Anita Shapolsky Gallery - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Anita Shapolsky Gallery. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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John Hultberg “The Painter of The In-Between”
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery & AS Art Foundation present John Hultberg - Painter of the In-Between. A show continuing a nearly four-decade relationship with the art of John Hultberg. Also, on display...More »
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“Latin Parade” Exhibition
The Anita Shapolsky Art Gallery presents a diverse, multigenerational exhibition which questions expectations of “Latin Artists”. Here it is hoped that artists easily ‘paraded’ together would be seen for...More »
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Amaranth Ehrenhalt “Jump In And Move Around”
Amaranth Ehrenhalt was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1928 and raised in Philadelphia, PA. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on scholarship and continued...More »
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“CA → NY Post-War Migration of Abstract Expressionists” Exhibition
Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents CA → NY: Post-War Migration of Abstract Expressionists, a group exhibition of select Bay Area and Los Angeles artists who followed the surge of Abstract Expressionists...More »
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“Inspiration & Exploration” Exhibition
Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents Inspiration & Exploration, a group show featuring paintings, paper works, and sculpture from some of the greatest abstract artists of the 20th century. Inspiration...More »
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“Abstract-Schmabstract” Exhibition
“Abstract-Schmabstract”, a group show, is composed of artists who are known for their strong, lyrical, expressive brushstrokes; their use of color; and their ambitious geometric compositions. We have all...More »
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“Super Bodies” Exhibition
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents a cross-cultural and transhistorical exploration of the body in art. “Super Bodies” moves beyond our typical focus on abstract expressionist paintings to exhibit art...More »
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“Different Strokes” Exhibition
As the long, gray months of winter finally melt away, one longs for yellow daffodils, a warm breeze, and the sun’s triumphant return. The Anita Shapolsky Gallery’s summer exhibition, “Different Strokes,”...More »
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Ernest Briggs “Four Decades Of Abstract Expressionism”
Ernest Briggs, a second generation abstract expressionist painter, infused the 1950’s New York art scene with a multiplicity of compositional arrangements and painterly strategies. His work is distinguished...More »
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“Focus on Abstract Gems” Exhibition
As winter is fully upon us, few people venture out to visit galleries. Our charming exhibit of small paintings, paper pieces, and sculptures are worth the trip. These works adhere to the gallery’s focus...More »
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“Burt Hasen, ‘Allegories’ ” and “Artistic Friendships” Exhibitions
The oeuvre of Burt Hasen, an underestimated post-World War II New York artist, is a testament to the eclecticism of his tremendous artistic talent and imagination. Aesthetically Hasen’s roots can be found...More »
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“Visual Philosophy” Exhibition
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents “Visual Philosophy”, an exhibition featuring the transcendental, mystical and philosophical works of Michiko Itatani, Buffie Johnson, William Manning and Jeanne Miles. ...More »
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Sonia Gechtoff & James Kelly Exhibition “A Non-Objective Couple”
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents “A Non-Objective Couple”, an exhibition featuring partners Sonia Gechtoff and James Kelly. This exhibition features some of the remaining works of these artists’ oeuvres....More »
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“Latin Implosion!” Exhibition
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents “Latin Implosion!” a selection of works by four 20th century masters of Latin American art, including Rodolfo Abularach, Mario Bencomo, Perez Celis, and Agustin Fernandez....More »
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“Abstract 50’s Masters (Where Were the Mistresses?)” Exhibition
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents “Abstract 50’s Masters (Where Were the Mistresses?)” featuring work by a wide range of artists from the last 50 years. Artists today try to utilize process and technology...More »
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“Women! Women! (of the ‘50s)” Exhibition
Anita Shapolsky Gallery present “Women! Women! (of the ‘50s),” a comprehensive collection of works by women abstract expressionists during the 1950s. The fifteen women in this exhibition acted as pioneers...More »
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Jeonghang and Choonhyang Yun and Thomas Nonn “Matter Painting”
Jeonghang and Choonhyang Yun and Thomas Nonn came from chaotic countries, Korea and Hungary (Stalinist control and uprisings). Both the Yuns and Thomas Nonn use wood in their paintings though in different...More »
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Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Sonia Gechtoff and Liz Whitney Quisgard “Over 85 - Still Creating”
Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Sonia Gechtoff and Liz Whitney Quisgard emerged during the Abstract Expressionist era of the 50s and 60s, and it’s no exaggeration to say that they were eclipsed by their male counterparts....More »
