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09/01/2026

PROBLEMS 33 OPENS TONIGHT | 6-9pm | 5461 Main St, Buffalo, NY | All are welcome :)

08/29/2026

“Problems With The Fact That You Were The Sun In A Sky Of Grey Clouds; And Now You Are Gone” (2025) by Zach Frank
36” x 36” | Acrylic on Panel | Buffalo, New York

Problems With The Fact That You Were The Sun In The Sky in a Sky of Grey Clouds; & Now You’re Gone was created during one of the most difficult periods of transition in Zach Frank’s life.

After returning to Buffalo from Los Angeles, Zach found himself adjusting to a familiar landscape that suddenly felt unfamiliar. The grey skies, long winters, and heaviness of the city became increasingly difficult to separate from his own emotional state. Then, unexpectedly, someone entered his life who seemed to bring warmth into a season defined by darkness.

For a time, the contrast between the two became impossible to ignore. The grey remained, but it felt softer. The cold remained, but there was warmth within it. What had once felt like an environment to escape became a place capable of holding something beautiful.

Then, just weeks before Zach opened his gallery, that person was unexpectedly deported from the United States. After months of building a life together, supporting one another through enormous personal and professional changes, and looking toward the future, everything changed overnight. The loss was not simply romantic; it was the sudden removal of someone who had become deeply woven into a new chapter of Zach’s life.

As he has throughout his career, Zach processed the experience through painting.
Created through deep grey tones and an intentionally heavy atmosphere, the work reflects heartbreak, absence, displacement, and the strange quiet that follows the loss of something that once brought light. Yet beneath the darkness are small points of golden light, almost hidden within the grey. They represent those brief moments when the sun breaks through an overcast Buffalo sky; fleeting, beautiful reminders that light can exist even within the darkest seasons.

The painting is not simply about losing someone. It is about what it means to have experienced warmth in the first place; to recognize the beauty of a chapter even after it has ended, and to carry that light forward after the sun is gone.

08/28/2026

“Extra F*****g Problems No. 3” (2025) by Zach Frank
40” x 30” | Acrylic on Panel | Buffalo, New York

By the summer of 2025, Zach Frank’s studio practice had become increasingly saturated. Hundreds of tubes of color were being mixed, reused, condensed, and carried from one painting to the next as his studio expanded and his process became increasingly involved.

“Extra F*****g Problems No. 3” began with a simple desire to revisit a popular motif. Zach had always appreciated the first version of this work, and throughout the years, he would constantly approach the idea again.

Unlike many works within the Problems series, this painting is not intended to carry a particularly heavy conceptual narrative. Instead, it functions as a study in color and a desire to not waste materials; a way of condensing the enormous rotation of paint moving through the studio into something structured, playful, and visually excessive.

There is also a practical rhythm to this process. Zach often describes his studio practice almost seasonally. During some seasons, his tubes start at 90 to 100 percent full with newly mixed colors. And a few months later, he works diligently which causes the collection to be reduced down to roughly 40 to 60 percent. And all of a sudden, the tubes and tubs are empty, where it is time to start fresh. Mixed acrylic paint cannot simply remain untouched indefinitely, so part of his practice is learning how to use what already exists before making room for what comes next.

This painting was created as part of that process, alongside Zach’s Gardens No. 3; Problems with How Spring Changes Everything, a work that explores the full spectrum of colors being used throughout the studio. Where the spiral motif allows Zach to bring nearly every color together at once.

08/27/2026

“Hard Drug Problems” (2022) by Zach Frank
30” x 24” | Acrylic on Canvas | Los Angeles, California

Color theory was one of the first major lessons Zach Frank encountered during his undergraduate studies. While the strenuous assignments of his Foundations classes may have seemed less significant to the developing artist at the time, the lessons in color, composition, and conceptualization have remained with him ever since.

One assignment in particular was a study of “vibrating colors,” where students were challenged to create a composition using colors so aggressively opposed that they appeared to vibrate against one another. Zach received an A on the assignment, further validating his fascination with hyperactivity, controlled chaos, and highly saturated color. Many of the shapes in that original study were triangles, a form he has since often associated with the general shape of his acrylic dabs.

Years later, those early explorations became an important foundation for Hard Drug Problems. The painting is composed of 13 triangles, each requiring up to 20 different tones to achieve its smooth gradient. More than 200 individual color mixtures were created for the painting, which contains exactly 25,000 acrylic dabs.
After moving to Sherman Oaks, Zach became determined to challenge himself further with gradients and checkerboard patterns. The title is not intended to suggest addiction; rather, it addresses the problems surrounding drug use and its effects. The painting reflects on the complicated nature of substances that can be fascinating and inspiring to some, while also being harmful and detrimental to their wellbeing.

The word “Hard” carries a deliberate double meaning, referencing both the subject matter and the difficulty of creating the painting itself. Like many works in the Problems series, the title was chosen to provoke thought and curiosity while allowing multiple interpretations to exist within the same composition.
Hard Drug Problems has now been featured in three Problems exhibitions, continuing its history as one of the recurring works within the evolving series.

