The Box as Fine Art

Foundation of Metaphysics; mixed-media on paper, 20" x 15"

On October 25 from 200 pm - 400 pm, at the Artists Group Gallery in Buffalo, NY, the Western New York Artists Group will hold a silent auction for their annual fundraiser.  They are selling tickets in advance and at the door, for more details see http://www.wnyag.com/.  My contribution is shown above; we operate as if we cannot walk through walls.

65th Finger Lakes Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery

The Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester, NY is holding its 65^th Finger Lakes biennial regional exhibition this summer.   Michael Rooks of Atlanta’s High Museum was the judge for this year’s show and chose one of my entries, Suicide Corners, NY.

As Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery is no longer offering a regional art presentation, the Finger Lakes biennial remains the only museum venue for a local art show in Western NY. 

An additional highlight for me was seeing my painting and drawing instructor from my University of Buffalo days, Professor Emeritus Sheldon Berlyn, who also had a painting in the exhibit.

The exhibit will be on display from July 26 – September 13.

2015 Artists Group Juried Members Modern Exhibition

The Grand Calculator; mixed-media on paper, 18" x 24"

An exhibit of modern works (abstract, experimental) will be on view at the Artists Group gallery at 1 Linwood Avenue in Buffalo, NY from March 20 to April 17.  The juror for the show was Nina Freudenheim (of the eponymous art gallery in Buffalo) and she selected both of my entries for the exhibition, The False Ones and the drawing pictured above, The Grand Calculator.  If you are in the Buffalo area then drop in and take a look, there is no admission fee.

Drawing Entry for the 2015 Joint Mathematics Meeting Art Exhibit in San Antonio, Texas

Transformation of Infinity; pencil on paper, 15" x 20"

This year the judges chose this drawing for the show.  My entry for the January 10 - 13 exhibit in San Antonio is Transformation of Infinity. 

JMM is the largest international math conference, offering a variety of talks on all aspects of mathematical comprehension.

23rd Regional Artists Exhibition at the Artists Group Gallery in Buffalo, NY

The Western New York Artists Group (http://www.wnyag.com/) is sponsoring their 23^rd regional, juried exhibition of art.  The juror this year was Aaron Ott of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.  Mr. Ott approved one of my two submissions for the show, the drawing A Buffalo Guinea Pig.  He also chose this drawing for an Honorable Mention award.  

The show opens Friday, October 10, and the exhibit will close Friday, November 14.  If you are in the area consider stopping in to take a look as the exhibition is free and open to the public. 

A Buffalo Guinea Pig; mixed-media on paper, 24" x 18"

Muse Exhibit at the Impact Artists Gallery

Psychology Lesson; mixed-media on paper, 20" x 15"

The Impact Artists Gallery is presenting the show, Muse, from September 3 to October 10.  The gallery is located in the TriMain Center on 2495 Main Street in Buffalo, NY. 

Ed Cardoni, director of Hallwalls, was the juror for the show and selected both of my submissions for the exhibit.  The one shown here, Psychology Lesson, consists of two American icons with the café wall illusion between them.

Niagara Frontier Art Exhibit at the Kenan Center

The juror for the 2014 NFAE chose my drawing, Virtual Worlds, for the show.  The NFAE is a biennial art exhibit held at The Kenan Center in Lockport, NY.  For those of you who are in the WNY region consider visiting the Center this summer as the exhibition opens July 27 and closes August 29.

Virtual Worlds; pencil on paper, 15" x 20"

Niagara Falls Art Exhibition

The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center is hosting its 10th Summer Art exhibit, Beyond the Barrel, June 21 to August 24.  Set in the grand old Niagara Falls High School, the NACC has a variety of artist studios as well as three exhibition galleries.

In this show, I entered two drawings and the one here engages three themes of Niagara Falls: tightrope walking, electricity, and the maid of the mist.

Tesla's Dilemma; mixed-media on paper, 18" x 24"

Motion Exhibit at Artsphere Gallery and Studio

The Industrial Revolution was one of two drawings approved for the art exhibit with the theme of motion at the Artsphere Gallery in Buffalo, NY, from March 21 - April 19.  I believe there will be not only 2-D works but also sculpture as well.  The opening is Friday, March 21, from 6 pm - 9 pm.

The Industrial Revolution; mixed-media on paper, 18" x 24"

Drawings of Another Dimension, Solo Show at GCC Albion Campus

The Genesee-Orleans Regional Art Council is sponsoring my solo show at the Genesee Community College Albion campus from January to February.  The art exhibit is a culmination of the past near-three years of drawing on paper.  Generally, most of these are pencil on paper though many include charcoal and color pencil too.  Tentatively, a 30 January 5 pm reception with GCC art students is on the schedule as I will present a discussion in response to 20 questions about the art.

22nd Regional Artists Exhibition at the Artists Group Gallery in Buffalo, NY

The Western New York Artists Group (http://www.wnyag.com/) is sponsoring their 22nd regional, juried exhibition at the Art Dialogue Gallery, Buffalo, NY, from October 18 to November 15.  The judge this year was Grace Meibohm, who selected one of my drawings for the show, The Debutante's Ball.  If you are in the Western New York region, then consider visiting the gallery on 1 Linwood Avenue.

The Debutante's Ball; mixed-media on paper, 20" x 15"

Entry for the 2014 Joint Mathematics Meeting Art Exhibit in Baltimore, Maryland

Time; mixed-media on paper, 20" x 15"

The JMM 2014 panel of jurors have selected this drawing for the show.  My entry for the 2014 Joint Mathematics Meeting is called Time.  Seashell Geometry may suggest an equation for Einstein/Lorentz Space-Time (Ilert, 1981), but for the snapping turtle and the cottontail rabbit in my region the Aesopic struggle with time in their race is mathematically concrete space.

The Joint Mathematics Meeting is the largest of its kind in the world, comprising two major academic organizations, The Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society.  Sessions by the Association of Symbolic Logic, Association for Women in Mathematics, among other groups, are also on schedule.