About

Brooklyn born Lou Spitalnick (1937) attended art classes at The Brooklyn Museum.  His absorption in photography only began in the early 1980s  after a long stint as art critic on The New Haven Register.  From the beginning he took a deep interest in alternative and vintage printing processes, studying with masters like Lois Conner (platinum/palladium), Lothar Osterburg (photogravure) and Sandy King (carbon) and eventually exhibiting his work in numerous galleries around the country, from Santa Fe to Palm Beach to Manhattan, but especially those on Long Island’s East End, where he has made his home for the past 50 years. The work of his early years focused on still life and florals, but subsequently portraiture became his primary pursuit.  Much of his work in photogravure was executed at Manhattan Graphic Center where he was a member for nearly fifteen years. Lou has shown at The Marlborough Gallery and his work is in various public collections, including that of The Hartford Atheneum and The New Orleans Museum of Art.