Archived - Shows And Events

May 14 - September 11, 2016 - The sculptures also presented as part of this exhibition are made from charcoal rubbings Lorenz takes from wooden dock pilings along the water; they echo the maze of pilings depicted in Ezekia and connect the mysterious explorers’ world with our own.

April 22 - August 14, 2016 - Sequel is an exhibition about sustainability developed as part of an ongoing series of exhibitions that reflect the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s role to stimulate community engagement on social issues through aesthetics and discussion.

April 8 - November 27, 2016 - The selection of work for this exhibition then took a formal direction, involving all of the members our curatorial team. Nancy Weekly, Tullis Johnson, Heather Gring, Bill Menshon, Tom Holt, Robert Cutrona, Patrick Robideau and I set out to create something that was greater than a simple encyclopedic representation of each artist – an honorific remembrance.

April 8 - July 24, 2016 - This exhibition is an evolving and growing piece which started in 1995, it began with a 12 x 6 inch wooden box. Created by artist Andrew Deutsch, every object in the show is a loudspeaker, a transducer, or a metaphor for a speaker. It incorporates ceramic glazed elements as metaphors for "klangfarben" and their arrangement as "klangfarbenmelodie" (tone color and tone colo...

April 8 - July 24, 2016 - Building on these experiences, docents Sarah Blackman, Anita Johnson, Linda Pfeil-Lauren, Karen Lesinski, Rebecca Montague and Helen Weiser have had the rare experience of creating a docent-curated exhibition. Having selected seldom seen highlights from the permanent collection--paintings that spoke to their emotions--they then explored the ways in which these works spoke...

April 2 - August 7, 2016 - The UB Art Galleries is pleased to present Cracked Open, a solo exhibition of paintings by David Schirm, UB Department of Art faculty member and Vietnam War veteran. His imaginative aesthetic is showcased in a selected exhibition spanning 40 years of art making. The exhibition includes work based on research during travels in South Asia for which he received Fulbright Fe...

April 2 - August 7, 2016 - This exhibition is a non-denominational installation of four large works on canvas from the early 1970s by pre-eminent abstract painter Paul Jenkins (1923-2012). Employing an unorthodox approach to paint application, Jenkins is as much identified with the process of controlled paint-pouring and canvas manipulation as with the gem-like veils of transparent and translucent...

April 2 – August 7, 2016 - This exhibition is an examination of veterans’ artistic impact on The Art Students League of New York and the development of post World War II American art. With benefits from the G.I. Bill of Rights, many veterans returning from active duty received tuition credit and a monthly stipend for living expenses, which made it possible for them to attend The Art Students Leagu...

March 11 - September 18, 2016 - This exhibition provides a unique opportunity for fans of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Because of major on-site interior restoration work at the Darwin D. Martin House and the great collaborative relationships that the cultural institutions in Buffalo enjoy we are able to provide the community and visitors a rare experience.

February 12 - June 19, 2016 - This exhibition includes 25,000 sketches, more than 10,000 pages of journal entries, thousands of pages of correspondence, hundreds of doodles, the exhibition history of his works, and painting indexes created by the artist. This exhibition cannot incorporate the full scope or impact of Charles E. Burchfield’s Archive.