ROCtheArt.org is a program of Rochester Art Collectors

The propose of this page is to highlight posts on Instagram that feature art held in private collections with a connection to the Rochester, NY region.

To qualify the Instagram post must include works of art held in private collections based in the Rochester, NY region (regardless of who made the work) OR works held in private collections with a connection to our region (e.g, a collector who has moved to another area) OR that include works by artists with a connection to our region (e.g., an artist who has moved to another region) so long as works of art were not created by the person posting the image. Works featured on this page have been curated by Rochester Art Collectors' team of art collecting enthusiasts.

​If you would like work from your art collection to be considered for inclusion on this page, please:
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• Add #ROCtheArt to your Instagram post;
• Tag the photos with @rochesterartcollectors; and
• If possible, please tag the artists so other collectors can find them!​

If you would like to join our team of ROCtheArt.org curators, please let us know: inspire@RochesterArtCollectors.org

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Today on “My Favorite Artists”: this painting from Charles Pabst. We first saw his work in Scottsdale, Arizona about twenty years ago, then serendipitously found him again at a gallery in Laguna Beach. Oh, and “Charles is gonna be here tomorrow night for an opening!” So we HAD to purchase this one.

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IS LIFE ALWAYS THIS HARD...?#yes #butitsbeautiful #newnew #thisisformatilda #leon #theprofessional #deathhorse #skyline #thankyou #sograteful #watercolor #penandink

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The ever changing #tinyartexhibit in my home office continues. I used to rotate the work weekly. These days I move individual pieces in and out every few days. Work has gotten busier so I’m not in my home office as much. #sydneylicht #bruceklauck #barbarafox #markdreimiller #staceyrowe #brianblatt #theivinstephen #billstewart #kathycalderwood #rochesterart #rochesterartists #rochesterartcollectors #roctheart #rochesterartist #rochesterartcollector #collectart

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All I wanted for my birthday was everyone I knew to chip in and buy me an @emily_elizabeth_wise original. She did me one better and gifted me this glorious piece . I love you Emily, I’m a very very very very very lucky bastard □□□

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the loveliest mail from Bea Parsons — two fantastic monoprints and a gouache experiment with the perfect title □□□□□ bless BEA, the best!!!

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#rochesterartcollectors #reddotchallenge2020 @rome_roam @rochesterartcollectors #roctheart

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“Keeping Score” Heather Swenson Silkscreen 2019 #petedfrommycollection #rocthearts @rochesterartcollectors #pcormembersprintexchange

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happy Sunday #home #studiovibes #art #mycollection @joseparla #creativespace #□ #mypassion #ease I need to frame these gems!The center piece is an original painting made for me,in my home studio.Atlanta,Georgia 1998. #inkheads

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#homedecor #interiors #artists #artistshomes #antiqueframes #decorative #frenchart #wallart

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Meissen plaque of „das Schokoladenmädchen“ (OK, OK, La Belle Chocolatière de Vienne) after a painting by Jean-Étienne Liotard. The plaque from the second half of the 19th century. Crossed swords mark on unglazed bottom, illegible incised model number and Pressnummer. Size of the plaque: 4 3/4 by 3 1/2 inches. The trembleuse cup is only 1 cm tall, swipe to last image to see the detail of the Kakiemon decoration (different than in the original). My modest homage to the brief reopening of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister.

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Naturally □ #roctheart

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Today, I got myself a moon painting by @iconoclassed !! Love it!! □□✨ #fullmoonpainting #rochesterartcollectors #rochesternyart

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Have you met all my friends? #rochesterartcollectors @rochesterartcollectors It’s so important to support the community that has built you, I’m proud of the local and international originals I have, and I hope folks will continue to support living artists. #collageart #roctheart #rochesterartist

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From the mind of DJ Rochester

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Our Thanksgiving table was made complete this year with the addition of this piece of artwork by the ever talented Bradd Young and made possible for purchase by @uuuartcollective, @kingkpac and @codynaughton. This Thanksgiving’s theme was certainly Group Hugs which also happens to be the name of this piece. Our family is all about Group Hugs, on Thanksgiving and everyday. Thank you @uuuartcollective and @young_salut we love this piece and you all! #grouphugs #thanksgiving #grateful

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Newest addition to mine and @bajafm's home collection of local artists by my friend @subfo, check him out! #roctheart . (Framed text pieces above by my dears @thevelvetnoose □) #doorwaytotems

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#newacquisition for my personal collection. #paulgarlandart A beautiful painter. This one has a layer of some sort of adhesive paper covering the surface. I love the smoky, misty, mystical finish. #axomgallery

