CVHS AP art program holds largest art show ever

The CVHS AP art program held an art show on Thursday, May 2 to show the work the students were most proud of. Many artists contributed to this show, and friends and family showed up to support them. “This is the biggest art show we’ve ever had,” said AP art teacher Alexis Knudsen.

 Junior Catalina Preciado uses her art to explore feelings of loneliness and how they can be overcome with the help of family. “ I wanted to portray the feeling of loneliness and how those lonesome feelings can vanish with the help of my family,” said Preciado. Her paintings are centered on family with pieces like “Un brindis por mi familia,” “Orange you glad,” and “I think our outfits are pretty gorge.” Her main materials are gouache and acrylic. 

Senior Kalaya Williams was another student featured in the show.  Her work explores the theme of death and asks what happens when we decompose. “I created pieces that represent these darker aspects alongside pieces that offer an opposing lighter aesthetic to form a juxtaposition between the grotesque parts of nature and the beauty of returning our bodies to the earth,” said Williams. Pieces like “Mold” explore this theme using colored pencils and watercolor. 

Junior Nataani Hernandez, another featured artist, was inspired by her bicultural childhood to make pieces that reflected the impact that coming from two cultures had on her life. “These pieces show how this divide has shaped my childhood to how I have begun to thrive in my journey to self-development,” said Hernandez. Her favorite piece “La Hija Mayor” shows a self-portrait type painting that encapsulates these feelings using acrylic paint. 

These artists have vastly different reasons and ways to create art the way they do, but the AP art show is a great opportunity to bring it all together and show the stories and artistic abilities of the students at CVHS.