NIAD Art Center

NIAD Art Center is a nonprofit arts organization, based in Richmond, CA, that provides studios, supplies, and gallery space to artists with developmental, mental, and physical disabilities.[1][2][3][4]

Organization

NIAD, which stands for the National Institute of Art & Disabilities, is a 4,000 sq. ft. art studio in Richmond, California.[5] NIAD works with 60 artists every week, up to 35 daily.[6] Some of the artists have physical disabilities; while others have developmental disabilities, and others have both.[6] The artists enrolled at NIAD work with teachers, who instruct them in 5 different mediums: painting, fiber, ceramics, making art from paper, and printmaking.[6]

In addition to the studio space for artists, NIAD Art Center has an exhibition space where they present programming featuring the artists attending the center.[3]

NIAD Art Center has a budget of around $600,000, as of 2012, a third of which is raised through donations and sales.[7]

Past and present artists

• Heather Edgar[6]
• Luis Estrada[8]
• Karen May[9]
• Billy White[8]
• Marlon Mullen[10]
• Saul Alegria[11]
• Mireya Betances[12]
• Lisa Blevens[13]
• Vanessa Bravo[14]
• Eddie Braught[15]
• Jeremy Burleson[16]
• Angela Campbell[17]
• Miguel Chacon[18]
• Deatra Colbert[12]
• Heather Copus[19]
• Evelyn Davis[12]
• Arista Dawson[20]
• Julio Del Rio[12]
• Carlos Fernandez[21]
• Sylvia Fragoso[22]
• Jon Fukui[22]
• Felicia Griffin[22]
• Raven Harper[22]
• Shana Harper[22]
• Peter Harris[15]
• James Heartsill[23]
• Shirley How[22]
• Julie MacDonald[20]
• Jean McElvane[19]
• Ann Meade[12][16]
• Jason Powell-Smith[12]
• Shantae Robinson[12]
• Joseph Rux[12]
• Alice Sampson[20]
• Danny Thach[24]
• Jeffrey Thurston[20]
• Christian Vassell[15]
• Susan Wise[16]

Exhibitions

• The Genre Leaps (2018) - organized by Margaret Tedesco[25]
• Virgins Virgining (2017) - organized by Micah Wood[26]
• Avatar (2012) - curated by Justine Frischmann[8]

References

1. Greaves, Brendan (2015-10-07). "The Error of Margins: Vernacular Artists and the Mainstream Art World". ARTnews. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
2. Levin, Sam. "NIAD Art Center". East Bay Express.
3. "Free opening reception for NIAD Art Center's March exhibitions takes place Saturday | Richmond Standard".
4. "Sasha Frere-Jones on Marlon Mullen". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
5. "Exhibition at NIAD seeks to turn Richmond into an art destination". Richmond Confidential. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
6. February 18, Richmond Confidential on; PM, 2015 at 1:55 (2015-02-18). "Exhibition at NIAD seeks to turn Richmond into an art destination". Local: In Contra Costa. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
7. Whiting, Sam (2012-12-05). "NIAD Art Center's gifts of artistic ability". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
8. Nataraj, Nirmala (2014-01-08). "'Avatar': Exhibition at NIAD Art Center". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
9. "Karen May (b. 1950) – – NIAD Art Center". Retrieved 2019-05-03.
10. "'Win Win': Can't lose at NIAD fundraiser - SFChronicle.com". www.sfgate.com. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
11. "Saul Alegria". LEFT FIELD GALLERY. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
12. Aldax, Mike. "NIAD art exhibition evokes Richmond and its environs | Richmond Standard". Retrieved 2019-05-03.
13. "monca collaborates with artists with disabilities". Chico Enterprise-Record. 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
14. "Treadway: Shadi display, Richmond Art Center festival and other community holiday traditions coming up". East Bay Times. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
15. admin. "NIAD Art Center (2017-03-11)". oaklandartenthusiast.com. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
16. "Celebrating a Vision: Art and Disability | www.flysfo.cn". FlySFO | San Francisco International Airport. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
17. "Belonging". christinewongyap.com. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
18. Guthrie, Julian (2014-04-30). "'City in Motion': NIAD artists create urban environment". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
19. Guthrie, Julian (2014-04-30). "'City in Motion': NIAD artists create urban environment". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
20. "Affinity". The Museum of Northern California Art | monca. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
21. "Foundwork - An Artist Platform for the Contemporary Art Community". foundwork.art. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
22. "Win Win, A NIAD Art Center Fundraiser". Berkeley, CA Patch. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
23. says, Kathleen King. "Abstract Preferences « ARTEIDOLIA". Retrieved 2019-05-03.
24. "White Columns - Exhibitions". www.whitecolumns.org. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
25. "Bay Area arts and entertainment highlights for week of Aug. 12 - SFChronicle.com". www.sfchronicle.com. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
26. "Bay Area arts and entertainment events, week of Sept. 3 - SFChronicle.com". www.sfchronicle.com. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2019-05-03.

External links

• NIAD Art Center Website