Artist Daniel Pollera Creates A Path To A Cure

Hamptons-based artist Daniel Pollera has created a painting to reflect the mission of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. The painting, titled “A Path To A Cure,” will be viewed by the public for the first time on July 2 at the ArtHamptons Opening Night Preview in Bridgehampton, where it will be exhibited for sale and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Foundation. "When I was first asked by Linda Shapiro of LBS Productions to be involved with the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation’s annual 'A Hamptons Happening' fundraiser, I had never met Sam Waxman or his lovely wife Marion," said Pollera.

"I felt a strong connection with everyone involved. Sam had asked me to do a painting that reflected the mission of the Foundation and he wanted to make it into a poster. Ideas were racing through my mind as I thought about losing my mother to cancer and other friends to this dreadful disease." The mission of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation is to eradicate cancer by funding cutting-edge research that identifies and corrects abnormal gene function that causes cancer and develops minimally toxic treatments for patients.

This year's "A Hamptons Happening" benefit takes place July 11 in Bridgehampton at the home of Maria and Keneth Fishel and family, the same location as ArtHamptons. This year lead chefs include Mauro Maccioni & The Le Cirque Restaurant Group and John DeLucie of The Lion and Bill's Food & Drink. Marc Leder, co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., and Bobby Zarin, Chairman of Zarin Fabrics will be honored. "Sam is dedicated to finding a cure," continued Pollera. "When you think about it, isn’t is reassuring to know that while we all wait to see if some day cancer will strike us or a loved one that somebody is out there working hard to find a cure? Sam is doing that, so I felt I needed to do my part to help him by creating this image."

Pollera created "A Path To A Cure," a beach scene that represents the work of SWCRF. "Although the painting was created in my imagination, it was also influenced by my thoughts of empathy, commitment and happiness in finding a cure that awaits us on the horizon.

"The painting is of a beautiful beach, indicative of the Hamptons, along with a path cutting through low dunes and the sparkling ocean. I feel I have created this with all good thoughts in mind and with the help of friends and family that I have lost looking over my shoulder."

Signed posters of this beautiful image will be available to the public at ArtHamptons (whose opening night preview also benefits SWCRF and Guild Hall this year), which takes place July 2 through July 5, and at "A Hamptons Happening." All proceeds from the sale of the posters will go to benefit the SWCRF.

For more information, visit www.waxmancancer.org/Take-Action/A-Path-to-a-Cure. For information on ArtHamptons visit www.arthamptons.com and for tickets to "A Hamptons Happening" visit www.waxmancancer.org.