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Noel W Anderson: Black Excellence on view at the Zuccaire Gallery
“Noel W Anderson: Black Excellence” features tapestries, video and works on paper exploring themes of Black success, labor and performance. Anderson’s stretched and suspended Jacquard tapestries depicting digitally altered archival and media images centered on Black identity, labor and performance will be exhibited alongside earlier works, archival materials and a video project that demonstrate the arc of his career. On view at the Staller Center’s Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery June 29 through October 24...
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Annual Student Art Exhibitions on Display at the Zuccaire Gallery
The Zuccaire Gallery in Staller Center presents its annual exhibition of works by Department of Art senior studio art majors and minors and digital art minors. The Senior Show includes paintings, sculpture, ceramics, prints, photographs, digital media, mixed-media installations and works on paper by this year’s graduating class...
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And the (Senior Show and URECA Art Exhibition) Winners Are...
Cheered on by classmates and other students, faculty, staff, university leaders and local museum curators — about 300 in all — SBU students proudly displayed and were recognized for their artistic creations at the Staller Center’s Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery on April 29...
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Art Crawl Moves Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead. All Aboard!
Showcasing once again SBU’s strength, prominence and impact in the sciences as well as the arts, the university’s semiannual Art Crawl tradition put the ‘A’ into STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) to the delight and enlightenment of participating students, faculty, staff and community members...
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50 Years of the Zuccaire Gallery: Celebrating History in Contemporary Art
For 50 years, the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, located in the Staller Center for the Arts, has brought experimental and contemporary art to Stony Brook’s campus, from the early versions of video and sound installations to shows featuring Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo and the Guerrilla Girls....
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Landscape of Awe: MFA Thesis Exhibition 2026 at Zuccaire Gallery
Landscape of Awe: MFA Thesis Exhibition 2026 features the work of graduating Master of Fine Arts student Becca Osborn. Combining glaze-fired ceramic sculpture with natural elements, she creates an earthy world where hand-crafted rock formations, moss and fallen branches — all made of ceramics — invite contemplation about life cycles and the natural world....
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Zuccaire Gallery Spotlights Work of Toby Buonagurio and Martin Levine
Two professors of studio art representing nearly nine decades at Stony Brook University are being honored with an exhibition of their work at the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery in the Staller Center for the Arts...
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Faculty Artist Spotlight: Toby Buonagurio and Martin Levine at Zuccaire Gallery
Faculty Artist Spotlight: Toby Buonagurio and Martin Levine, an exhibition at Staller Center’s Zuccaire Gallery, features more than 40 works of ceramic sculpture, printmaking, drawing and painting from two Stony Brook University professors of studio art...
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Stony Brook Panel Ponders Preservation and Survival of Indigenous Culture
While the way of life of modern America is unlikely to disappear anytime soon, Indigenous and Native American populations are as fortunate, as Indigenous cultures and customs around the world ...
SBU Statesman
Stony Brook Celebrates Native American Heritage Month with Panel to Highlight Indigenous Voices
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Stony Brook University hosted an educational panel discussion on Nov. 12 to explore Indigenous history, contemporary issues and the importance of cultural dialogue...
SBU News
Curating Connection: How Karen Levitov Transforms the Zuccaire Gallery into a Living Classroom
At the heart of Stony Brook University’s arts community in the Staller Center for the Arts, the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery offers more than exhibitions; it is a living classroom...
Newsday
Indigenous art exhibit opens in Stony Brook for Native American Heritage Month
You don't have to travel to the Southwest or other parts of the country to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. Indigenous art will be on full display in the exhibition "Weaving Words, Weaving Worlds: The Power of Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art" at Stony Brook University's Zuccaire Gallery through Nov. 22...
SBU Statesman
Shinnecock Kelp Farmers discuss Indigenous-led climate solutions at SBU
Danielle Hopson Begun and Donna Collins-Smith are members of the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers Collective, a multi-generational group of six Indigenous women enrolled in the Shinnecock Indian Nation. They recently hosted a talk...
