Kids' Art
April 26 – May 24, 2025
Origami
Nathan Edelmann on Fessenden Street
April 5 - 26, 2025
Easter
Hazel Ammann on 45th Street NW
Hazel is 8 years old and loves crafts, horseback riding and dance. She started working with clay at an early age with her mom, Bettina, who has worked with clay as an artist and an instructor. Hazel likes to observe her mom and her environment and then make her own creations and her own world.
March 14 - April 5, 2025
The Weird Family
Portrait Gallery
3rd grade students of the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy in Silver Spring
Hi, we’re the Weird Family. Welcome to our home library where we hang our family portraits. Displayed are mom, dad, our brothers and sisters, extended family and pets. These portraits were each executed by the 3rd grade students of the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy in Silver Spring. Besides drawing, the Berman 3rd graders excel at sewing/fiber projects, inventing constructions, painting, modeling clay, and paper crafts, like origami, sign-making, and book-making. Our instructor, Renee Montgomery of Chevy Chase DC, uses a teaching method called T.A.B. (“Teaching Artistic Behavior”), an emergent technique focusing on Making and Creativity-Confidence, where we learn through self-directed inquiry.
February 11 - March 14, 2025
Super Bowl
14-Year-Old Benji on Fessenden Street
Benji is a ninth grader. He has a passion for many things, but most prominently as shown in the art you see today is his love for football. Every year, Benji makes banners to commemorate the Super Bowl. This year, as you already know, his art captures the competition, and half-time shows for Superbowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Benjy on Fessenden Street is 5.5-years-old
A Pool, a Fountain, and Some Lines and Shapes
Benjy’s work is inspired by a summer trip to Cape Cod and his exploration of shapes and patterns at school.
Blue pool: “This is the swimming pool from Cape Cod. See that line? It’s not usually black in a swimming pool, but it’s the rope. There’s a less deep side and a deeper side. And I didn’t show the stairs because I didn’t have, like, room. That’s all I know about this.”
Diptych: “This
one’s showing you about when they’re building a fountain. One of them is the
drawings, like the blueprints for how to make a foundation, like the design of
a fountain, and the other is a finished fountain when it’s all builded. That
green’s some water going in, and then there’s the fountain going. That’s the
stuff to see how it works, even though they’ve already finished it. That’s all
I know about this one.”
About the artist: Benjy, age 5.5, is a kindergartner at Janney Elementary. He likes to “play at playgrounds, and go to lots of fun stuff.”
January 5 - February 11, 2025
Rowan Magnell, GDS Student from Arlington, VA
Needle felting: "Tributaries"
Rowan Magnell (they/them) is an artist and student based in Arlington. They work primarily in sequential art and zines, though they also use oil paint, watercolor, and fibers. Their art is a mode of storytelling, through which they explore worlds both known and unknown, and the complex lives within.
“Tributaries” is the first in a series of fiber works focusing on the interdependence of humanity and the environment through a fantastical lens. Needle felting is a repetitive, time-consuming process that transforms loose wool roving into an interconnected whole. Similarly, “Tributaries” tells a story about the myriad parts that make up an ecosystem, the varying speeds at which time passes for living organisms, and a tired serpent whose job it is to unite these individual strands and perceptions of life into a gargantuan, fantastical garden whose only constant is its watershed.
October 12 - November 2, 2024
Spooky Art: Arachna Potter
Be wary. She is somewhere near you
Arachna Potter never dies so it’s not a problem for her come back to Little Gallery year after year after year. Her work is inspired by spooky things. She loves bats, cats and ghosts. Arachna hopes you enjoy her scary artwork. Thanks for visiting!!
September 21 - October 12, 2024
Collaborative Art
Edith and Max in Friendship Heights
Edith and Max are the first two people to exhibit artwork created together at the little art gallery in Tenleytown. The theme is food. They have made little clay foods like tacos, hamburgers, soda, grapes, cherries, carrots, ice cream, and a donut. The painting they made is of a Cake.
Max is 9 years old and Edith is 10 years old. They are Proud to have their artwork in the Little Gallery of Tenleytown.
June 1 – 22, 2024
Drawings
Six-year-old Julia from Washington DC
I go to school at Bruce Monroe. I like drawing, painting pictures and reading. I like nature because it is beautiful.
