Leon Kennedy
Leon Kennedy About: Leon Kennedy, Visionary Folk Artist Leon Kennedy is a distinguished self-taught artist. A native of Houston, Texas, Kennedy has lived and worked in Oakland, California for over 25 years. He captures and paints the people and scenes of Bay Area life. Kennedy paints on “everything” including bedsheets, wood, tables, chairs, glass, and […]
East Bay Times: Richmond, Alameda art exhibits celebrate Black History Month
‘Art of the African Diaspora,’ ‘Demystifying the Journey’ feature Bay Area artists’ works By MARTA YAMAMOTO | Correspondent PUBLISHED: February 6, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. | UPDATED: February 7, 2021 at 7:14 a.m. In honor of Black History Month, the Richmond Art Center is hosting its “Art of the African Diaspora” exhibit along with a satellite exhibit at Alameda’s Rhythmix […]
Clay at home? Yes! | With Love… Issue 14
Sign up to receive this e-newsletter delivered to your inbox HERE. ISSUE 14 – Clay at Home | Get Ready for Art of the African Diaspora | Welcome Sarah! | Classes Starting Soon Clay at Home Free online workshop THIS Sunday Sunday, February 7, 10am-11:15am Learn how easy it is to set up your own ceramics […]
Press Release: Art of the African Diaspora at Macy’s Union Square
Macy’s Union Square in San Francisco presents a satellite exhibition for Art of the African Diaspora in honor of Black History Month Featured artists: Derrick Bell, Stephen Bruce, Orin Carpenter, Tiffany Conway, Kelvin Curry, Andrea McCoy Harvey, and Akili Simba Exhibition Dates: February 13 – 28, 2021Meet the Artists: February 13 & 14, 20 & […]
Welcome Sarah! Our CAC ACF Fellow
We are so excited to announce that Richmond Art Center has been selected as one of ten host organizations for the inaugural California Arts Council’s Administrators of Color Fellowship. This fellowship is administered by the School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza. Richmond Art Center’s fellow is production manager and non-profit administrator […]
Atiba Sylvia Thomas
Atiba Sylvia Thomas About: My artwork resonates a process of gathering, reflecting, composing, juxtaposing and reassemble. My color palette comes from mélange of re-claimed organic items, things others have thrown away: metal scraps, industrial leavings, abandoned commonplace objects, castoff baubles,junked trinkets, and other discarded odds and ends. My new discovery medium is acrylic pour over […]
Press Release: Art of the African Diaspora
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 3, 2021 Art of the African Diaspora 2021 Featuring Over 110 Artists of African Descent Online Exhibition: February 11 – May 16, 2021Online Reception: Saturday, March 20, 3pm Richmond, CA: Art of the African Diaspora, in partnership with Richmond Art Center, supports artists of African descent in the Bay Area through representation, professional […]
Ora Clay
Ora Clay About: In Alabama, as a young child, I observed my mother making quilts for our beds on a quilting frame made with two-by- fours. I watched her stretch the balls of cotton that we grew on the farm into a batting layer, and wash and soften flour sacks for backing fabric. The pieced […]
Valerie Brown-Troutt
Valerie Brown-Troutt VALERIE BROWN-TROUTTSomething wonderful happened to me during the summer of 1999. I claimed and discovered my artist: Me! I went to several second hand shops and bought old canvas and found thrown away framed pictures and took them apart, covered them with gesso and started a studio on my patio.I got lost for […]
Patricia Perry
Patricia Perry About: Painting has always held a special place in my heart. Art reflects, radiates and reveals God’s omnipresence here on earth. It can stimulate the wonderment of ones mind to not only see its visual beauty, but to feel the essence of the wind. I live to paint another day!