Stony Brook Matters
Jeremy Dennis '13 Curates Zuccaire Gallery Exhibition Exploring Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art
When Jeremy Dennis ’13 entered the State University of New York at Stony Brook as a freshman, he was a computer science major. However, halfway through his academic career, he switched his major to his passion — art...
SBU Statesman
Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery Revisits and Weaves Past and Current Worlds
The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery at Stony Brook University has become a site of memory, resilience and renewal this fall. Its latest exhibition, “Weaving Words, Weaving Worlds: The Power of Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art” (July 17–Nov. 22), explores the connections between Indigenous language and...
SBU News
Stony Brook's Fall Art Crawl Highlights Renowned Campus Galleries
Stony Brook University has a long, rich history of supporting the arts, and is proud home to a variety of renowned art galleries that provide unique environments for diverse cultural...
Greene Gazette
New exhibit examines language, culture of Long Island’s Indigenous communities
Indigenous language and culture have come alive through art in a new multimedia exhibition at Stony Brook University’s Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery...
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Zuccaire Gallery Exhibit Explores Power of Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art
“Weaving Words, Weaving Worlds explores the profound connections between Indigenous language and contemporary art, centering artists’ work engaging with Algonquian languages spoken across Long Island and the Northeast,” said Jeremy Dennis, guest curator...
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Taking It to the Next Level: 2025 Zuccaire Gallery Senior Show & URECA Art Exhibition
Art history major/graduating senior Hunter Moore grew up interested in paintings, particularly works centered around fallen angels and other religion-inspired themes...
SBU Statesman
The Zuccaire Gallery showcases "Traces: MFA Thesis Exhibition 2025" (14 Photos)
Stony Brook University’s Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery is showcasing graduating Master of Fine Arts students’ work...
TBR
Long Island Museum and SBU's Zuccaire Gallery present An Afternoon of Art
Calling all art lovers! Spend the afternoon at two of Stony Brook’s most beloved institutions! ...
SBU Journalism
Halftime Report
Highlighting the Zuccaire Gallery's exhibition, Nicole Cohen: SUPER VISION
Artnet News
Solo Exhibition by Internationally Renowned Video Artist Nicole Cohen 88F at Stony Brook
On view at the Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University through October 18, Super Vision showcases large scale, room-filling installations of static and moving images by Hampshire alum Nicole Cohen 88F...
Southshore Press
Zuccaire Gallery Director of SUPER VISION: 'We're really excited about this show'
It’s easier than ever to check out the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery at Stony Brook University during Welcome Week from Aug. 21-24. Besides an opportunity to view SUPER VISION by globally acclaimed artist Nicole Cohen, the week includes arts and crafts for students and the public free of charge...
MUSÉE Magazine
"Review: Nicole Cohen: Super Vision" by Alexander Loukopoulos
A mid-career survey of the internationally-renowned artist’s work viewed through interior spaces and architectural environments. Nicole Cohen: Super Vision, on display until October 18, is a fascinating collection of videos, collages and photographic work...
Patch
Field Trip to SUNY Stony Brook's Zuccaire Gallery
Fifth-grade art club students from Edna Louise Spear Elementary School recently visited the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery at SUNY Stony Brook's Staller Center...
SBU News
Beautiful Art Was Full 'STEAM' Ahead at This Spring's Crawl
There were 79 works of Austrian-American artist, John Winkler (1894-1979), whose etchings pay homage and portray everyday life to underrepresented groups of immigrants in America’s oldest Chinatown in...
ARTNET NEWS
"Nicole Cohen Revisits Her Surreal Video Projections for the 21st Century" by Adam Schrader
Four days a week, the video artist and photographer Nicole Cohen drives from her home in New Jersey to her studio around the corner from Pace University in New York’s Financial District where she teaches young artists how to make it in the art world...
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Zuccaire Gallery Features Artwork by Graduate Student Artists
The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery at Staller Center will feature new work by Master of Fine Arts students that includes painting, sculpture, drawings, textile, video, digital and installation art. The exhibition is on view from...
