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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art — Surrender to Mercy - Final Works by Muhammad Z. Zaman at Hunt Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Why make art when you know you are going to die? \nPerhaps this question does not make much sense to an artist. While gallery visitors may arrive with ready answers\, much of our lives are spent in quiet denial of our own ending. Nearly all of us will experience it: lying in a bed while our bodies fail or\, and maybe worse\, sitting at its edge while someone we love goes\, slowly or quickly. Muhammad Z. Zaman was given the questionable gift of knowing — not without hope — that his time was limited. Asked what to do with that time\, his response was simple and unwavering: How could I ever not make art? Surrender to Mercy is Zaman’s answer. \nPlease join us for the opening of Surrender to Mercy\, an exhibition of final works by Muhammad Z. Zaman\, opening Friday\, January 16\, 2026\, from 6–9 PM at Hunt Art Gallery\, 403 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY. The exhibition presents paintings and drawings created as Zaman faced the knowledge of his limited time\, reflecting his unwavering commitment to life\, beauty\, and human connection. The exhibition will remain on view through March 14\, 2026. \nIf you had spoken to Zaman a year ago\, after he came to understand the shape of his remaining days\, you could not help but notice the joy braided tightly with sorrow. He was living more directly with the essential: more love\, more family\, more meals shared\, more trips taken\, more art. In a moment shaped by renewed political cruelty and public fear\, Zaman’s response was simple and insistent: Keep going. As if to ask\, are you increasing the share of mercy in the world? Why weren’t you before? \nThis question sits at the heart of the exhibition. In the year leading up to his recent death on December 9\, 2025\, he worked with extraordinary clarity\, urgency\, and care—deepening both his studio practice and his vision for shared creative experience. Chemotional 2\, a community-centered project series generously funded by ASI and NYSCA\, served as a key source of inspiration for the exhibition. The project’s public engagement was carried out through publicly shared works and videos documenting the artistic process. This format supported the project’s goals of prioritizing creative connection and intimate access to the creative process\, fostering reflection on our shared humanity through illness\, grief\, and hope. \nZaman’s work solidified over a decade ago around an affirmation of life. Layered compositions rooted in public engagement\, Calligraffiti\, tensions between language\, legibility\, and meaning in sprawling English\, Bengali\, and Arabic\, inviting viewers to “read the illegible\,” encouraging curiosity\, mutual respect\, and reflection despite the impossibility of fully understanding one another. Again and again\, in moments when violence was carried out in the name of power\, slaying innocents as collateral to a nation’s war against its own shadow\, Zaman’s work—insistent\, undeniable—was to say there is beauty in the lives that we ignore\, and humanity. That innate sense of the preciousness of life takes on new dimension now. \nIn this body of work\, Zaman followed the mark on the paper day by day\, allowing color\, shape\, and gesture to map fear\, hope\, exhaustion\, determination\, and grace. Chemotional 2 lives within Surrender to Mercy as a legacy of that process—an affirmation of art as a communal\, healing act and a reflection of Zaman’s enduring commitment to connection\, mercy\, and shared humanity. \nThe works in Surrender to Mercy were all made while Zaman knew that he was going to die. Some of these were made on good days. He relocated his studio from his longtime residence at Buffalo Arts Studio to his home\, where he could paint whenever it was physically possible to do so. These paintings are evidence of will and vision. Zaman says his hand has become more assured in this time\, less careful plotting of his calligraphic script\, less time wasted in doubt and bullshit. Some works\, Zaman’s drawings made in the waiting rooms of Roswell or in hospital beds\, are the literal inscription of time lived. Taking a line for a walk\, it leads you by the hand\, out of fear into grace. \nWe would like to thank M. Delmonico Connolly for his assistance in writing this statement\, following a recent intimate interview with the artist\, and ASI and NYSCA for their support.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-surrender-to-mercy-final-works-by-muhammad-z-zaman-at-hunt-gallery-2/2026-01-31/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art — Surrender to Mercy - Final Works by Muhammad Z. Zaman at Hunt Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Why make art when you know you are going to die? \nPerhaps this question does not make much sense to an artist. While gallery visitors may arrive with ready answers\, much of our lives are spent in quiet denial of our own ending. Nearly all of us will experience it: lying in a bed while our bodies fail or\, and maybe worse\, sitting at its edge while someone we love goes\, slowly or quickly. Muhammad Z. Zaman was given the questionable gift of knowing — not without hope — that his time was limited. Asked what to do with that time\, his response was simple and unwavering: How could I ever not make art? Surrender to Mercy is Zaman’s answer. \nPlease join us for the opening of Surrender to Mercy\, an exhibition of final works by Muhammad Z. Zaman\, opening Friday\, January 16\, 2026\, from 6–9 PM at Hunt Art Gallery\, 403 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY. The exhibition presents paintings and drawings created as Zaman faced the knowledge of his limited time\, reflecting his unwavering commitment to life\, beauty\, and human connection. The exhibition will remain on view through March 14\, 2026. \nIf you had spoken to Zaman a year ago\, after he came to understand the shape of his remaining days\, you could not help but notice the joy braided tightly with sorrow. He was living more directly with the essential: more love\, more family\, more meals shared\, more trips taken\, more art. In a moment shaped by renewed political cruelty and public fear\, Zaman’s response was simple and insistent: Keep going. As if to ask\, are you increasing the share of mercy in the world? Why weren’t you before? \nThis question sits at the heart of the exhibition. In the year leading up to his recent death on December 9\, 2025\, he worked with extraordinary clarity\, urgency\, and care—deepening both his studio practice and his vision for shared creative experience. Chemotional 2\, a community-centered project series generously funded by ASI and NYSCA\, served as a key source of inspiration for the exhibition. The project’s public engagement was carried out through publicly shared works and videos documenting the artistic process. This format supported the project’s goals of prioritizing creative connection and intimate access to the creative process\, fostering reflection on our shared humanity through illness\, grief\, and hope. \nZaman’s work solidified over a decade ago around an affirmation of life. Layered compositions rooted in public engagement\, Calligraffiti\, tensions between language\, legibility\, and meaning in sprawling English\, Bengali\, and Arabic\, inviting viewers to “read the illegible\,” encouraging curiosity\, mutual respect\, and reflection despite the impossibility of fully understanding one another. Again and again\, in moments when violence was carried out in the name of power\, slaying innocents as collateral to a nation’s war against its own shadow\, Zaman’s work—insistent\, undeniable—was to say there is beauty in the lives that we ignore\, and humanity. That innate sense of the preciousness of life takes on new dimension now. \nIn this body of work\, Zaman followed the mark on the paper day by day\, allowing color\, shape\, and gesture to map fear\, hope\, exhaustion\, determination\, and grace. Chemotional 2 lives within Surrender to Mercy as a legacy of that process—an affirmation of art as a communal\, healing act and a reflection of Zaman’s enduring commitment to connection\, mercy\, and shared humanity. \nThe works in Surrender to Mercy were all made while Zaman knew that he was going to die. Some of these were made on good days. He relocated his studio from his longtime residence at Buffalo Arts Studio to his home\, where he could paint whenever it was physically possible to do so. These paintings are evidence of will and vision. Zaman says his hand has become more assured in this time\, less careful plotting of his calligraphic script\, less time wasted in doubt and bullshit. Some works\, Zaman’s drawings made in the waiting rooms of Roswell or in hospital beds\, are the literal inscription of time lived. Taking a line for a walk\, it leads you by the hand\, out of fear into grace. \nWe would like to thank M. Delmonico Connolly for his assistance in writing this statement\, following a recent intimate interview with the artist\, and ASI and NYSCA for their support.