Teacher Showcase – CPS All-City Visual Arts Exhibitions

Accordion on a chair

Jason Betke: My Father’s Accordion

Abstract painting with deep blues and greens.

Cathleen Andes: Untitled

A variety of people with images collaged as their bodies and hair, all learning.

Elena Diadenko: Education is Power

A pagoda surrounded by a surreal landscape of plants and light.

Tina Nishida: Jackson Park on the Move

Black and white photograph of person with locs and glasses looking out over a balcony through a wet window.

Fay Jenson: Clarity

Black and white photograph of a person in a striped shirt at a handloom, weaving.

Daniel Gomez: Morelia

Painting of a donut covered in black and white spiral frosting.

Elizabeth Cornell: Hypnotic Glaze

Child in stroller stares at white duck who is staring back.

Michael Stewart: What the Duck?

Painting of sun at dawn or dusk over water with waves.

Amy Kintner: Pink Sky

Marbled canvas with reds, blues, and yellows.

Cheryl Martin: Chain Reaction

Collage of sepia-toned photos of phonograph with person in a checked top shouting into the cone. There is an iridescent background.

Annamaria Castellucci Cabral: Loud

Laura E. Povsner: Crayola diversity

3 pictures of a shallow glass bowl with abstract patterns of lines and dots in greens.

Gina Szulkowski: Bowl 14

Abstract, psychedelic painting with yellows, greens, and golds.

Joseph Mccoy: SlipCliff

Matthew Bozik: Evolve

Ivan Segarra: Body Electric

Abstract painting of gray, brown, and greens.

Lachelle Washington: The CALM before the Storm

Vivian Sakellariou: We are all Made of Stars

Kristina Simanis-Laimins: Mittens at Moonrise

Kitchen counter with yellow, salmon, and pink rainbow. Cow skull hangs on the wall.

Sydney Walters: Heirloom Rainbow

Vivian Sakellariou: Sehkmet

Juana Duran Charicata: Soy Mis Antepasadas

Abstract body with the top of the head on fire.

Ulises Rivero: Madman (El loco)

Bears and geese near a mountain lake.

Richard F. Sprague II: Bear Lake

Egg with top cracked off, in a grove of birch trees.

Ulises Rivero: El último Huevo (The last Egg)

Csilla Kosa: The Opponent

Painting of tall, maroon flowers.

Suzanne Voss: Untitled

Pink flowers with white geometric lines on top.

Tamara Chrystyna Reay: Lattice Bloom

Juana Duran Charicata: Las Parakatas

Person in yellows and blues looking to the right.

Alex Goldin: Color Study for Summer, Yellow on Blue

Digital painting, zoomed in on tree trunks with orange leaves.

Cheryl Reynolds-Fefles: Forest

Stained glass window with 3 daffodils in the center surrounded by yellow and green border.

Cathleen Andes: Untitled

Marbled canvas with grays and blacks.

Kurt McKenzie: Immaculate

Black screen with barely visible yellow abstractions floating on top.

Amanda Suckow: I Am Enough

Abstract quilt with earth-toned fabric

Amanda Nadig: We Are Going To Destroy This House

Watercolor on circle canvas. Pastel and neutral tones. Written is All that I have Carried Let Me Unknow it. Then Lay me down like a basket at your feet.

Alice Eleni Costas: Moving In

Painting of melancholy Buster Keaton wearing a hat.

Ivan Segarra: Sad Buster

Person in boxing ring holding water bottle. Coach stands behind them with a white towel on their shoulder

Csilla Kosa: Protect Yourselves At All Times

Ingrid Swenson: Be Present

Kristina Simanis-Laimins: Sol Duc Falls

Abstract composition of colorful shapes.

Lisa Macri: Inside

Amber Leitsch: Csardas

Mary Rodriguez: Run The Ghouls

Shannon Stuchel: Swirly Sky

Jennifer Trejo: Schwinning

Emily L. Steffen: Multitasking

Collage with photograph of a person wearing a headscarf with white type superimposed across the image.

Francis Allende-Pellot: Boriqueña_allende

Dancing gray robot with red eyes, orange crown, and triangle with green eye on chest.

Mike Winn: Untitled

Devin T. Hanson: 3-Ring Circus Lamp

Drawing of a pair of green shoes with sky for the insole.

Colin Ross Cosgrove: Next to You

Felicia Kyle: Streaks of Color

10 flautists superimposed on a digital winter background. There is a cartoon snowman in the foreground. The conductor, dressed in black and wearing a black hat, is on the right.

Monty Adams: St. Petersburg Sleigh Ride

Blue line drawing of people in warn hats and coats recording something on their cell phones.

Gabriel Mejia: Nothing Makes a Crowd Like a Crowd

Hand in white glove touching colorful butterflies.

Annamaria Castellucci Cabral: Angel

A pile of white sneakers.

Patrick Miceli: Untitled

Lekesha Coleman: Feelings

Devin T. Hanson: Coat Hanger Mugs

Abstract painting of blacks, grays, and whites.

Shannon Foster: We Gather

Abstract drawing with colored pencils in bright colors and black marker.

Andres Restrepo: Trip to the Future “Viaje al Futuro”

Man with large mustache in purple light

Scott Westerman: Episode 4: “Yet There Is Method In’t.”

Painting of crow in green field.

