Monica Angle’s work combines elements of painting and printmaking. Her images are based on

experiences of places, which she records in notes and sketches.

 

Monica starts an image with a monoprint processes where she paints on glass with watercolor or acrylic and transfers that color onto paper, fabric, or wood panels. Building up the color layer by layer captures traces left by the water as it moves across the surface of the glass plate. Even though she may repeat a gesture with the brush, it will not appear the same way twice. These collected gestures combine to form pathways and clearings that suggest a landscape. Like the

experience of recalling a place, the images generate a type of map, recording the channels of water from which the image grows.

 

Monica has a studio both at home in the neighborhood, where she moved to 18 years

ago, and also for the last 10 years at the Tri-Main Building.

 

She has had solo exhibitions at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, SUNY Buffalo State, and the Fralin Museum of Art, University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, VA. Her work has been featured in public spaces such as City Hall Minneapolis, MN and the Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA, and is part of collections, private and public, including the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

 

Monica is originally from Omaha, Nebraska, graduated from Harvard College, and did her graduate work in print-making and bookmaking at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She currently serves as a council member for the New York State Council on the Arts.

 

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Molly Magnotto Butsch grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and attended The University of Dayton (1995) on a Fine Arts Scholarship, where she studied Studio Art with a focus in Illustration.

Upon graduation and after a year of travel, she settled into life in Chicago.

 

She worked for Artists’ Frame Service and then took a position at Jayson Home and Garden - a sister company. This is where she applied much of her art background into home design.

Ten years and three children later, Molly moved to her husband’s hometown of Buffalo, New York to raise their girls Caroline, Catherine, and Anna.

 

During Covid, Molly was inspired to get back to her roots and began doing watercolor house portraits for friends and new customers by word of mouth.

 

Molly was commissioned by Watsons Chocolates to do their advent calendar artwork.

She has also done several landscape commissions and illustration designs for holiday cards and announcements.

 

While not making art Molly is outside exploring~ usually near a beach or enjoying travel, live music, her friends, her children, and her loving black labs.

 

Her style is loose, uncomplicated and very informal. Molly works from her home studio.

 

There is a definite illustrative quality to her pieces. Materials include watercolor and pen and ink.

 

[INSTA ICON] @mollygraydesign

[PHONE ICON] (716) 438-8566

[MAIL ICON]  mollygraydesign@gmail.com

 

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Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Markenzy Julius Cesar’s love of art began as a kid, drawing the superheroes on his lunchboxes.

 

On his 13th birthday, not long after the Duvalier regime was ousted, Markenzy’s family emigrated to the United States. He quickly assimilated to the new world that he had viewed as the promise land. Markenzy lived in Long Island and when it was time for college, he moved to Buffalo where he majored in art.  After receiving a B.F.A. with a concentration in Painting and Drawing from Buffalo State College, Markenzy remained in Buffalo with his wife and two daughters and like Robert Frost said, “My goal in life is to unite my avocation with my vocation, As my two eyes make one in sight.”

 

 Markenzy’s art studio officially started three years ago and is located behind his home. Over the past few years, his artwork has been influenced by what he remembers from childhood.  He would say it took becoming a diaspora to really appreciate the rich Haitian culture that he had taken for granted; thinking when you are from an island, surrounded by water on all sides, you grow to have an affinity for it.

 

In 2022, the Haitian Heritage Museum hosted Markenzy’s solo exhibition during Art Basel Miami Beach:  Flesh and Water. Subsequently this summer, as a now nationally-emerging artist, he will be traveling to Loire Valley in France for an inspiring two-week art residency.

Markenzy is also on the Board of Trustees for the Community Music School of Buffalo.  He loves being part of the local Buffalo art scene, bringing communities together and supporting fellow artists.

 

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[INSTA ICON] @markenzycesar  

[PHONE ICON] (716) 310-9225

 

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Whitney Crispell founded her quilting and home textile studio, Local Color, in 2017. Her handmade work is crafted slowly and with care. She enjoys mixing traditional quilt blocks with modern fabrics, creating high-contrast color palettes, and utilizing vintage or upcycled textiles.