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This @pveitch13 painting is one of my favorite pieces in our house. One of my favorite painters. The sofa is from @axom_home made by @gusmodern We spent just about a year to decide on a sofa and it happened to be right in front of us. Posting some art we have collected because I’m out of art at the moment. We like pink over here also. Happy Sunday. . . . . . . . . #oiloncanvas #contemporarypainting #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #illustration #painter #painting #abmlifeiscoloful #portrait #ihavethisthingwithpink #shoplocal #doitfortheprocess #carveouttimeforart #studioscenes #moderninterior #outofthebunch #artcollector #thatsdarling #mybeautifulmess #tnchustler #beautifulpeopleliveart #artafter #makersmovement #artistlife #showyourwork #roctheart#sketchbook #morningslikethese #createyourhappy #drawing

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We've been on a crazy art aquisition spree lately. Some of the artists we know have been making some custom pieces that are just MIND-BLOWING. In no particular order: @shawn_conn_art made this amazing bison which is my spirit animal and totally outside the kind of thing he has been doing lately. @audreymaureenrobbins made the second piece from a photo on the @whitmanworks Instagram of yours truly. I couldn't be more honored. It is such a FABULOUS piece. @reneemendlerart made this diptych to spend using black sand we brought back from @iceland. It is breathtaking. Last, but not least is a group of four pieces from our last gallery show by Dan Caster. Just LOVE them. We also got a new photo by @pattirussotti, but it is currently at @100lumierephoto getting an AWESOME frame designed by the owner there. I will post that when I pick it up! #roctheart #artcollector #gallerist #curator

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My first purchase of art in 1980 at the 696 Gallery on Park Ave. by Dellas Henke an artist who lived in the area for a time. He was a picture framer and primarily a printmaker but also painted. Later that year I was in a show at the Pyramid Art Gallery run by @antonio.petracca.art titled "Erotica Neurotica" with him and another artist I admire @jappiekingblack #rochesterartcollectors #roctheart #myfirsttime #artistsproof #pyramidartgallery

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It might take us years to finally replace the panelling and wallpaper we inherited with the house, but at least we have all these beautiful artworks to cover it up! So happy to have met so many amazing fellow artists and to have more than just my own work up on the walls now. #roctheart #art #collection #artcollector #painting #printmaking

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A little gem I own by #susanlyon who was here this past year teaching a five day drawing workshop hosted by the #rochesterartclub. We are so grateful Artists such as Susan agree to come teach us here. This beautiful portrait in oil is painted on mat board. #rochesterartcollectors #ROCtheart

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Carnival in Barcelona. Artist Otto Weber #roctheart

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This painting is above the fireplace at home. It constantly reminds me that the goal of painting - and my photographs - is to make ART. This is the 2nd painting in our collection by Elisa Root. #ElisaRoot #RocTheArt #RochesterArtCollectors #AndersonAlleyArtists

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Finally framed this beauty today, along with a few others! Thanks @shawneehill for your always amazing art and thanks for drawing one that makes me feel like you were thinking of me when you drew it □□ Now to hang them in my bedroom/sacred place.

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#roctheart Tiny hand made book by Janet Finch-Levy

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A few favorite paintings I own by my talented friend of many years, James Lewis. (All but the apple.)#roctheart

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My nice collection of Hartleys.

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#roctheart #landscapes #art #artforsale #rochesterartcollecrs #oilpaintings #19thcentury

A post shared by Joel Sapienza (@joel.sapienza) on Dec 14, 2018 at 2:07pm PST

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It’s difficult to explain to some folks. Collecting art is an aspect of life I never thought would be a part of mine. Now that it is, I cannot imagine much else which provides the same kind of deep satisfaction. Today was one messed up day that has set forth a significant set of challenges in the months ahead. I’m hardly able to think straight. Coming home to a new print at my door was such a delight. I’ve been waiting for this piece to arrive for a while now. The work of @dirtworship is now a part of my collection, and closes the gap even further of living artists I’ve been seeking out. She’s one badass woman to add to my collection of awesome female artists. Loving the barbed wire embellishment. #rambling #dazed #art #rochesterartcollectors

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Just got back from the framer with this new addition to my personal collection. Untitled abstract by Cathal O’Toole. @rochesterartcollectors #roctheart #axomgallery #midcenturyabstractexpressionist #nonobjectiveart #nonobjectivepainting #cathalotoole #abstractexpressionism

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More of my collection , as I’m rearranging art today. @rochesterartcollectors #rochesterart #rochesterartists #artislife #ROCtheArt

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Enjoyable evening a couple of nights ago meeting fellow art lovers and collectors at @oxfordgallery. Some of us brought pieces for a little bit of art show-and-tell. I brought this luminescent piece by long-time friend and outstanding artist, Anders Knuttsson, who gifted it to my wife and me as a wedding present. Thanks to Rome Celli aka @rome_roam and @rochesterartcollectors for having me! #ROCtheart #art #artistsoninstagram #artgallery #artcollector #rochester

