Gus Bhatia (’25) said he began playing guitar, bass guitar, piano and tabla because his mother encouraged him to try several activities from a young age. While he tried sports such as baseball and...

Rion Emery (’25) said she started performing in a musical theater group at a young age when a teacher encouraged her to branch out from her shyness. Emery said one can relate to characters through...

Required to learn an instrument in the Middle School, Kingston Bridges (’24) said he settled on the trumpet and, from then on, realized how much he enjoyed creating music.  “It was really fun to...

Inspired by his older sister’s piano skills, Theo Kalimtgis (’24) said he grew up learning to  play the french horn, piano and guitar. Kalimtgis said his parents encouraged him and his sisters...

While Ella Jackson-Drexler (’23) said she more recently turned to writing to express herself and sift through her emotions on world issues, she said art can be an effective tool for showcasing ideas....

In a similar vein, Maya Willis (’24) said her artistic interest has been significantly influenced by the environment in which she grew up, which was filled with a family of artists trained in various...

Roshni Misra (’24) said growing up with an interior designer and a fellow artist in her household inspired her to develop her passion for art. Through oil paintings and sculptures, Misra said she can...

Having been interested in art for “as long as he could remember,” Zal Rimer (’25) said he differs his art from others by putting “a new spin” on existing artwork.  “Much of my work consists...

Naomi Hart (’25) said she turns to artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Francis Bacon for inspiration, who create neo-expressionism and contemporary art, and surrealism and expressionism, respectively....

Having experimented with photography and 3D modeling, Perry Chen (’23) said he can see “progression” manifest in his work, and largely attributes that progress to his dedicated practice over the...

As technology becomes ever-present in her life, Mason Bruce (’23) said she uses applications that provide opportunities for new tools and techniques to cultivate her creativity. Bruce said she has always...