It is a privilege to be able to show the tremendous wealth of autobiographical paintings, begun in 1969, by self-taught primitive artist Gloria Laposka.  A contemporary folk artist, Gloria turned to painting after years as a photographer.   She has discovered, “art on her own- line, color, composition.”  She paints what she remembers of her vivid childhood- the pawnshop where she bought her first camera for $3, the Fulton Fish Market, Coney Island.  Her work has been a private treasure, but slowly Laposka is becoming a folk sensation.  Andre Emmerich, noted New York art dealer, chose her magnificent “This Is America” for the 1996 Stamford Art Association Show out of 750 other works.  

Photo by Wally Kolek - Digital Photography

 There is universal appeal in her most personal of reflections.  The stories told by each canvas convey a personal secret to each observer, some minutiae that strikes the individual and makes that memory their own.

Photo by Wally Kolek - Digital Photography

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