Kent Place Gallery
Kent Place Gallery is a space for fine arts that serves the Kent Place community and surrounding area with a varied program of exhibitions. The gallery usually presents solo shows by several professional artists each year, taking advantage of our proximity to New York City to offer contemporary art experiences of very high quality. Exhibiting artists often come to the Kent Place campus and are available to students in lectures, classroom visits, gallery talks and informal conversations. The Gallery is also the primary venue for displaying Kent Place student art.
AP Portfolio 2021
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Anna P.
For my sustained investigation, I have been exploring the technique of collaging. I am using different materials and mediums to construct images whose subjects range from my family to trees. Each has a unique combination of paint, slips of paper, and in some cases, pencil. The focus is experimenting with layering, whether that is physically placing slips of papers of one another or choosing to put the collage as the background and paint as the foreground (and vice versa). This piece plays with the idea of a clear focus and subject for the painting. In my other pieces there is an obvious main point that the collage is meant to highlight. But in this piece the entire landscape itself is the focus and then the paint was used to finish off the image, with the closest object being painted. -
Anna P.
For my sustained investigation, I have been exploring the technique of collaging. I am using different materials and mediums to construct images whose subjects range from my family to trees. Each has a unique combination of paint, slips of paper, and in some cases, pencil. The focus is experimenting with layering, whether that is physically placing slips of papers of one another or choosing to put the collage as the background and paint as the foreground (and vice versa). This piece was made on a wooden panel and it uses the collage to create the house and details but also utilizes the actual wood to create the main walls of the house. Then the piece was finished with watered down acrylic paint to create the field and trees surrounding it. -
Anna P.
For my sustained investigation, I have been exploring the technique of collaging. I am using different materials and mediums to construct images whose subjects range from my family to trees. Each has a unique combination of paint, slips of paper, and in some cases, pencil. The focus is experimenting with layering, whether that is physically placing slips of papers of one another or choosing to put the collage as the background and paint as the foreground (and vice versa). This piece is a favorite picture of mine, it is my grandfather holding me in the hospital. This was one of the first pieces I made and the main structural point was the contrast between the subject’s dark suit with the slips of paper and then the softer water color in the background. -
Anna P.
For my sustained investigation, I have been exploring the technique of collaging. I am using different materials and mediums to construct images whose subjects range from my family to trees. Each has a unique combination of paint, slips of paper, and in some cases, pencil. The focus is experimenting with layering, whether that is physically placing slips of papers of one another or choosing to put the collage as the background and paint as the foreground (and vice versa). This piece is another take on a landscape, but this one has the trees as the subject and minimal background, if any. -
Julia G.
My sustained investigation explores the relationship between frames and the artwork that goes inside them. My goal was to create pieces that push against and break their conventional frames, as if the artwork was self-aware of the frame’s limitations. This idea stemmed from a variety of work I made during my junior year. In my Portfolio class, I would take the assignments and doodle around the outsides or have things pop out of the borders. Then, at the beginning of the COVID lockdown last March, I started making large-scale chalk drawings across the width of my driveway for my neighbors to see during their walks. These pieces have informed the work I’m doing, since the frame of my driveway made them visible to an audience, but also invited the viewer to break the frame, “jump in,” and become part of the work. I’ve continued this series since last year and have made over 20 drawings so far. I started my sustained investigation this fall with the three wooden frame “escape” pieces. I wanted to create a sense of narrative, animation, and life in the subjects by presenting the frame as a cage. In the moment, the subject is successfully conquering that antagonist by breaking out of its constrictive hold. All of the frames have one thing in common, which is a demonstration of the tension that occurs when you attempt to confine something dynamic into a controlled space. -
Julia G.