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-surrender-to-mercy-final-works-by-muhammad-z-zaman-at-hunt-gallery-3/2026-01-30/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art — Surrender to Mercy - Final Works by Muhammad Z. Zaman at Hunt Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Why make art when you know you are going to die? \nPerhaps this question does not make much sense to an artist. While gallery visitors may arrive with ready answers\, much of our lives are spent in quiet denial of our own ending. Nearly all of us will experience it: lying in a bed while our bodies fail or\, and maybe worse\, sitting at its edge while someone we love goes\, slowly or quickly. Muhammad Z. Zaman was given the questionable gift of knowing — not without hope — that his time was limited. Asked what to do with that time\, his response was simple and unwavering: How could I ever not make art? Surrender to Mercy is Zaman’s answer. \nPlease join us for the opening of Surrender to Mercy\, an exhibition of final works by Muhammad Z. Zaman\, opening Friday\, January 16\, 2026\, from 6–9 PM at Hunt Art Gallery\, 403 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY. The exhibition presents paintings and drawings created as Zaman faced the knowledge of his limited time\, reflecting his unwavering commitment to life\, beauty\, and human connection. The exhibition will remain on view through March 14\, 2026. \nIf you had spoken to Zaman a year ago\, after he came to understand the shape of his remaining days\, you could not help but notice the joy braided tightly with sorrow. He was living more directly with the essential: more love\, more family\, more meals shared\, more trips taken\, more art. In a moment shaped by renewed political cruelty and public fear\, Zaman’s response was simple and insistent: Keep going. As if to ask\, are you increasing the share of mercy in the world? Why weren’t you before? \nThis question sits at the heart of the exhibition. In the year leading up to his recent death on December 9\, 2025\, he worked with extraordinary clarity\, urgency\, and care—deepening both his studio practice and his vision for shared creative experience. Chemotional 2\, a community-centered project series generously funded by ASI and NYSCA\, served as a key source of inspiration for the exhibition. The project’s public engagement was carried out through publicly shared works and videos documenting the artistic process. This format supported the project’s goals of prioritizing creative connection and intimate access to the creative process\, fostering reflection on our shared humanity through illness\, grief\, and hope. \nZaman’s work solidified over a decade ago around an affirmation of life. Layered compositions rooted in public engagement\, Calligraffiti\, tensions between language\, legibility\, and meaning in sprawling English\, Bengali\, and Arabic\, inviting viewers to “read the illegible\,” encouraging curiosity\, mutual respect\, and reflection despite the impossibility of fully understanding one another. Again and again\, in moments when violence was carried out in the name of power\, slaying innocents as collateral to a nation’s war against its own shadow\, Zaman’s work—insistent\, undeniable—was to say there is beauty in the lives that we ignore\, and humanity. That innate sense of the preciousness of life takes on new dimension now. \nIn this body of work\, Zaman followed the mark on the paper day by day\, allowing color\, shape\, and gesture to map fear\, hope\, exhaustion\, determination\, and grace. Chemotional 2 lives within Surrender to Mercy as a legacy of that process—an affirmation of art as a communal\, healing act and a reflection of Zaman’s enduring commitment to connection\, mercy\, and shared humanity. \nThe works in Surrender to Mercy were all made while Zaman knew that he was going to die. Some of these were made on good days. He relocated his studio from his longtime residence at Buffalo Arts Studio to his home\, where he could paint whenever it was physically possible to do so. These paintings are evidence of will and vision. Zaman says his hand has become more assured in this time\, less careful plotting of his calligraphic script\, less time wasted in doubt and bullshit. Some works\, Zaman’s drawings made in the waiting rooms of Roswell or in hospital beds\, are the literal inscription of time lived. Taking a line for a walk\, it leads you by the hand\, out of fear into grace. \nWe would like to thank M. Delmonico Connolly for his assistance in writing this statement\, following a recent intimate interview with the artist\, and ASI and NYSCA for their support.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-surrender-to-mercy-final-works-by-muhammad-z-zaman-at-hunt-gallery-3/2026-01-29/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebuffalohive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Muhammad-Zaman-working-on-his-final-artwork-No-Time-to-be-Afraid-2025.jpg
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art — Surrender to Mercy - Final Works by Muhammad Z. Zaman at Hunt Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Why make art when you know you are going to die? \nPerhaps this question does not make much sense to an artist. While gallery visitors may arrive with ready answers\, much of our lives are spent in quiet denial of our own ending. Nearly all of us will experience it: lying in a bed while our bodies fail or\, and maybe worse\, sitting at its edge while someone we love goes\, slowly or quickly. Muhammad Z. Zaman was given the questionable gift of knowing — not without hope — that his time was limited. Asked what to do with that time\, his response was simple and unwavering: How could I ever not make art? Surrender to Mercy is Zaman’s answer. \nPlease join us for the opening of Surrender to Mercy\, an exhibition of final works by Muhammad Z. Zaman\, opening Friday\, January 16\, 2026\, from 6–9 PM at Hunt Art Gallery\, 403 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY. The exhibition presents paintings and drawings created as Zaman faced the knowledge of his limited time\, reflecting his unwavering commitment to life\, beauty\, and human connection. The exhibition will remain on view through March 14\, 2026. \nIf you had spoken to Zaman a year ago\, after he came to understand the shape of his remaining days\, you could not help but notice the joy braided tightly with sorrow. He was living more directly with the essential: more love\, more family\, more meals shared\, more trips taken\, more art. In a moment shaped by renewed political cruelty and public fear\, Zaman’s response was simple and insistent: Keep going. As if to ask\, are you increasing the share of mercy in the world? Why weren’t you before? \nThis question sits at the heart of the exhibition. In the year leading up to his recent death on December 9\, 2025\, he worked with extraordinary clarity\, urgency\, and care—deepening both his studio practice and his vision for shared creative experience. Chemotional 2\, a community-centered project series generously funded by ASI and NYSCA\, served