Bag Series, Face to Face The Mask We Wear

mixed media, 1979, 14 x 12 photograph, c1985, 9.5 x 7.5

The Western New York Artists Group is pleased to announce an exhibition for Buffalo artist Victor Shanchuk, Jr., a well-known artist, educator and community volunteer.

Victor Shanchuk, Jr. – A Life’s Work (A Retrospective Exhibition) will open with a reception for the artist on Friday, August 25, 2017 from 7:30 to 9pm. The exhibit will continue to be on view through September 29, 2017.

The exhibit highlights the long artistic career of this artist. Included in the exhibit will be works ranging from the 1950s to the present. Works in photography, paintings in acrylic, watercolor and oil, mixed media works and lithographs will be shown, exemplifying the diverse range of this exceptional artist.

For further information contact gallery director Donald J. Siuta at 716-885-2251.

This exhibition is being made possible in part through public funding from the County of Erie and the City of Buffalo, Art Dialogue Gallery, Stony Dental Care and through funding from our Members and our Friends. Thank you for supporting the arts.

Gallery Summer Hours (August): Wednesday, Thursday, 11am to 5pm, Friday 11am to 4pm, Saturday 11am to 2pm.

Regular Hours (September through June): Tuesday through Friday 11am to 5pm, Saturday 11am to 3pm.

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