Burchfield Penney Art Center

Burchfield Penney Art Center The Museum for the work of Charles E. Burchfield and the art & artists of Buffalo, NY and the region. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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The Burchfield Penney, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and member of the Association of Art Museum Directors, is supported in part with public funds from Erie County and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Additional support is provided by SUNY Buffalo State, the Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Trust, the Mary A.H. Rumsey Foundation, the James Carey Evans Endowment and Burchfield Penney members and friends.

Luanne Redeye, Under The Same SkyLangley H. Kenzie Award Winner Upcoming Exhibition Sep 11, 2026 — Jun 27, 2027Luanne Re...
09/01/2026

Luanne Redeye, Under The Same Sky
Langley H. Kenzie Award Winner

Upcoming Exhibition
Sep 11, 2026 — Jun 27, 2027

Luanne Redeye is a portrait and figurative artist whose work explores representation, visual storytelling, and personal archive through painting and craft-based practices. Drawing from the land, kinship, and familial histories of her home community, her work reflects themes of memory, identity, and cultural continuity. Luanne Redeye

A citizen of the Seneca Nation and member of the Hawk Clan, Redeye grew up on the Allegany territory in Western New York. She received her MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of New Mexico and has participated in residencies, exhibitions, and grant-supported programs through institutions including the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, the Santa Fe Art Institute, the Wassaic Project, and the New York State Council on the Arts. 
   
The solo exhibition, Under The Same Sky, features new paintings by Redeye alongside works from her Frame series with more recent work from her Resonance, Inheritances, and Liminal series, tracing recurring figures, relationships, and personal histories across multiple bodies of work.

Family members and ancestral subjects reappear throughout these series in shifting contexts and forms, creating layered connections between portraiture, memory, and lived experience. Through these repeated images and evolving narratives, Redeye explores how identity and familial knowledge are continually shaped, remembered, and carried forward across generations. Together, the works highlight the interconnected nature of her practice and her ongoing engagement with Indigenous visual storytelling, personal archive, and kinship.

Sept 1, 1935 – Sunday –7:00 AM for walk – the usual route. At the end of the village, on Clinton Street, I watched a flo...
09/01/2026

Sept 1, 1935 – Sunday –

7:00 AM for walk – the usual route. At the end of the village, on Clinton Street, I watched a flock of birds in a ragged erratic flight over the railroad – They were like a flexible net of some kind, now expanding, and now contracting, and always changing shape, but held together by invisible strands of some sort that never broke. As they turned, one side of the “net” would become suddenly dense and dark, and as abruptly would “melt” again as they expanded. They gradually flew in my direction, and as they swept by overhead, the soft swooshing of their myriad wings had a mysterious character. They flew eastward directly into the sun.

It was cool enough to make the locomotive exhausts belch with white clouds, and the dogs breathed “steam” and their wet coats likewise threw off clouds of fog –

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, September 1, 1935

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Flight of Blackbirds at Dawn, 1916; watercolor on paper, 14 x 20 inches; Private collection, Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives

08/31/2026

Free School Tours presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Highmark BCBSWNY

The Burchfield Penney Art Center welcomes teachers to schedule a free tour for K–12 school groups offered at no cost, thanks to the generous support of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Students will connect with original art from our region, strengthening their visual literacy and critical thinking skills. Each tour is tailored to your students’ grade level and areas of study.

Visit burchfieldpenney.org/learn for details on how to book your free school tour with us!

nconsistent as the statement may seem, I can only describe today contradictory terms, as bright and cloudy. There are da...
08/31/2026

nconsistent as the statement may seem, I can only describe today contradictory terms, as bright and cloudy. There are days when the clouds, however dense, have a certain vague luminosity, which did we not look upwards towards the sky, would make us think the sun were shining. Clouds today went by in allotments a clear space coming at noon, of which the sun took advantage and beat down mercilessly.

I took a walk around thru the garden early in the morning. Morning glory vines are in a sad condition - leaves yellowed and curling - but the flowers themselves are a splendid contrast, for they are diminished somewhat in size they have lost none of their divine color and texture. The portulaea bed is still a source of wonder to me. From thee arose the vibrant humming of honey-bees, whose life task, it seems to me, must be one of the most pleasant imaginable. To human beings, the fruit of ones chosen work is honey. It is a pity that all of us cannot gather honey. And it is a still greater pity that some must gather the honey for others, for then it is lost to both the gatherers and the one for whom it is gathered, who loses the joy of the gathering.

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 31, 1913

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Village Church in August, 1962-63; watercolor on paper, 45 x 32 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives (detail)

Aug. 30, Sun.To church. Had to leave during the sermon on account of coughing.P.M. – Visit from Dr. & Mrs. Arbesman + yo...
08/30/2026

Aug. 30, Sun.

