Chaya Schapiro

Chaya Schapiro paints in oil, juxtaposing abstract and figurative elements. She uses a wide variety of tools in her work - brushes, rags, squeegees - whatever it takes to achieve the desired marks and effects. This body of work represents an imagined version of places and family members from the early 1900’s. There were no photographs from this time period, so she guessed, using written history. chayaschapiro.com



2019 Oil on Canvas 24x24” Wlodova is an abstraction of a village in Poland. My father’s family lived in the village until they were murdered in world war 2. Although I never met my grandparents aunts or uncle, they were sacrificed and in my eternal memory. The painting is a physical memorial to them.

2020 Oil on Canvas 24x36”  Escape According to documents and survivors records, some people fled to the woods near wlodova to escape the Nazi shootings of citizens. This painting is my vision of running to the possibility of safety by hiding in the woods.