Shantae Robinson
About: I like making all kinds of art. I like colors, I like sewing. Those are my drawings. I’m excited to show at the Richmond Art Center. I am from Richmond and I like being a NIAD artist.
Website: niadart.org/shantae-robinson
More info:
1. Untitled (S0163), glazed ceramics 13 x 13 x 2” $80
2. Untitled (D8764) mixed media on paper 20 x 26” $60
3. Untitled (D5197) mixed media on paper 30 x 22” $80
Jonathan Taylor
About: I am a working artist living in Oakland, California. I make images by way of a camera selecting tonal relationships to my feelings. I am drawn to portraiture. Black and white film processing and printing in the darkroom are my ways of bringing the final image to life. Making portraits is an exciting way to connect with people. While I have the honor of having an individual before the lens, my goal is merging with the medium. These images I chose represent my black and white work that expresses my empathy to the Black Male in portraiture.
Most recent juried exhibits of my work include: Berkeley Civic Center Art Exhibition, 2019-Current; “In Focus: Current Photography”, Richmond Art Center, 2018; “The Capture of Life Absent from Color”, Joyce Gordon Gallery, 2014; “Seeing Berkeley”, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 2015- commissioned and purchased; “Dis/Order”, Juried Annual 2013, Pro Arts, Oakland, California.
Website: www.flickr.com/photos/jtphotospace
More info:
Titles: Portrait 1, Portrait 2, Portrait 3 (respectively)
Medium: Gelatin Silver Prints
Size: upon request
Price: $250 each
Beautiful Beads by Lan
About: I was born in the East Bay area and have lived and worked here my entire life. At 64 I am now retired and can focus on my love of artwork. I began collecting African trading beads at the Berkeley flea market back in the ’70s and never stopped; my works are created from beads found all over the world. The possibilities are endless with this medium and they are what keep my creative juices flowing. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do!
Instagram: www.instagram.com/beautifulbeads1962
Keisha White
About: Keisha is an Artist from Richmond Ca. She likes working with textiles with lots of color and texture. Keisha is inspired by texture, colors, spring, flowers, grass and the sun.
Website: niadart.org/artists
More info:
1. “Pillow 1″ embroidery on fabric, poly stuffing 15 x 14 x 2” $45
2. “Pillow 2″ embroidery on fabric, poly stuffing 13 x 11 x 3” NFS
3. “Paris” unique wallhanging 45 x 47“ $100
Janay Futch
About: Janay uses Acrylic paint on Canvas. Janay is using a Marbling technique inspired by other artists featured in YouTube Videos. Janay likes purple and is inspired by color. During shelter in place Janay has been making Art at home mostly at dinning room table.
Website: niadart.org/janay-futch
More info:
1. Untitled Painting 1, acrylic on stretched canvas 10 x 8” $40
2. Untitled Painting 2, acrylic on canvas 16 x 16” $80
3. Untitled Print, collograph 11 x 15” $30
Carla Golder
About: As a Black woman artist living in Oakland, I am dedicated to creating art examining the impact of the African diaspora on our identity and sense of belonging.
The African word Sankofa best expresses the guiding force behind my work- to retrieve wisdom from the past that has been lost and taken away in order to reclaim, revive, and reshape it as we move forward to achieve our full potential.
I am combining elements from past drawings and prints in order to tell the African-American story of being uprooted from our homeland, re-rooted in a new and hostile environment. We have spilled out life’s blood into the earth through captivity and have labored to rise up from oppression, conflict, and turmoil.
Website: carlagolder.org
MARVA
Special events: https://youtu.be/44KPAKBMz28
About: I am a ceramic sculptural artist. I use African history to bring visual images to my art. I also have studied other cultures history to complete my art form. Using the human form is my key to these replications. At times I want movement to my art, I use dancers bodies, to show the strength and integrity of the people I may just use the torso and head.
With African features there are so many ways to show them. They are so expressive and those of African descent I hope can relate to the clay sculptures by seeing themselves or others in them. The hair is always combed in ways to show the texture of it, the lips and nose are full and very sensual. The skin coloring rich with the colors of the earth.
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More info: In a virtual show my sculptures are show as flat pictures 2D images verses 3D in the round. So the pictures are for sale which make beautiful wall hangings which go with any décor or mood of a space.
Deatra Colbert
About: Deatra is an artist working at NIAD Art Center who likes to work with pencils, paper, paints, silkscreen, lino-cut print, ceramics and fiber.
“I am thinking about my work when I am doing my work. I’ve been coming to NIAD for a long time and I’m going down in history with NIAD. I like to cook, read and I like fashion.”
Website: niadart.org/deatra-colbert
More info:
1. “Wrestling” mixed media on paper 14 x 11” $60
2. ” Cagney Screenprint” screenprint on paper 13 x 17” $40
3. “The Undertaker” glazed ceramics 15 x 8 x 7” $200
Olubori Babaoye
About: Greetings! My name is Olubori Babaoye and I am a Nigerian-American multifaceted artist from Oakland, CA. Throughout my elementary years, I drew on the playground with chalk during recess and even sketched on my homework assignments. That was when I was introduced to the Oakland School for the Arts where I studied Visual Arts. My time there allowed my creativity to manifest into something remarkable. As a Nigerian-American artist, I feel that it’s my responsibility to commentate on the various socio-economic and political conundrums taking place today in both America and Nigeria. Being that I was raised in a Nigerian household, it’s inevitable that I’ve established such a powerful connection with my homeland. I’ve continuously strived to perfect my craft not only as a classical painter, but also a digital illustrator, Sip & Paint instructor, as well as a live performer/painter. I’ve come to realize the true power that I have as a creative to heal and inspire those around me. On that note, one of my major goals as an artist and active member of my community is to one day establish my own youth center that gives children throughout the Bay Area the resources to blossom creatively. Also being a Graphic Design major, I want to utilize my degree to not only land a steady paying job, but to also use my talents as a tool to establish my own lifestyle brand. Eventually, I hope to get to the point where I can travel, dive into other fields of art, collaborate with other artists and touch the world through my work.
Website: www.oluboribabaoye.com
More info: It’s also an Online Store
Jason Byrd
About:
Name: Jason Byrd
Age: 29
Origins: Philadelphia, PA
Presently: Oakland, CA
Occupation: Teacher
Jason Byrd’s process is an ongoing investigation of the human condition, What are we? From where do we come? Where are we going? He explores themes such as the black family, systemic racism, toxic masculinity, the education gap, consumerism, and capitalism. Byrd tends to work in series. Using a variety of mediums and visual styles he doesn’t ascribe to a singular mode of expression. Constantly drawing from the world around him, many of his works and series incorporate the idea of repurposing and realizing multiple interpretations, or perspectives, in of every inch of life.
Byrd graduated in 2014 from Trinity College with a BA in studio art.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jasonbewhy
More info:
About the Black Boy Fly Series:
“What am I to do when every neighborhood is an obstacle…when two buls making it out had never sounded logical…three buls making it out? That’s mission impossible.” -BlackBoyFly, Kendrick Lamar
Inspired by WH Johnson, Jacob Lawrence, Kendrick Lamar, and Kobe, I set out to create paintings that celebrated movement, sport, color, and the black body.
Humbubblegum (Baseball)
Joga Bonito (Soccer)
Be The Light (basketball)
16″x 20″
Acrylic and Spray paint on Canvas
$395 (each) W/0 Shipping or Framing
To Contact Artist:
Jason.bird215@gmail.com
or
Instagram: @Jasonbewhy
Website: Jasonbewhy.com