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“Ernest Briggs & Friends” Exhibition
“Ernest Briggs and Friends joins the work of Ernest Briggs, Ann Arnold, Sonia Gechtoff, and Jon Schueler, cluing viewers into the shared aesthetic and close relationships that these artists enjoyed during...More »
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“Many Faces of Abstraction” Exhibition
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery keeps exhibiting energetic and vigorous abstract art that captures attention with an arresting play of moods. The interesting works on display once again contribute to the vibrant...More »
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“Past & Present Perfect” Exhibition
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“Abstract Approaches” Exhibition
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents “Abstract Approaches”, a comprehensive collection of works from the The New York School of the 1950s and 1960s. This group represents the mecca of the influential art...More »
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“The Hard Line” Exhibition
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents an exhibit of four artists renowned for their contributions to hard-edged works in which color is primary. The approach of Seymour Boardman (1921-2005) to visual...More »
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Karl Hagedorn Exhibition
Hagedorn’s life and experiences were impacted by history and geography. Born in what had been the Weimar Republic, Hagedorn lived through Nazism, Communist rule in East Germany, relocation to the West...More »
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“The Expressive Edge of Paper” Exhibition
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents a multi-faceted group of abstract paper works by twenty-seven artists we have exhibited over the years. Paper experimentation shows the dichotomy between planning...More »
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“Tall & Small” Exhibition
In an increasingly cyber and dot.com world, Abstract Expressionism’s startlingly direct and personal way of communicating looks pretty good. This exhibition displays the use of various techniques, materials,...More »
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Seymour Boardman “Personal Geometries- Part II – 1970′s-2000′s”
For over 60 years, Seymour Boardman had created an oeuvre unparalleled in Contemporary Art – from colorful and vivid large-scale Abstract Expressionist paintings to minimalist and uncluttered-styled paintings. Seymour...More »
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Seymour Boardman “Personal Geometries”
Seymour (Sy) Boardman’s (1921-2005) paintings were shaped by his responses to the major currents of twentieth century abstraction and the aesthetic turmoil of successive art movements of his time. Throughout...More »
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"Focal Points" Exhibiton
The five (not so) younger artists in this exhibit take their cue using form, function and space to produce refined quality pieces of art that are well crafted and a joy to live with in the twenty-first...More »
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"50's and 60's Abstract Artists" Exhibition
There has been a spontaneous revival of exhibitions of Abstract Expressionism since the MOMA show began in November. My suggestion would be to list all the galleries and invite the public to see as much...More »
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Martha Jackson "The incomparable gallerist"
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"Modern Sensibilities" Exhibition
Briggs and Boardman were part of the New York School Artists. We will be presenting three decades of work of these artists who shared a common ideal but approached art in diverse ways, avoiding stylistic...More »
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"African American Abstract Masters" Exhibition
This is the first time I am exhibiting an African-American group of artists. My gallery has exhibited black artists over the years in group shows. Many galleries have never shown them. The public should...More »
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“Potpourri” Exhibition
The show features paintings and sculptures of the masters of Abstract Expressionism. The works on display are examples of the use of various techniques, materials and different artistic ideas of the 50’s...More »
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"Paper Proposes Pleasure & Sculptors" Exhibition
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Seymour Boardman "A Master of Abstract Expressionism: Colorfield & Geometry"
Seymour Boardman’s work emerged from the period of dark,brooding colors,and calligraphic brushwork that later evolved into saturated colors and exploration to the exterior of the canvas. He gradually simplified...More »
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"Wonder Women" Exhibition
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery is pleased to exhibit the work of women Abstract artists, whose work was so ignobly treated in the fifties and sixties. The work of these extremely talented women exhibits the...More »
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"Masters of Abstraction" Exhibition
The show features paintings, paper pieces, photographs and sculptures of the Abstract Expressionists. The work on display is an example of the use of various techniques,materials and different artistic...More »
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"Art Couple: Work of the 1950's" Exhibition
Anita Shapolsky Gallery is hosting a show on the unique art couple, featuring abstract mosaics by Jeanne Reynal (1903 - 1983) and paintings by Thomas Sills (1914 -2000) from the 1950’s and 1960’s. Jeanne...More »