Nature and Nurture: Western New York High School Art Teachers Show

Exhibition open: November 25, 2024 - January 4, 2025

Public Reception: Thursday, December 5, 5-7PM

The young artists of our region are inspired and well-instructed by incredible local artists who have dedicated their time and creative energies to education. We would like to honor and celebrate these Western New York (mainly high school) art teachers, and the work they are creating for their own purposes, as showcased in Nature and Nurture.

This exhibition is complementing our annual Western New York High School Student Art Exhibition, which will continue in 2025. The styles and skills of these educators have ripple effects on the development of young artists emerging in the Western New York Region. Some of those pupils go on to study advanced artmaking and theory, at the University at Buffalo and other institutions of higher learning, and others embody creative skills in their daily lives and diverse career pursuits. In a multitude of ways, the artistry of the educators informs and molds their students.

Thank you to the Western New York Art Teachers, for providing platforms for young artists to be nurtured in their creativity, and hosting opportunities for their natural and learned abilities to grow and flourish.

~ University at Buffalo, Department of Art

Admission is free and open to the public.

Starting Wednesday, 12/9/24, UB Winter Break hours limited, to by appointment only, within the range of Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM. Write to whitneyk@buffalo.edu, or calling 716-645-0525. The gallery may be open many of those hours without an appointment, but confirming is suggested.

Parking is free in most lots in campus after 3PM. Check signs. If a parking permit is needed, request in advance to art-info@buffalo.edu, or visit the Art Office, 202 Center for the Arts.

Light refreshments will be provided at the public reception on 12/5, 5-7PM.

This show has been organized by Art Resource Manager Whitney Kehl, in coordination with the Department’s Recruitment and Gallery Committees.

Installation assistance by MFA Candidates Teju Abiola, Meagan Killian, & Eilis Regan.

This exhibition was scheduled by the Department of Art Gallery Committee, co-chaired by Professor Joan Linder, and Art Resource Manager Whitney Kehl. The Gallery Committee schedules a series of annual and single iteration exhibitions, and welcomes exhibition proposals, which must be sponsored by a Faculty member in the Department. Proposals may be submitted to the Department’s Gallery Committee, by writing to the Art Resource Manager.

Participating Artists: