The Westbeth Gallery is pleased to present a retrospective exhibition of paintings,
mixed-media collages and sculptures by the late visual artist Lucienne Weinberger
(June 23, 1942, October 22, 2024).
The show is curated by Valérie Hallier.

Lucienne dedicated her entire adult life to making and teaching art.
While attending Sarah Lawrence college, she was introduced to the art of Japanese
woodcut. Upon graduation, she left for Paris, France, where she lived for six years
learning to paint and speak French fluently. In Paris, she met and married French artist
Jean-Marie Haessle. Together they immersed themselves in the Paris art world before
moving to Manhattan. After separating from her husband, she lived in Westbeth Artist
Housing for fifty-four years. During this time, Lucienne Weinberger has exhibited her
artwork in numerous galleries in the Catskills and at Westbeth.
Lucie spent many years teaching in independent schools in Manhattan, including Bank
Street Children’s School and later at City and Country School. She had a special gift
with young children and was attuned to their innate creativity, which also was a hallmark
of her own art.
Experimenting and following her interests for spirituality and gardening teamed with her
natural intuitive and playful hunches lead Weinberger to create an abundance of color
rich paintings, drawings, sculptures, mixed-media collages and relief wall constructions,
spanning six decades.

In Lucie’s own words:
“The underlying intention in my art is to experience, full engagement in the process,
along with the adventure of discover in the doing of it, to communicate that in the work
itself, and share it with the viewer.
I approach my work in a spontaneous and unpremeditated way I see it is an adventure,
leaving me open to surprise, the delightfully unexpected, the coming together of
elements which could not have been thought through, but which are arrived at by
experimentation. Work begins with a choice of an element (a color, shape, piece of
wood, etc). The initial step triggers associations which leads to an improvisational
response, a dialogue of sorts between visual elements and my own creative process.
Each piece is elaborated until a satisfying resolution occurs.”

Please join us for the opening reception of “Lucienne Weinberger: A Life of Art” with an
opening reception on Friday August 8th, 2025 and a closing on Sunday August 24th,
2025, from 6-8PM.
Lucienne Weinberger’s website: https://www.luciennew.com/
Please contact westbethgallery@gmail.com for any questions or inquiries.