My sustained investigation explores the relationship between frames and the artwork that goes inside them. My goal was to create pieces that push against and break their conventional frames, as if the artwork was self-aware of the frame’s limitations. This idea stemmed from a variety of work I made during my junior year. In my Portfolio class, I would take the assignments and doodle around the outsides or have things pop out of the borders. Then, at the beginning of the COVID lockdown last March, I started making large-scale chalk drawings across the width of my driveway for my neighbors to see during their walks. These pieces have informed the work I’m doing, since the frame of my driveway made them visible to an audience, but also invited the viewer to break the frame, “jump in,” and become part of the work. I’ve continued this series since last year and have made over 20 drawings so far. I started my sustained investigation this fall with the three wooden frame “escape” pieces. I wanted to create a sense of narrative, animation, and life in the subjects by presenting the frame as a cage. In the moment, the subject is successfully conquering that antagonist by breaking out of its constrictive hold. All of the frames have one thing in common, which is a demonstration of the tension that occurs when you attempt to confine something dynamic into a controlled space. -
Julia G.
My sustained investigation explores the relationship between frames and the artwork that goes inside them. My goal was to create pieces that push against and break their conventional frames, as if the artwork was self-aware of the frame’s limitations. This idea stemmed from a variety of work I made during my junior year. In my Portfolio class, I would take the assignments and doodle around the outsides or have things pop out of the borders. Then, at the beginning of the COVID lockdown last March, I started making large-scale chalk drawings across the width of my driveway for my neighbors to see during their walks. These pieces have informed the work I’m doing, since the frame of my driveway made them visible to an audience, but also invited the viewer to break the frame, “jump in,” and become part of the work. I’ve continued this series since last year and have made over 20 drawings so far. I started my sustained investigation this fall with the three wooden frame “escape” pieces. I wanted to create a sense of narrative, animation, and life in the subjects by presenting the frame as a cage. In the moment, the subject is successfully conquering that antagonist by breaking out of its constrictive hold. All of the frames have one thing in common, which is a demonstration of the tension that occurs when you attempt to confine something dynamic into a controlled space. -
Julia G.
My sustained investigation explores the relationship between frames and the artwork that goes inside them. My goal was to create pieces that push against and break their conventional frames, as if the artwork was self-aware of the frame’s limitations. This idea stemmed from a variety of work I made during my junior year. In my Portfolio class, I would take the assignments and doodle around the outsides or have things pop out of the borders. Then, at the beginning of the COVID lockdown last March, I started making large-scale chalk drawings across the width of my driveway for my neighbors to see during their walks. These pieces have informed the work I’m doing, since the frame of my driveway made them visible to an audience, but also invited the viewer to break the frame, “jump in,” and become part of the work. I initially intended to stick to 2-D pieces, but really took an interest in using 3-D sculptures to convey the same emotions of confinement and restriction. The “frame” became a looser concept which allowed me to further explore its meaning. The contrast between sharp, clean lines and messy, dynamic shapes was fundamental to creating a sense of character in both the frames and what’s inside them. Using a range of materials from cardboard boxes to plumbing tubes to real moss, I dove into making sculptures that look vastly different but aim to evoke a similar emotion. All of the frames have one thing in common, which is a demonstration of the tension that occurs when you attempt to confine something dynamic into a controlled space. -
Julia G.
My sustained investigation explores the relationship between frames and the artwork that goes inside them. My goal was to create pieces that push against and break their conventional frames, as if the artwork was self-aware of the frame’s limitations. This idea stemmed from a variety of work I made during my junior year. In my Portfolio class, I would take the assignments and doodle around the outsides or have things pop out of the borders. Then, at the beginning of the COVID lockdown last March, I started making large-scale chalk drawings across the width of my driveway for my neighbors to see during their walks. These pieces have informed the work I’m doing, since the frame of my driveway made them visible to an audience, but also invited the viewer to break the frame, “jump in,” and become part of the work. I initially intended to stick to 2-D pieces, but really took an interest in using 3-D sculptures to convey the same emotions of confinement and restriction. The “frame” became a looser concept which allowed me to further explore its meaning. The contrast between sharp, clean lines and messy, dynamic shapes was fundamental to creating a sense of character in both the frames and what’s inside them. Using a range of materials from cardboard boxes to plumbing tubes to real moss, I dove into making sculptures that look vastly different but aim to evoke a similar emotion. All of the frames have one thing in common, which is a demonstration of the tension that occurs when you attempt to confine something dynamic into a controlled space. -
Julia G.