as a key source of inspiration for the exhibition. The project’s public engagement was carried out through publicly shared works and videos documenting the artistic process. This format supported the project’s goals of prioritizing creative connection and intimate access to the creative process\, fostering reflection on our shared humanity through illness\, grief\, and hope. \nZaman’s work solidified over a decade ago around an affirmation of life. Layered compositions rooted in public engagement\, Calligraffiti\, tensions between language\, legibility\, and meaning in sprawling English\, Bengali\, and Arabic\, inviting viewers to “read the illegible\,” encouraging curiosity\, mutual respect\, and reflection despite the impossibility of fully understanding one another. Again and again\, in moments when violence was carried out in the name of power\, slaying innocents as collateral to a nation’s war against its own shadow\, Zaman’s work—insistent\, undeniable—was to say there is beauty in the lives that we ignore\, and humanity. That innate sense of the preciousness of life takes on new dimension now. \nIn this body of work\, Zaman followed the mark on the paper day by day\, allowing color\, shape\, and gesture to map fear\, hope\, exhaustion\, determination\, and grace. Chemotional 2 lives within Surrender to Mercy as a legacy of that process—an affirmation of art as a communal\, healing act and a reflection of Zaman’s enduring commitment to connection\, mercy\, and shared humanity. \nThe works in Surrender to Mercy were all made while Zaman knew that he was going to die. Some of these were made on good days. He relocated his studio from his longtime residence at Buffalo Arts Studio to his home\, where he could paint whenever it was physically possible to do so. These paintings are evidence of will and vision. Zaman says his hand has become more assured in this time\, less careful plotting of his calligraphic script\, less time wasted in doubt and bullshit. Some works\, Zaman’s drawings made in the waiting rooms of Roswell or in hospital beds\, are the literal inscription of time lived. Taking a line for a walk\, it leads you by the hand\, out of fear into grace. \nWe would like to thank M. Delmonico Connolly for his assistance in writing this statement\, following a recent intimate interview with the artist\, and ASI and NYSCA for their support.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-surrender-to-mercy-final-works-by-muhammad-z-zaman-at-hunt-gallery-3/2026-01-28/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebuffalohive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Muhammad-Zaman-working-on-his-final-artwork-No-Time-to-be-Afraid-2025.jpg
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art — Surrender to Mercy - Final Works by Muhammad Z. Zaman at Hunt Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Why make art when you know you are going to die? \nPerhaps this question does not make much sense to an artist. While gallery visitors may arrive with ready answers\, much of our lives are spent in quiet denial of our own ending. Nearly all of us will experience it: lying in a bed while our bodies fail or\, and maybe worse\, sitting at its edge while someone we love goes\, slowly or quickly. Muhammad Z. Zaman was given the questionable gift of knowing — not without hope — that his time was limited. Asked what to do with that time\, his response was simple and unwavering: How could I ever not make art? Surrender to Mercy is Zaman’s answer. \nPlease join us for the opening of Surrender to Mercy\, an exhibition of final works by Muhammad Z. Zaman\, opening Friday\, January 16\, 2026\, from 6–9 PM at Hunt Art Gallery\, 403 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY. The exhibition presents paintings and drawings created as Zaman faced the knowledge of his limited time\, reflecting his unwavering commitment to life\, beauty\, and human connection. The exhibition will remain on view through March 14\, 2026. \nIf you had spoken to Zaman a year ago\, after he came to understand the shape of his remaining days\, you could not help but notice the joy braided tightly with sorrow. He was living more directly with the essential: more love\, more family\, more meals shared\, more trips taken\, more art. In a moment shaped by renewed political cruelty and public fear\, Zaman’s response was simple and insistent: Keep going. As if to ask\, are you increasing the share of mercy in the world? Why weren’t you before? \nThis question sits at the heart of the exhibition. In the year leading up to his recent death on December 9\, 2025\, he worked with extraordinary clarity\, urgency\, and care—deepening both his studio practice and his vision for shared creative experience. Chemotional 2\, a community-centered project series generously funded by ASI and NYSCA\, served as a key source of inspiration for the exhibition. The project’s public engagement was carried out through publicly shared works and videos documenting the artistic process. This format supported the project’s goals of prioritizing creative connection and intimate access to the creative process\, fostering reflection on our shared humanity through illness\, grief\, and hope. \nZaman’s work solidified over a decade ago around an affirmation of life. Layered compositions rooted in public engagement\, Calligraffiti\, tensions between language\, legibility\, and meaning in sprawling English\, Bengali\, and Arabic\, inviting viewers to “read the illegible\,” encouraging curiosity\, mutual respect\, and reflection despite the impossibility of fully understanding one another. Again and again\, in moments when violence was carried out in the name of power\, slaying innocents as collateral to a nation’s war against its own shadow\, Zaman’s work—insistent\, undeniable—was to say there is beauty in the lives that we ignore\, and humanity. That innate sense of the preciousness of life takes on new dimension now. \nIn this body of work\, Zaman followed the mark on the paper day by day\, allowing color\, shape\, and gesture to map fear\, hope\, exhaustion\, determination\, and grace. Chemotional 2 lives within Surrender to Mercy as a legacy of that process—an affirmation of art as a communal\, healing act and a reflection of Zaman’s enduring commitment to connection\, mercy\, and shared humanity. \nThe works in Surrender to Mercy were all made while Zaman knew that he was going to die. Some of these were made on good days. He relocated his studio from his longtime residence at Buffalo Arts Studio to his home\, where he could paint whenever it was physically possible to do so. These paintings are evidence of will and vision. Zaman says his hand has become more assured in this time\, less careful plotting of his calligraphic script\, less time wasted in doubt and bullshit. Some works\, Zaman’s drawings made in the waiting rooms of Roswell or in hospital beds\, are the literal inscription of time lived. Taking a line for a walk\, it leads you by the hand\, out of fear into grace. \nWe would like to thank M. Delmonico Connolly for his assistance in writing this statement\, following a recent intimate interview with the artist\, and ASI and NYSCA for their support.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-surrender-to-mercy-final-works-by-muhammad-z-zaman-at-hunt-gallery-2/2026-01-24/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebuffalohive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Muhammad-Zaman-working-on-his-final-artwork-No-Time-to-be-Afraid-2025.jpg
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DTSTAMP:20260610T075026
