UB Art Galleries - University at Buffalo

Current Exhibitions

Black-and-white photograph of four people in formal attire posing in front of a large abstract expressionist painting. One man is seated in front wearing glasses and a suit, while the other three—two men and one woman—stand behind him. The woman stands with one hand on her hip, smiling at the man beside her, who holds a cigarette. The textured painting behind them features energetic, gestural brushstrokes in light and dark tones. The image evokes a mid-20th century gallery setting.

Black-and-white photograph of four people in formal attire posing in front of a large abstract expressionist painting. One man is seated in front wearing glasses and a suit, while the other three—two men and one woman—stand behind him. The woman stands with one hand on her hip, smiling at the man beside her, who holds a cigarette. The textured painting behind them features energetic, gestural brushstrokes in light and dark tones. The image evokes a mid-20th century gallery setting.

Martha Jackson in Paris

September 4, 2025–May 17, 2026 — UB CFA Gallery

Three porcelain sculptures of women wrapped in draped, straitjacket-like garments stand side by side. Each figure wears a partial gold luster mask that obscures the face. The white porcelain forms are cracked and textured, evoking fragility and constraint. The figures vary in pose, but all appear bound and silent, evoking themes of institutionalization and suppression.

Three porcelain sculptures of women wrapped in draped, straitjacket-like garments stand side by side. Each figure wears a partial gold luster mask that obscures the face. The white porcelain forms are cracked and textured, evoking fragility and constraint. The figures vary in pose, but all appear bound and silent, evoking themes of institutionalization and suppression.

Eighty-Six Reasons for Asylum Admission: Kimberly Chapman

September 12, 2025–February 28, 2026 — UB Anderson Gallery

Black and white lithograph by Ida Adler depicting a partially constructed or demolished building framed by a white picket fence and angled support beams. Stylized urban architecture rises behind the site, including arched windows, geometric rooftops, and simplified high-rise buildings. A shadow from a streetlamp or post stretches across the foreground. Created in 1937, the print reflects WPA-era interest in urban labor and modernist abstraction.

Black and white lithograph by Ida Adler depicting a partially constructed or demolished building framed by a white picket fence and angled support beams. Stylized urban architecture rises behind the site, including arched windows, geometric rooftops, and simplified high-rise buildings. A shadow from a streetlamp or post stretches across the foreground. Created in 1937, the print reflects WPA-era interest in urban labor and modernist abstraction.

Water, Grain, Steel: Industry and the Erie Canal

September 12, 2025–February 28, 2026 — UB Anderson Gallery

Upcoming

Portrait of an older man with a gray beard and glasses, seated in an armchair indoors. He wears a dark sweater and looks slightly toward the camera, with his hands resting together. The background is softly out of focus, suggesting a lived-in interior space with warm tones.

Portrait of an older man with a gray beard and glasses, seated in an armchair indoors. He wears a dark sweater and looks slightly toward the camera, with his hands resting together. The background is softly out of focus, suggesting a lived-in interior space with warm tones.

Robert Creeley: Active Complement

March 26–May 23, 2026, UB CFA Gallery

Brightly colored, stylized painting of a kitchen sink scene rendered in flat, high-contrast colors. Neon orange dominates the background, with green outlines framing hanging utensils—spatulas, forks, and knives—suspended from a rack. Below them sit two cylindrical cans on a red countertop. At right, a turquoise and orange patterned curtain fills the edge of the composition. The sink basin is outlined in lavender and teal, with a green faucet and red handle, all simplified into bold, graphic shapes. The overall effect is playful and pop-inflected, with exaggerated color and flattened perspective.

Brightly colored, stylized painting of a kitchen sink scene rendered in flat, high-contrast colors. Neon orange dominates the background, with green outlines framing hanging utensils—spatulas, forks, and knives—suspended from a rack. Below them sit two cylindrical cans on a red countertop. At right, a turquoise and orange patterned curtain fills the edge of the composition. The sink basin is outlined in lavender and teal, with a green faucet and red handle, all simplified into bold, graphic shapes. The overall effect is playful and pop-inflected, with exaggerated color and flattened perspective.

Clayton Pond: A Retrospective

April 10–July 31, 2026, UB Anderson Gallery

Abstract composition on a light gray background featuring a dense cluster of scattered black and gray letters forming a dark central mass. Individual characters radiate outward and fade as they disperse, with faint linear guide marks and thin geometric lines crossing the image.

Abstract composition on a light gray background featuring a dense cluster of scattered black and gray letters forming a dark central mass. Individual characters radiate outward and fade as they disperse, with faint linear guide marks and thin geometric lines crossing the image.

Echo(es): traces in a grid

March 26–May 23, 2026, UB Anderson Gallery

Upcoming Programs

Letters, Lines & Echoes: When Text Becomes Image
3/4/26
Wednesday, March 4
6:30 – 7:30PM
Cut, Type & Black Out: A Visual Poetry Studio
3/11/26
Wednesday, March 11
6:30–8PM
Cut, Type & Black Out: A Visual Poetry Studio
3/28/26
Saturday, March 28
12–2PM
Typewriter Art: Repetition, Error, Return
4/8/26
Wednesday, April 8
6:30–7:30PM
Post-Concrete Machines: Sketching with the Typewriter
4/18/26
Saturday, April 18
12–2PM
Post-Concrete Machines: Sketching with the Typewriter
4/29/26
Wednesday, April 29
5–8PM

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Hours and Locations

UB Anderson Gallery

Tuesday–Saturday
11 a.m.–5 p.m.
1 Martha Jackson Place
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 829-3754

UB CFA Gallery

Tuesday–Saturday
11 a.m.–5 p.m.
201 Center for the Arts
100 Coventry Loop
Buffalo, NY 14260
(716) 645-6912