 

Whitney can’t seem to get away from making rainbows with fabric. Depending on size or complexity, she will spend upwards of 30+ hours creating a quilt. She often collaborates with other local artists as part of her process. In a culture that increasingly values “fast homeware” or one-season decor items, investing resources in a handmade quilt can feel subversive. 

 Whitney offers custom quilt orders and limited-run, ready-to-ship pieces like quilted tote bags and wall hangings. She also takes commissions for memory quilts, which are special pieces typically made using the clothing and home textiles from a late loved one. She is honored to guide families through this process and create something meaningful for them to use and cherish.

Whitney loves what her quilting work brings to her life: intention, patience, and color. She would be honored to share her handmade, heirloom quilts with you and inspire the same.

 

[INSTAGRAM ICON] @localcolorquilts

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Terri Katz Kasimov’s mother was an artist and some of her earliest memories involved being together, and drawing. Both of her parents encouraged and provided her with every opportunity to study and learn. At the age of six Terri began lessons with Sam Russo, a local artist who gained international recognition. Although he passed away four years ago, his intense passion and insight continue to inspire and motivate her today. From Sam, she learned all the elements of composition, as well as the lesson of not just looking, but truly seeing. Creating became her daily routine. She didn't feel complete if she hadn’t made marks each day.

 

Terri earned a BFA from The Ohio State University and an MFA from SUNY Buffalo, where she also taught. During her university years, Terri was honored to study with renowned artists, including David Hockney.

 

Terri’s work is represented nationally and internationally in numerous private and public collections and museums. Having created art for decades, her studio, which overlooks the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, is filled with collage, drawing, and painting materials. Inspiration abounds in that sanctuary. Wherever she is, everything she sees...she SEES. What Terri feels will be expressed with or without the subject matter. It just depends...but it all comes from the heart.

 

In 2019, Terri underwent chemotherapy. There were no words to describe how she felt; but, she could draw it. Those artworks will be exhibited from June 9 to August 27 at Buffalo Art Movement (BAM!), with 100% of the proceeds benefitting cancer research at Roswell Park. Roswell & Terri’s oncologist, Dr. Francisco J. Hernandez-Ilizaliturri saved her life. Now, he’s also her gallerist. Incredible! You can’t make this up. Terri is blessed to give this gift.

 

[INSTAGRAM ICON] @studiotkk

[YOUTUBE ICON] Terri Katz Kasimov

[PHONE ICON] (716) 432-8475

 

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Missy Kennedy’s love affair with photography began in high school when her biology teacher, recognizing that science was not her forte, suggested she take his photography class. She then decided to pursue the professional study of photography and attended the Rochester Institute of Technology where she received her BFA in photo illustration. After working in New York City as the first female photographer with the Bachrach Studio, she returned to Buffalo to establish her business Missy Kennedy Photography. 

Having learned that creating rapport with the subject was a critical part of how she work, Missy developed a passion for shooting people and animals, which she still maintains. Her style is to treat every photo engagement like a ‘mini vogue shoot,’ which allows her clients to open up and be themselves and provides them with a wide array of shots to choose from.

 

In addition to her private clients, Missy has volunteered for decades at the SPCA taking photos of animals to help them get adopted. She also created the weekly “Furry Fan” feature that was promoted by WGRZ sports radio and showcased animals in need of a home with Buffalo Sports Teams. 

 

Missy’s photography shows and exhibitions include “Snap Out Of It,” a show at the Burchfield Penney Art Center focusing on women over 40, a rescued animals exhibit at the Nichols Flickinger Performing Arts Center and the Canopy of Neighbors project “Changing the Face of Aging,”” which was also on display at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. 

 

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[MAIL ICON] kennedy1958@aol.com

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Karla J. Levi has been an active member of the Buffalo Arts Scene for over 30 years. She has always been interested in photography and has photographed many locales in and around Western New York.

 

In 2001, Karla learned about Locust Street Art, a community center for the visual arts located in Buffalo’s inner city. She utilized Locust Street’s darkroom facilities and learned much about photography and film processing from their staff. During her time at Locust Street, she concentrated my efforts on black & white photography. Since then, Karla has captured the colors of the world when she travels. Although the subject matter of her work is wide-ranging, she specializes in photographs that explore the structural elements inherent in both nature, landscape, and architecture.

