Denise Sperry – Award

Our soon to be good friend, This Mouse has OCD, short for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, which a problem with chemicals in the brain.

Carol Townsend (Past President) and Cindi O’Mara (Current President) are honored to have their works included in this exhibition. i

Train Control Panel 12TH ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER STEVEN H. SIEGEL FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOS ANGELES, CA. – Professional photographer Steve H. Siegel of the United States of America was honored with the 12th Annual Black and White Spider Awards Nominee title for his image, Train Control Panel in the category of Architecture at a prestigious Nomination & Winners Photo Show streamed Saturday, October 14, 2017. The live online gala was attended by over 11,000 photography fans around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the industry’s most important event for black and white photography. 12th Annual Jury members included captains of the industry from The Armory Show, New York; Christie’s, London; McCann, Singapore; GQ,…

Cast, 2017, wood, plaster, barbed-wire Exhibiting Member Rich Tomasello was commissioned to create a piece for the exhibition Give Us The Vote for ArtsWestchester gallery in White Plains, NY. This show focused on voting rights in America and also marked the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in New York State. The show at ArtsWestchester runs from October 10th until January 27th. Immigration Survival Kit, 2017, cardboard, acetate, hat, make-up kit Tomasello was also selected to exhibit new work in a group pop up exhibition Into Action in Los Angeles, CA. Into Action is a show focused on activism and justice. Tomasello will be exhibiting his work alongside artists such as Swoon, Shepard Fairey, Hank Willis Thomas, Zoe Buckman, Michael Murphy, and more.

Patti Harris, BSA Publicity Chair, was included in the recent issue of Block Club Magazine. The writeup and accompanying graphic on pages 40-41 tell us much about Patti and her unique artistic style: bcm26_patti.pdf. The entire magazine can be viewed at http://blockclubonline.com/magazine/. Block Club is based in Buffalo, NY. The company formed in early 2007 with Block Club Magazine, a locally supported bi-monthly publication which celebrates the many people, organizations and businesses which help to make Western New York such a great place to live, work and play. Block Club Magazine has also published several specialty projects, including the Elmwood Village Association’s annual Elmwood VIllage Map & Guide (a neighborhood map for Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo, NY) and Rooms To Dream (a home and garden…

Susan Explains I have good news to share with our membership that started with the BSA website artist listings! I was contacted in April by a young woman inquiring for her dad about a very special commission. Her dad’s dream was to have a landscape painting done as an “heirloom” artwork. It was a very special landscape depicting the village he was born in and the home of his ancestors, Futani, Italy. The young lady informed me that she had been searching for an artist willing to take on commission for a large (30″x48″) painting for quite some time when she was referred to the Buffalo Society of Artist’s website. After looking through the exhibiting artists profiles and featured work, she reached out to me…