Published November 3, 2025

30 Years of Print Media Professional Service, celebrating Jeff Sherven

Congratulations and a big thank you to Jeffery Sherven, for 30 years of service working at #UBuffalo! Jeff is the Instructional Support Technician for Print Media in the Department of Art. He teaches classes and manages “all things print, digital and analog”.

Zoom image: Closeup of a golden pin, of interlocking UB letters, held by a man in a brown shirt with black framed glasses. Closeup of a golden pin, of interlocking UB letters, held by a man in a brown shirt with black framed glasses.
Zoom image: A man in a brown shirt with black framed glasses holds a letter on University at Buffalo Presidential letterhead, next to an art print of a large thumb's up. A man in a brown shirt with black framed glasses holds a letter on University at Buffalo Presidential letterhead, next to an art print of a large thumb's up.

Pictured: Jeff stands in front of his work that hangs in the Department of Art Office, 202, Center for the Arts:
“Pollice verso”, 2008
Digital and screenprint with flocking on Rives BFK paper
The inspiration for this work was President George W. Bush’s thumbs up when he landed on an aircraft carrier, after 9/11 and during the war in Afghanistan.

Jeff attended the University of Michigan, receiving a BFA and Teaching Certification in 1987; and the University at Buffalo, receiving an MFA in 1990. He currently serves as President of the Board of the Western New York Book Arts Center. Regarding his role in the arts, Jeff notes “I don’t make a lot of the artworks that you see. but I do make a lot of the artworks that you see, better.”

Regarding what inspired him to enter the field of education, he explains: “I think it was mostly my curiosity, and desire to help people investigate and realize their creations.”

If you are an Alum of the Department of Art, we’d love to hear some of your memories from your time here. To submit a memory about Jeff and printmaking, or any other experience you had during your time here, submit this form: https://forms.gle/qVF8x4xY8opKRB9y8