investigation, I explore the relationship between my Haitian heritage and my identity as a Haitian- American student; the daughter of immigrant parents. The relationship between my culture and my American identity addresses the incorrect representation of myself and other Haitian-Americans in Western media. Instead of standing powerless in the face of racial and cultural stereotypes, I will reclaim the negative imagery associated with my country of origin and turn it into a means of praise and recognition. Bringing light to the true hardships and power of the Haitian Island.


This piece represents the true magic of Haitian culture found in a domestic kitchen pantry.


Alina studies Illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design.

My sustained investigation explores my relationship with grief, specifically drawing from experiences I lived through in the aftermath of my father dying from cancer in late 2016.I was only eleven at the time of my father’s passing so his death had a large impact on my emotional and social development. I was forced to learn and deal with issues most people won’t deal with until adulthood.

 

I found it hard to relate to anything my friends were dealing with and I wanted to explore how I could illustrate this isolating experience.


Julia studies Fine Art / Jewelry Design at MassArt  (Massachusetts College of Art and Design).

In my sustained investigation, I explored the connection between architecture and nature, the difference in environments, and contrasting architectural designs. I expressed the impact that industrial structures have on our surroundings. I highlighted specific environmental elements in my pieces.

 

Through the transition in my investigation, I began to depict complex structures and mark techniques. Ultimately, I developed my own type of architectural style.


Stefanie studies Architecture at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture.

Growing up as a Chinese adoptee in America has impacted my relationships not only with others but also myself. Although more than 81,000 children from China are adopted in the United States, the topic remains enigmatic. I wanted to share the psychological impacts of adoption by reflecting on my personal experiences and exploring my simultaneous desires to conform and be original.

 

I analyzed occurrences in my life, both positive and negative, to create a psychological portrait of the invisible nature of this experience.

 
Fiona studies Psychology at Stony Brook University.

For my sustained investigation I chose to explore various types of anticipation. A portion of the situations came from personal experiences and some are imagined. At first, I wanted my illustrations to reflect intense and dynamic situations however as my progress evolved they became more diverse, incorporating various situations or emotions that follow the theme of anticipation.

 

This piece represents the complicated emotions surrounding anticipating the end of childhood.


Melody studies Fine Art at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, (FIT).