Makers & Mentors
Rochester Contemporary Art Center
137 East Ave.
Mar 4, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Makers & Mentors highlights the importance of art education in the Western/Central New York Region and celebrates the artwork and influence of the region’s accomplished artists. The exhibition series includes Mid/Late career artists exhibiting alongside their former students, many of which have gone on to become educators themselves. This year, Makers & Mentors will include celebrated abstract painter, Sheldon Berlyn and four former students. All studied with Berlyn during his tenure as professor at SUNY at Buffalo from 1962-1999. Featuring new and recent artworks by: Sheldon Berlyn (Penn Yan, NY), Russell Floersch (New York, NY), Juan Perdiguero (Oswego, NY/Madrid, SP), Kathleen Sherin (Buffalo, NY), and Gerardo Tan (Manila, PH).