fri. 6

New Paintings by Scott Dedecker — Studio Hart presents an exhibition of recent paintings by Buffalo native Scott Dedecker, on view from Friday, April 6, through Saturday, April 28, with an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 6 at Studio Hart, 65 Allen St., Buffalo. 536-8337, www.studiohart.com

ongoing: now-April 13

Sculpture Exhibition — On display now through Friday, April 13 at the UB Department of Visual Studies, UB Center for the Arts, UB North Campus, Amherst; Free. 645-6878, www.visualstudies.buffalo.edu

Interior Design Student Exhibition — On display now through Friday, April 13 at Villa Maria College’s Paul William Beltz Family Art Gallery, 240 Pine Ridge Road, Cheektowaga; Free. 961-1833, www.villa.edu

Juried Members Exhibition — Sixteenth annual exhibition on display now through Friday, April 13 at Art Dialogue Gallery - Western New York Artists Group, 1 Linwood Ave., Buffalo; Free. 885-2251, www.wnyag.com

now-April 14

Spring Exhibition — Buffalo Society of Artists exhibition on display now through Saturday, April 14 at Big Orbit Gallery, 30D Essex St., Buffalo; Free. 560-1968, www.bigorbitgallery.org

now-April 15

Art in Bloom — Joan Saba’s oil paintings feature sun-drenched flowers, where shadows provide intrigue and color reigns supreme, through Sunday, April 15 at the Arcangel Gallery of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo; $ (included in admission). 827-1584, www.buffalogardens.com

now-April 21

CEPA Gallery’s 11th Annual Art Auction Preview Exhibition — CEPA’s 11th Biennial Art Auction Preview Exhibition has garnered significant recognition over the past 20 years, and is the only professional art auction in Western New York, and one of Buffalo’s most glamorous and festive art events. The artwork on display will be auctioned live Saturday, April 21 at the Market Arcade Building in downtown Buffalo’s Theatre District at 617 Main St., Buffalo. 856-2717, www.cepagallery.com

now-April 26

Kenmore Art Society Spring Show — Juried exhibition on display now through Thursday, April 26 at the Jewish Center of Greater Buffalo’s Benderson Family Building, 2640 N. Forest Road, Getzville; Free. 688-4033, www.jccbuffalo.org

now-April 27

Buffalo-Niagara Art Associations Spring Exhibit — On display now through Friday, April 27 at Partners in Art Gallery & Studio, 75 Webster St., N. Tonawanda; Free. 692-2141, www.partnersinart.net

Our Time — Media project by artists-in-residence Sarah Baker, on display now through Friday, April 27 at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; Free. 854-1694, www.hallwalls.org

now-April 28

FibreArts Initiative III — Quilting, thread painting, felt making, 3-D design by independent fibre artists, on display now through Saturday, April 28 at Impact Artists’ Gallery, Tri-Main Center - Suite 545, 2495 Main St., Buffalo. 835-6817, www.buffalo.com/impact

now-April 29

Jacqueline Welch: Anatomy of a Sight Hound — Narrative paintings that depict the dog as the patron saint of human idiosyncrasy or character flaws. On display now through Sunday, April 29 at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 878-6011, www.yournewburchfield.com

Abstraction and Photos — Four Decades of Abstraction and Aperture, a display of photographs from the permanent collection, 11 a.m.-5 p.m Tuesday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, now through Sunday, April 29 at the Castellani Art Museum, 5795 Lewiston Road, Niagara University; Free. 286-8200. Closed April 5-9. www.castellaniartmuseum.org