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Two NIAD artists, Shawna clapping on the left and Esme with the microphone on the right, attend SFMOMA mini murals

Informe anual del Centro de Arte NIAD 2021/2022

Nuestra misiónNIAD promueve la expresión creativa, la independencia, la dignidad y la integración comunitaria para y con personas con discapacidades. “Tanto en NIAD como en virtual, me inspiran los demás todo el tiempo. Por su creatividad, y uso del color. Todos me ayudan a inspirarme para crear nuevos proyectos a lo largo de la semana. Los maestros son muy pacientes y ayudan apoyando estos sueños. Los estudiantes también me ayudan, cuando mi mente está en blanco, con nuevas ideas para crear“. Sam K – Artista de NIAD De Amanda Eicher, Directora Ejecutiva del Centro de Arte NIAD En sus 40 Read More …

NIAD Art Center Annual Report 2021/2022

Our MissionNIAD promotes creative expression, independence, dignity and community integration for and with people with disabilities. “Both at NIAD and online I’m inspired by others all the time. By their creativity, and use of color. They all help inspire me to create new projects throughout the week. The teachers are very patient and helpful in supporting these dreams. The students also assist me, when my mind is blank, with new ideas to create.” Samantha Kershnar, NIAD Artist From Amanda Eicher, NIAD Art Center’s Executive Director In its 40th year, NIAD is returning to life in-person, even as we have learned Read More …

Save The Date: Win Win 9 Is March 6, 2021 //

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Please join us online, Saturday, March 6, 2021, from 1pm to 3pm PST, for NIAD’s annual fundraiser, Win Win 9. You can participate from anywhere in the world! Bid on fabulous works by artists from NIAD, the Bay Area, and beyond. There will be music. There may be dancing. There will probably be Bingo. It’s called Win Win because everyone has a chance to take home fantastic art!  Do you want art just by buying a ticket? NIAD artists have made an incredible batch of 6×6” artworks—paintings, photographs, sculptures, fibers, and drawings ready to hang on your wall or sit prominently on a shelf. Purchase your ticket, Read More …

Samantha Kershnar

I am a multi-material artist. I enjoy fiber, printmaking, drawing, sculpting with both polymer and ceramic clay. I have trouble with my vision when it comes to small details and I identify as she/her.  I started out at NIAD as a new artist and over time I have tried different types of art. At NIAD I like to work with Bill Zindel in printmaking, Nan Collymore in fiber and Chelsea Smith in ceramics. The studio facilitators help me learn new things. I like making different types of art for people in my life and myself, such as earrings, bracelets, necklaces Read More …

an abstract, geometric drawing, divided into four sections with arched shapes drawn in a rainbow of colors.

Carlota Rodriguez

Carlota Rodriguez is a lifelong Richmond resident with a large family from El Salvador who have supported her art practice. While embracing a strong sense of the handmade, Carlota Rodriguez’s paintings and drawings draw on the history of geometric abstraction as well as recent formalism. Carlota says, “when I paint I like to focus my mind on it. I like to focus on my favorite shapes like flowers and faces. When I’m working the colors come to me naturally and I just go with the flow”. — Carlota Rodriguez ha sido residente de Richmond toda su vida y tiene una Read More …

Archive: View Many Of Our Previous Online Exhibitions //

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Back in 2014, we began asking artists, curators, literati, musicians, disability community members to sort through our online gallery and create a weekly exhibition. Our online gallery (believe it or not) was hosted on Tumblr. It was an arduous task, so we only ran the shows for part of the year, closing them down for the summer. Now, we use a better platform, and at last count we had nearly 8,000 art objects available online. In 2016, we began hosting a weekly online show throughout the entire year. And late in 2018, we began to archive the shows. Below is Read More …

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Roster of NIAD Studio Artists

We love NIAD Studio Artists. You will, too. Simply click on an artist’s name to learn more about their practice, browse their available artworks, and view their exhibition history and media coverage. Enjoy! Current NIAD Artists Hacer Acma Gabriel Aidley Shana Harper Maria Radilla Saul Alegria Brandon Harris Dorian Reid Karla Alfaro Peter Harris Robin Rakoczy Sebastian Alvarez James Heartsill Shantae Robinson Fabian Arias Rachel Huber Carlota Rodriguez Hector Barajas Rebecca Jantzen Xiomara Rosales Mireya Betances Christopher Jimenez-Lopez Jesus Salas Vanessa Bravo Samantha Kershnar Alice Sampson Jeremy Burleson Yuka Kobayashi Shawn Sanders Deatra Colbert Nathan Lam Katherine Shim Heather Copus Donzell Read More …