The 2016 echo Art Fair is going to be quite the sensation this year, partially due to the caliber of artists, and partially due to the noteworthy new venue where it is being held – OSC Manufacturing (1001 E Delavan Avenue). OSC Manufacturing is a sprawling complex on the city’s East Side, that should offer up limitless room for exhibits, artists, installations, and ideas. For the most part, the facility is completely off the radar of most Buffalonians. At the same time, the complex has a storied past that makes the venue even that more interesting (more on that later).
33 independent artists and 11 galleries, representing 56 artists, have been accepted by the jury to participate in the 2016 fair.
“The applicant pool for the 2016 fair was considerably different from the previous four years. While 65% of exhibitors are from New York State, submissions from out-of-town galleries in particular grew dramatically,” said fair producer E. Frits Abell. “This speaks to the increasing regionalization of echo. I think that creates a great opportunity for local artists to get more exposure to dealers working in other markets, and for those dealers to get more exposure to, and knowledge of, the depth of the fine arts scene in Buffalo.”
This year’s fair will include 12 site specific art installations, as well as a site specific architectural arm (Light Industry), featuring the works of four architects. The site specific show elements are curated by the University at Buffalo. The fair is being held May 13 to May 15.
2016 list of exhibitors:
Individual Artists:
Amrose Abstract Photography (Buffalo, NY)
John W. Bateman (Buffalo, NY)
Laura Borneman (Buffalo, NY)
Lauren Braun (Pittsburgh, PA)
David Buck (Buffalo, NY)
Susan Copley (Buffalo, NY)
Martin Cribbs (New York, NY)
Michael Degnan (Buffalo, NY)
Michael Greenwald (Cleveland, OH)
Melora Griffis (New York, NY)
Jody Hanson (Buffalo, NY)
Micheal Lee Jackson (Pacific Palisades, CA)
Matthew Joshua Knisley (Corfu, NY)
Becky Koenig (Buffalo, NY)
Catherine Catanzaro Koenig (Buffalo, NY)
Eric Magnuson (Buffalo, NY)
Kal Mansur (Toronto, ON Canada)
Candace Masters (Buffalo, NY)
Lacey McKinney (Baldwinsville, NY)
Catherine Shuman Miller (Buffalo, NY)
Barbara Mink (Ithaca, NY)
Brian O’Neill (Rochester, NY)
Matthew Palmo (Java Village, NY)
Tom Sandner (Denver, CO)
John Santomieri (Buffalo, NY)
John Sargent (Cleveland, OH)
Tara Sasiadek (Buffalo, NY)
Kari Serrao (Toronto, ON)
Kathleen Sherin (Buffalo, NY)
Karen JS Tashjian (East Concord, NY)
Paul Weston (Brooklyn, NY)
Glenn Wexler (Chicago, IL)
Gary L. Wolfe (Buffalo, NY)
Galleries:
Alden Gallery (Provincetown, MA)
Ed Christie, Kevin Cyr, Joerg Dressler, Raul Gonzales III, Catherine McCarthy
Benjamin Gallery Group (Buffalo, NY)
Jeanette Blair, Robert Blair, Charles Burchfield, Wes Olmsted, Bruce Adams, A.J. Fries, Fotini Galanes, W.C. Maggio, Anne Muntges
Bruce Ader Fine Arts (Lockport, NY)
Martha Elizabeth Burchfield Richter, Anthony (Tony) Sisti, Joseph A. Whalen
Body of Trade & Commerce Gallery (BT&C) (Buffalo, NY)
Roberley Bell, Amanda Besl, Lawrence Brose, Lyn Carter, Millie Chen, Pam Glick, Bethany Krull, Julian Montague, Gary Sczerbaniewicz, Amanda Wachob
Christopher Stout Gallery (New York, NY)
Wilson Duggan, Vincent Tiley, Anne Sherwood Pundyk
in2art Gallery, Oakville (Ontario, Canada)
Sherry Czekus, Anne Yvonne Jouan, Elsha Leventis, Rachel Ovadia, Ivo Stoyanov
Indigo Art (Buffalo, NY)
Jozef Bajus, Reinhard Reitzenstein, Patrick Robideau
Loretta Crittenden Gallery (Elmira, NY)
Diane Janowski, Allen Smith
Maria Neil Art Project (Cleveland, OH)
Jen Craun, Hilary Gent, Michelangelo Lovelace, Eric Rippert, Dawn Tekler
Meibohm Fine Arts (East Aurora, NY)
Howard D. Beach, Raymond Bonilla, Agnes Robertson, Francis Toole
Miller Gallery (Cincinnati, OH)
Douglas Kirkland, Christy Lee Rogers, Tyler Shields
Site-Specific Installation Artists:
Roberley Bell (Rochester, NY)
Laura Curry (Seattle, WA)
Tina Dillman (Buffalo, NY)
Dreamland (Buffalo, NY)
Timothy Frerichs (Fredonia, NY)
Fotini Galanes (Buffalo, NY)
Ani Hoover (Buffalo, NY)
Virginia Melnyk (Buffalo, NY)
Jim Morris (Batavia, NY)
Null Point (Buffalo, NY)
Dana Tyrrell (Buffalo, NY)
Kaitley Wozer (Buffalo, NY)
Light Industry Participants:
Ang Li (Buffalo, NY)
Miguel Guitart (Buffalo, NY)
Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster (Buffalo, NY)
Invited Exhibitors:
Albright Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo, NY)
Burchfield-Penny Art Center (Buffalo, NY)
UB Art Galleries (Buffalo, NY)
UB School of Architecture + Planning (Buffalo, NY)
Dreamland (Buffalo, NY)
Sugar City (Buffalo, NY)
To view the complete list of exhibitors, visit: www.echoartfair.com/exhibitors.
