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What is a weed, and who gets to decide?

In @namelymatt’s latest story, artist and UB professor @crystalzcampbell looks at the many histories of Mimosa pudica, a plant dismissed as a weed despite its medicinal, cultural and scientific significance.

“Creating a place for these fugitive histories, Campbell’s work challenges the idea of what a weed is and pays respect to the systematically underloved.”

Read more about Aftertouch: Mimosa Pudica, on view at @rivalryprojects through Oct. 30. Link in bio.

Photo by Brandon Watson

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🎲 EVERYBODY'S GOTTA GET IN ON THE ACTION! A big ol' thank you to our Ante Up Sponsors for putting their chips on BICA and helping make Lucky Number 7 one hell of a night! LET'S PLAY! 🎰⁠
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🌞 y’all can finally stop quoting Midnight Sun in your captions now, part I 🤸‍♂️ thank you end-of-summer ‘26, you nearly made me **** ****** a couple times there but you always had a way of keeping me going with each dance floor and every friend along the way ❤️‍🩹

📸 shoutout to @jordanxhaller for these gorgeous shots from our August @rendezvous.roc and big love to @mikehenry420 for being the absolute best glamp companion a Campout compadre could ask for 👯‍♂️

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Aftertouch: Mimosa Pudica, a solo exhibition by #UBuffalo Art and Media Study Associate Professor Crystal Z. Campbell, opens Friday, September 18th at Rivalry Projects (Buffalo, NY) from 5-9PM. On view through October 30, 2026.

@rivalryprojects
106 College Street, Buffalo, NY 14201

Images: Crystal Z. Campbell, “Mimosa Pudica (Thailand)”. Mixed-Media Photo Collage on Birch Panel, 36 x 60 ins. (and two detail shots)
Photo credit: Ryan Arthurs

“Rivalry Projects is thrilled to present Aftertouch: Mimosa Pudica, the gallery’s first exhibition with Crystal Z Campbell. The presentation will debut a new series of paint and photo-based collages, alongside cast bronze and iron sculptures that examine global herbarium specimens of the mimosa pudica - an abundant, touch sensitive plant, with medicinal and sentient properties. Native to South and Central America, but now found in tropical climates around the world, the history of mimosa pudica is grounded in anthropomorphization, colonial touch, and scientific experimentation. Together, the works in the exhibition expand upon these histories to speak to contemporary ripples of colonialism, extraction, and empire.“

For more Art faculty news visit art.buffalo.edu

#ContemporaryArt #BuffaloArtists #MimosaPudica #Phillipines

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more opening fun with @nestortopchy @thekitchenattenbarnfarm @gabejmartinez @tenbarnfarm @billarningexhibitions @rivalryprojects

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If you missed the opening reception or this morning's artist talk, there's still time to experience Sites of Encounter by Gabriel Martinez. Through layered photography and masterful darkroom techniques, Martinez explores memory, identity, resilience, and the landscapes that shape our stories.

Don't miss this thought provoking exhibition and celebrating the conversations that art makes possible.

📍 Exhibition: June 26 – August 14, 2026

@rivalryprojects
106 College Street, Buffalo, NY 14201

#buffalosocietyofartists #buffaloart #artexhibitionlondon #contemporaryphotography #buffalosocietyofartists

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A bit of process. It’s all freehand work, labor intensive, time consuming, strenuous, quiet, meditative, and ultimately satisfying. I’ve posted a number of these clips of me working, thanks always for the kind comments. Folks seem to enjoy watching me paint these lines over and over and over! 😊😉

Field Fluctuations In The Quantum Vacuum, 2026, acrylic on wood panel, 46”x 36”

#contemporarypainting #colorperception #opticalart #workinprogress #craftsmanship

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NADA, which stands for the New Art Dealers Alliance, is a nonprofit organization founded to support emerging contemporary art galleries and create a more collaborative and accessible art world

One of my favorite fairs…NADA New York fair is one of the best places (IMO) to discover new artists and younger galleries from around the world, with a great mix of work and more approachable price points

The works pictured are all by Kyla Kegler from Rivalry Projects’ booth at this year’s edition

#NADANewYork #ContemporaryArt #EmergingArtists #ArtCollectors #nycartscene

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I really enjoyed NADA this year. There’s always such a great collection of galleries and I always discover new and interesting artists. These were some of my favorites

* Cheryl Humphreys (Left) and Rogé Girard (right) , Lobster Club
* YIN Ziang, Bonian Space
* Kyla Kegler, Rivalry Projects
* Alex Sutcliffe, Plato Gallery
* Mason Saltarrelli, Timothy Hawkinson Gallery

#nadaartfair #contemporaryart #EmergingArtists #nycart #artcollector

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We’re pleased to invite friends of Camp Pathfinder, Northway, and Algonquin Park to a special afternoon in support of the Algonquin Campership Fund, hosted @rivalryprojects .

Founded by Ryan Arthurs in 2021, Rivalry is a contemporary art gallery dedicated to supporting emerging and mid-career artists through exhibitions and programming. Guests are invited to view the gallery’s current exhibition while gathering in support of camp access and opportunity.

On view and available for purchase will be a selection of framed and unframed prints by Buffalo artist Duayne Hatchett (1925–2015). Proceeds from these sales will directly benefit the Algonquin Campership Fund.

We hope you can join us for an afternoon of art, community, and support! 🛶🖼️ ♥️

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april in bloom 🌷

little joys: walking around a museum alone with headphones on, letting your friend show you around her hometown, work relationships turning into real friendships, swimming on the regular, Waxahatchee + MJ Lenderman, weekends looking at art, vintage shopping,meeting your heroes, putting eyes on old friends, watching life come back.

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