Digital Exhibitions

Expressions 46: Through a New Lens

Center of the Lively Little Seed

Angelina Li
2021
Watercolour on paper

Grade 9, St. John's-Kilmarnock School Initially from an image of a microscopic seed, my artwork shows a seed which symbolizes the process of life and death. The original image that looked lifeless was changed. From my perspective, a new lens, I created an artwork that looks full of life. I looked...Read More

Life

Matthias Hupel
2021
Watercolour on paper

Grade 9, St. John's-Kilmarnock School This artwork responds to the theme "Through a New Lens" by taking an organism and showing it with a detailed design and in pink and purple shades. The new colours and design bring a new life and representation to the organism. The designs also bring a new...Read More

Edge of Existence

Isabelle Harder
2021
Digital (Adobe Draw)

Grade 8, KWCHEA How do we see ourselves and our place on this universe? Are we living on the edge of who we are? Sometimes we have to look through a new lens, beyond our day to day living, past our regular routines and past ourselves. We need focus on the possibilities, who we can become, who we...Read More

Reflective

Clare Holland
2021
Watercolour

Grade 9, St. John's-Kilmarnock School My artwork responds to the theme "Through a New Lens" because in my artwork I used symbols such as circles. The representation of how life is a continuous circle and that everything in life is cyclical. My art also represents an organism which is also...Read More

Canadian Woodland

Emmerson Combe
2021
Acrylic on canvas

Grade 9, St. John's-Kilmarnock School This piece places the viewer of the art standing beneath a large canopy of Canadian trees. Seeing the colours of the sky and the blend of the trees in the air can almost be like seeing Canada's nature for the first time again. The different greens in the trees...Read More

The Moon Never Stays in One Place

Emma Kreuzer
2021
Acrylic on canvas

Grade 3, Homeschool-KWCHEA I was inspired by the changes in our lives this year to call my artwork "The Moon Never Stays in One Place." We do not stay in one place either. COVID-19 meant that we had to wear masks on a regular basis. COVID-19 meant that our loved ones got sick and we could not visit...Read More

Then and Now, A Covid Story

Claire McKinnon
2021
Lego Diorama

Grade 7, Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School My Lego diorama represents a snapshot of city life before and during COVID-19. Through one lens we see a bustling city where people move about and interact with each other without worry. Day to day life is business as usual as people are coming and...Read More

Lepidoptera

Isabelle Anderson
2021
Marker on paper

Grade 7, Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School It responds to the theme by each half being a different interpretation of the same referance. One half is more simplistic and the other is more realisitc.Read More

Crystalline Introspects

Vanessa Man
2021
Digital

Grade 8, Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School Examining my thoughts and feelings is what lead me to create Crystalline Introspects . I was considering making a simpler piece for this year's prompt, but I realized that it really isn't the thing I like to do. I like to make my artworks full of...Read More

Untitled

Hannie Mihyeon Hipel
2021
Digital

Grade 8, Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School (The two characters are the same person, just in two different personality types) I got this idea around Bell Let's Talk Day. When people develop something like depression, lots of people tend to hide that because they may feel ashamed, or because it'...Read More

The World with Corona

Josiah Gebre-Mariam
2021
Pencil on paper

Grade 5, GM Academy, KWCHEA This year it has been a hard time with Coronavirus. That is what my drawing is about. Coronavirus has not been fun and it's hard living with this new challenge. But I believe we can make it through it!Read More

In the Forest

Boyd Marks
2021
Mixed media

Grade 2, St. Luke Catholic Elementary School This reminds me of when my class went to Laurel Creek in the winter. The birds were chirping in the trees.Read More

Bird Art

Claire Russell
2021
Mixed media

Grade 2, St. Luke Catholic Elementary School My artwork is birds on a winter's night. I like the colours I chose and the little wings.Read More

The Fall Masterpiece

London Greene
2021
Paint on paper

Grade 3, St. Luke Catholic Elementary School My artwork reminds me of a cool autumn day with a cool breeze. At our school, there is a tree that reminds me of a cool day in Fall. I chose to add cool colours around the warm colours of the leaves.Read More

