Donald Paulk and Paula Oliver were recognized as success stories by the center, which helps those with limited educational and financial opportunities.
Paul Vanouse, UB professor of art and director of the Coalesce Center for Biological Art, received the Golden Nica award in the Artificial Intelligence and Life Art category of the 2019 Prix Ars Electronica for his interactive work "Labor."
The University at Buffalo Coalesce Center for Biological Art has received an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to enhance the center’s BioArt in the Public Sphere program.