Welcome to Hawthorn Galleries
We offer an ever-changing collection of fine art from both locally and nationally renowned artists. Choose from original paintings, prints, sculpture, glass work, bronzes and a wide selection of one-of-a-kind jewelry creations.
Gallery Hours:
- Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 6 pm
- Saturday 1 pm - 5 pm
- Phone: 417-866-6688
Featured Artist
Lisa Esposito
Please contact Hawthorn Galleries for availability and prices.
Lisa Marie Esposito, a self-taught painter, works exclusively in acrylics and frequently on large scale canvases. Aesthetically, she feels a strong affinity for the early Modernists and Abstract Expressionists of the early to mid-20th century. Philosophically, her art work is also influenced by the thought of ancient Greek philosophers such as Pythagoras and Plato, the Eastern wisdom traditions of Buddhism and Taoism, and the 19th century New England author, Henry David Thoreau.
Much of her work is wholly non-representational and employs dramatic contrasts of high intensity, double-complementary colors and large, blended color fields. Her compositions arise spontaneously from a harnessing of saturated color, form, movement and energy.
Lisa Esposito is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Drury University (Springfield, MO). She teaches ancient Greek and medieval philosophy, Buddhism, women philosophers, and ethics.
She has juried into numerous Springfield Visual Arts Alliance shows, and is a Master Class Plus Artist in the American Juried Art Salon (www.artjury.com). Her work was selected to appear in Trevisan International Art’s 2009 “Imaginary Journeys” International Art Exhibition to be held at the Ferrara Museum of the Estense Castle, Ferrara, Italy.