To church. Had to leave during the sermon on account of coughing.

P.M. – Visit from Dr. & Mrs. Arbesman + young son David + a Dr. & Mrs. Sheldon from Ann Arbor Michigan – (I was wheezing the whole time) – a visit that in most ways was very enjoyable. Dr. Arbesman was interested in how I went about my painting and why I did certain things etc. Mrs. Sheldon was one of those unfortunate persons who can not only see faces and other objects where they are not, but also must insist on airing their “discoveries” and arguing about them.

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 30, 1959

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Passing Shadows, 1955-58; watercolor on paper, 40 x 30; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives (detail)

July 29—Friday—First light at 3:15—brilliant cold bluish white at horizon with heavy blue–black clouds above—a true feel...
08/29/2026

July 29—Friday—

First light at 3:15—brilliant cold bluish white at horizon with heavy blue–black clouds above—a true feeling of being far north like late October at home.

A.M. to Le Borious Florist on Woodland Ave—pick out plant for Mrs. Miller.

Mom did first washing—hang clothes outside—After lunch went down to iron—took 2 ½ hrs. 1st time ever used a mangle.

Evening—just as we were leaving for a drive—met Mrs. Palm (care–takers wife) & a lady on the hill, whom she introduced as Dr. Lakula teacher of [Botany] & Ornithology at the U.M.D. A tiny little lady full of good humor. She said she would identify any plants we brought in.

Out sky-line drive. Fine clouds over the lake again—one opening to left reflected in silvery times on the water, then a large dark area with distant falling rain. Exploring up higher on the hill, into fairly wild country—The rosy sunset just over the hill, which we chased, but it faded before we found it.

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, July 29, 1949

Charles E. Burchfield teaching a Summer Session class at the University of Minnesota, Duluth Branch, July 26-August 17, 1949

Charles Burchfield taught Summer Session at the University of Minnesota, Duluth Branch, July 26-August 17, 1949. Bertha accompanied him on the trip, stayed until August 27, 1949, and drove home, arriving on August 29, 1949. In this account, as if recounted for his children, he refers to themselves as Dad and Mom.

Upcoming WorkshopToddler Creative: Storytime in the GalleriesNext Friday, and every Friday in September, join us for a m...
08/28/2026

Upcoming Workshop
Toddler Creative: Storytime in the Galleries

Next Friday, and every Friday in September, join us for a morning of playful exploration with stories, songs, and fun art-making activities!
You and your toddler will meet to look, sing, move, and make with us in the Burchfield Penney galleries.

Sep 4, 2026 10:15am — 11:00am
$20 | FREE for Family/Dual Members (and above)
Age Level: Toddlers 2 - 4 years old

Four Fridays: September 4, 11, 18, 25 (price includes all dates)
Adults are required to attend with their child.

Registration is open now!

August 28, 1916 A day of sudden effects & great season change – A cool rainy morning – clearing - vivid blue co...
08/28/2026

August 28, 1916

A day of sudden effects & great season change –

A cool rainy morning – clearing - vivid blue cold sky – reflected in pools & wet roofs – brilliant cold sunlight.

Big powerful misty clouds at noon – They mass at various points & turn the sky to a startling 7. black, up against which are sunlit trees houses & plants

Clears at afternoon – blinding sun – clear damp air – all objects whether looking towards sun or away are flat silhouettes – weeds towards sun are frosty white –

In cornfield at sunset – the autumn cold comes after the sun has set – brill yel – afterglow it is fall –

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 28, 1916

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), The Storm, 1916; Watercolor and pencil on paper, 12 x 8¾ inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Archives (detail)

Members ConnectMeet the Artist: Adam Weekley at Camp EverythingSep 10, 2026 5:30pm — 7:00pmMeet and mingle with artist A...
08/27/2026

Members Connect
Meet the Artist: Adam Weekley at Camp Everything
Sep 10, 2026 5:30pm — 7:00pm

Meet and mingle with artist Adam Weekley over light refreshments, followed by a tour of their exhibition, Camp Everything. apweekley

5:30 pm - Refreshments and meet the artist

6:00 pm - Exhibition public tour begins

Space is limited, and registration is required.

This is an exclusive event for Burchfield Penney members. Each member is welcome to bring a guest.
Registration opens from August 27 to September 8

When I learn that my weakest moment is when I feel confident of my strength, then may I begin to conquer.Charles Burchfi...
08/27/2026

When I learn that my weakest moment is when I feel confident of my strength, then may I begin to conquer.

Charles Burchfield, Journals, August 27, 1916

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Long Summer Evening, June 21, 1916; watercolor and pencil on paper, 14 x 20 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Archives

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