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At the University at Buffalo Art Galleries, we support art and ideas that are urgent and relevant to our time and place. We advance art as both inquiry and creative practice available to everyone.
Across our two locations we provide opportunities to experience and research art through our exhibitions program and collection. We are committed to presenting thought-provoking art and stimulating programs for the UB community, and the people of Buffalo.
UB Art Galleries opened in 1994 as part of the university’s brand-new Center for the Arts, which was conceived as a physical home for UB’s various art disciplines. Exhibitions in the galleries were temporary and typically featured contemporary art.
Today, the Center for the Arts is a thriving hub for the arts at UB. Learn more about the Center for the Arts
The Center for the Arts was designed by Gwathmey and Siegel Associates Architects and you can read more about the CFA building
Photo: Nando Alvarez-Perez
The building at 1 Martha Jackson Place was originally a Buffalo Public School, and later was purchased by gallerist David K. Anderson. Anderson studied business at UB and went on to work for his mother, venerated New York City gallerist Martha Jackson (1907–1969). With the intention of designing and building a gallery of his own, Anderson set about converting the school into a state-of-the-art exhibition space. The Anderson Gallery opened to the public as a commercial gallery in 1991 and operated it until 2000, when Anderson donated it to UB along with a collection of 1,200 works of art and extensive archives from the Martha Jackson and David Anderson Galleries, as well as a trust to assist with exhibition and gallery operations.
Anderson had a passion for design. He loved arches and round corners, which you can see throughout the interior of UB Anderson Gallery. He even designed his own font which you can see in use in signage today.
With the gift from David Anderson in 2000 the UB Art Galleries grew into an organization with two locations and a collection of world class art. Over the years we have added to our collection and continue to deliver our exhibitions program in order to build and share a rich resource for UB students and faculty, as well as our city and region.
Robert Scalise
Director
(716) 645-0568
rscalise@buffalo.edu
Lynn M. Lasota
Finance and Operations Manager
(716) 829-5284
lmlasota@buffalo.edu
Nick Ostness
Registrar
(716) 829-3884
nostness@buffalo.edu
Emily Reynolds
Marketing and Communications Manager
(716) 645-0571
eereynol@buffalo.edu
Tom Andersen
Preparator
(716) 829-3062
tranders@buffalo.edu
Jason Seeley
Preparator
(716) 645-2625
jasonsee@buffalo.edu
Jim Snider
Tech Assistant
(716) 829-3470
jesnider@buffalo.edu
Amanda Speicher
Office Manager
(716) 645-0572
amandasp@buffalo.edu
Paul Wilcox
Maintenance Supervisor
(716) 829 3666
plwilcox@buffalo.edu
Mistura Ajanaku
Gallery Assistant
Benson Cai
Gallery Assistant
Brianna Canales
Gallery Assistant
Eric Huk
Gallery Assistant
Adeteju Obatola
Gallery Assistant
Meggie Wang
Gallery Assistant
Janey Zhu
Gallery Assistant
Steven Bao
Gallery Assistant
Joselyn Campoverde
Gallery Assistant
Ashley Cercone
Graduate Assistant, Cravens Collection
Malique Hyde
Gallery Assistant
Hao Ran Zhu
Gallery Assistant
Susan Cao
Gallery Assistant
Tracy Cheng
Gallery Assistant
Chenyi Jiang
Gallery Assistant
Desha Renshaw
Gallery Assistant
An Jie Zheng
Gallery Assistant
Curator of Exhibitions
The Curator of Exhibitions at UB Art Galleries will be a dynamic, visionary curator who will conceptualize, develop and implement the exhibitions for both UB Art Gallery, Center for the Arts and UB Anderson Gallery that reflect its mission to provide access to art and ideas that are urgent and relevant to our time and place. As part of a research-focused university, UBAG is committed to advancing art as inquiry and has thus prioritized artists whose work is research driven.
We’re dedicated to being a teaching museum and we offer internships for credit. For more information on internships at UB Art Galleries, please email ubartgalleries@buffalo.edu with a resume and indicate a department or area you’re interested in.
We hire work studies and student assistants typically in line with academic semesters. Please email ubartgalleries@buffalo.edu for more information.