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ixteen-year-old Lili Tarnopol
will be a junior at Frankel Jewish
Academy this fall. She has been
involved with student government and
performing arts, but during high school,
she also developed a talent for painting.
Lili was awarded first place for her
painting in this year’
s Kappy Family
Anne Frank Art and Writing competi-
tion.
The prompt for the competition was
“not having to wait.
” Tarnopol spun the
topic into her own idea — “we can’
t wait
to make a change.
”
After giving the topic some thought,
she created a painting depicting a stack
of dynamite that extends into a crowd
of people.
“
All of these people are manifestations
of issues in society today,
” Tarnopol
says. “There’
s poverty, protestors who
are heckling others and people trapped
in their technology. The clock is ticking
on the dynamite and it represents the
urgency that is needed to change the
world.
”
Tarnopol found out she won first
place right before she took her last
Advanced Placement (AP) exam of the
year.
“I was so stressed and scared for my
exam,
” Tarnopol says. “I remember
checking my email and saw that I won. I
was so excited, and I immediately called
my mom. That was the first competition
I ever won first place.
”
Tarnopol was never serious about art
until she entered high school and met
Natalie Balazovich, who has been her art
teacher for the past two years.
“She helps me so much. She under-
stands that I am a perfectionist and she
keeps me grounded,
” Tarnopol says.
“She always reassures me that my art-
work looks good and has even encour-
aged me to sell some of my pieces. She
is the best.
”
Tarnopol’
s artwork is on display at
the Holocaust Memorial Center in
Farmington Hills along with the other
winners.
“It’
s so cool to see my artwork hung
up next to others that were created by
children my age working toward the
same goal,
” Tarnopol says. ■
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Frankel Jewish Academy student Lili Tarnopol
conveys an important message about the need
for change through her artwork.
Get to Know
Lili Tarnopol
Favorite Food: Pizza and ranch are
the best combo (preferably mar-
gherita pizza)
Favorite Music: Show tunes, clas-
sical or indie alternative
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Movie: Perks of Being a
Wallflower
Favorite Netflix Series: Black
Mirror
Favorite Book: I don’
t have a
favorite book, but I do read a lot of
plays.
Biggest fan/supporter: My mom.
She calls herself my “momager.”
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