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Art, Glorious Art at This Year’s ‘Crawl’
Record numbers of faculty, staff, students and community members flocked to the Wang Center, Zuccaire Gallery and Simons Center November 8 to view...
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SBU Art Week Highlights Campus, Faculty Creativity
Stony Brook University is home to a variety of renowned art galleries that provide unique spaces for cultural and artistic exchanges and collaborations. To celebrate Stony Brook’s art and artists, the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery and...
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SBU Art Week Is November 6-9
The Stony Brook community is invited to celebrate art with three events next week, including a campus-wide art crawl featuring four different on-campus...
Stony Brook Press
Behind the Scenes of "Shimon Attie: The View from Below"
Nestled into the eastern corner of Stony Brook University West Campus is the Staller Center for the Arts. Inside this building is an even smaller nook of the college’s “STEM heavy” campus — the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery...
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Zuccaire Gallery to Present Video and Photography by Shimon Attie
The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, located on the first floor of the Staller Center, presents a solo exhibition by internationally renowned artist Shimon Attie. Shimon Attie: The View from Below features...
SBU Statesman
Artist Shimon Attie’s exhibition explores migration, identity and human stories
The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery introduced a new exhibition running from July 20 to Oct. 21 titled “The View from Below,” dedicated to internationally-acclaimed visual artist Shimon Attie. With a focus on celebrating diverse...
Greene Gazette
Exhibit with a 'View'
Shimon Attie’s “The View From Below,” a new exhibition on display in the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery at Stony Brook University from July 20 to October 14, tells the story of migration through portraits combined with landscapes of New York City...
ARTFORUM
Revisiting 5+1
What emerged across these contributions, and throughout the exhibition as a whole, was a shared sensibility that recognized Black culture as multitudinous and resistant to reduction...
Newsday
Artful Journey: Explore The Work of Women Artists Across The Island
By hopping from one museum to another, we'll trace the paths of several women, mapping a line of great art that stretches from Nassau County to the East End...
Stony Brook Press
Hearing Black Voices: “Revisiting 5+1,” the alumni panel and the return of Black World
To help in celebrating the “Revisiting 5+1” art exhibit in the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, Stony Brook University held a panel in the Student Union Ballroom of alumni and professors to share their experiences at the university in the late 1960s and 1970s...
Stony Brook Matters
Black Alumni of The 60's and 70's Discuss Time at Stony Brook, Formation of Africana Studies Program
As part of the university's celebration of Black History Month (BHM), Stony Brook University invited and hosted a panel...
Hyperallergic
History is Not an Open Book
The 1969 exhibition 5 + 1, and now Revisiting 5 + 1, are reminders that the history of Black Art in the United States is diverse rather than monolithic....
Newsday
Art Exhibits Celebrate Chapters in Black History, Local Contributions
The history of Black artists on Long Island is rich, deep and still being written. Sometimes, with help, history repeats itself. This month offers chances to revisit pivotal exhibitions of previous decades and witness the cultural significance of Black artists in the area....
Stony Brook Press
Exploring Black abstract art through “Revisiting 5+1”
The Staller Center for the Arts recently opened a new exhibit in the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery titled “Revisiting 5+1.” A reflection of the 1969 exhibition of abstract art “5+1,” the new exhibit highlights major works of Black artists through the experimental painting, sculpture and film of the 1960s and ‘70s...
ART IN AMERICA
Who Gets to Be Abstract? A Legendary Show of Black Artists Gets a Second Look in “Revisiting 5+1”
In 1969 Stony Brook University was in dire straits. Having been rocked by anti-war protests, student demands for a Black studies program, and a drug raid on campus, the institution was under pressure to radically transform just over a decade after its founding. Amid these circumstances...
SBU Journalism
Stony Brook Media Group Halftime Report
Click here to watch SBU Journalism student Melanie Formosa report on Revisiting 5+1 on the Stony Brook Media Group Halftime Report.
