Hannah Cross

Hannah Cross

The third and final exhibition in TCAN'S first annual series celebrating "Youth Art," coordinated by TCAN Visual Arts Education Chairperson Dawn Randall, S.H.E. features extraordinary artwork by Concord Academy seniors Sarah Green, Hannah Cross, and Emily Rosen. These seriously dedicated young artists have studied in various mediums for years, winning recognition and awards including First Place in the Idealist Magazine photography contest (Sarah Green) and four Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards Gold Keys (Emily Rosen).

Intrigued by color and brush work, Sarah Green recently approached abstract painting, allowing her sense of humor to infiltrate the work "hence the bobby pins" along with the colors and shapes of salt marshes. Hannah Cross is most interested in the study of the figure, capturing the essence of personality and emotion in contrasts of light and dark. Emily Rosen's richly hued landscapes express a subtlety and sophistication of vision impressive so early in an artistic career. "The idea that art has the capacity to effect others and express the artist's thoughts is what I revere so much about it and what I strive for...I am infatuated by the notion that ground up pigments, mixed with linseed oil, smeared across a canvas, can evoke some sort of sensation."

Sarah Green