My sustained investigation explores the relationship between frames and the artwork that goes inside them. My goal was to create pieces that push against and break their conventional frames, as if the artwork was self-aware of the frame’s limitations. This idea stemmed from a variety of work I made during my junior year. In my Portfolio class, I would take the assignments and doodle around the outsides or have things pop out of the borders. Then, at the beginning of the COVID lockdown last March, I started making large-scale chalk drawings across the width of my driveway for my neighbors to see during their walks. These pieces have informed the work I’m doing, since the frame of my driveway made them visible to an audience, but also invited the viewer to break the frame, “jump in,” and become part of the work. I initially intended to stick to 2-D pieces, but really took an interest in using 3-D sculptures to convey the same emotions of confinement and restriction. The “frame” became a looser concept which allowed me to further explore its meaning. The contrast between sharp, clean lines and messy, dynamic shapes was fundamental to creating a sense of character in both the frames and what’s inside them. Using a range of materials from cardboard boxes to plumbing tubes to real moss, I dove into making sculptures that look vastly different but aim to evoke a similar emotion. All of the frames have one thing in common, which is a demonstration of the tension that occurs when you attempt to confine something dynamic into a controlled space. -
Julia G.
My sustained investigation explores the relationship between frames and the artwork that goes inside them. My goal was to create pieces that push against and break their conventional frames, as if the artwork was self-aware of the frame’s limitations. This idea stemmed from a variety of work I made during my junior year. In my Portfolio class, I would take the assignments and doodle around the outsides or have things pop out of the borders. Then, at the beginning of the COVID lockdown last March, I started making large-scale chalk drawings across the width of my driveway for my neighbors to see during their walks. These pieces have informed the work I’m doing, since the frame of my driveway made them visible to an audience, but also invited the viewer to break the frame, “jump in,” and become part of the work. I initially intended to stick to 2-D pieces, but really took an interest in using 3-D sculptures to convey the same emotions of confinement and restriction. The “frame” became a looser concept which allowed me to further explore its meaning. The contrast between sharp, clean lines and messy, dynamic shapes was fundamental to creating a sense of character in both the frames and what’s inside them. Using a range of materials from cardboard boxes to plumbing tubes to real moss, I dove into making sculptures that look vastly different but aim to evoke a similar emotion. All of the frames have one thing in common, which is a demonstration of the tension that occurs when you attempt to confine something dynamic into a controlled space. -
Kayla T.
My sustained investigation is on stress. I wanted to normalize the everyday stresses that people feel, which especially holds true for students like us in a competitive school environment. My blue painting is made out of modeling paste and acrylic paint. I was inspired by chiaroscuro, and Italian technique that boldly contrasts light and dark. I contrasted the bright blue, green, and purple colors with black. In this way, I was able to contrast happy thoughts (bright colors) with ones of stress (black). I also created hole-like structures with the modeling paste to symbolize the deep holes a person can fall into when dwelling on stressful situations. -
Kayla T.
My sustained investigation is on stress. I wanted to normalize the everyday stresses that people feel, which especially holds true for students like us in a competitive school environment. My other painting is made out of eggshells, Elmer’s Glue, and acrylic paint. I went through the process of cracking and gluing about 50 eggs to create this piece. The eggshells on the canvas represent a person feeling as if they are walking on eggshells. In other words, it represents the feeling of someone who is nervous to speak due to probable backlash. In our school and society as a whole, many people are stressed in a way that they struggle to find their voice. This is a result of the combative nature of manny. However, no matter the stresses we face as human beings, we are able to prevail. -
Sky L.