 

Over the years, Karla has had the honor of presenting her work in a number of shows in the Buffalo area. In 2016, she received honorable mention in the 20th Annual Juried Member Exhibition at Art Dialogue Gallery. Karla is especially proud to have had one of her works included in a juried show, The Buffalo Society of Artists 2014 Spring Exhibit. This work, Spotlight, received a favorable review in ArtVoice, a former arts-oriented publication. In 2011, she received third place from The National Arts Program and in 2009, her entry, Footbridge, won first place in the same program. Also, in 2009 her entry, In God’s House, was juried into The Collectors Gallery at the Albright-Knox Gallery. In 2009, one of Karla’s dreams came true when her book, Sign Stories, containing over 50 of her photographs of advertising signage in the City of Buffalo, was published by Western New York Wares, Inc.

 

[MAIL ICON] kjlartphoto@aol.com

 

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Celia Vicente Pearce grew up in Mendoza, Argentina. She moved to the United States in1998 where she worked in New York City as a makeup artist on various films and TV shows for eight years until she decided to stay home with her two young children.

 

Celia’s longing for a creative outlet led her to painting and pottery. She tried many paint mediums and felt a strong pull to work in alcohol ink. The majority of her paintings are in alcohol ink on Yupo or Nara paper which enable artistic expression through wide variations in the ink flow and ink colors.

 

Celia is self-taught and produces beautiful and colorful creative works that you’ll find yourself staring at finding different shapes and forms inspired by skies, spirits, and oceans. She now resides in Buffalo with her husband Shawn and two kids.

 

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Danielle Saeva is an artist, muralist, and art educator born and raised in Buffalo. Her work is a reflection of herself and her evolving perspective, focusing largely on themes of mental health, spirituality, and the human condition.

 

Through honest depictions of her own meditations and experiences, Danielle’s goal is for her work to act as a mirror, promoting self-reflection, vulnerability, and healing.

 

Danielle has been creating and drawing since she was a kid, and started painting in 2016, while in college. She has always been interested in portraiture and figure and finding stylistic ways to capture the true essence of the person she is painting. Danielle takes a lot of inspiration from nature, particularly in our parallels with it; so often our own cycles and feelings reflect the natural world around us. 

 

[INSTAGRAM ICON] @danielle.saeva

[MAIL ICON] danielle.saeva@gmail.com

 

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Carol Siracuse studied printmaking with Leonard Baskin at Smith College before undertaking her architectural training at Harvard Graduate School of Design, and Princeton University. She practiced architecture in Boston, and Ithaca, opening her own firm in Chautauqua County in 1980. In 2001, she moved to Buffalo and became a vice president at Cannon Design, retiring in 2010 after 38 years of practice. At Cannon, she managed the Strategic Plan for the Reconstruction of the Buffalo Public Schools, a project which fueled her passion for the rich architectural heritage of Buffalo.

  

A signature member of Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society, she retired as its president in 2016 taking on the duties of Communications Chair. Carol is an Exhibiting Member of the Buffalo Society of Artists, the Fine Arts League of Buffalo, and Western New York Artists Group. Her images of Buffalo, its architecture and gardens, and her travels have been shown in many group shows including Buffalo – a work in progress at Studio Hart, The Travellers Muse, Journaling Around the World at Dana Tillou Fine Arts, and Luminance Group Watercolor Exhibit at Meibohm Fine Arts, 2022.

 

Her solo show Captured Travels was held in 2016 at Betty’s in Buffalo. Her paintings have been accepted into juried shows for the Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors; her painting Tom winning an award in the 2018 Exhibition, the BSA, WNYAG and NFWS. Sunset on Hertel Avenue, won the Gold Medal in the 119th Catalogue Show of the Buffalo Society of Artists, 2015. Concrete Elevators won the Bronze Medal at the BSA’s 126th Catalogue Exhibition, 2022. Her work is in the collection of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and the Castellani Art Center at Niagara University. She is included in the regional artists archives of the Burchfield Penney Art Center, and is represented by Meibohm Fine Arts in East Aurora, Portage Hill Art Gallery in Mayville , and Tesori in Williamsville.

 

[MAIL ICON] csir@me.com

[PHONE ICON] 716-867-9044