Winners Announced for “Hindsight is 2020” MoCA Exhibition
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Westport announced their winners of the Hindsight is 2020 Exhibition - a show by area teens.
The Hindsight is 2020 High School Student Art Exhibition features submissions created during the year 2020, illustrating a diverse portrait of what young people experienced during these challenging and unique times.
The exhibition features close to 200 entries from across Connecticut and New York, including painting, photography, digital art, drawings, sculpture, and more. View our online gallery below.
Jurists for the exhibition include Paul Efstathiou, Director of Contemporary Art at Hollis Taggart Gallery; Amy Kaplan, a Westport-based artist and RTM member; and Tessa Moore, Vice President of MoCA Westport’s 2020-2021 Teen Council and a Staples High School junior.
First Place: Abigail Nima, Melancolía
Fairchild Wheeler–Information Technology and Software Engineering High School, Bridgeport, Connecticut
12th Grade, 17 years old
Second Place: Gwendolyn Toll, Walls of Liberty and Limitation
Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, New York
11th Grade, 16 years old
Third Place: Moli Ma, Bright Future
St. Luke's School, Stamford, Connecticut
12th Grade, 17 years old
Westporter, Honorable Mention: Hannah Beebee
Lighting the Way
Staples High School, WestJoy Despite
11th Grade, 16 years old
Honorable Mentions
Tyler Friedman, "Lighting The Way.” Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Connecticut, 11th Grade, 17 years old
Catherine Xie, "Koi Banners." Weston High School, Weston, Connecticut, 11th Grade, 16 years old
Kara Mitchell, "Quintessence", Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury, Connecticut, 12th Grade, 17 years old
Gabriela Majewska, "White Roses", Mamaroneck High School, Mamaroneck, 11th Grade, 17 years old
Caelah Kennedy, "Unzipped", Wilton High School, Wilton, Connecticut, 11th Grade, 16 years old
Hannah Beebe, "Lighting The Way", Staples High School, WestJoy Despite, 11th Grade, 16 years old
Miles Kennedy, "Ronnie", Greens Farms Academy, Westport, Connecticut, 10th Grade, 15 years old
Sami Siegel, "Sonder", Mamaroneck High School, Larchmont, New York, 11th Grade, 16 years old
Molly O'Neill, "The Optimist", Sacred Heart Academy, Fairfield, Connecticut, 11th Grade, 17 years old