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March 6, 2015

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class="gray-bg" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   CEPA Gallery is pleased to announce I Have Nothing to Say About Anything at All, a site-specific video installation by UB Department of Art MFA candidate Sangjun Yoo at Big Orbit Project Space. This MFA thesis exhibition will consist of a series of scrims arranged to create an immersive environment where the viewers own body becomes implicit in the work. Through the use of live video feeds, fabric, video projections, and sculptural elements, Sangjun Yoo makes visible what was once invisible to reveal gaps in our perceptions of time and space. An opening reception for the artist will take place on MARCH 6, 2015 from 8-11pm. The exhibition I Have Nothing to Say About Anything at All is part of First Fridays at Big Orbit Project Space and is free and open to the public.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" el_class="gray-border-top"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="center" css_animation="" el_class="white"][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-map-pin" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Location Big Orbit Project Space 30D Essex Street Buffalo, NY 14213[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-calendar" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Dates Friday, March 6, 2015 through March 6, 2015 Admission Free to the public[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-clock-o" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Times 8 p.m. - 11 p.m.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]

January 31, 2015

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class="gray-bg" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   In honor of the CEPA Gallery and Big Orbit merger, our 2014 Members Exhibit will be hosted at both art galleries. Big Orbit’s 2014 Members Exhibit features artwork (excluding photography) from some of Western New York’s most talented artists [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" el_class="gray-border-top"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="center" css_animation="" el_class="white"][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-map-pin" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Location Big Orbit Project Space 30D Essex Street Buffalo, NY 14213[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-calendar" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Dates Saturday, January 31, 2015 through February 22, 2015 Admission Free to the public[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-clock-o" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Times 8:00 P.M - 11:00 P.M[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]

January 30, 2015

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class="gray-bg" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   CEPA Gallery is pleased to present a new series of photographs by 2014 CEPA Members’ Exhibition Award winner Patti Ambrogi entitled The Rebel Forest. The Rebel Forest is a new chapter in the Geographies of Desire, surveying two tracks of land held in preservation: The Bentley Woods in Victor, New York and the Cathcart Island on Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. The Geographies of Desire are a continuing series of photographs documenting observations of the natural world and our presence in these environments. The work maps a progression of walks on land preserved through various forms of land management. These photographs explore our conceptions and idealizations of nature while they reflect the social and political conflicts we face as 196 countries establish a framework to slow the rate of global warming. Patti Ambrogi is as an Associate Professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including recent exhibits at the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo, Tokyo Polytechnic Institute in Japan, the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, the Center for Book Arts in New York City, and The Boston CyberArtsFestival

January 30, 2015

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class="gray-bg" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   In honor of the CEPA Gallery and Big Orbit merger, our 2015 Members Exhibit will be hosted at both art galleries. CEPA Gallery’s 2015 Members Exhibit features the photography and photo-related work of some of Western New York’s most talented artists [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" el_class="gray-border-top"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="center" css_animation="" el_class="white"][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-map-pin" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Location CEPA Gallery Underground Gallery 617 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14203[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-calendar" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Dates Friday, January 30, 2015 through March 28, 2015 Admission Free to the public[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-clock-o" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Times 7:00 P.M - 10:00 P.M[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]

January 30, 2015

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class="gray-bg" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   Transformations An exhibition of images by Kenmore East High School Photography students, in partnership with the CEPA Gallery’s Education Program. In September, Kenmore East Photography students came to CEPA to view the exhibition “Transformational Imagemaking; Handmade Photography Since 1960” curated by Robert Hirsch. After viewing the exhibition the students developed individual themes for their own photographic pieces, and shot several rolls of black and white 35 mm and 120 film. They brought their developed film to CEPA in October for a day of workshops in the darkroom and digital lab with teacher Denise Carr and CEPA Education Director Lauren Tent. The idea behind the workshops was to give the students a chance to explore the darkroom in a variety of ways. The “Transformational Imagemaking” exhibition included many artists using photography in unusual and nontraditional ways. The instructors wanted to push the students out of the traditional with their work, and explore more possibilities. During their visit, the students created a Polaroid transfer, a digital painting with light image, a 16 x 20 darkroom print from their Holga camera (120) film, a magazine cover photogram, and a Liquid Light print. Curator

