Past Exhibits
2023 Tom Gardner Exhibit
"I just paint", says Tom. Unpretentious, in fact, anti-pretentious, Tom Gardner is an artist full of both feeling and thought who believes that art should be accessible to everyone without explanation. Like many artists, Tom Gardner paints...
2023 Martin A. Poole Exhibit
West End Gallery has represented painter, Martin Poole, for more than 40 years. He began working with Tom and Linda Gardner, founders of West End Gallery, in 1979. Poole originally went to the State University of New York, Buffalo, where he majored...
2023 Fall Spotlight
Trish Coonrod
Trish Coonrod is a still life painter living in the Finger Lakes Region of New York. She earned a BFA in painting from Washington University in St. Louis, and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art in New York City. She has been exhibiting her...
2023 Fall Spotlight
Brian M. Hart
“This current body of work is my connection to the community around me and I hope the landscapes and florals speak to you in some way. I spend most mornings painting for usually three to four hours. Before I go to bed each night, I try to study what...
2023 Fall Spotlight
Jennifer Miller
“I live in rural NY State in the USA, where I am surrounded by all I love most: a natural setting of eastern deciduous forest and wildlife, where visiting birds are a special delight. In addition to the company of wild birds, I happily keep a flock...
2023 Fall Spotlight
Gina Pfleegor
Gina graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia in 1998 with a Bachelors of Art in Graphic Design and a Bachelors of Science in Communication. In 2000, she decided to pursue her Master of Arts Education at Elmira College while also...
2023 GC Myers
“Eye in the Sky”
"I’ve been exhibiting my paintings at the West End Gallery since 1995, doing many group and solo shows. I believe this year’s solo show, Eye in the Sky, is my 22nd at the place I consider my home gallery. Like many other things that take place over...
Light & Shadow Exhibit 2023
Brian S. Keeler Exhibit 2023
Brian Keeler has established himself as one of the preeminent realist painters working in the Northeast today. His distinctive use of color, fine draftsmanship, attention to proportional harmony and compositional relationships have made his work...
Treacy Ziegler Exhibit 2023
“My intention in creating art is irrelevant. I like to believe that art exists in a state of ‘without why’ and ‘just because’. Not in the sense that the art speaks for itself as this suggests that the art has to fit into the conceptual...
2023 Spring Spotlight: Jennifer Fais
2023 Spring Spotlight: Dana Hawk
2023 Spring Spotlight: Amy Hutto
2023 Spring Spotlight: Judy Soprano
2023 Little Gems Exhibit
It is with heartfelt appreciation that we thank JoAnn Bonady and Son, Joseph P. Bonady for their unwavering support of the Gallery, the Artists it represents and sponsorship of the the Little Gems Exhibit for 29 years!
2022 Director’s Choice Exhibit
2022 Tribute to Thomas S. Buechner
A Tribute to the lateThomas S. Buechner1926-2010Born in New York City in 1926, Thomas Scharman Buechner attended Princeton University, the The Art Students League of New York and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He studied old master painting techniques in Amsterdam...
2022 Tom Gardner Exhibit
"I just paint", says Tom. Unpretentious, in fact, anti-pretentious, Tom Gardner is an artist full of both feeling and thought who believes that art should be accessible to everyone without explanation. Like many artists, Tom Gardner paints...
2022 Martin A. Poole Exhibit
West End Gallery has represented painter, Martin Poole, for more than 40 years. He began working with Tom and Linda Gardner, founders of West End Gallery, in 1979. Poole originally went to the State University of New York, Buffalo, where he majored...
2022 Fall Spotlight: Brian M. Hart
“As I was working on the current group of oil paintings for West End Gallery, I found that three comments kept circulating in my mind as I was working. One comment or statement was from my past, one statement just recently occurred in June and one,...
2022 Fall Spotlight: Jennifer Miller
Jennifer Miller – Federal Duck Stamp Artist, Signature Member Artists for Conservation (AFC) – Resident of Olean, NY, Cattaraugus County Jennifer Miller lives just outside of her home town of Olean, NY, where she has spent most of her life...
2022 Fall Spotlight: Gina Pfleegor
“In this series of paintings, I found myself drawn to a subject I know well; that balance of feeling strong yet feminine as a woman in our society today. Attempting to depict a sense of authenticity regarding what this can often feel like, I used...