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art — Surrender to Mercy - Final Works by Muhammad Z. Zaman at Hunt Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Why make art when you know you are going to die? \nPerhaps this question does not make much sense to an artist. While gallery visitors may arrive with ready answers\, much of our lives are spent in quiet denial of our own ending. Nearly all of us will experience it: lying in a bed while our bodies fail or\, and maybe worse\, sitting at its edge while someone we love goes\, slowly or quickly. Muhammad Z. Zaman was given the questionable gift of knowing — not without hope — that his time was limited. Asked what to do with that time\, his response was simple and unwavering: How could I ever not make art? Surrender to Mercy is Zaman’s answer. \nPlease join us for the opening of Surrender to Mercy\, an exhibition of final works by Muhammad Z. Zaman\, opening Friday\, January 16\, 2026\, from 6–9 PM at Hunt Art Gallery\, 403 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY. The exhibition presents paintings and drawings created as Zaman faced the knowledge of his limited time\, reflecting his unwavering commitment to life\, beauty\, and human connection. The exhibition will remain on view through March 14\, 2026. \nIf you had spoken to Zaman a year ago\, after he came to understand the shape of his remaining days\, you could not help but notice the joy braided tightly with sorrow. He was living more directly with the essential: more love\, more family\, more meals shared\, more trips taken\, more art. In a moment shaped by renewed political cruelty and public fear\, Zaman’s response was simple and insistent: Keep going. As if to ask\, are you increasing the share of mercy in the world? Why weren’t you before? \nThis question sits at the heart of the exhibition. In the year leading up to his recent death on December 9\, 2025\, he worked with extraordinary clarity\, urgency\, and care—deepening both his studio practice and his vision for shared creative experience. Chemotional 2\, a community-centered project series generously funded by ASI and NYSCA\, served as a key source of inspiration for the exhibition. The project’s public engagement was carried out through publicly shared works and videos documenting the artistic process. This format supported the project’s goals of prioritizing creative connection and intimate access to the creative process\, fostering reflection on our shared humanity through illness\, grief\, and hope. \nZaman’s work solidified over a decade ago around an affirmation of life. Layered compositions rooted in public engagement\, Calligraffiti\, tensions between language\, legibility\, and meaning in sprawling English\, Bengali\, and Arabic\, inviting viewers to “read the illegible\,” encouraging curiosity\, mutual respect\, and reflection despite the impossibility of fully understanding one another. Again and again\, in moments when violence was carried out in the name of power\, slaying innocents as collateral to a nation’s war against its own shadow\, Zaman’s work—insistent\, undeniable—was to say there is beauty in the lives that we ignore\, and humanity. That innate sense of the preciousness of life takes on new dimension now. \nIn this body of work\, Zaman followed the mark on the paper day by day\, allowing color\, shape\, and gesture to map fear\, hope\, exhaustion\, determination\, and grace. Chemotional 2 lives within Surrender to Mercy as a legacy of that process—an affirmation of art as a communal\, healing act and a reflection of Zaman’s enduring commitment to connection\, mercy\, and shared humanity. \nThe works in Surrender to Mercy were all made while Zaman knew that he was going to die. Some of these were made on good days. He relocated his studio from his longtime residence at Buffalo Arts Studio to his home\, where he could paint whenever it was physically possible to do so. These paintings are evidence of will and vision. Zaman says his hand has become more assured in this time\, less careful plotting of his calligraphic script\, less time wasted in doubt and bullshit. Some works\, Zaman’s drawings made in the waiting rooms of Roswell or in hospital beds\, are the literal inscription of time lived. Taking a line for a walk\, it leads you by the hand\, out of fear into grace. \nWe would like to thank M. Delmonico Connolly for his assistance in writing this statement\, following a recent intimate interview with the artist\, and ASI and NYSCA for their support.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-surrender-to-mercy-final-works-by-muhammad-z-zaman-at-hunt-gallery-3/2026-01-23/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebuffalohive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Muhammad-Zaman-working-on-his-final-artwork-No-Time-to-be-Afraid-2025.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T075026
CREATED:20260112T225526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T225526Z
UID:10038880-1769079600-1769101200@thebuffalohive.com
SUMMARY:Buffalo Art — Surrender to Mercy - Final Works by Muhammad Z. Zaman at Hunt Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Why make art when you know you are going to die? \nPerhaps this question does not make much sense to an artist. While gallery visitors may arrive with ready answers\, much of our lives are spent in quiet denial of our own ending. Nearly all of us will experience it: lying in a bed while our bodies fail or\, and maybe worse\, sitting at its edge while someone we love goes\, slowly or quickly. Muhammad Z. Zaman was given the questionable gift of knowing — not without hope — that his time was limited. Asked what to do with that time\, his response was simple and unwavering: How could I ever not make art? Surrender to Mercy is Zaman’s answer. \nPlease join us for the opening of Surrender to Mercy\, an exhibition of final works by Muhammad Z. Zaman\, opening Friday\, January 16\, 2026\, from 6–9 PM at Hunt Art Gallery\, 403 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY. The exhibition presents paintings and drawings created as Zaman faced the knowledge of his limited time\, reflecting his unwavering commitment to life\, beauty\, and human connection. The exhibition will remain on view through March 14\, 2026. \nIf you had spoken to Zaman a year ago\, after he came to understand the shape of his remaining days\, you could not help but notice the joy braided tightly with sorrow. He was living more directly with the essential: more love\, more family\, more meals shared\, more trips taken\, more art. In a moment shaped by renewed political cruelty and public fear\, Zaman’s response was simple and insistent: Keep going. As if to ask\, are you increasing the share of mercy in the world? Why weren’t you before? \nThis question sits at the heart of the exhibition. In the year leading up to his recent death on December 9\, 2025\, he worked with extraordinary clarity\, urgency\, and care—deepening both his studio practice and his vision for shared creative experience. Chemotional 2\, a community-centered project series generously funded by ASI and NYSCA\, served as a key source of inspiration for the exhibition. The project’s public engagement was carried out through publicly shared works and videos documenting the artistic process. This format supported the project’s goals of prioritizing creative connection and intimate access to the creative process\, fostering reflection on our shared humanity through illness\, grief\, and hope. \nZaman’s work solidified over a decade ago around an affirmation of life. Layered compositions rooted in public engagement\, Calligraffiti\, tensions between language\, legibility\, and meaning in sprawling English\, Bengali\, and Arabic\, inviting viewers to “read the illegible\,” encouraging curiosity\, mutual respect\, and reflection despite the impossibility of fully understanding one another. Again and again\, in moments when violence was carried out in the name of power\, slaying innocents as collateral to a nation’s war against its own shadow\, Zaman’s work—insistent\, undeniable—was to say there is beauty in the lives that we ignore\, and humanity. That innate sense of the preciousness of life takes on new dimension now. \nIn this body of work\, Zaman followed the mark on the paper day by day\, allowing color\, shape\, and gesture to map fear\, hope\, exhaustion\, determination\, and grace. Chemotional 2 lives within Surrender to Mercy as a legacy of that process—an affirmation of art as a communal\, healing act and a reflection of Zaman’s enduring commitment to connection\, mercy\, and shared humanity. \nThe works in Surrender to Mercy were all made while Zaman knew that he was going to die. Some of these were made on good days. He relocated his studio from his longtime residence at Buffalo Arts Studio to his home\, where he could paint whenever it was physically possible to do so. These paintings are evidence of will and vision. Zaman says his hand has become more assured in this time\, less careful plotting of his calligraphic script\, less time wasted in doubt and bullshit. Some works\, Zaman’s drawings made in the waiting rooms of Roswell or in hospital beds\, are the literal inscription of time lived. Taking a line for a walk\, it leads you by the hand\, out of fear into grace. \nWe would like to thank M. Delmonico Connolly for his assistance in writing this statement\, following a recent intimate interview with the artist\, and ASI and NYSCA for their support.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-surrender-to-mercy-final-works-by-muhammad-z-zaman-at-hunt-gallery-3/2026-01-22/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebuffalohive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Muhammad-Zaman-working-on-his-final-artwork-No-Time-to-be-Afraid-2025.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T075026
