Christian Vassell
About: Materials used: art sticks, inks, paint, and paper. “I’m inspired by Art Sticks. I’m Inspired by Ink. I’m Inspired by Nature Encyclopedias.”
Website: niadart.org/christian-vassell
More info:
1. “Sun, Igloo, Art” (D8745), mixed media on paper 20 x 12” $80
2. “Sun” (D8582) mixed media on paper 13 x 19” $40
3. “MVA” (D7194) mixed media on paper 11 x 14” $40
JaeMe Bereal
About: This era of disillusionment with our leaders and our country has inspired what I consider to be my biological imperative to practice art. My art tells stories, with my narratives, political cartoons and portraits to help people feel more connected and grounded in reality. Many people in urban communities don’t often follow the continuity of events and political processes around them. One of the goals of my art is to offer a bit of substance and background, and bring people closer to issues and circumstances that affect us all.
Music, people and politics are integral aspects of my art, sources for precious bits and ideas which I incorporate into my work. Music elicits deep graphic visuals, politics and social change present constant challenges, and people’s faces are multi-colored landscapes full of rich experiences. I blend all this with our history, events and happenings from years gone by that are never really gone from us. I am flooded with a wealth of multicultural inspirations, and this is what I bring to my art.
Aware that role models are in short supply in my cultural world, I see myself as an individual who uses her work to reach across boundaries, both race and societal, in order to give back power to those who feel marginalized and somehow short-changed. By creating art from an all-inclusive perspective, regularly featuring and focusing on people of color, my hope is that empowered individuals will find personal value in my work.
Website: www.jaemebereal.com
Val Kai
About:
BIO
Being exposed to Art and the Art world is how Val started. First she began studying Music then Dance and painting. Along with these endeavors, there was her camera. Her camera was present from High School on. Ever present, Photography slowly became her main vehicle of expression.
Creating, capturing and preserving moments, documenting the Bay Area Black Experience, is Val’s overall artistic vision. All facets of her work present a world of images. A world where she creates, shares and grows.
STATEMENT
While always working to perfect and expand her traditional/digital skills, Val dabbles with mixed media. Taking her images and converting them into canvas, creating multiple images in 1 frame or using color in unusual ways.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/valkai1935
More info:
IMAGES
#1 / TITLE: Drum Is A Woman
SIZE / DESCRIPTION: 20×30, B&W print on canvas, w/ naked frame
TAKEN: 10/2018
PRICE: $500
#2
TITLE: The 2nd Line
SIZE / DESCRIPTION: 11×14, B&W print, w/ 16×20 frame
TAKEN: 1/2020
PRICE: $300
WEB INFO:
FACEBOOK page under Val Kai
INSTAGRAM page under valkai1935
CONTACT:
Email valkai1935@gmail.com / phone# (510) 613-5393
Darryl Thompson
Instagram: tattyking/instagram.com
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