I made two drawings. One is of a lake we like to go to in West Virginia. It is beautiful and has my secret hiding spot. The other one is on the black lives matter protests. I drew it because it is important to understand that other people have feelings and so that people are nice to each other and take care of each other.
May 11 – June 1, 2024
Taking Flight
13-Year-Old Benji on Fessenden Street
Benji is an eighth grade middle schooler. He has a passion for many things, but most prominently as shown in the art you see today is his love for planes and airports. His passion for aviation took hold at an early age, on family trips by plane to places in the U.S., Europe and Latin America.
October 13 - November 2, 2023
Princesses
4-year-old Alicja from Friendship Heights
August 18 – September 23, 2023
Mythical Creatures
Nathan Edelmann Archives from Fessenden Street
When our son, Nathan, was five and six years old, he was captivated by Greek mythology. At home, sitting at the kitchen counter, we put together a book of his drawings of his favorite mythological characters. Here are a few, which we hope you’ll enjoy!
May 27 – July 21, 2023
Watercolor
Phoenix from Friendship Heights
My name is Phoenix and I am ten years old. Some of my favorite things to do are gymnastics, dancing, singing and art. My parents, Doug and Mona, are from other countries. My dad is from Scotland and works for NASA. My mother is Armenian Palestinian and works as a writer and mental health advocate. When I was little, I was adopted in New York City. I have a brother and though he is my “adopted” brother, I love him, but he is a typical teenage boy. I also have a sister and four brothers from my biological mom. They live in North Carolina now. I am happy to be showing some of my art in Little Gallery. It’s a great thing about our neighborhood.
May 27 – July 21, 2023
Crayons, Masks and Butterflies
6-year-old Eamon from Yuma Street
Eamon is an enthusiastic artist who is always busy creating, with any material he can find. His current exhibit uses paper and crayon for a flower, hinges and paint to make butterflies, and play-dough to make masks. Finally, he used sticky notes to make an alligator. Eamon also loves karate, chess, legos, and playing with friends.
May 8 – 27, 2023
Dragons and Drawings
Jane Lalley (aka: Tom’s daughter) from Yuma Street
Jane is a 4th grader who has always been good at art. She has liked doing art with all different materials, lately mostly colored pencil, although she also enjoys creating and building in minecraft. Her current exhibit uses paper and colored pencil. She also loves sushi, and her cats. In her free time, she also likes swimming, and hanging out with her friends.
April 17 – May 8, 2023
Photography found.
Mandy from around the neighborhood
Mandy is in 5th grade and loves to do photography. Her love for photography started when she was 9 years old and she always dreamed of getting a camera. So, she took a class and later got her dream camera, which took her photography to another level. And now Mandy loves to take her camera all around and take pictures in many different places. Her other hobbies are lacrosse, painting, drawing, and hanging out with friends.
Hope u enjoy!
March 25 – April 17, 2023
Sunshine and Showers
4 1/2-year-old Ian in Friendship Heights
I am 4 ½ years old and in pre-K at Janney Elementary School. I have an older brother and an older sister, and my family pets include one dog, two guinea pigs, and one hamster. I like to build Legos and puzzles, play with toys, and eat candy. My favorite colors are orange and blue, and I enjoy drawing, painting and coloring. I chose to paint weather for my first Little Gallery exhibit because I love the weather and we talk about it at school.
I hope you enjoy my beautiful artwork.
Love, Ian.
March 4 - 25, 2023
Brother and Sister
Neighborhood Friends
Clark is an artist based in Washington, D.C. He is 6 years old.
Donuts
Edith is an artist based in Washington, D.C. She is 8 years old.
February 8 - March 4, 2023
Sister and Brother
Diorama
Six-Year-Old Hazel from Friendship Heights
Hazel is an everyday creative girl. She spends most of her time at home drawing, crafting or inventing fairy landscapes and creatures that live there. The ice cave she made is home for magic, unicorns and has a lot of stories around it.
Lego Creations
Nine-Year-Old Younes from Friendship Heights
Younes has liked Lego since he was a toddler. He first built with Lego Duplo but soon got into the small Lego bricks. As an animal lover, it was a fast decision to build animal like creatures out of Lego. The Ice age is the starting point for his saber tooth tiger and “how to train your dragon” for the flying companion.
