The gallery specializes in 1950s and 1960s abstract expressionist art, known as the New York School.
[3][1] Anita Shapolsky opened the gallery in 1982 on the second floor of 99 Spring Street in SoHo, in Manhattan.
[6] In 1984, the gallery moved to 99 Spring Street and in that space they began to display Latin American and women artists.
[1][5][13][10] In 1998, the gallery set up the Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation in a 10,000-square-foot (930 m2), 1859 former Presbyterian church in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, a two-hour drive from New York City.
[1][6][13][14] There, through the non-profit 501(c)3 organization, during the summer Anita Shapolsky provides educational programs for children, and exhibits abstract artists and contemporary artworks.