Francisco Liam Nuno: crow painting 2020 study

Jazmine Cooper: Thriller with a TWIST

Painting of black French Bulldog on a yellow background.

Emily Calderon: Frenchie

James Brooks: Six-Inch Portrait Gallery

Sky at night with clouds and moon.

Mark Bennett: Blue Storm

Black and white drawing of female torso.

Tamara Chrystyna Reay: Fertile Bloom

Purple jellyfish in dark water.

Matthew Bozik: Purple Jellys

Black and white dog hanging their head out a car window.

Richard F. Sprague II: A Saturday Drive

Small, cream, toy car in a dark space.

Trey Martin: Wishful Thinking

Simeko Washington: Healing Through Art

Two older people sitting on a bench, looking at a statue in the middle of a pond of two young people holding an umbrella.

Emily Calderon: Fountain of Youth

Abstract quilt of grays and creams.

Amanda Nadig: Charcoal Screen Printed Wall Quilt

Painting of old man with long gray hair and brown shirt.

Quintin Nadig: Richard Foreman

Benjamin Arvan: Something New

Drawing of brown and red toy train.

Trey Martin: Confine

Drawing of person with dark curly hair wearing red shirt and brown jacket. Perseverance written around her in orange.

Adrienne Lessard: My Grandmother

Nude woman sitting on chair draped with fabric. Fabric is draped across her waist.

Francisco Liam Nuno: nude #1

Multi-media collage of flower picture, Japanese wave art, print of waves in black and toothpicks.

Nancy Salas-Herrera: Flowers Don’t Harm Anyone

Nude woman from the back surrounded by large plant leaves.

Tracy L. Johnson: Savannah

Mary Rodriguez: Ancestors

Frank Cademartori: Too Much Water

Erin Wynn: Home

Mark Bennett: Charlie

Person in suit playing a mallet instrument. They stand in front of a screen with digital shapes projected on it.

Jordan Kamps: 02_14

Painting of beach with green grass in foreground, sand, water, and a blue sky with some light clouds.

Amy Kintner: Waves I

A clump of light purple fingers reaching up out of the center of a plant.

Fay Jenson: Growth

Abstract drawing with colored pencils in bright colors and black marker.

Andres Restrepo: Imaginary Cities “Ciudades Imaginarias” 1

Marjorrie C. Custodio: Hold On

Linda Wojtowicz: Untitled

Person with dark hair, glasses, nose ring, and tattoos sits with a guitar in front of a staircase.

Terence Morrow: Ryan’s Hope – By the Sword

Abstract drawing of red and blue city buildings.

Arturo Barrera: /Transformation/Pilsen 2021

Benjamin Arvan: What Would You Say Now?

Michelle Murff: Untitled

Darrell Pulliam: And still I Rise

Mint green rectangular paper on top of fence and roots drawn in pencil.

Nicole Dudik: Interrupted

Person with dark hair, glasses, nose ring, and tattoos sits with a guitar in front of a staircase.

Terence Morrow: In Closing

Emily L. Steffen: Ostara

Karla Russell: Veteran Teacher Tackles 1st Day of Remote Learning

Photograph of train tracks in front of old industrial building.

Michael Stewart: The Railway

Shoreline and fall forest as seen from the water.

Paula Matela: Final Waverunner Ride

Person playing piano and blonde person with black dress standing in front of piano, singing

Amber Leitsch: Movin’ the Line

Black and white painting of a person with long hair looking away from the painter. On a bright yellow background.

Daniel Gomez: Cuba 2015

Amanda Suckow: What Has Changed For You?

Black person looking to their right

Alex Goldin: Color Study for Summer, July

Collage of woman wearing a mask and holding a book.

Krystal Grover-Webb: Learning Beyond the Mask

A psychedelic tree made of swirls and curls on a blue sky background.

Erin Wynn: Family Tree

Painting of yellow-green skull missing lower half of jaw.

Elizabeth Cornell: Yellow Skull

3 hoops with yellow post-it note like squares with text embroidered on them.

Rachel Fenker: Notes

3 images of a cream, blue, and black glass bowl with pattern of abstract lines.

Gina Szulkowski: Tulip Bowl 3

Drawing of the El Train and Chicago Ave stop.

Chelsea Clementz: Untitled

Tracy L. Johnson: Question What You See

James Brooks: Oceanarium

Sepia-toned digital painting of rocking chair and bookcase.

Cheryl Reynolds-Fefles: Corner & Rocker

Abstraction of beach with sand, water, and waves made of strung beads.

Anakin Morris: Shoal, interrupted

Nicole Dudik: being okay with interruptions

Lexi Coffee: There Is No Problem Right Now

Abstract composition of shapes.

Lisa Macri: Outside

Watercolor painting on circle canvas with abstract shapes in neutral and pastel tones

Alice Eleni Costas: Unwind

Jennifer Trejo: Not Bruno

Kimberly Harper-Young: Blue Blast

Amy Kintner: Waves II

3 people wearing red Chicago Teacher Union clothes, chanting. One with a bullhorn and sign that says "On strike against unfair labor practices."

Gabriel Mejia: Shut It Down

Painting of tree trunk with small branches in the foreground. Behind is a large body of blue water and a densely forested island.

Paula Matela: Big Island

Ingrid Swenson: Carl F. Becker

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