October 15 - November 5, 2022
Spooky Art: Arachna Potter
Be wary. She is somewhere near you
Arachna Potter never dies so it’s not a problem for her come back to Little Gallery year after year after year. Her work is inspired by spooky things. She loves bats, cats and ghosts. Arachna hopes you enjoy her scary artwork. Thanks for visiting!!
September 24 – October 15, 2022
Origami: Anonymous in Friendship Heights
This origami enthusiast learned to fold lovely paper creations at a very young age. He has traveled to Japan where origami originated and enjoyed visiting a famous origami studio that inspired him to continue his hobby. He hopes that his creations will inspire you to give paper folding a try.
September 3 – 24
Jewelry: 12-year old Leah in Tenleytown
July 24 - August 12, 2022
Cats and Superheroes: 9-year old Jane on Yuma St.
July 2 - July 24, 2022
Harry Potter Portraits: Lena in Tenleytown
Little Gallery artists often inspire passersby to draw.
These were inspired by Lena’s exhibit.
June 12 - July 2, 2022
Thoughts on Paper: Helena in Friendship Heights
May 1 - 21, 2022
Peeps Diorama: Max and Coco on Fessenden Street
In 2007, the Washington Post created what was probably the best-known Peeps contest in the United States. Unfortunately, for some unexplained reason, it was discontinued in 2017. Remarkably, it was recently revived on TikTok. Max and Coco’s diorama may be the first in a yet to be announced annual Little Gallery Peep Show exhibit.
March 20 - April 9, 2022
Crayons and Scissor Work on Paper
5-year-old Eamon on Yuma
Eamon is five years old and loves animals, space, and hearts. He wants to be an astronaut, and to discover if dragons and Pokemon are real. Eamon would also really like to visit where Moana is. One of his art exhibits features a series of a frog and a hedgehog combining together, and then combining with other things in nature. He also colors monsters, Pokemon characters, and gems, which he cuts out himself.
February 26 - March 20, 2022
Ink and Paint on Paper: 5-year-old Martin on Military Road
Martin is a passionate artist and scientist. He loves outer space and hopes to defy gravity some day. This collection is inspired by his favorite character, Snoopy, who recently became an astronaut. In his drawings, you can see Martin and Snoopy in different adventures.
December 16, '21 - January 9, '22
Watercolors on Wood: Olivia on Garrison St.
10-year-old Olivia used water-based colors for this holiday-inspired artwork. Olivia has been painting for as long as she can remember. She paints on paper, canvas or wood, with acrylic and water-based paints — and she attends weekly art classes. She chose a three-dimensional wood panel for her artwork for the Little Gallery to give the piece some depth, with stars on multiple surfaces. Olivia chose the Christmas tree to be the focal point of her art as she considers it to be a universal symbol of holiday spirit. She hopes to produce additional works for the gallery in the future.
November 20 - December 16, 2021
Acrylic on Canvas: Meghan Thompson on Harrison St.
Meghan is 15 and a sophomore at Wilson High School. She plays softball and is on the robotics team. She likes to read, paint, do crafts and hang out with her friends.
November 2 -20, 2021
Acrylic on Canvas: Leila from Tenleytown
Nine year old, Leila loves Harry Potter, Star Wars and all kinds of sports. She has been playing baseball since kindergarten and is a huge Nationals fan. These are the inspiration for her art. She hopes you enjoy it.
October 19 - November 2, 2021
Community Art: Neighbors
September 25 - October 15, 2021
3D Art: Max, age 6 on 44th Street
August 28 - September 25, 2021
Pottery and Woodwork
Ida, age 11 and Louise, age 9 on 43rd Pl
August 7 - 25, 2021
Photos of Flowers: Mandy, age 9 in Friendship Heights
July 17 - August 4, 2021
Spin Art: Oskar, age 11 on Fessenden St.
Hello,
I’m Oskar and I live here on Fessenden St. I’m into all sorts of sports and stuff but one thing I like to do is grab some canvas and paint and make spin art. It’s kinda messy but I like the results. Hopefully you will as well.
