Roslyn High School AP Art student Zhezhong (James) Yu is among 79 artists invited to exhibit at Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at the Heckscher Museum 2022. During an awards ceremony, held Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the Heckscher Museum, James was presented with the Firefly Gallery Next Generation Award.

“I am so happy for James on this accomplishment,” said art teacher Richard Ritter. “He is among a very select group of artists to be accepted to this exhibit.”

Now celebrating its 26th year, Long Island’s Best is the only juried exhibition for Long Island high school students that provides the opportunity to exhibit in a museum. This year there were a record-breaking 399 student submissions, representing 55 participating high schools across Long Island. The exhibit will be on display at the museum from April 30th to May 29th.