Art Gallery

Welcome to The Ruth Bauer Neustadter Gallery at HACPAC, a captivating space where both local and professional artists converge to showcase their remarkable talent. Our gallery is a dynamic hub that celebrates the diverse artistic expressions from within our community and beyond.

Lori is an award-winning artist whose work was selected by a Guggenheim Museum curator for a juried exhibit. Weisbart-Polson began painting and studying art at a young age. In her twenties she attended classes at the Art Students League in New York City and traveled through Southern France on painting workshops. Her artwork is in private collections and galleries across the country. Lori has a BA in Communications from The American University and an Associate Degree in Advertising Design from The Fashion Institute of Technology. Her true love is painting and drawing. In addition to enjoying fine art, Lori has been representing preeminent portrait painters for over twenty years. Clients include MIT, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell. The link to the art consulting site is: www.LoriPolson.com Before becoming an agent, Lori was an art director for Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Worldwide in New York City. She has been featured in the Hamptons NY Gallery Guide The Sag Harbor Express, 201 Magazine and FIT’s Hue Magazine. WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND? LPOLS2@AOL.COM Contact the studio for sales and pricing. www.LoriWeisbartArt.com All paintings can be commissioned in any size or color. Lori welcomes questions or ideas that you have. To see work in person visit Piermont Fine Arts Gallery, Piermont NY or book an appointment. For the entire inventory of paintings and drawings please visit www.LWeisbart.com

ARTIST STATEMENT

I infuse thick, juicy, layered paint, energetic, sensual brush strokes, striking color combinations and graphic cropping in all of my work. Texture and the way paint and line land on a surface are important. Paintings must come out for me, almost like a sneeze.

Some of my figurative and portraiture work reflect the ”Instagram Generation,” highlighting social media as a fixture in young adult life. Select pieces depict the new self-assured image of women and men and the next generation of empowerment. I may even poke fun at self-absorbed posts. 

My landscape and still life paintings evoke strong emotion. Not only are national parks stunning, but so are dirty dishes in a sink.

 I hope when the viewer walks away from seeing my paintings, they feel something, anything. Perhaps they will want to create themselves.

Upcoming Gallery Events

Meet the Curator

Kim Schmitt Thomas

Art Gallery Curator

Kim’s mission for the Gallery at HACPAC is twofold. By bringing compelling and lively exhibitions to the community, Kim hopes to encourage a deeper appreciation for art, as it holds the power to greatly enrich our lives, especially in today’s fast paced, high-tech world. Additionally, while exhibiting the works of more established artists, Kim also seeks out new motivated artists who have built cohesive and intriguing bodies of work. As a full-time working artist herself, Kim is aware of how challenging it can be for emerging artists to be granted gallery exhibitions and believes in offering opportunities for new creatives to show their work. In addition to her work as Gallery Director and Curator for the Gallery at HACPAC, Kim works as the in-house artist at hOMe Store, an interior design and furnishing store in Hawthorne, NJ. There, she paints original pieces in her studio and also creates commissioned works specifically for clients’ spaces. Kim is also represented by Barsky Gallery of Hoboken, NJ, CINQ Gallery in Dallas, TX, The Art Collective Gallery in Rogers, AR, and also exhibits at Glen Hansen Studios in Southold, NY, as well as the Gallery at HACPAC. Kim’s work hangs in both private and corporate collections across the country, and has been featured in (201) Magazine, The Bergen Record, The New York Times, Furniture Today, Dallas Style & Design Magazine.