Paul Vanouse, Professor of Art, Director of Coalesce

Department of Art, University at Buffalo

Special thanks to Arzu Ozkal, a UB alumnus who designed the Coalesce logo. 

Past Residents

Coalesce generally accepts 4–6 residents per academic year.  Residents have access to dedicated laboratory space and equipment, the opportunity to form mentorships with UB faculty in the life sciences, and are provided the creative space and technical support to study genomic and microbiomic concepts.

2024-25

Lee Cannarozzo Drawing a Blank.

Lee Cannarozzo: Cugini

Marta De Menezes "Life In A Bottle".

Cosima Herter & Marta de Menezes: I Can't Live Without You

Althea Rao.

Althea Rao: Living Ware Intelligence

2023-24

Karolina Żyniewicz: Signs of the Times. Collecting Biological Traces and Memories.

Karolina Żyniewicz: Signs of the Times. Collecting Biological Traces and Memories

Tansy Xiao: LUCA (the Last Universal Common Ancestor).

Tansy Xiao: LUCA (the Last Universal Common Ancestor)

 

Tatiana Istomina.

daniela brill estrada: Living Alive Life Like

Walker Tufts: Pickles & Concrete.

Walker Tufts: Pickles & Concrete 

Emma Akmakdjian: Borderline between Psychosis & Creativity: Three Generations of Artistic Inheritance.

Emma Akmakdjian: Borderline between Psychosis & Creativity: Three Generations of Artistic Inheritance 

2022-23

Alvaro Azcárraga.

Alvaro Azcárraga: Huitlacoche

Brianna Leatherbury.

Brianna Leatherbury: Model Organisms

Tatiana Istomina.

Tatiana Istomina: Drosophila melanogaster

2021-22

Rae Yuping Hsu.

Rae Yuping Hsu: How Many Citizens are Living in this Body?

Tosca Terán.

Tosca Terán: Symbiosis/\Dysbiosis

Julian Stadon & Roland van Dierendonck.

Julian Stadon & Roland van Dierendonck: Feel your Fermented Biome

Patrick Ravines.

Patrick Ravines: Project Electrophoresis

Jason E. Geistweidt.

Jason E. Geistweidt: (|21(|<3']['5: Experimental inquiries into computational insect behavior

Laura Marris.

Laura Marris: The Age of Loneliness: An Atlas of Extremes

Jean-Charles de Quillacq: Corporeal Commons.

Jean-Charles de Quillacq: Corporeal Commons

Wafaa Bilal: In a Grain of Wheat.

Wafaa Bilal: In a Grain of Wheat

Lucy Helton.

Lucy Helton: SCOBY

2020-21

Phylum (Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello), Beauty.

Phylum (Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello): Beauty

Reza Safavi, One Cell Wanderings: Glacial Microbiota.

Reza Safavi: One Cell Wanderings: Glacial Microbiota

Tiffany Jaeyeon Shin, The Vegetarian.

Tiffany Jaeyeon Shin: The Vegetarian

Darya.

Darya Warner: High Vibes Plant Retreat

Tiare Ribeaux and Ruth Schmidt, Microbial Scents and Olfactory Prosthesis for the Future.

Tiare Ribeaux and Ruth Schmidt: Microbial Scents and Olfactory Prosthesis for the Future

2019-20

Sun Young Kang & Jack Tseng.

Sun Young Kang & Jack Tseng: Human's Place in the Evolutionary Tree of Life

Laura Splan: Permeations.

Laura Splan: Permeations

Cesar & Lois Collective, Thinking within Ecosystems: Collective Cell Consciousness.

Cesar & Lois Collective: Thinking within Ecosystems: Collective Cell Consciousness

Zeelie Brown, The World’s Most Beautiful Septic Tank.

Zeelie Brown: The World’s Most Beautiful Septic Tank

 

2018-19

Iman Person, Second Skin.

Iman Person: Second Skin

Sam Van Aken, The Tibertine Tree.

Sam Van Aken: The Tibertine Tree

Andrea Reynosa, Fox Fire: Overlay 2.0.

Andrea Reynosa: Fox Fire: Overlay 2.0

Josh Archer & Chris Copeland: Metabolic Raceway.

Josh Archer & Chris Copeland: Metabolic Raceway

Virocode: RENATURED.

Virocode: RENATURED

2017-18

Heather Dewey-Hagborg, T3511.

Heather Dewey-Hagborg: T3511

Mick Lorusso and Joel Ong, Umwelt Microbiana.

Mick Lorusso and Joel Ong: Umwelt Microbiana

Moira Williams, Fermented Freedom.

Moira Williams: Fermented Freedom

Rian Hammond, Open Source Gendercodes.

Rian Hammond: Open Source Gendercodes

Sabrina Merayo Nuñez, Humans as a trees.

Sabrina Merayo Nuñez: Humans as a trees

Günes-Hélène Isitan, Spill Your Guts.

Günes-Hélène Isitan: Spill Your Guts

2016-17

Nicole Clouston, "Soil".

Nicole Clouston: Soil

Heather Dewey-Hagborg: SELL/BIO.

Heather Dewey-Hagborg: SELL/BIO

Kathy High: Gut Love.

Kathy High: Gut Love

Timo Menke, Radical Human-Plant Donation.

Timo Menke: Radical Human-Plant Donation

Byron Rich and Mary Tsang, "Open Source Estrogen".

Byron Rich & Mary Tsang: Open Source Estrogen

Lucie Strecker & Klaus Spiess: Metabolic Currencies.

Lucie Strecker & Klaus Spiess: Metabolic Currencies

2015-16

Gary Nickard: “Miller/Urey Redux”.

Gary Nickard: Miller/Urey Redux

Zbigniew Oksiuta, “New Soil - New Building Material”.

Zbigniew Oksiuta: New Soil - New Building Material

Paul Vanouse: Labor.

Paul Vanouse: Labor