My area of sustained investigation draws inspiration from depictions of women in the media. Whether it be Brie Larson in Captain Marvel or Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada, the way women are presented in movies, television shows, and books helps craft the gender dynamics of our society. I hope that my art acts as both an acknowledgement of the progress women have made in the fight for generations equality and a vehicle to start deeper conversations about the change that still needs to occur. -
Sky L.
My area of sustained investigation draws inspiration from depictions of women in the media. Whether it be Brie Larson in Captain Marvel or Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada, the way women are presented in movies, television shows, and books helps craft the gender dynamics of our society. I hope that my art acts as both an acknowledgement of the progress women have made in the fight for generations equality and a vehicle to start deeper conversations about the change that still needs to occur. Throughout the year, I have utilized a variety of mediums in order to successfully depict different roles women are cast as. In the gallery, I have included ten of these pieces. My first series depicts three women, each being distorted by a different person or object around them. My goal with this series was to bring to light the burden that comes with some of the more romanticized female roles in media, such as mother or bride. -
Sky L.
My area of sustained investigation draws inspiration from depictions of women in the media. Whether it be Brie Larson in Captain Marvel or Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada, the way women are presented in movies, television shows, and books helps craft the gender dynamics of our society. I hope that my art acts as both an acknowledgement of the progress women have made in the fight for generations equality and a vehicle to start deeper conversations about the change that still needs to occur. Throughout the year, I have utilized a variety of mediums in order to successfully depict different roles women are cast as. In the gallery, I have included ten of these pieces. My first series depicts three women, each being distorted by a different person or object around them. My goal with this series was to bring to light the burden that comes with some of the more romanticized female roles in media, such as mother or bride. -
Sky L.
My area of sustained investigation draws inspiration from depictions of women in the media. Whether it be Brie Larson in Captain Marvel or Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada, the way women are presented in movies, television shows, and books helps craft the gender dynamics of our society. I hope that my art acts as both an acknowledgement of the progress women have made in the fight for generations equality and a vehicle to start deeper conversations about the change that still needs to occur. Throughout the year, I have utilized a variety of mediums in order to successfully depict different roles women are cast as. In the gallery, I have included ten of these pieces. My first series depicts three women, each being distorted by a different person or object around them. My goal with this series was to bring to light the burden that comes with some of the more romanticized female roles in media, such as mother or bride. -
Sky L.
My area of sustained investigation draws inspiration from depictions of women in the media. Whether it be Brie Larson in Captain Marvel or Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada, the way women are presented in movies, television shows, and books helps craft the gender dynamics of our society. I hope that my art acts as both an acknowledgement of the progress women have made in the fight for generations equality and a vehicle to start deeper conversations about the change that still needs to occur. Throughout the year, I have utilized a variety of mediums in order to successfully depict different roles women are cast as. In the gallery, I have included ten of these pieces. My second series depicts three different wedding dress designs. My goal with this series was to highlight the emphasis society puts on a woman getting married; specifically, I wanted to focus on the way in which a woman’s relationship status is often seen as a direct correlation to her overall worth. -
Sky L.
My area of sustained investigation draws inspiration from depictions of women in the media. Whether it be Brie Larson in Captain Marvel or Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada, the way women are presented in movies, television shows, and books helps craft the gender dynamics of our society. I hope that my art acts as both an acknowledgement of the progress women have made in the fight for generations equality and a vehicle to start deeper conversations about the change that still needs to occur. Throughout the year, I have utilized a variety of mediums in order to successfully depict different roles women are cast as. In the gallery, I have included ten of these pieces. My second series depicts three different wedding dress designs. My goal with this series was to highlight the emphasis society puts on a woman getting married; specifically, I wanted to focus on the way in which a woman’s relationship status is often seen as a direct correlation to her overall worth. -
Sky L.