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Historic Exhibition of Black Abstract Artists on Display at Zuccaire Gallery
A new exhibition at the Staller Center’s Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, entitled “Revisiting 5+1,” examines a critical moment at the junction of abstract art, racial and gender politics, and student activism at Stony Brook University...
TBR News
SBU’s Zuccaire Gallery presents new exhibit, ‘Revisiting 5+1’
The Staller Center’s Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery recently opened a new exhibition entitled Revisiting 5+1, developed in conjunction with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s current feature exhibition, Frank Bowling’s Americas...
ecoartspace
Fluid Dynamics: Connecting the Drops at the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery
From July 21st to October 29th, visitors to Stony Brook University’s Zuccaire Gallery were immersed in a space of aquatic motion: swirling whirlpools, falling rain, rising tides, melting ice, and flowing currents...
WSHU
Art exhibit taps Indigenous knowledge to save Long Island waters
Connecting art with science, an exhibition of sculptures, beadwork and video games questions where a culture can sustain itself when it no longer has access to the environment...
SBU Statesman
“Weekly Ice Melts” art installation offers interactive look at climate change
Open from July 21 to Oct. 29, the group exhibition “Connecting the Drops: The Power of Water” is on display at the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery. It showcases the work of seven female artists focusing on environmental justice and using water as a figure element in their projects to exhibit its vital role in the world....
WSHU
Stony Brook’s climate change gallery features Indigenous art to focus on environmental justice
Sculptures, drawings, performances and video games: Stony Brook University’s art gallery highlights the importance of water and its role in environmental justice....
Greene Gazette
Art exhibit showcases impact of water issues
Art creates conversation, and the Zuccaire Gallery's most recent exhibition, “Connecting the Drops: The Power of Water” has created a space for dialogue on the planet's rapid loss of water and declining environment...
SBU News
Artists Explore the Power of Water at Upcoming Zuccaire Gallery Exhibition
“Connecting the Drops: The Power of Water” will be on display at the Staller Center’s Zuccaire Gallery from July 21 through October 29, bringing together seven women artists whose work focuses on environmental justice and the vital importance of water...
Hyperallergic
Interference Archive's Democratic Approach to Preservation
Run entirely by volunteers, Interference Archive is a true alternative to the city's market-driven gallery scene. Since 2011, Interference Archive collection is so popular that other galleries borrow from it for their own programs, most recently City Lore in Manhattan and Stony Brook University's Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery....
New York Times
Ma’s House: An Artist Fulfills His Grandmother’s Dying Wish
Jeremy Dennis, a fine-art photographer and Shinnecock Nation tribe member, has turned his childhood house into a studio for exhibitions, workshops, and a residency program for BIPOC artists...
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(L.A. in Long Island) Mis/Communication: Language and Power in Contemporary Art at Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery
"How many words does he say?" I was completely taken aback when my son's pediatrician asked me this during...
SBU News
Art Crawl Spotlights Amazing Work in Galleries Across Campus
Works of art at five Stony Brook University art galleries were featured at the Spring 2022 Art Crawl on Wednesday, April 13...
Newsday
5 Masterful Exhibits You Won't Want to Miss
The sunshine has returned, and it's a great time to get out and see the world again. Art exhibitions this season feature close looks at our environment, views from abroad, and ways to get into nature and see how it inspires creativity...
Hyperallergic
"Mis/Communication Highlights Artists Examining the Intersection of Language and Power"
Mis/Communication: Language and Power in Contemporary Art, an exhibition at Stony Brook University’s Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, examines the double bind of language: We need language to connect us, but at the same time language can make us feel isolated...
Stony Brook Press
The Impact of Poster Design: Printing Solidarity at the Zuccaire Gallery
Even though OSPAAAL posters cover a range of different revolutionary movements, these posters essentially communicate with each other through an exchange and manipulation of ideas, imagery and iconography. The more you look at a piece, the more you realize how much has gone into its creation...
