05/13/2026
We are so excited to share info about an upcoming exhibition at Betty’s Restaurant featuring Book Arts teaching artists!
Those Who Can and Do: The Teaching Artists of WNY Book Arts Center will be on view May 19 – July 19, 2026. Opening reception on May 19th from 5:00-7:00pm.
The exhibition is curated by Kathleen Sherin - printmaker and a 2026 NYSCA artist who will be exhibiting her work at Book Arts this September.
ARTISTS INCLUDED IN EXHIBITION
Jameson Alea, Kathie Aspaas, Seth Brauchler, Caitlin Caldwell, Laura Chenault, Nathan Deganis-Librera, Tami Fuller, Robin Lee Jordan, Sweety Kabra, Koala Manne, Ruby Merritt, Kate Parzych, Jordan Roth, Talia Ryan, and Rosemary Williams
MORE ABOUT EXHIBITION
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 educators.
Join us in celebrating these artists’ accomplishments, gain insight into their artistic dexterity and distinct creative expressions, and interact with this collaborative learning community.
IMAGE
clockwise from upper left
Ruby Merritt, Chitin and the Sparkling Microbes, 2025.
Talia Ryan, Portrait 11, 2025.
Kathie Aspaas, Untitled, 2017 (image cropped)
Seth Brauchler. Safety, 2025.