2022 Fall Spotlight: Sean Witucki
Sean M. Witucki (b. 1977) obtained his BS and MS in Visual Art Education from the State University of NY at Buffalo State. Sean is primarily a self-taught artist, who is always focused on developing his skills in the techniques of the traditional...
2022 Finding Light Exhibit
"Finding Light", a group exhibit inspired by light...and hope“Life is certainly a journey. Along the way, especially in recent years, many people have faced unexpected challenges, uncertainty, loss, and some have found themselves in a dark place....
Brian Keeler Exhibit 2022
Brian Keeler has established himself as one of the preeminent realist painters working in the Northeast today. His distinctive use of color, fine draftsmanship, attention to proportional harmony and compositional relationships have made his work...
Treacy Ziegler Exhibit 2022
“My intention in creating art is irrelevant. I like to believe that art exists in a state of ‘without why’ and ‘just because’. Not in the sense that the art speaks for itself as this suggests that the art has to fit into the conceptual space of...
2022 Spring Spotlight: Jennifer Fais
2022 Spring Spotlight: Amy Hutto
2022 Spring Spotlight: Joseph A. Miller
2022 Spring Spotlight: Judy Soprano
2022 Little Gems Exhibit
It is with heartfelt appreciation that we thank JoAnn Bonady and Son, Joseph P. Bonady for their unwavering support of the Gallery, the Artists it represents and sponsorship of the the Little Gems Exhibit for 28 years!
2021 Director’s Choice Exhibit
2021 Brian Keeler Showcasing
Brian Keeler has established himself as one of the preeminent realist painters working in the Northeast today. His distinctive use of color, fine draftsmanship, attention to proportional harmony and compositional relationships have made his work...
2021 Tom Gardner Exhibit
"I just paint", says Tom. Unpretentious, in fact, anti-pretentious, Tom Gardner is an artist full of both feeling and thought who believes that art should be accessible to everyone without explanation. Like many artists, Tom Gardner paints...
2021 Martin A. Poole Exhibit
West End Gallery has represented painter, Martin Poole, for more than 40 years. He began working with Tom and Linda Gardner, founders of West End Gallery, in 1979. Poole originally went to the State University of New York, Buffalo, where he majored...
2021 Tribute to Thomas S. Buechner
A Tribute to the lateThomas S. Buechner1926-2010Born in New York City in 1926, Thomas Scharman Buechner attended Princeton University, the Art Student’s League in New York and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He studied old master painting techniques in Amsterdam...
2021 GC Myers:
“Through the Trees”
“I have spent most of my life moving through the trees. The title for my new solo exhibit at the West End Gallery, is Through the Trees. It is a show that focuses on the place of trees, specifically the Red Tree which has been my symbolic stand-in...
2021 Spotlight: Edd Tokarz Harnas
“I like history, a lot. Reading and wondering how life went on in supposedly simpler times. I was fascinated with the family photo albums, looking at these funky, low-tech, faded photos of distant and long gone relatives and their acquaintances. ...
2021 Spotlight: Brian M. Hart
"This past spring, I assigned my design students a project to create a poster for a musician or group. The very best project may have been done by a virtual student that I have never met face to face. He created a fantastic poster for Kanye West and...
2021 Spotlight: Jennifer Miller
“These paintings are a declaration of love and deep admiration for the subjects; it is easy to say that I love birds, but less easy to explain why. Their amazing feathers, voices, behaviors, shapes… the list would be very long, complex and rambling....
2021 Spotlight: Gina Pfleegor
“In this series of paintings, I found myself drawn to a subject I know well; that balance of feeling strong yet feminine as a woman in our society today. Attempting to depict a sense of authenticity regarding what this can often feel like, I used...
2022 GC Myers:
“Chaos and Light”
"The title of this year’s edition of my annual solo exhibit at the West End Gallery is Chaos & Light. This will be my 21st solo outing at the West End Gallery, who has represented my work since 1995. I chose Chaos & Light because many of...
2021 Spotlight II: Alan and Rosemary Bennett
2021 Spotlight II: Trish Coonrod
2021 Spotlight II: Sean Witucki
2021 Spotlight II: Wynn Yarrow
2021 Spotlight: Jennifer Fais
2021 Spotlight: Amy Hutto
2021 Spotlight: Christina Johnson
About "Little Piggy"I’m a perpetual still-life collector. While I was in Baton Rouge, LA about ten years ago, a couple had just moved in together and was holding a garage sale to let go of their overflow items. Little Piggy was among the items for...