My Town, Young Artists Show 2026
Below appreciate in this online gallery the creativity of young artists, ages 5-18, in My Town. Inspired by Connecticut’s rich history, My Town encourages young artists to explore what makes their community unique by depicting its people, places and culture, through artwork that is realistic, imaginative, or personal. My Town’s awards ceremony was June 20 at 11 am. June 20 was also Family Day at LAA, which features fun art activities for all ages, and live music performed by Kipp Sturgeon, and the Wandering Fiddlers.
Artwork is grouped by age, but also listed in numerical order by the show’s inventory order.
1 Colette Laboe, 5 age, Ducks in the Backyard River, Acylic
2 Robin Dutton, 6 age, The Road of Lillies, Acrylic on Paper
3 Mae Munson, 7 age, Hostas and the Stone Wall at Home, Watercolor
Jude Dutton, 4 age, The Doctor's Office, Acrylic on Paper
5 Jennifer Shen, 10 age, Celebrate East Lyme in a Glowing Night, Acrylic
6 Greyson Gore, 10 age, My Town, Mixed Media
7 Alessandra DeSardo, 10 age, My Town, Colored Pencils
8 Soti Serpe, 9 age, My Town, Markers
9 Queenie Chen, 10 age, Main Street, Acrylic
10 Zoe Weiner, 9 age, My Town, Acrylic
11 Zoey Hsu, 10 age, Library, Color Pencil
12 Elijah Favello, 10 age, My Town, Watercolor
13 Elena Li, 9 age, Night of Fireworks Up the Horizon, Color Pencil, Mixed Media
14 Phillis Chen, 8 age, Lighthouse of Old Saybrook, Acrylic
15 Chloe Ru, 8 age, East Lyme Beach with Ocean, Acrylic
16 Silvia Wang, 10 age, My School, Colored
17 Ava Ashburner, 10 age, My Town, Crayon
18 Cassidy Manwaring, 9 age, My Town, Colored Pencils
19 Grace Zheng, 8 age, Beacon at Dusk, Acrylic
20 Eileen Lee, 9 age, The Path to the Sky, Acrylic
21 Emily Albright, 10 age, Summer Sailing in Essex, Acrylic
22 Katy Lian, 10 age, The Ferry’s Beach Parade at Waterford Beach Park, Acrylic Painting
23 Emily Albright, 10 age, Essex River Museum, Oil
24 Alex Xu, 8 age, The Lighthouse by the Sea, Acrylic on Canvas
25 Rowan Talento, 12 age, My Town, Watercolor
26 Shuyi Lin, 13 age, Town of the Mirror, Acrylic
27 Olivia Kou, 12 age, Saint Bernard School, Acrylic
28 Lexie Jin, 13 age, Brooklyn Bridge, Acrylic
29 Faye Huang, 12 age, A Corner of Baltic, Acrylic
30 Aurora Miller, 11 age, My Town, Watercolor
31 Danling Li, 12 age, Cloudy Day at McCook's, Acrylic
32 Pheobe Chen, 13 age, Old Saybrook Lighthouse, Acrylic
33 Olivia Xu, 12.5 age, Nightshade Garden, Acrylic
34 Becky Wang, 11 age, Golden Star Bridge, Acrylic
35 Hugo Gostkiewicz, 11 age, Woodland Neighbors at Night, Felted Animals on Felt Surface
36 Cindy Guo, 13 age, Golden Hour at Old Saybrook Lighthouse, Acrylic
37 Anna Lin, 11 age, The Street of New London, Charcoal
38 Anna Lin, 11 age, Autumn at Mohegan Park, Acrylic
39 Crystal Wang, 12 age, Lake, Acrylic
40 Hailey Feng, 11 age, Norwich Broadway, Acrylic
41 Tammy Cai, 13 age, The Marina at American Wharf, Acrylic
42 Hannah Li, 12 age, New London Train Station by the Sea, Acrylic
43 Julia Ren, 13 age, Niantic, Acrylic
44 Audrey Susco, 13 age, My Town, Watercolor
45 Kiarra Yang, 11 age, Where Water Meets Home, Acrylic
47 Sophia Lin, 13 age, Pinkie Promise
XiaoQi Chen, 11 age, A View in Norwich, Acrylic Paint
Linda Li, 13 age, Riverstone Memories, Acrylic
Olivia Albright, 12 age, The Cardinal in My Yard, Acrylic
Stephanie Chen, 12 age, Beauty Through Seasons, Acrylic
Yenney Wong, 12 age, Norwich City Centre, Acrylic
Hugo Gostkiewicz, 11 age, My Neighbors, Color Pencil
54 Olivia Boegler, 11 age, My Town, Watercolor
Olivia Albright, 12 age, Evening in Essex, Oil
56 Kaylie Wong, 14 age, Play Date, Acrylic
57 Queenie Yang, 16 age, New Haven, Acrylic
58 Danlu Li, 15 age, Shores of 'Shlyme, Acrylic
59 Amanda Lin, 15 age, Ocean to my Heart, Acrylic
60 Menzi Mbele, 17 age, Lyme Town Hall, Pencil
61 Maggie Whritenour, 16 age, My Town, Stain Glass
62 Katherine Chen, 15 age, Seasons of the Soul, Acrylic
63 Jade Deeble, 14 age, My Town, Acrylic
64 Jazz Deeble, 17 age, My Town, Acrylic
65 Kara Bronson, 16 age, My Town, Mixed Media
66 Elina Zhang, 13 age, Mohegan Congregation Church, Acrylic Paint
67 Alice Li, 16 age, Phoebe Griffin, Acrylic
68 Beivin Staskowski, 14 age, Harkness Chapel , Acrylic
69 Vivian Chen, 17 age, Seaside, Acrylic
70 Yvonne Chan, 14 age, Ledyard Sawmill, Acrylic
71 Molly Cooper, 17 age, My Town, Acrylic
72 Eugene Chen, 14 age, I, in the Future Town, Aquatic Paint
73 Mandi Xu, 14 age, Seaside Lane, Acrylic