NIAD Art Center

NIAD Art Center Redefining contemporary art.

Each NIAD artwork is an original piece of contemporary art that tells an individual story from the perspective of an artist with disabilities. Frequently remarkable, surprising, and engaging, NIAD artwork has become a highlight of the Richmond art scene and has received recognition from the national art community.

03/04/2026

We’ve been looking forward to the Live Auction lineup for Artful 2026, featuring:

Arstanda Billy White (.nyc)
Christopher Robin Duncan & Shawn Sanders ()
Dorian Reid
Isaac Vazquez Avila ()
Julia Goodman ()
Julia Schwartz ()
Julio Del Rio
Karen Barbour ()
Katherine Sherwood (.d.sherwood)
Marlon Mullen ( .donahue)
Maryam Yousif.

You can also bid online for our Silent Auction of over 60 artworks! Every bid directly supports NIAD’s mission to champion artists with disabilities.

🎟️ Last chance: Artful 2026 is almost sold out: we still have a limited number of tickets left before our big event, this Saturday, March 7, 2026. Ticket sales close Friday, March 6 at midnight, or until they sell out!

Artful 2026
March 7 at 5–9 PM
Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA

It’s our last day ! Visit us until 5pm in the tower room 1111 to see works by Sylvia Fragoso, Willie Harris, Karen May, ...
03/01/2026

It’s our last day ! Visit us until 5pm in the tower room 1111 to see works by Sylvia Fragoso, Willie Harris, Karen May, and Donald Walker, and see why visitors are saying we’re the best of the fair and how disabled artists are redefining contemporary art 😉.

IDs:
1) installation image with Sylvia Fraogoso’s architectural ceramic sculptures on pale wooden tables at the center of the room. On the far wall is a large abstract painting by Donald Walker with a red and white background, large strands pale blue and black text that morph into windows and a figure at the center.
2. A closer view of three multicolored Sylvia Fragoso ceramic sculptures with an abstract paintings by Willie Harris and a work on paper by Donald Walker in the background hanging on a taupe wall.
3. A grid of Karen May’s detournements featuring ads for exhibitions by Paul McCarthy, Anne Truitt, Alex Katz, Paul Pfeiffer , Jason Rhoades, Hannah Wilke, Merce Cunningham, Louise Bourgeoise. The works are next to two large flower arrangements.
4. A detail of two of Karen May’s detournements featuring an ad with Paul Pfeiffer and a reproduction of a photograph by Eadweard Muybridge
5. A work on paper by Donald Walker featuring a figure with a mustache painted in washy blue paint with black outlines. The figure is surrounded by large text that starts with “DENADA”at the top left”

Doors open tomorrow! View the layered works of Karen May, Sylvia Fragoso, Willie Harris, and Donald Walker at our presen...
02/25/2026

Doors open tomorrow! View the layered works of Karen May, Sylvia Fragoso, Willie Harris, and Donald Walker at our presentation (Tower Room 1111) at Felix Art Fair 2026 (). On view through March 1, 2026.

Karen May (b. 1950), whose work is in the collections of SFMOMA and OMCA, works across multiple media including collage, ceramics, drawing, and poetry, often weaving together her family’s initials and reworking found images with her own additions.

Felix Art Fair 2026 – Tower Room 1111
February 25 – March 1, 2026
The Hollywood Roosevelt
7000 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

Image Descriptions:
1–2: Karen May, Untitled (Titian, R**e of Europa, April 2022), 2025 — Gestural yellow, white, and paint marker lines over an opened April 2022 Artforum magazine, over a magazine cover of Titian’s classical mythological painting. The back cover shows a cloudy alpine scene overlaid with yellow handwritten text, “Nothing at all.”

3–4: Karen May, Untitled (Barbara Hammer, April 2018), 2025 — Loose cyan and yellow marks, painted over an opened April 2018 Artforum magazine featuring a cartoon-like face over a deep purple night scene with large rocks as the cover. The back cover shows a photograph of a line of cows on a rocky alpine cliff, with cyan gestural lines.

Explore the work of Michael Nuñez and 60+ artworks for our annual Artful gala and benefit auction. View artworks and pur...
02/20/2026

Explore the work of Michael Nuñez and 60+ artworks for our annual Artful gala and benefit auction. View artworks and purchase tickets for Artful 2026: https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/artful

The silent auction closes at the Artful 2026 gala on March 7th at Minnesota Street Project – join us for a vibrant evening featuring a live auction, cocktails, and dinner as we honor NIAD visionaries Amanda Eicher and Pam Martin.