08/26/2026

“Industry Problems” (2022-24) by Zach Frank
48” x 36” | Acrylic on Panel | Los Angeles, California

This is one of the most time-intensive works Zach Frank has ever created. Developed over a span of more than two and a half years, “Industry Problems” contains over 75,000 individual dabs. It also marks the third time the painting has been featured in one of Zach’s “Problems” exhibitions.

After living in Los Angeles for eight years and working in the music industry for more than a decade, Zach experienced his share of constant ups and downs, often referring to his twenties as a wild roller coaster. For every incredible experience, there were challenges and disappointments that became equally relevant to the narrative of this painting. Los Angeles is known as a hub for creative industries, and after spending enough time in the city, you seem to dip a toe into all of them; or, at the very least, find yourself surrounded by friends and peers who are deeply involved in them.

The roller coaster shape at the center of the work was inspired by the Superman Ride of Steel at Six Flags Darien Lake, which can also be seen in Zach’s 2015 painting, “Problems Around Buffalo.” This connection was not intentional, but perhaps speaks to the way certain shapes, locations, and childhood memories continue to find their way back into the artist’s work, even years later.

There are additional subtle nods to Zach’s hometown woven throughout the composition. The word “Bills,” painted in red and blue, pays tribute to the Buffalo Bills football team while fitting seamlessly into the painting’s broader acknowledgment of bills, business, life, and industry.

Another detail that makes this painting particularly rare is Zach’s signature, which appears directly on the front of the artwork in the bottom-right section. Because of the immense amount of texture used throughout the “Problems” series, there are very few opportunities for a signature to naturally exist within the composition. Here, however, the abundance of words covering the painting created a space where the artist could incorporate his name directly into the work itself.

08/25/2026

“Orange Sunglow Problems” (2024) by Zach Frank
24” x 24” | Acrylic on Panel | Buffalo, New York

Created shortly after Zach Frank’s move from Los Angeles back to Buffalo, “Orange Sunglow Problems” was born from a simple desire: to bring a little more sun into his studio and surroundings. Adjusting from the regular sunshine of Los Angeles to Buffalo’s often grey and gloomy winters, Zach humorously described the painting by saying, “I was painting the sun; it’s starting to get grey around here again.”

The work was simply an attempt to make something beautiful while surrounding himself with the warmth and color he felt was suddenly missing. Sometimes, the artist was just painting the sun because he hadn’t seen it in a while.

08/24/2026

“Problems With Lilies & Tulips” (2026) by Zach Frank
14 3/4” x 11 7/8” | Oil Acrylic on Panel | Buffalo, New York

Created instinctively in the summer of 2026, Zach Frank revisits his use of realistically oil-painted flowers accompanied by small white acrylic dabs surrounding the botanicals. First explored in 2015 with “Problems Around A Rose; The Rose Theory” and “Problems Around A Sunflower; The Sunflower Theory,” these paintings went on to become some of the artist’s most prized possessions and were eventually added to his permanent collection.

After years of excitement and continued interest surrounding these earlier works, the artist returned to the motif with “Problems With Lilies & Tulips,” depicting the favorite flowers of a new friend and revisiting a style that, until now, had remained largely untouched.

08/23/2026

Details of “Problems 33” | Opening Reception September 1st 6pm | On display through October 31st

08/22/2026

“Fractions Of A Million Problems” (2015) by Zach Frank
144” x 48” | Acrylic on Panel | Alfred, New York

In early 2015, Zach Frank set out on a mission to create a “Problems” series painting featuring 1,000,000 dabs across 50 panels for his BFA thesis. The panels were designed to brick together, creating one massive composition, but after completing approximately 150,000 dabs, the artist was pulled in a variety of directions, causing the project to be paused.
Following his graduation, Zach Frank moved between Buffalo, Rochester, and Alfred, New York, and the constant change of environment never allowed the project to be resumed. On September 1, 2016, coincidentally the artist’s 23rd birthday, he departed Buffalo to reside in Los Angeles for the next eight years, and the piece was completely abandoned.
Until now.
The completed panels have remained stored away, never before exhibited. For his newest retrospective, Zach Frank displays Panels 1–4 of the painting, inviting viewers to witness a pivotal moment in the development of his artistic practice. This was the first painting created by mixing the paint himself and applying the dabs through an alternative tube, rather than using raw acrylic straight from the art supply store; a small technical change that would go on to shape the future of the entire “Problems” series.

05/27/2026

We’re proud to present an exclusive artist talk from gallery founder, painter, and photographer this Saturday, May 30th at 3:00PM. Zach will be sharing the stories, inspiration, and timelines of his Polaroid Collage series and current solo exhibition “Moments Of Moments”
This event is open to the public; admission is free and we welcome all ages. Snacks and refreshments will be served. If you’ve never joined us for an artist talk, this is a great one to attend. It’s not like your typical lecture, you’ll be encouraged to chime in and ask the pressing questions you’ve been curious about!

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