UB Anderson Gallery

Staff

Sandra H. Olsen, Ph.D.

Director, UB Art Galleries
sholsen@buffalo.edu

Sandra H. Olsen serves as director of both the UB Art Gallery and the UB Anderson Gallery. For more than 15 years, she was Adjunct Professor at UB and taught the Museum Studies graduate seminar. Before coming to the UB Art Galleries, Olsen served for twenty-one years as director of the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, where she built the collection, curated exhibitions, and planned the museum’s new construction. Olsen holds a B.A. in History from the University of Wisconsin, Madison; M.A. degrees in Art History and Education from Boston University; and a Ph.D. in Art History from Boston University.

Sandra Q. Firmin

Curator, UB Art Gallery
sfirmin@buffalo.edu

Sandra Q. Firmin has been curator of the UB Art Gallery, Center for the Arts since 2003. She holds a Master’s from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (2002) and was awarded a Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative Fellowship at Arcadia University Art Gallery (2003). Kim Jones: A Retrospective, which she co-curated with Julie Joyce, was accompanied by the catalogue Mudman: The Odyssey of Kim Jones, co-edited with Joyce and published by MIT Press (2006). Firmin is currently organizing Artpark: 1974–1984, which will chronicle the seminal years of this innovative residency program located in Lewiston, New York, just north of Niagara Falls, in which artists spent summers creating temporary artworks outdoors. Recent publications include contributions to exhibition catalogs for Max Protetch (New York, 2008) and the Wharf, Centre d'art contemporain de Basse-Normandie (2007).

Ginny O'Brien Lohr

Curator of Education, UB Anderson Gallery
ginny@andersongallery.org

Ginny O'Brien Lohr holds M.F.A, M.A., and R.N. degrees and is an arts educator, a studio artist, and a registered nurse. Lohr develops educational programs for teachers, students, families, and the community, based on temporary exhibitions and on the permanent collection. Lohr has taught courses in design and fiber art at Daemen College and Buffalo State College.

Jennifer Markee

Finance & General Operations Manager, UB Art Galleries
716-645-0572
ambrose3@buffalo.edu

Jennifer Markee is a graduate of the University at Buffalo's ED.M program, with an advanced degree in Higher Education Administration. As Finance and General Operations Manager at the UB Art Galleries, Markee is responsible for managing the galleries' financial systems, daily gallery operations, and event logistics for gallery rentals and receptions.

Mary Moran

Assistant Director, UB Anderson Gallery
mjmoran@buffalo.edu

Long-time assistant to David Anderson, Mary Moran served as Gallery Manager from 1987-2000. Upon Mr. Anderson’s donation of the Gallery and a large collection of artworks to the University, she became Assistant Director of the UB Anderson Gallery. She serves as the liaison between donor David Anderson and the UB Art Galleries, coordinates the archival research materials for Anderson Gallery special projects and assists with development at the UB Art Galleries. Moran is a graduate of Daemen College.

Tim Roby

Assistant Preparator, UB Anderson Gallery
timroby@buffalo.edu

Tim Roby earned a BFA in Studio Art from Illinois State University followed by an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2008. Beyond his own studio practice, Tim has been a professional picture framer and art handler for over ten years, working both in Chicago and Minneapolis before moving to Buffalo and taking his current position at the UB Art Galleries. Tim works closely with other staff members, artist, curators and students to install exhibits, build exhibition furniture and frame artwork for exhibitions both at the Anderson Gallery, as well as the UB Art Galleries.

Robert Scalise

Registrar and Collections Manager
bob@andersongallery.org

Bob Scalise manages all exhibition installation, collections care, and special projects at the UB Anderson Gallery. He has organized numerous exhibitions from the Gallery’s permanent collection including Antoni Tapies: Graphic Works (2005) and Abstractions (2006). A graduate of Daemen College, Scalise began his career as the Exhibitions Coordinator for the David Anderson Gallery in 1996. He serves as an advisor on numerous installations of artwork around campus including UB’s emerging public art projects.

Ken Short

Preparator/Installer, UB Art Gallery
kshort2@buffalo.edu

Ken Short is a native of Buffalo. He earned his degree in art education from Buffalo State College in 1975. Short works closely with exhibiting artists, students, and professors to install and prepare work for exhibition at both the UB Art Gallery and the UB Anderson Gallery.

Jim Snider

Staff Assistant, UB Anderson Gallery
jesnider@buffalo.edu

As an administrative assistant, Jim Snider's background in computers is handy in keeping the network up-to-speed, and the networked computers running. Snider lends his experience when needed in the areas of event planning, photography, graphic design, research, public relations, and archiving.

Paul Wilcox

Maintenance Supervisor, UB Anderson Gallery

Paul Wilcox has been at the UB Anderson Gallery since 2002. He assists the gallery manager with special projects and installation of art works, and maintains the gallery so that everything runs well.