January 30, 2015

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class="gray-bg" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   CEPA Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of photographs by 2014 CEPA Members’ Exhibition Award winner Valerie Kasinski entitled Together We Are. This body of photographs seeks to establish a connection between the figure and the environment. Stemming from her Involvement with an international cohort of like-minded photographers, it has led to cross-country travel and a connection to an artistic diaspora that has dramatically affected Valerie’s relationship to the idea photography, people, and place. Together We Are explores the connection between strangers becoming friends and the locations where those connections came to be. This ongoing project will continue throughout the United States and eventually to other countries. Valerie Kasinski grew up in Alden, NY, a verdant and pastoral area that continues to inform her work. Kasinski received her associates in graphic design and a BFA in photography at Villa Maria College. She has exhibited work at galleries such as Burchfield-Penney Art Center(Buffalo, NY), Calumet Gallery(New York, NY), CEPA Gallery(Buffalo, NY), and Hi-Temp Fabrication Gallery(Buffalo, NY). Together We Are will be on view from January 30 – February 28, 2015 in the FLUX Gallery on the first floor. An opening reception with the artist

January 30, 2015

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class="gray-bg" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   CEPA Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of photographic work by Lukia Costello entitled As I Wake, I Cry: Revisiting Ukraine. As I Wake, I Cry: Revisiting Ukraine weaves together recent travel photos to Ukraine with family photos and cultural artifacts to reveal the emotional story of one artist’s road to cultural identification. This work is dedicated to the ‘Celestial 100′ who died at Euromaidan, the growing number of dead, wounded, and displaced, the many illegal prisoners of war, and the people of Russia – all suffering the effects of the illegal and undeclared Russian war in Ukraine. This group of photographs were created during an August 2014 visit to Ukraine, 15 years after the artist’s first visit to the region. The calm pastorals and scenes of daily life offer a counterpoint to war front imagery and the propaganda that has sought to portray Western Ukraine and the city of Lviv in particular, as a hotbed of fascism. The title of this show relates to both the moment Lukia woke to realize that her Lviv bound train had crossed into Ukraine, as well as the many mornings before and since,

November 8, 2014

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class="gray-bg" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   CEPA Gallery is pleased to announce Ne Plus Ultra: A Ten Year Survey by Buffalo-based artist Michael Beam opening November 8, 2014 at CEPA’s Big Orbit Project Space. The exhibition will feature close to 30 artworks, surveying Beam’s 10 year career in Western New York, including works from important Western New York collectors, Gerald Mead, Dr. Peter Butera, Dotty Fitzgerald, Dave Giusiana, Michael Daloia and former AKAG director Louis Grachos. In Latin, ne plus ultra literally means ‘not further beyond’ and was the inscription on the Pillars of Hercules prohibiting passage by ships through the Strait of Gibraltar and into the unknown. The modern definition of ne plus ultra is “the most extreme example of its kind.” This exhibition represents the pinnacle of this period of Beam’s development, marking a remarkable and quantifiable point in his career. The noteworthy work from private collections will be amplified by a new body of works, culminating with the artist’s (self-proclaimed) opus Three Dog Night (2014). Following this exhibition, Beam will be taking a hiatus from art making to bring supplementary projects, which have been in the works for some time, to completion. The opening for Ne Plus

September 19, 2014

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class="gray-bg" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   Join us for for the opening of Transformational Imagemaking: Handmade Photography Since 1960, a companion exhibition to Robert Hirsch’s recently published book of the same title (Focal Press). This extraordinary exhibition features work by some of the most innovative photographers and imagemakers of the mid-20th century through today; artists who redefined the notion of photography as a medium and left an indelible mark on contemporary photographic practices. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" el_class="gray-border-top"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="center" css_animation="" el_class="white"][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-map-pin" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Location CEPA Gallery FLUX Gallery 617 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14203[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-calendar" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Dates Friday, September 19, 2014 through November 23, 2014 Admission Free to the public[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-clock-o" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Times 7:00 P.M - 10:00 P.M[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]

September 13, 2014

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class="gray-bg" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   CEPA Gallery is pleased to announce a new exhibition of works by Mark Lavatelli entitled TreeHistoric. Lavatelli will expand on his practice by presenting a site specific installation alongside a selection of his paintings made over the past 35 years. Mark Lavatelli is a Buffalo-based painter who works primarily with an antiquated beeswax technique called encaustic. This technique is rarely utilized today, which makes Lavatelli’s paintings extremely unique. In addition to having exhibited in solo and group shows all over the United States, his work in this medium has won him many different awards, grants, and commissions. An opening reception will take place Saturday, September 13th from 8-11pm. The exhibition will run through Sunday, October 26th, 2014. As always, our exhibitions are free and open to the public.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" el_class="gray-border-top"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="center" css_animation="" el_class="white"][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-map-pin" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Location Big Orbit Project Space 30D Essex Street Buffalo, NY 14213[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-calendar" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Dates Saturday, September 13, 2014 through October 26, 2014 Admission Free to the public[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][icons icon="fa-clock-o" size="fa-4x" type="normal" position="center" target="_self"][vc_column_text] Exhibit Times 8:00 P.M - 11:00 P.M[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]