Artist Jonathan Valdivias prefers moody colors but goes multipigmented for the many images he says are a self-portrait. The resulting narratives reflect his self-perception and emotional sensitivities as well as his mastery of acrylics.
// Jonathan’s available work //
recent exhibition history
Cyrano // organized By Em Kettner NIAD Art Center 2018
Quest: A Collection // organized by Rhea Fontaine NIAD Art Center 2018
Googly Eyes // NIAD Art Center 2017
Creature Feature // organized by John Casey NIAD Art Center 2017
Souls And Scenarios // organized by Gina Borg NIAD Art Center 2016
Transformation // Walt Disney Family Museum San Francisco 2016
Party Animals! // organized by Katie Johnson NIAD Art Center 2016
Welcome To My World // organized by Chris Ashley NIAD Art Center 2015
Assemble: A NIAD Art Center Project With Nina Zurier // organized by Nina Zurier NIAD Art Center 2015
Making Friends // organized by John Casey NIAD Art Center 2015
City In Motion // NIAD Art Center 2014
Ebony + Ivory // organized by Katie Johnson NIAD Art Center 2014
Avatar // organized by Justine Frischmann NIAD Art Center 2014
Check Your Head: Some Figurative Work // NIAD Art Center 2013
Where Have All The People Gone? // organized by Amy Miller Village Theatre Art Gallery Danville 2013
Mud, Honey // NIAD Art Center 2013
…at cafes, public spaces and similar venues
Where Have All The People Gone 2? // Walnut Creek Community Center 2018
Cutting Class // VAMP Oakland 2018
Long Term Exhibition // organized by Katie Johnson Rep Nancy Skinner’s Office Suite Oakland 2017
Googly Eye Works // Yali’s Cafe Stanley Hall Berkeley 2017
Collograph // NIAD Art Center 2017, Yali’s Cafe Stanley Hall Berkeley 2017
Igneous Intrusions // organized by Jon Shibata NIAD Art Center 2017
Mayor Tom Butt Selects The Art Of NIAD// Richmond Mayor’s Suite Richmond 2017
New Paintings From Jonathan Valdivias // Yali’s Cafe Stanley Hall Berkeley 2016
We Can Do It! // Hurwich Library, Alliant University San Francisco 2015
recent press
San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Avatar’: Exhibition At NIAD Art Center (2014, January)
San Ramon Valley Times: Disabled Artists Work On Display (2013, September)
Contra Costa Times: Richmond’s NIAD Makes Art Affordable And Accessible (2012, November)