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
A Kind of Movement // organized by Jay Wehnert Portland Art And Learning Studios 2019
Ether Here Nor There: Anthony Grant x NIAD // NIAD Art Center 2019
Hailing From Parts Unknown // organized By Curtis Turner NIAD Art Center 2019
Books, Man // organized by Mike Monteiro NIAD Art Center 2019
Redefining Contemporary Art // organized by Courtney Eldridge Depot Steamboat Springs 2019
Disability Changemakers // (traveling exhibition) San Mateo, San Francisco and San Jose County public libraries 2019
Exquisite Corpse: CG x CE x NIAD // NIAD Art Center 2018
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
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)