CREATED:20260112T225526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T225526Z
UID:10038879-1768993200-1769014800@thebuffalohive.com
SUMMARY:Buffalo Art — Surrender to Mercy - Final Works by Muhammad Z. Zaman at Hunt Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Why make art when you know you are going to die? \nPerhaps this question does not make much sense to an artist. While gallery visitors may arrive with ready answers\, much of our lives are spent in quiet denial of our own ending. Nearly all of us will experience it: lying in a bed while our bodies fail or\, and maybe worse\, sitting at its edge while someone we love goes\, slowly or quickly. Muhammad Z. Zaman was given the questionable gift of knowing — not without hope — that his time was limited. Asked what to do with that time\, his response was simple and unwavering: How could I ever not make art? Surrender to Mercy is Zaman’s answer. \nPlease join us for the opening of Surrender to Mercy\, an exhibition of final works by Muhammad Z. Zaman\, opening Friday\, January 16\, 2026\, from 6–9 PM at Hunt Art Gallery\, 403 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY. The exhibition presents paintings and drawings created as Zaman faced the knowledge of his limited time\, reflecting his unwavering commitment to life\, beauty\, and human connection. The exhibition will remain on view through March 14\, 2026. \nIf you had spoken to Zaman a year ago\, after he came to understand the shape of his remaining days\, you could not help but notice the joy braided tightly with sorrow. He was living more directly with the essential: more love\, more family\, more meals shared\, more trips taken\, more art. In a moment shaped by renewed political cruelty and public fear\, Zaman’s response was simple and insistent: Keep going. As if to ask\, are you increasing the share of mercy in the world? Why weren’t you before? \nThis question sits at the heart of the exhibition. In the year leading up to his recent death on December 9\, 2025\, he worked with extraordinary clarity\, urgency\, and care—deepening both his studio practice and his vision for shared creative experience. Chemotional 2\, a community-centered project series generously funded by ASI and NYSCA\, served as a key source of inspiration for the exhibition. The project’s public engagement was carried out through publicly shared works and videos documenting the artistic process. This format supported the project’s goals of prioritizing creative connection and intimate access to the creative process\, fostering reflection on our shared humanity through illness\, grief\, and hope. \nZaman’s work solidified over a decade ago around an affirmation of life. Layered compositions rooted in public engagement\, Calligraffiti\, tensions between language\, legibility\, and meaning in sprawling English\, Bengali\, and Arabic\, inviting viewers to “read the illegible\,” encouraging curiosity\, mutual respect\, and reflection despite the impossibility of fully understanding one another. Again and again\, in moments when violence was carried out in the name of power\, slaying innocents as collateral to a nation’s war against its own shadow\, Zaman’s work—insistent\, undeniable—was to say there is beauty in the lives that we ignore\, and humanity. That innate sense of the preciousness of life takes on new dimension now. \nIn this body of work\, Zaman followed the mark on the paper day by day\, allowing color\, shape\, and gesture to map fear\, hope\, exhaustion\, determination\, and grace. Chemotional 2 lives within Surrender to Mercy as a legacy of that process—an affirmation of art as a communal\, healing act and a reflection of Zaman’s enduring commitment to connection\, mercy\, and shared humanity. \nThe works in Surrender to Mercy were all made while Zaman knew that he was going to die. Some of these were made on good days. He relocated his studio from his longtime residence at Buffalo Arts Studio to his home\, where he could paint whenever it was physically possible to do so. These paintings are evidence of will and vision. Zaman says his hand has become more assured in this time\, less careful plotting of his calligraphic script\, less time wasted in doubt and bullshit. Some works\, Zaman’s drawings made in the waiting rooms of Roswell or in hospital beds\, are the literal inscription of time lived. Taking a line for a walk\, it leads you by the hand\, out of fear into grace. \nWe would like to thank M. Delmonico Connolly for his assistance in writing this statement\, following a recent intimate interview with the artist\, and ASI and NYSCA for their support.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-surrender-to-mercy-final-works-by-muhammad-z-zaman-at-hunt-gallery-3/2026-01-21/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebuffalohive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Muhammad-Zaman-working-on-his-final-artwork-No-Time-to-be-Afraid-2025.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T075026
CREATED:20260112T225223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T225223Z
UID:10038860-1768644000-1768658400@thebuffalohive.com
SUMMARY:Buffalo Art — Surrender to Mercy - Final Works by Muhammad Z. Zaman at Hunt Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Why make art when you know you are going to die? \nPerhaps this question does not make much sense to an artist. While gallery visitors may arrive with ready answers\, much of our lives are spent in quiet denial of our own ending. Nearly all of us will experience it: lying in a bed while our bodies fail or\, and maybe worse\, sitting at its edge while someone we love goes\, slowly or quickly. Muhammad Z. Zaman was given the questionable gift of knowing — not without hope — that his time was limited. Asked what to do with that time\, his response was simple and unwavering: How could I ever not make art? Surrender to Mercy is Zaman’s answer. \nPlease join us for the opening of Surrender to Mercy\, an exhibition of final works by Muhammad Z. Zaman\, opening Friday\, January 16\, 2026\, from 6–9 PM at Hunt Art Gallery\, 403 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY. The exhibition presents paintings and drawings created as Zaman faced the knowledge of his limited time\, reflecting his unwavering commitment to life\, beauty\, and human connection. The exhibition will remain on view through March 14\, 2026. \nIf you had spoken to Zaman a year ago\, after he came to understand the shape of his remaining days\, you could not help but notice the joy braided tightly with sorrow. He was living more directly with the essential: more love\, more family\, more meals shared\, more trips taken\, more art. In a moment shaped by renewed political cruelty and public fear\, Zaman’s response was simple and insistent: Keep going. As if to ask\, are you increasing the share of mercy in the world? Why weren’t you before? \nThis question sits at the heart of the exhibition. In the year leading up to his recent death on December 9\, 