Fall Leaves

Matilda Chan
2021
Paint on paper

Grade 3, St. Luke Catholic Elementary School The colours I used in the painting remind me of the colours I see in my neighbourhood in the Fall.Read More

Birds in Winter

Megan Hehn
2021
Mixed media

Grade 2, St. Luke Catholic Elementary School My birds are bright colours like a rainbow. The white shows "pops" on my green background.Read More

Birch Trees and Birds

Taylor-Renee Forbes
2021
Mixed media

Grade 2, St. Luke Catholic Elementary School My artwork reminds me of the seasons changing from winter to spring. I like the colours I chose for the birds and the background.Read More

My Light in the Darkness

Kyla Bundscho
2021
Pencil and marker on paper

Grade 7, St. John Catholic Elementary School This pandemic has made me grow as a person. Because I had nothing to lose I decided to take risks and try new things. Drawing people scared me, so I took a leap and gave it a try creating this self portrait. Being home and having more time with family...Read More

But they're not the virus

Savannah Sangster
2021
Digital

Grade 8, St. John Catholic Elementary School As someone of Asian descent, specifically Vietnamese, I’ve been ignored, called names and joked around with because of my ethnicity and no one did anything. I wanted to show that not everyone thought that way but a lot of people did and still do and now...Read More

Different eye perspective

Sidona Kidane
2021
Pencil on paper

Grade 8, St. John Catholic Elementary School Start of the pandemic, I was confused about everything. People were losing their loved ones and then my people were getting killed because of our skin colour. I was so scared to the point I stayed inside for three months straight wondering would I be the...Read More

The Light Through the Darkness

Olivia Brosseau
2021
Acrylic on canvas

Grade 7, St. John Catholic Elementary School This art piece describes the theme Through a New Lens with two different sides explaining the negative and the positive of the situation that's currently going on. Even though it wasn’t the greatest, for me some good came from all of this mess. The...Read More

Beauty Through A New Lens

Ana Beleno
2021
Markers

Grade 7, Vista Hills Public School I wanted to show body positivity.Read More

Starry Eyes

Ava Sproul
2021
Digital

Grade 7, Vista Hills Public School This piece is a reflection of how we see things - some see in black in white, some see in colour. Some are lost in their own world, some are down-to-earth. Not every pair of eyes sees the same thing, or interprets things the same way. It's time to look at things...Read More

Quaran-times with An Introvert and An Extrovert

Taite Koehler and Laura Eisenhuth
2021
Plasticine, cardboard and paper

This stop-motion animation demonstrates the changes in daily life that this pandemic has brought on through a humorous perspective. It also represents the various experiences of different personalities during isolation.Read More

The Great Outer Space

Jennis Hong
2021
Pencil crayon on paper, construction paper

Grade 2, John Sweeney Catholic Elementary School We imagined the vastness of the great outer space.Read More

Safari Africa

Lila Edgar
2021
Pencil crayon on paper, construction paper

Grade 2, John Sweeney Catholic Elementary School We explored the beauty of the animals and habitat on an African Safari.Read More

Canadian Arctic

Abby Freiburger
2021
Pencil crayon on paper, construction paper

Grade 2, John Sweeney Catholic Elementary School We are exploring the Canadian Arctic and its inhabitants.Read More

Ocean View

Olive Lotaquon
2021
Pencil crayon on paper, construction paper

Grade 2, John Sweeney Catholic Elementary School We are looking at discovering a new outlook on the ocean.Read More

Stuck Swimming

Kady Buchanan
2021
Watercolour on paper

Grade 12, St. Mary's High School Ever felt like something is off with life but couldn't tell what was wrong? Maybe something misplaced in an environment you're in? That is what this piece represents. The world as we know it has taken a drastic measure of changes over the past year. This artwork...Read More

