James Knox
James Knox About: James Knox has been photographing the Bay Area jazz scene since 2002. His photographs have been featured in SF Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Sotheby’s Realty, Visiting Oakland Tourist Guide and album covers/websites for local and national artists. He is contributing photographer for Cuisine Noir Magazine, SFJAZZ, Monterey Jazz Festival and San Jose […]
De’Ana Brownfield
De’Ana Brownfield More info: De’Ana Brownfield is an artist and educator that currently resides in Oakland, California. She utilizes natural material, dyes, and painting to inquire about healing and reconnecting with Afro-Indigenous traditional ways of being. Through the use of personal, collective narratives and mythology, she unearths stories that have been washed out in the […]
Wanda Sabir
Wanda Sabir Special events: A satellite exhibit, MAAFA@25 features 5 artists from AOTAD: James Gayles, Lorraine Bonner, TaSin Sabir, Marva Reed, Wanda Sabirhttps://www.artsteps.com/embed/5f7811bc267a720cbe7628fc/560/315 About: A Panther in Africa – Artist StatementThe series is called: “A Panther in Africa: From St. Louis, Missouri to Ghana, West Africa” (1-3). We are on the elder’s property where he […]
Gregory Worsham
Gregory Worsham About: My degree is in engineering. Figuring things out and problem-solving is not what I do, it’s who I am. I constantly ask myself how and why something works. This same inquisition is part of the reason I love photography. As a self-taught photographer, I have found that photography among other things is […]
Escape Artist
Escape Artist About: Kumi Rauf grew up in a loving Pan-African household filled with music, art, activism, travel and photography. His inspiration for photography stemmed from his father, uncle & brother who are all established photographers. His inspiration for art & travel come from his mother. After leaving corporate America, Kumi took his first international […]
Patricia Patterson
Patricia Patterson About: Welcome! I’m an Oakland, California based photographer, artist and writer. I love capturing a diverse range of subjects, some that tell a story, create a somber mood, simple beauty or form. I’ve been involved with Art of the African Diaspora group since its inception in the late 90s. My focus is on […]
Karen Smith, Metal Artist
Karen Smith, Metal Artist About: I design, fabricate and custom-make wearable art and small sculpture in my studio in Oakland, CA. My primary mediums are sterling and fine silver; I also work with 14K and 18K white and yellow gold., primarily sterling silver (and sometimes 14k gold elements to my designs) and often add high […]
Zoë Boston
Zoë Boston About: Zoë Boston Zoe Boston was born in Southern California, raised in upstate New York, and has now lived in the Oakland Bay Area for 6 years. She is an artist in almost every sense of the word, as she paints, sings, and writes. she uses her gifts to show God to this […]
Diamela Cutiño
Diamela Cutiño About: Diamela Cutiño is a photographer from Havana, Cuba. She is most known for her work documenting Black culture in Cuba including the Lukumi religion, hip hop, jazz, and street culture. She currently lives in the Bay Area. Instagram: www.instagram.com/diamela.images More info: Image Name/Title: Respeto (Respect)
Kimberley Champion
Kimberley Champion About: bio.Kim Champion is a native Californian, born in the Bay Area. She is a graduate of Cal State East Bay University with Bachelor of Arts in Traditional Studio Art. artist statement.I’m inspired by sources such as, nature, rural settings, and modern painters from Georgia O’keefe to Norman Lewis. I use color, shapes, […]