2025\, he worked with extraordinary clarity\, urgency\, and care—deepening both his studio practice and his vision for shared creative experience. Chemotional 2\, a community-centered project series generously funded by ASI and NYSCA\, served as a key source of inspiration for the exhibition. The project’s public engagement was carried out through publicly shared works and videos documenting the artistic process. This format supported the project’s goals of prioritizing creative connection and intimate access to the creative process\, fostering reflection on our shared humanity through illness\, grief\, and hope. \nZaman’s work solidified over a decade ago around an affirmation of life. Layered compositions rooted in public engagement\, Calligraffiti\, tensions between language\, legibility\, and meaning in sprawling English\, Bengali\, and Arabic\, inviting viewers to “read the illegible\,” encouraging curiosity\, mutual respect\, and reflection despite the impossibility of fully understanding one another. Again and again\, in moments when violence was carried out in the name of power\, slaying innocents as collateral to a nation’s war against its own shadow\, Zaman’s work—insistent\, undeniable—was to say there is beauty in the lives that we ignore\, and humanity. That innate sense of the preciousness of life takes on new dimension now. \nIn this body of work\, Zaman followed the mark on the paper day by day\, allowing color\, shape\, and gesture to map fear\, hope\, exhaustion\, determination\, and grace. Chemotional 2 lives within Surrender to Mercy as a legacy of that process—an affirmation of art as a communal\, healing act and a reflection of Zaman’s enduring commitment to connection\, mercy\, and shared humanity. \nThe works in Surrender to Mercy were all made while Zaman knew that he was going to die. Some of these were made on good days. He relocated his studio from his longtime residence at Buffalo Arts Studio to his home\, where he could paint whenever it was physically possible to do so. These paintings are evidence of will and vision. Zaman says his hand has become more assured in this time\, less careful plotting of his calligraphic script\, less time wasted in doubt and bullshit. Some works\, Zaman’s drawings made in the waiting rooms of Roswell or in hospital beds\, are the literal inscription of time lived. Taking a line for a walk\, it leads you by the hand\, out of fear into grace. \nWe would like to thank M. Delmonico Connolly for his assistance in writing this statement\, following a recent intimate interview with the artist\, and ASI and NYSCA for their support.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-surrender-to-mercy-final-works-by-muhammad-z-zaman-at-hunt-gallery-2/2026-01-17/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebuffalohive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Muhammad-Zaman-working-on-his-final-artwork-No-Time-to-be-Afraid-2025.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T075026
CREATED:20260112T224304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T225021Z
UID:10038344-1768644000-1768658400@thebuffalohive.com
SUMMARY:Buffalo Art — Surrender to Mercy - Final Works by Muhammad Z. Zaman at Hunt Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Why make art when you know you are going to die? \nPerhaps this question does not make much sense to an artist. While gallery visitors may arrive with ready answers\, much of our lives are spent in quiet denial of our own ending. Nearly all of us will experience it: lying in a bed while our bodies fail or\, and maybe worse\, sitting at its edge while someone we love goes\, slowly or quickly. Muhammad Z. Zaman was given the questionable gift of knowing — not without hope — that his time was limited. Asked what to do with that time\, his response was simple and unwavering: How could I ever not make art? Surrender to Mercy is Zaman’s answer. \nPlease join us for the opening of Surrender to Mercy\, an exhibition of final works by Muhammad Z. Zaman\, opening Friday\, January 16\, 2026\, from 6–9 PM at Hunt Art Gallery\, 403 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY. The exhibition presents paintings and drawings created as Zaman faced the knowledge of his limited time\, reflecting his unwavering commitment to life\, beauty\, and human connection. The exhibition will remain on view through March 14\, 2026. \nIf you had spoken to Zaman a year ago\, after he came to understand the shape of his remaining days\, you could not help but notice the joy braided tightly with sorrow. He was living more directly with the essential: more love\, more family\, more meals shared\, more trips taken\, more art. In a moment shaped by renewed political cruelty and public fear\, Zaman’s response was simple and insistent: Keep going. As if to ask\, are you increasing the share of mercy in the world? Why weren’t you before? \nThis question sits at the heart of the exhibition. In the year leading up to his recent death on December 9\, 2025\, he worked with extraordinary clarity\, urgency\, and care—deepening both his studio practice and his vision for shared creative experience. Chemotional 2\, a community-centered project series generously funded by ASI and NYSCA\, served as a key source of inspiration for the exhibition. The project’s public engagement was carried out through publicly shared works and videos documenting the artistic process. This format supported the project’s goals of prioritizing creative connection and intimate access to the creative process\, fostering reflection on our shared humanity through illness\, grief\, and hope. \nZaman’s work solidified over a decade ago around an affirmation of life. Layered compositions rooted in public engagement\, Calligraffiti\, tensions between language\, legibility\, and meaning in sprawling English\, Bengali\, and Arabic\, inviting viewers to “read the illegible\,” encouraging curiosity\, mutual respect\, and reflection despite the impossibility of fully understanding one another. Again and again\, in moments when violence was carried out in the name of power\, slaying innocents as collateral to a nation’s war against its own shadow\, Zaman’s work—insistent\, undeniable—was to say there is beauty in the lives that we ignore\, and humanity. That innate sense of the preciousness of life takes on new dimension now. \nIn this body of work\, Zaman followed the mark on the paper day by day\, allowing color\, shape\, and gesture to map fear\, hope\, exhaustion\, determination\, and grace. Chemotional 2 lives within Surrender to Mercy as a legacy of that process—an affirmation of art as a communal\, healing act and a reflection of Zaman’s enduring commitment to connection\, mercy\, and shared humanity. \nThe works in Surrender to Mercy were all made while Zaman knew that he was going to die. Some of these were made on good days. He relocated his studio from his longtime residence at Buffalo Arts Studio to his home\, where he could paint whenever it was physically possible to do so. These paintings are evidence of will and vision. Zaman says his hand has become more assured in this time\, less careful plotting of his calligraphic script\, less time wasted in doubt and bullshit. Some works\, Zaman’s drawings made in the waiting rooms of Roswell or in hospital beds\, are the literal inscription of time lived. Taking a line for a walk\, it leads you by the hand\, out of fear into grace. \nWe would like to thank M. Delmonico Connolly for his assistance in writing this statement\, following a recent intimate interview with the artist\, and ASI and NYSCA for their support.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-surrender-to-mercy-final-works-by-muhammad-z-zaman-at-hunt-gallery/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebuffalohive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Muhammad-Zaman-working-on-his-final-artwork-No-Time-to-be-Afraid-2025.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T075026
CREATED:20260104T023150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260104T023150Z
UID:10037594-1768586400-1768597200@thebuffalohive.com
SUMMARY:Buffalo Art — Surrender to Mercy - Final Works by Muhammad Z. Zaman - opening
