Anita Shapolsky opened her first art gallery in 1982 in a large, minimalist space in Soho. From the beginning, Anita's focus has been in building and showcasing an historically important collection of American Abstract Art from the 50's. By 1989, Latin American Art exhibitions were also included in her schedule, and to this day the Anita Shapolsky Gallery is one of the foremost New York City galleries exhibiting Latin American art and artists. Recent exhibitions at the Gallery have included Agustin Fernandez, Perez Celis, Rene Portocarrero, Fernando DeSzyszlo, and Pedro Coronel, just to name a few. In 1997, the Anita Shapolsky Gallery moved to a brownstone on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and established the Art Foundation in Jim Thorpe. These venues served to show this important collection of American Abstract Expressionism in varied and interesting environments and established an interplay between visual art, architecture and landscape that few other galleries can match. In so doing, this creates an unmistakably American setting and a haven for people with a serious interest in contemporary art. Much of the work featured in the collection is from the New York School of Abstract Expressionism, and includes notable artists such as Ernest Briggs, Buffie Johnson, Ilya Bolotowsky, Lawrence Calcagno, Seymour Boardman, John Hultberg, Nassos Daphnis, Joseph Fiore, and many, many others. For more information, please visit www.anitashapolskygallery.com. Anita Shapolsky Lower level, the paintings of Ernest Briggs Lower level, the paintings of Ernest Briggs Young Pennsylvania Artists, 2007