Henrietta "Hedy O'Beil" Gersten-Liebowitz

1928 - 2022

Gersten-Liebowitz - Henrietta "Hedy", (a.k.a. Hedy O'Beil), was born in New York City on October 20, 1928. She passed away in her sleep Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at age 93 on Long Island. She will be remembered as a kind, loving Mom and Grandma, and a well-known and accomplished abstract artist! Hedy received two prestigious awards from the Jackson Pollock - Lee Krasner Foundation, in 2009 and 2014. Her over 70 solo and group art exhibits during her career were impressive, including exhibits at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC, Philadelphia Art Museum, Heckscher Museum of Art & Guild Hall on Long Island, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA, Westbeth Gallery, and the Landmark Gallery, NYC. She worked for years as an art museum tour guide, especially for the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. She also was an art reviewer for several arts magazines. She studied at several highly regarded art schools, including Brooklyn Museum Art School, with Reuben Tam, the Skowhegan School of Art, ME, and the Art Students League in NY, with Ernest Fiene and Harry Sternberg, and received her Master's Degree from Goddard College, Montpelier, VT. She continued painting until she was 90 years old. She is survived by her sons, Seth Jay (Xiaobo LaPresta) and Josh Ethan (Gwen); and their children, Jason, Jared (Lindsay Hammon); Liann, and Cara Liebowitz; and Mae (Ryan Rowland). She was predeceased by her only brother, Gerry Gersten, a very well-known illustrator. Her legacy continues, as her next solo exhibit is scheduled at the Hoyt Art Center, New Castle, PA, September - November 2023. A celebration of Hedy's life has been scheduled.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a donation in memory of Hedy O'Beil, to support and further her legacy, can make the check to: "Hedy O'Beil Art Education Foundation," and mail it to: P.O. Box 168, Wexford, PA 15090. email: hedyobeilart@gmail.com website: hedyobeilart.com