Brooklyn Rail
Art of the Cuban Revolution: Printing Solidarity, Viva Cuba Viva!, Líneas Vitales
For Che Guevara, Socialist Realism had run its course by the 1966 Tricontinental Conference. More than six years after the Cuban Revolution began, Guevara warned that...
SBU Statesman
“History is curated” at the Zuccaire Gallery
The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery debuted its latest exhibition, “Printing Solidarity: Tricontinental Graphics from Cuba” on Dec. 1...
SBU
President McInnis's Holiday Message filmed in the Zuccaire Gallery
Happy Holidays from our students, President Maurie McInnis, Provost Paul Goldbart, Dr. Hal Paz and all of us at Stony Brook University....
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‘Printing Solidarity: Tricontinental Graphics from Cuba’ on Display at Zuccaire Gallery
Printing Solidarity: Tricontinental Graphics from Cuba is on view at the Zuccaire Gallery in Staller Center from December 1 through February 26. It is an exhibition of global printed matter published in the 1960s-70s by...
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We’re Stronger Together with the Arts
The cultural opportunities at Stony Brook University are some of the most exciting reasons to be on campus. The most recent Stronger Together gathering on Oct. 27 put a spotlight on three such esteemed venues: the Charles B. Wang Center, the Staller Center for the Arts, and the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery...
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Inauguration Week Begins with Opening Reception at Zuccaire Gallery
A full week of events celebrating the inauguration of Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis began Monday afternoon with the Opening Reception at the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery in the Staller Center for the Arts, featuring the first Faculty Artist Spotlight with Distinguished Professor of Art Howardena Pindell...
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Inauguration Opening Reception, Oct. 18
As part of the Inauguration Celebration, the Zuccaire Gallery presents its first Faculty Artist Spotlight featuring internationally acclaimed artist Howardena Pindell, distinguished professor in the Department of Art...
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Celebrate the Inauguration of Stony Brook’s Sixth President, Maurie McInnis
The inauguration of Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis will take place on Saturday, October 23, at 11 am in Island Federal Arena, preceded by a week’s worth of events and celebrations honoring the university’s sixth president...
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Dos Mundos: SBU Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
A long-standing Stony Brook University tradition, Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) is celebrating its 32nd year on campus, focusing on stories and experiences that reflect this year’s theme...
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MFA Thesis Exhibition 2021 at Zuccaire Gallery
The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery in Staller Center presents the graduate student MFA Thesis Exhibition 2021 — opening March 22 and on view through April 16 — to the Stony Brook University campus community and online...
SBU Statesman
Stony Brook students use art to reflect on turmoil of the past year in “Reckoning” showcase
The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery's "RECKONING" showcases over 60 works in response to the social conflicts of the past years. The gallery is both in-person and online. Thematically it frames the brutal fight against injustice with the beauty and appreciation of humanity...
The Statesman
The Statesman Weekly Wrap-Up Ep. 20
This week, News covers the university’s course of action for COVID regulation after a recent spike in cases amongst residential students. Also covered is Professor Nancy Hollingsworth receipt of a fellowship from the American Association for the Advancement in Science to further her research on genetic cell mutations...
Newsday
Plenty of ways to celebrate Women's History Month on Long Island
March's Women’s History Month, with virtual and in-person events across Long Island — from documentary screenings to wine tastings and art discussions — offers something for everyone...
SBU News
Creativity Speaks – BHM Through the Eyes of Student Artists
Three Stony Brook students spoke about the creative inspiration behind their work presented at Zuccaire Gallery’s RECKONING: Student Mural. More than 60 pieces created by students across campus and around the world were submitted to the online student digital mural...
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Creativity Is the Focus of Black History Month 2021
“The theme of Sankofa! Black Creativity reflects the innovation, struggles, resilience and beauty of the African American/Black people, in the past, the present, and during this unprecedented time in our nation’s history,”...
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“Reckoning” Student/Faculty Exhibition on Display at Zuccaire Gallery
The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery presents “Reckoning,” an exhibition featuring Stony Brook University students and Art Department faculty artists. Reckoning is open to the campus community...
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