Stuck in Time

Lucia Scheben
2021
Digital drawing

Grade 9, St. Mary's High School The artwork I am submitting corresponds to the theme “Through a New Lens” because my artwork is a person stuck in a clock, while the background shows days on a calendar flying past. This is supposed to represent how during quarantine, it feels as if time is moving...Read More

City Vines

Murphy Kavanagh Etmanski
2021
Chalk pastels and pencil crayon on Manila paper

Grade 12, St. Mary's High School My purpose of this piece is to create a relaxing feeling emerging from being closed off. It is about finding a way out when you feel like the four walls around you are closing in. The building and the vine contrast each other, working as opposites but still holding...Read More

Life Goes On

Reyna Whillier
2021
Watercolour and fine black marker on paper

Grade 12, St. Mary's High School This past year has been defined by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our world changed drastically and we were left trying to cope. I struggled as I saw "normal" slip through my fingers, wondering about the future. This piece was created in direct response to the lockdowns and...Read More

The Edge of Santorini

Madeline Fox
2021
Watercolour on paper

Grade 10, St. Mary's High School I want to travel and see new places in the world, and while there are many places that come to mind I think Santorini looks really "cool". The builidngs in Santorini are unique and the roofs are colourful and I find this very interesting. I enjoyed using different...Read More

Being Inside is Incredibly Boring

Jan Vizcarra
2021
Digital

Grade 12, St. Mary's High School When I was planning to create this artwork I didn't really have an idea what I was doing. Until the idea of quarantine popped up in my head. I loathed quarantine because of the sole reason of being isolated too much. I missed my friends and going outside with them...Read More

Josefina's World

Josefina Scheben
2021
Digital

Grade 6, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary School During the lockdowns we were forced to stay at home. This is me enjoying nature and drawing (I love animation)! I love sunsets because they are pretty, just like the yellow sunflower. The colour yellow is a happy colour so it makes people who...Read More

Spying on Family

Juliet Scheben
2021
Digital

Grade 6, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary School My drawing is about me and my family spending time together. We had more time to spend together during quarantine. The speech bubbles at the top are things that I like to do or that I did during quarantine: art, walks in nature, family and...Read More

Chasm fiend

Rowan Bissonette
2021
Clay and acrylic

Grade 11, Eastwood Collegiate Institute During the pandemic literature has been an escape for many people. This piece depicts an especially motivating scene from an especially motivating book; The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson. The characters make it out of a difficult situation, just...Read More

Canyons at Noon

Elle Dumbreck
2021
Watercolour on paper

Grade 9, Eastwood Collegiate Institute The rabbit is a metaphor for the human experience in that she sits quietly by a still lake observing the towering canyons and passing clouds because her life has been forced to still. Prior to this period of reflection, her life consisted of constant movement...Read More

Lovers

Nicole Bielicka
2021
Oil on canvas

Grade 12, Eastwood Collegiate Institute Desires in times of trouble. COVID has brought out desires no one knew they had. All those desires have amounted to extremes of who I could have been. Using the archetype of the lover, I analyze love and the symbolism it carries. Whether it is good or evil, I...Read More

Organized Mayhem 1, 2, 3

Jenna-Nicole Morrison
2021
Ink on paper

Grade 11, Eastwood Collegiate Institute As I walked around the school with my camera, taking pictures, I realized just how empty it is during this time. With it so empty, my mind wandered and my perception of the school warped and changed, so as to distract myself from the emptiness of the school...Read More

Divinity

Crow Miller
2021
Acrylic on canvas

Grade 10, Eastwood Collegiate Institute I feel the biggest tie between my painting and the theme of "Through a New Lens" is the surrealism of the piece, and the "twisting" way it relates to its influences. Some of my favourite art from history, despite its flaws is the medieval era art depicting...Read More

People Help the People

Meghan Lehmann
2021
Video

Grade 9, Eastwood Collegiate Institute The song that I chose to cover is 'People Help the People' by Birdy. I thought the lyrics were so appropriate for what I was trying to get across. Even when we can't see or physically help others, we have all helped each other through these difficult times in...Read More