Our Students In Motion
AN ONLINE GALLERY OF ZINES, GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND VISUAL STORIES
In CFEG art and humanities courses, students experiment with color, typography, photography, drawing, and digital design. They learn how to take a thought, a question, or a lived experience and turn it into something visual that other people can feel. The sections below introduce our student creators, the classes they take, and the kinds of projects you’ll see in the artwork and images that follow.
Who Makes This Work?
These projects come from CFEG middle and high school students across the Virgin Islands and beyond. They bring their own cultures, questions, and passions into every assignment.
In our virtual and in-person studios, students:
- Draft ideas in notebooks and digital sketchbooks before moving to final pages.
- Collaborate with teachers and peers in small-group workshops.
- Connect art-making with history, social studies, English, and media literacy.
The galleries you see below turn those classroom experiences into a public portfolio of CFEG talent.
What Do Students Learn?
CFEG art classes blend traditional techniques with digital tools so students can move comfortably between sketchbook, Chromebook, and camera.
- Drawing & Illustration: line, shading, character design, and expressive faces.
- Layout & Design: page composition, focal points, and reading flow.
- Typography & Lettering: hand-drawn titles, fonts, and word balloons.
- Photo & Digital Editing: cropping, filters, color correction, and collage.
- Story Development: turning freewrites and interviews into scripts and panels.
Below this section, you will see screenshots, covers, and pages that show these skills in action.
Two Ways Students Publish
Zine Studio
Zines are our fast, powerful format. In just a few pages, students can respond to something happening in their community or in the world.
Below you can see how students showcase zines like Gaza: Stories of Struggle & Strength, Free Palestine, Beauty of Ballet, I Ain’t No Lil Punk, Canada, Freedom of Speech, Peter Jackson: All Time Best, and Our Community, Our Loss.
Each cover and spread becomes a snapshot of how CFEG students see justice, joy, identity, and history.
Graphic Novel & Visual Stories
Longer projects let students stretch out into multi-page narratives, using panels, pacing, and dialogue.
Below, you can see highlighted student work such as:
- What You Give by Bayan Williams
- My Glory, My Covering, My Crown by Aliyáh Whitehead
- Untitled by Haley Olson, featuring a CFEG-inspired logo.
See below how students build full graphic stories, not just single drawings, using portraits, cover art, and sample pages.
Scroll Through Their Work
The images you see beneath this section highlight some of our student talent, art, and work. They include:
- Zine covers and interior pages.
- Graphic novel spreads and character sheets.
- Designs, graphics, and standalone illustrations.
Every page, panel, and poster you scroll through here is more than an assignment—it’s proof of how CFEG students think, feel, and lead with creativity.’
Keep the Story Going
Every sketch, zine, and image you'll scroll through here is more than work— it’s evidence of what CFEG students can do when art and learning come together.
If you are a creative or you're a student who is ready to turn ideas into professional skill and finished showcased pieces, you can join our CFEG art programs and earn full credit while building a real portfolio of work. [Students enrolled in CFEG for Full Term receive CFEG's Arts Programs at no additional cost]
CFEG ARTS & STORIES
Student voices in color, design, and visual storytelling.
What You Give
Bayan Williams
My Glory, My Covering, My Crown
Aliyáh Whitehead
Untitled
Haley Olson