Welcome from Visual Arts Teacher, Mr. Matt Appling

I am proud to share the highlights of our year of creative work with you. As you tour our Spring Art Show, you will find artworks representing each and every Whitefield artist - from K-Prep to twelfth grade. Through Visual Arts, students learn about principles of art and aesthetics, practice virtue, and grow in their understanding that all human creativity is part of our nature as God's image-bearers. There is so much to see in our gallery, but there are far more stories that happen in the Art room every year, of students finding joy and moving toward mastery of their God-given creative potential.

Upper School Visual Arts

Artists in seventh through twelfth grades have a variety of unique opportunities to explore in-depth creative work. Many students returned to the Art room for Ceramic Sculpture, while others pushed their creative boundaries with Printmaking. Several of our seniors answered the invitation to create a self-directed capstone project as a culmination of their Whitefield visual arts career. 

Senior Portfolio:
Ellie Ziglinski
Works from freshman through senior year ​

Senior Portfolio:
Josh Lettow
Works from lower school through senior year ​

Senior Portfolio:
Frank Calloway
Works from freshman through senior year ​

Senior Portfolio:
Amelia Chace
Works from freshman through senior year

Senior Portfolio:
Henry Schulewitz
Works from freshman through senior year ​

Senior Portfolio:
Aliyah Tolentino
Works from freshman through senior year ​

Kindergarten-Prep Artists

​The story of Whitefield Visual Arts begins in Kindergarten-Prep, where students have their first experiences of learning creative techniques and sharing the joy of making ideas come to life.

Kindergarten Artists

First Grade Artists

Second Grade Artists

Third Grade Artists

Fourth Grade Artists

Fifth Grade Artists

Sixth Grade Artists
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Mr. Matt Appling has taught Visual Arts at Whitefield Academy for thirteen years, including Lower School, Upper School, and twelfth grade Art History. Mr. Appling loves also traveling with tenth graders on their class trip, taking classes on field trips, spending time with Upper School students at retreats, and seeing students he knew as kindergartners graduate from Whitefield. He has a BA in Graphic Design and a Masters of Divinity and enjoys painting, drawing, and printmaking, as well as backpacking, camping, and running. He has two boys in Whitefield's Lower School.