Artful 2026
March 7 at 5–9 PM
Minnesota Street Project

Image Descriptions:
1. Michael Nuñez seated in an art studio surrounded by colorful murals and grayscale paintings.

You're invited! We are teaming up with Tierra del Sol Gallery to throw a party during the Felix and Frieze fairs. Join u...
02/19/2026

You're invited! We are teaming up with Tierra del Sol Gallery to throw a party during the Felix and Frieze fairs. Join us for a fun evening with wine provided by Beaune Imports and music by DJ Dave Muller.

This event celebrates Tierra Del Sol’s current exhibition Model World, curated by Elliott Hundley. This 32-person group show features NIAD alumni artist, Matthew Wilson alongside TdS artists and big name contemporary artists like Lauren Halsey, Ed Ruscha, Pippa Garner, Beverly Buchanan, and more!

NIAD + Tierra del Sol Felix Art Fair Party
Friday, February 27, 2026 from 6:30–9:30pm
at Tierra del Sol
7414 Santa Monica Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90046
Plan visit: https://niadart.org/blogs/events/felix-art-fair-2026-party-with-tierra-del-sol

Image Description:
Party flyer with a yellow background, featuring text and icons, including a sphinx illustration.
Transcribed Text: Friday February 27 6:30–9:30 PM, Featuring DJ Dave Muller. Join us for a party at Tierra del Sol Gallery with NIAD! Everyone is invited! Wine provided by Beaune Imports. 7414 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046.

A field trip to the Art of the African Diaspora exhibition at Richmond Art Center! The Art of the African Diaspora featu...
02/17/2026

A field trip to the Art of the African Diaspora exhibition at Richmond Art Center!

The Art of the African Diaspora features 17 NIAD artists and is on view through March 14, 2026. Now in its 29th year, this exhibition showcases the creativity of artists of African descent. Additionally, Max Wheaton is the first NIAD artist ever to receive the Art of the African Diaspora Artistic Achievement Award.

02/13/2026

This Friday the 13th, during Black History Month, the Black Cat Revolution continues a NIAD tradition challenging the superstition that black cats are bad luck. Led by Dorian Reid, artists and staff wear all black and carry signs to celebrate black cats everywhere and rewrite fear-based myths.

Video by Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh

This Valentine’s Day, love is flying in all directions💘Crocheted hearts by Donzell Lewis, mini hummingbird sculptures by...
02/13/2026

This Valentine’s Day, love is flying in all directions💘

Crocheted hearts by Donzell Lewis, mini hummingbird sculptures by Jean McElvane, and other one-of-a-kind items will be available in-person during our special Valentine’s Day workshop. Join us this Saturday, February 14, 2026, from 1–4pm for a program led by Donzell Lewis and Kate Laster.

Donzell Lewis will guide participants to create a paper-mache heart garland, and Kate Laster will guide attendees to make a special statement with a hand-cut valentine. This workshop is free and welcome to all experience and skill levels.

Valentine’s Day Artist Workshop 💖
Saturday, February 14 from 1–4 pm
NIAD Art Center, Richmond, CA
Free and open to the public

Image and Video Descriptions:
1. Crocheted Hearts by Donzell Lewis—A 12-second video of six palm-sized, soft hearts made out of yarn and stuffing lay in various directions on top of a white rotating cylinder. One heart is red and the others are different shades of pink.

2. Hummingbird Sculptures by Jean McElvane—A ten-second video of seven small, shiny, hummingbird sculptures hanging by string, rotating in a circle on wooden display. Each of the hummingbirds are green with different colored bellies: blue, red, purple, orange.

3. A Valentine’s Day card graphic with a paper mache heart necklace by Donzell Lewis on a white background. The main text reads “I can heart-ly wait to see you”

4. A Valentine’s Day card graphic with a heart artwork by Kate Laster on a white background. The heart artwork is a quote that reads “Let this radicalize you rather than lead you to despair” by Mariam Kaba. The heart is a dark, rusty reddish-orange color, and the text has a graphic, handmade style. In large printed letters, the Valentine reads “Access is Love,” a phrase inspired by a disability justice project created by Mia Mingus, Alice Wong, and Sandy Ho.

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551 23rd Street
Richmond, CA
94804

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 1pm - 4pm

Telephone

(510) 620-0290

Website

http://linktr.ee/niadartcenter

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Each NIAD artwork is an original piece of contemporary art that tells an individual story from the perspective of an artist with disabilities. Frequently remarkable, surprising, and engaging, NIAD artwork has become a highlight of the Richmond art scene and has received recognition from the national artistic community.