Current Exhibit
Those Who Can and Do:
The Teaching Artists of WNY Book Arts Center
May 19-July 19, 2026
The Teaching Artists of WNY Book Arts Center
May 19-July 19, 2026
Clockwise from upper left Talia Ryan, Portrait 11, 2025, collage 9 x12 inches, Ruby Merritt, Chitin and the Sparkling Microbes, 2025. acrylic, inkjet prints, vinyl, mica pigment. 12 x 12 inches; Kathie Aspaas, Untitled, 2017, ink on paper, wood block, relief and collagraph. 21.5 x 31 inches (image cropped) and Seth Brauchler. Safety, 2025. watercolor, paper, and glass, 12 x 9 x 3 inches
Alchemy & history, liminality & decay, nature & wonder, monsters & belonging, memory & light, unease & defiance. This group exhibition from WNY Book Arts Center affirms the complexity and prowess of artists who happen to also teach. The title of the show playfully challenges the erroneous old maxim that “Those who can, do; those who can't, teach” to remind us of the particular both/and-ness of artists who not only maintain their practice but generously encourage others to create their own
Within its print studio and classroom, the Western New York Book Arts Center is privileged to share the talents of its teaching artists, creatives who engage in a wide range of artistic practices exploring painting, photography, monotype, collage, bookbinding, zine making, letterpress, screen printing, paper marbling, linoblock, collagraph, woodblock printing, etching, suminagashi and more. A part of the verdant artistic landscape of our region, they contribute to the benefit of numerous cultural organizations, colleges and schools as artists and educator,s
Join us in celebrating their accomplishments, gain insight into their artistic dexterity and distinct creative expressions, and interact with this collaborative learning community.
And If this work inspires you, we encourage you to learn from these artists at one of the many, hands-on workshops offered at Book Arts. Find the current offerings and register at wnybookarts.org/classes.
Within its print studio and classroom, the Western New York Book Arts Center is privileged to share the talents of its teaching artists, creatives who engage in a wide range of artistic practices exploring painting, photography, monotype, collage, bookbinding, zine making, letterpress, screen printing, paper marbling, linoblock, collagraph, woodblock printing, etching, suminagashi and more. A part of the verdant artistic landscape of our region, they contribute to the benefit of numerous cultural organizations, colleges and schools as artists and educator,s
Join us in celebrating their accomplishments, gain insight into their artistic dexterity and distinct creative expressions, and interact with this collaborative learning community.
And If this work inspires you, we encourage you to learn from these artists at one of the many, hands-on workshops offered at Book Arts. Find the current offerings and register at wnybookarts.org/classes.