Kurt Von Voetsch, “Stage Four,” September 22 – November 3, 2017

Von Voetsch admits to having spent most of his life with the fear of the dead. After his cancer diagnosis in 2009, he refined himself as well as his relationship with the dead. Much of this work charts that process. Although clearly sincere, his work is not sentimental. Using conventional means, he pieces together gestural drawings and confessional utterances, forming a visual monologue that is poignantly personal.

Kurt Von Voetsch holds an MFA from Ohio University and an MS in Student Administration from the University at Buffalo. His works and performances have been widely exhibited in Western New York and beyond, including at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Castellani Art Museum, UB Anderson Gallery, Hallwalls, Big Orbit, Chautauqua Institution, and Memorial Art Gallery.

Exhibition Catalog, Kurt von Voetsch, Heather Layton, and Allen Topolski

Stage Four photos available here.