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This piece! □ So satisfying placing that red dot on the wall last night! □ #dearlydeparted1975 #buyart #roctheart #Repost @clockworkevolution ・・・ The Mask Sellers Tent. Finished piece. Going up on the wall for a pop-up gallery show opening on the 20th of October. . . #dearlydeparted1975 #1975gallery @1975ish . #penandink #illustration #micron #pen #inkdrawing because it's #inktober #inking #higginsink #masks #Halloween #artwork #somanylayersofink

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Got my own @photo_romy print that is currently hanging in my living room. I first saw her work at @whitmanworks for the September show. Amazing work □ #art #photography #photographersofinstagram #mycollection #artcollector #roctheart

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Not sure if this is the final spot for my newly acquired painting by @toddbassage_art, but wanted to get it up on the wall. The interior lighting in this spot does not do it any justice. Fitting in perfectly with the rest of my collection. □ . . #ROCtheArt #contemporarypainter #abstractart #rochesterartist #toddbassage #curateyourhome

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“The curating process doesn’t stop at the gallery. Sarah and I have a lot of art in our home and I enjoy putting work together on the walls as I would in an exhibition.” - Bradley Butler, gallery director and curator . . . Join us for “Curating Your Collection”, a collaborative event with @rochesterartcollectors on Saturday, September 8th at 1pm. It will be a conversation around curating as it relates to your own art collection and a walk through of our current exhibition.

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hung some new art up. #superexcited #artcollector #rochesterartcollectors #RoctheArt #jesseamesmith #brianblatt #rochesterny #supportlocalartists #supportlocalart

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#Kelly #Perré #Maimonides #Eaton

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#roctheart @rochesterartcollectors #frommyartcollection Artist unknown. 4'x8' (yes, old store signs glued to a 4x8 pieceof ply!). Found in Farmington NY 1995.

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Artist: Richard Kersting - Carnival. #ROCtheArt

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It was also a good art mail day too thanks to the @beautifullosersofficial app. @ed.templeton (2000)and @steveespopowers (2006) prints. #beautifullosers #artlurking #skatenerd #hoarderofcool #roctheart

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Mandi Antinucci is our 200th member! * When Mandi Antinucci became a member of Rochester Art Collectors on May 22nd she helped the group reach it's goal of 200 members ahead of it's June 30th goal. Not only that since she joined before June 30th Mandi will forever be known as a "Founding Member" of Rochester Art Collectors. * Mandi is not only an avid art collector, she is an accomplished artist in her own right. Plus there's a history of art lovers in her family. Her grandfather, Robert Heaviside, collected extensively and served on the board of directors of the Everson Museum in Syracuse, New York. * Mandi's collection includes both contemporary works as well as works from the 19th and 20th century. Her collection hangs throughout her home in Geneseo. * Pictured with her are two works from Mandi & Rob Antinucci's collection by Andrea Durfee (above) and Nate Hodge (below). * ​ Mandi teaches art in the Batavia City School District while her husband, Rob Antonucci, teaches art in the Geneseo Central School District. Both are practicing artists as well as collectors and teachers. * * * #200 #200strong #growing #rochesterartcollectors #RochesterArt #rocthearts #collectart #artcollector #whatsonyourwalls #buyart #ROCtheArt

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Pam enjoying her new felted owls. #owlart #owls #fiberarts #feltpainting #needlefelting #needlefeltpainting #feltart #fiberart #woolpainting #woolart #snowowl #birdsofprey #fiberartistofinstagram #owl #RoctheArt

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Every morning I get to wake up to this image made by the most magical Marni Shindelman! I love this woman to the moon and back, an amazing, always true friend that I would travel any distance to see... she may not live in Rochester anymore, but she’ll be HERE in July with her collaborator, Nate Larson, making work for an exhibition at the GEH, opening January 2019. Watch out Rochester, when the two of us get together, you never know what might happen!! #shenanigans #thisisrochester #thisisroc #roctheart #rauschenbergresidency #captivaisland #minimalism #white #geh @mmarnimcfly @rochesterartcollectors @larsonshindelman

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Study by Sarah C. Rutherford for a series of paintings that cast an ancestor as a superhero. #roctheart

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Love my ORRERY. Brilliant movement and energy I look at every day in my home, thanks to @smpbrooks and her otherworldly talents #ROCtheart @rochesterartcollectors

A post shared by Leslee Trzcinski (@lesleetrzc) on Apr 18, 2018 at 2:03pm PDT

Have you heard of #ROCtheArt? @rochesterartcollectors wants you to post photos of artwork from your collection! Here are two pieces I love by @robinwhiteman and @anova____1. Both feeling very peaceful alongside my crystal collection ✨ #ROCtheart ✨ #robinwhiteman #annenovado #rochesterartcollectors #rochesterartist #artcollector #artcollection #artcollecting

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Painting “Slaves and Masters” by Chris Mars #ROCtheArt,@rochesterartcollectors

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