DESCRIPTION:Why make art when you know you are going to die? \nPerhaps this question does not make much sense to an artist. While gallery visitors may arrive with ready answers\, much of our lives are spent in quiet denial of our own ending. Nearly all of us will experience it: lying in a bed while our bodies fail or\, and maybe worse\, sitting at its edge while someone we love goes\, slowly or quickly. Muhammad Z. Zaman was given the questionable gift of knowing — not without hope — that his time was limited. Asked what to do with that time\, his response was simple and unwavering: How could I ever not make art? Surrender to Mercy is Zaman’s answer. \nPlease join us for the opening of Surrender to Mercy\, an exhibition of final works by Muhammad Z. Zaman\, opening Friday\, January 16\, 2026\, from 6–9 PM at Hunt Art Gallery\, 403 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY. The exhibition presents paintings and drawings created as Zaman faced the knowledge of his limited time\, reflecting his unwavering commitment to life\, beauty\, and human connection. The exhibition will remain on view through March 14\, 2026. \nIf you had spoken to Zaman a year ago\, after he came to understand the shape of his remaining days\, you could not help but notice the joy braided tightly with sorrow. He was living more directly with the essential: more love\, more family\, more meals shared\, more trips taken\, more art. In a moment shaped by renewed political cruelty and public fear\, Zaman’s response was simple and insistent: Keep going. As if to ask\, are you increasing the share of mercy in the world? Why weren’t you before? \nThis question sits at the heart of the exhibition. In the year leading up to his recent death on December 9\, 2025\, he worked with extraordinary clarity\, urgency\, and care—deepening both his studio practice and his vision for shared creative experience. Chemotional 2\, a community-centered project series generously funded by ASI and NYSCA\, served as a key source of inspiration for the exhibition. The project’s public engagement was carried out through publicly shared works and videos documenting the artistic process. This format supported the project’s goals of prioritizing creative connection and intimate access to the creative process\, fostering reflection on our shared humanity through illness\, grief\, and hope. \nZaman’s work solidified over a decade ago around an affirmation of life. Layered compositions rooted in public engagement\, Calligraffiti\, tensions between language\, legibility\, and meaning in sprawling English\, Bengali\, and Arabic\, inviting viewers to “read the illegible\,” encouraging curiosity\, mutual respect\, and reflection despite the impossibility of fully understanding one another. Again and again\, in moments when violence was carried out in the name of power\, slaying innocents as collateral to a nation’s war against its own shadow\, Zaman’s work—insistent\, undeniable—was to say there is beauty in the lives that we ignore\, and humanity. That innate sense of the preciousness of life takes on new dimension now. \nIn this body of work\, Zaman followed the mark on the paper day by day\, allowing color\, shape\, and gesture to map fear\, hope\, exhaustion\, determination\, and grace. Chemotional 2 lives within Surrender to Mercy as a legacy of that process—an affirmation of art as a communal\, healing act and a reflection of Zaman’s enduring commitment to connection\, mercy\, and shared humanity. \nThe works in Surrender to Mercy were all made while Zaman knew that he was going to die. Some of these were made on good days. He relocated his studio from his longtime residence at Buffalo Arts Studio to his home\, where he could paint whenever it was physically possible to do so. These paintings are evidence of will and vision. Zaman says his hand has become more assured in this time\, less careful plotting of his calligraphic script\, less time wasted in doubt and bullshit. Some works\, Zaman’s drawings made in the waiting rooms of Roswell or in hospital beds\, are the literal inscription of time lived. Taking a line for a walk\, it leads you by the hand\, out of fear into grace. \nWe would like to thank M. Delmonico Connolly for his assistance in writing this statement\, following a recent intimate interview with the artist\, and ASI and NYSCA for their support.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-surrender-to-mercy-final-works-by-muhammad-z-zaman-opening/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art,Arts + Culture,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebuffalohive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Muhammad-Zaman-working-on-his-final-artwork-No-Time-to-be-Afraid-2025.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T075026
CREATED:20260104T023019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260104T023019Z
UID:10037593-1768041000-1768046400@thebuffalohive.com
SUMMARY:Buffalo Art — Artist Talks: Holding Space with Kathleen Sherin & Catherine Shuman Miller
DESCRIPTION:Join us for artist talks from our two artists on display\, Catherine Schuman Miller and Kathleen Sherin. Cathy and Kathy will begin their talk at 11. Come with us as we hear these two artists discuss how themes of home and clarity versus chaos work together to ground the viewer as we discover the meaning behind their prints.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-artist-talks-holding-space-with-kathleen-sherin-catherine-shuman-miller/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art,Talks & Panels,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebuffalohive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_0314.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T075026
CREATED:20251207T012707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251207T012707Z
UID:10034669-1766232000-1766239200@thebuffalohive.com
SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Cindi O'Mara's Ephemeral Flower Paintings - workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us inside Beebe’s at the Gallery for a special artist-led workshop inspired by the exhibition\, Parallel Paths\, currently on view. Surrounded by the artist’s work\, participants will explore the beauty of fleeting moments in nature by creating their own ephemeral flower studies. \nIn this hands-on session\, you’ll learn how to use simple gestural sketches and mixed-media layering to capture the essence of a flower—its energy\, movement\, and brief presence in time. This workshop is designed for all skill levels and encourages experimentation\, play\, and personal expression. \nCome experiment\, create\, and enjoy a relaxing afternoon in the gallery. Your suggested donation helps support future community arts programming at Beebe’s and the teaching artist.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-cindi-omaras-ephemeral-flower-paintings-workshop/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebuffalohive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/C_OMara_13.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T075026
CREATED:20251011T202522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251011T202522Z
UID:10032485-1760720400-1760734800@thebuffalohive.com
SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: UNEARTHED: The Culminating Exhibition of Hunt Residencies Cohort VIII
