Published April 8, 2025

"Trimania Reboot " features ubART Faculty, Students, and Alumni

Hot pink background, with a repeated pattern of stylized 3-prong electric plug icon, and orange text on blue text blocks that says "Trimaina_Reboot 3.29.25".

Many artists associated with the UB Department of Art were participants and showcased in the "Trimania Reboot", multimedia largescale event hosted by the Buffalo Arts Studio, in the TriMain Building on March 29, 2025. 

See below for details and photos of some of them.

About Trimania Reboot

Trimania Reboot 2025 is presented by the Buffalo Arts Studio.

"After a seven-year hiatus, this iconic Buffalo Arts Studio fundraiser is back and better than ever. Join us on Saturday, March 29 from 7:00 pm – 12:00 am as Buffalo Arts Studio transforms all six floors of the Tri-Main Center with live bands, DJs, dancers, performers, poets, visual artists, and more."

UB Alumnus Shirley Verrico, (BFA in Communication Design and an MAH in Art History and English), as the Director of Visual Arts at the Buffalo Arts Studio, had an integral role in the planning and execution of this showcase of local art and talent.

ubART Affiliated Artists

Beth Atanacio, BFA 2001

Dennis A. Bertram, coursework alumnus

Naija Gregory Lanurias Boles, 2023 BFA

H Boone, 2025 MFA Candidate

Joel Brenden, 2008 MFA, current Adjunct Professor

Kyle Butler, 2010 MFA

Crystal Z. Campbell, current Visiting Associate Professor

Alison Cortes, 2022 BA in Art History, Studio Art minor

Caroline Doherty, 2016 MFA

Cheryl Jackson, 1990 MA in Art History

Joel Mulindwa, 2025 MFA Candidate

Cole Pawlowski, coursework alumnus

Danielle Saeva, coursework alumnus

Kathleen Sherin, 1985 MFA

Emma Stanton, 2023 BFA

Laura Valkwitch, current BA in Studio Art student

Edreys Wajed, 2022 MFA

Joel Brenden, "Maybe Have I Never", participatory performance at Trimania Reboot, Buffalo Arts Studio, March 29, 2025

Joel Brenden, "Maybe Have I Never", participatory performance at Trimania Reboot, Buffalo Arts Studio, March 29, 2025, depicting two people sitting across from each other at a small table, with a digital printer underneath, and projectors on a pedestal beside, pointing at the walls behind the seated people. A keyboard and blue paper with printed white collaged text are on the table. A man kneels in front of the table and talks to the seated people. Onlookers on the right side stand in a semicircle around the table and seated/kneeling figures.
Joel Brenden, "Maybe Have I Never", participatory performance at Trimania Reboot, Buffalo Arts Studio, March 29, 2025, depicting a wall with many pieces of blue paper, with collaged white text printed on them. DImly lit, and a blue light reflection on the wall to the right.
Joel Brenden, "Maybe Have I Never", participatory performance at Trimania Reboot, Buffalo Arts Studio, March 29, 2025, depicting two people sitting across from each other at a small table, with a digital printer underneath, and projectors on a pedestal beside, pointing at the walls behind the seated people. A keyboard and blue paper with printed white colalged text are on the table.
Joel Brenden, "Maybe Have I Never", participatory performance at Trimania Reboot, Buffalo Arts Studio, March 29, 2025, depicting a projector shining white light with blue text, on a wall behind a table with a keyboard.
Joel Brenden, "Maybe Have I Never", participatory performance at Trimania Reboot, Buffalo Arts Studio, March 29, 2025, depicting two people sitting across from each other at a small table, with a digital printer underneath, and projectors on a pedestal beside, pointing at the walls behind the seated people. A keyboard and blue paper with printed white colalged text are on the table. A man kneels in front of the table holding blue papers and a woman in the foreground left looks across the scene.
Joel Brenden, "Maybe Have I Never", participatory performance at Trimania Reboot, Buffalo Arts Studio, March 29, 2025, depicting a projector shining royal blue light on a wall behind a table with a keyboard and blue paper with printed white collaged text on it.
Joel Brenden, "Maybe Have I Never", participatory performance at Trimania Reboot, Buffalo Arts Studio, March 29, 2025, depicting a a closeup of blue paper, with collaged white text printed on it, repeating "Maybe Have I Never".
Joel Brenden, "Maybe Have I Never", participatory performance at Trimania Reboot, Buffalo Arts Studio, March 29, 2025, depicting a a command line computer screen with text saying "Never have i, never would i, * ever - did you? would you? \* okay my turn * okay your turn *".