Stephanie Thames
Stephanie Thames About: Stephanie Thames was born and raised in Illinois, and has lived in Oakland, California for more than thirty years. She is mostly self-taught, but she studied for a year and half at California College of the Arts and Crafts during her early years. In 2018, Stephanie Thames received the Jan Hart Schuyers […]
James Gayles
James Gayles About: James Gayles is committed to cultivating artists and sharing his work. His vision is to put beautiful, uplifting, and enlightening work out there in the world. He sees art as a vehicle to educate, by portraying ancestral icons who youth and all people can be proud of. He attended Pratt Institute in […]
Zwanda
Zwanda Special events: A video tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxvFFOhJxAM About: I begin each ceramic sculpture with a commitment to either create new ideas or to expand on the ideas that were created in my on-going series. My art is influenced and inspired by my love and appreciation of the human figure, dance, and music, including my fascination […]
VirgiNia Jourdan Fine Art
VirgiNia Jourdan Fine Art About: My new series “Heart of Gold” is inspired by my desire to live in peace and harmony with everyone. I love to go to the beach, which is my place of serenity and peace. My paintings are an accumulation of symbols that express my feelings above. Website: www.virginiajourdan.com More info: […]
Christian Vassell
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” […]
JaeMe Bereal
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 […]
Val Kai
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 […]
Darryl Thompson
Darryl Thompson Instagram: tattyking/instagram.com
Shantae Robinson
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 […]
Jonathan Taylor
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 […]