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Friday\, October 17\, 5–9 PM \n\n\nOn View: October 17 – November 1\, 2025 \n\n\nHunt Art Gallery\, 403 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY \n\nHunt Gallery proudly presents UNEARTHED\, the culminating exhibition of Hunt Residencies Cohort VIII\, marking the completion of their six-month residency. Over the past several years\, Hunt Residencies has provided emerging artists with free studio and exhibition space\, mentorship\, and a collaborative environment designed to deepen artistic practice and foster creative exchange. \nAt its core\, UNEARTHED explores what lies beneath the layers of process\, identity\, and emotion that each artist brings to light through their work. Across a range of mediums—painting\, collage\, fiber\, photography\, and cut paper—these seven artists engage in acts of excavation: of self\, of memory\, and of form. \nSabrina Parsons’ process is quick and intuitive. She prefers not to overthink\, letting shapes and figures appear as she moves from one layer to the next. Through color\, form\, and movement\, she creates works that act like Rorschach tests. Rather than telling a fixed story\, she is more interested in the emotions and personalities viewers bring to the work. Each piece invites interpretation\, allowing people to see different things shaped by their own experiences and perspectives. For Parsons\, neutrality is important: the work does not point to one narrative but instead opens space for many. In the studio\, she works diligently and cheerfully\, always ready to jump into new ideas\, help the cohort however she can\, and unafraid to cover over or restart. Parsons is a local Buffalo Artist and Educator. She is currently a Teaching Artist for Starlight Studio’s With Out Walls program. Her BFA is in K-12 Art Education. \nNaija Boles’ surfaces unfold like living organisms\, fluid\, shifting\, and alive with rhythm. Patterns and forms in nature push and pull\, a dance somewhere between holding on and letting go. You know he has been working in the studio when you walk in to find new splatters of paint across the walls and floors. The scene is somewhere between a ruptured pulse of blood and breath and going with the flow. Underneath\, intricately cut vinyl forms are excavated to reveal preserved\, hidden layers. In a “more than meets the eye.” he goes on to describe\, “Not so much inspired by nature\, as being nature. We are nature\, witnessing ourselves unfold\,” learning what we can before the messages self-destruct. Boles is a visual artist born and raised in Buffalo\, New York. During his residency\, he worked on several mural projects with Buffalo’s AKG and Eat Off Art. His \nAndrea Wenglowskyj is a commercial\, lifestyle and editorial photographer based in Buffalo\, N.Y. and available nationwide. She has lived past lives in Brooklyn\, Boston\, Kyiv\, Ukraine and Paris. She has used her Hunt Residency experience to focus on personal work that combines archival photographs\, hand embroidery patterns as a signifier that differs by region\, and archival materials to explore resilience\, heritage\, and the continuity of Ukrainian cultural traditions. Drawing from her own family and broader histories\, her collages reflect on how memory\, identity\, and generational knowledge are woven together. She connects past and present\, from the embroidered shirts preserved in Ukrainian churches in 1970s diaspora\, to the increasing popularity of embroideries in today’s era of Ukrainian solidarity. A renaissance of tradition that wont die out with the buildings and structures. Centering on the female figure\, she engages with archetypes of Ukrainian women\, donned in traditional folk costumes\, as welcoming\, strong\, and an unattainable ideal. Through collage and silkscreen she unearths these portrayals\, reflecting on the lived realities of women across time: the pressures of post-Soviet scarcity that resolved in a pride to always look your best\, the contemporary question of women’s roles in preserving and transforming cultural identity\, and how it connects to what she’ll pass down. These collaged works are sites of personal and collective memory\, honoring tradition and interrogating its weight. \nQuaid Baker is a Buffalo-based artist who uses crisp\, cut-paper forms to reinterpret familiar symbols that resonate universally\, like the shape of a white plastic chair\, basic yet iconic\, familiar yet open to interpretation. By reducing images to their essence\, he prompts reflection on societal hierarchies and perception—asking\, for instance\, is this a rich person’s backyard or a trailer park? For Baker\, the X-acto blade functions like a permanent marker in its finality\, lending his compositions a clarity that balances detail with restraint. Drawn to curves he describes\, “Freehand cutting makes it more loose and inline with the style I want to achieve. It’s all one piece of paper not a bunch of small pieces.” He loves transportation which inspires his bold graphics as well as cartoons\, pop art\, graffiti\, old cut-out advertisements\, direct to dvd movies\, and the adolescent feeling like you’re getting away with something. Always in the studio\, even on lunch breaks\, the shapes emerge from his mind and dreams with the mild sense of dread and fatalistic edge\, feeling relief when it’s done. Imbued with a humor and humility\, his work is a comic relief for everything going on in the world. \nNia Jael Bronner’s practice reflects the freedom and fulfillment that arise from creating for oneself. An awarded poet and pianist\, she got her start in the medium of paint in 2023\, and came to beadwork in a moment of happenstance\, a handmade bucket hat in 2024 left her with extra beads\, which she decided to test on canvas. What began as an experiment quickly unfolded into a practice rooted in discovery\, motivation\, and joy. A full-time lawyer turned artist\, her work positively affirms and celebrates her own existence\, the existence of people who see themselves in her characters\, and the existence of aliens. Each beaded surface and painted form carry this ethos: that you can do anything you want to do in life\, and that art itself can be a vessel for claiming that truth. In this way\, her practice invites viewers to recognize themselves in her characters and to share in a divine celebration of being. “Just do all the things.” Nia Jael Bronner has a Juris Doctorate Degree\, from Saint John’s University\, and BA in Psychology\, History and Public Speaking with a minor in Sociology also from Saint John’s. \nShelby Kittinger explores the intersections of identity\, physical and emotional inheritance\, and the authenticity of emotion. Her work examines the interplay of nature versus nurture\, stitching together elements inherited from her parents and her environment to trace how these forces shape who we become\, ultimately asserting our independence from them. Kittinger’s pieces navigate social\, political\, and cultural nuances\, for example\, what happens when the resources to explore the foundations of creativity are stripped away? Her practice is both cathartic and revelatory\, rekindling connection to the self and affirming a simple\, profound truth: I am me\, regardless of you. If you find her painting in the studio\, there’s always a friendly chat waiting to leave you feeling understood and unburdened\, similar to her art’s content. \nSarah Field Sonnenberg merges feminine figures\, flora\, insects and landscape through lush oil paintings that intertwine the beauty of growth and belonging. Texture and metallic paints create a dream-like quality as her work evokes cycles of connection between women\, nature\, and society. Over the course of the residency her paintings have grown in depth\, integrating background and foreground more fully\, revealing a greater narrative in her compositions. Sonnenberg is a Buffalo-based oil painter\, muralist\, and art educator\, active in her community\, and advocating for inclusion and diversity in the arts. \nTogether\, the artists of UNEARTHED remind us that creation is not simply about what is made\, but what is unearthed—to oneself\, to others\, and to the community at large. In supporting these artists\, Hunt Residencies continues to build a foundation for discovery and exchange\, nourishing Buffalo’s downtown arts ecosystem with fresh voices and new visions. \nAs Cohort VIII concludes\, Hunt Gallery also welcomes the incoming Cohort IX—Quincy Koczka\, Amy Capalbo\, Victoria May\, Westley Olmsted\, Shanel Kerekes\, Sarah Barry\, and Yames Moffit—who will move into their new studios\, marking an evening of accomplishments and new beginnings.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-unearthed-the-culminating-exhibition-of-hunt-residencies-cohort-viii/
LOCATION:Hunt Art Gallery/Beebe’s at the Gallery
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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