My area of sustained investigation draws inspiration from depictions of women in the media. Whether it be Brie Larson in Captain Marvel or Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada, the way women are presented in movies, television shows, and books helps craft the gender dynamics of our society. I hope that my art acts as both an acknowledgement of the progress women have made in the fight for generations equality and a vehicle to start deeper conversations about the change that still needs to occur. Throughout the year, I have utilized a variety of mediums in order to successfully depict different roles women are cast as. In the gallery, I have included ten of these pieces. My second series depicts three different wedding dress designs. My goal with this series was to highlight the emphasis society puts on a woman getting married; specifically, I wanted to focus on the way in which a woman’s relationship status is often seen as a direct correlation to her overall worth. -
Sky L.
My area of sustained investigation draws inspiration from depictions of women in the media. Whether it be Brie Larson in Captain Marvel or Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada, the way women are presented in movies, television shows, and books helps craft the gender dynamics of our society. I hope that my art acts as both an acknowledgement of the progress women have made in the fight for generations equality and a vehicle to start deeper conversations about the change that still needs to occur. Throughout the year, I have utilized a variety of mediums in order to successfully depict different roles women are cast as. In the gallery, I have included ten of these pieces. My first individual piece depicts a male figure stepping on smaller female figures as he moves up a flight of stairs. My goal with this piece was to highlight the lack of gender parity in the workplace, specifically regarding high-level jobs. -
Sky L.
My area of sustained investigation draws inspiration from depictions of women in the media. Whether it be Brie Larson in Captain Marvel or Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada, the way women are presented in movies, television shows, and books helps craft the gender dynamics of our society. I hope that my art acts as both an acknowledgement of the progress women have made in the fight for generations equality and a vehicle to start deeper conversations about the change that still needs to occur. Throughout the year, I have utilized a variety of mediums in order to successfully depict different roles women are cast as. In the gallery, I have included ten of these pieces. My final three pieces depict extreme roles that female characters often fulfill in film or literature; in this case, those roles are the feminist woman warrior, the sex symbol, and the holy virgin. All of these roles are idealized by society in different ways; to some capacity, women are expected to fulfill are three roles despite the immense contradictions between each. By putting these differing idealizations side by side, I hope to highlight the impossible expectations put on women in our society. -
Sky L.
My area of sustained investigation draws inspiration from depictions of women in the media. Whether it be Brie Larson in Captain Marvel or Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada, the way women are presented in movies, television shows, and books helps craft the gender dynamics of our society. I hope that my art acts as both an acknowledgement of the progress women have made in the fight for generations equality and a vehicle to start deeper conversations about the change that still needs to occur. Throughout the year, I have utilized a variety of mediums in order to successfully depict different roles women are cast as. In the gallery, I have included ten of these pieces. My final three pieces depict extreme roles that female characters often fulfill in film or literature; in this case, those roles are the feminist woman warrior, the sex symbol, and the holy virgin. All of these roles are idealized by society in different ways; to some capacity, women are expected to fulfill are three roles despite the immense contradictions between each. By putting these differing idealizations side by side, I hope to highlight the impossible expectations put on women in our society.
The Gallery is located in the Center for Innovation on the Kent Place campus and is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment with Director Ken Weathersby. For more information, please call (908) 273-0900, ext. 208.
Middle & Upper School and Recent Graduate Works (2021)
Faculty Staff Show (2020)
AP Portfolio (2019)
Eleanna Anagnos (2018)
All-School Art Show (2017)
E E Ikeler (2017)
Kristen Rego (2016)
Miniatures Show (2015)
Carey Gates (2014)
Visual Arts Faculty (2021)
Wings to Fly (2019)
All School Art Show (2019)
Melissa Staiger (2018)
US Selections (2017)
Seth Adelsberger (2016)
Senior Show (2016)
Cristina de Miguel (2015)
Lauren Portada (2014)
Art Cards (2020)
MS Art Show (2019)
Carlo D'Anselmi (2019)
All-School Art Show (2018)
Emmalea Russo (2017)
Max Warsh (2016)
Alpern & Weathersby (2015)
PS Art Show (2015)
Kent Place School is an all-girls K through 12 independent college preparatory day school with a coeducational Preschool, located in Summit, NJ.