Collection: "Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth & NIAD" // Oakland Museum of California

NIAD is proud to participate in the major museum exhibition Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth & NIAD. 

In collaboration with three celebrated Bay Area institutions, Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth & NIAD highlights myriad works from contemporary artists with developmental disabilities. From painting to sculpture to multimedia, these world-renowned artists are producing work of incredible power, exuberance, humor, complexity, and joy.

Into the Brightness presents a variety of dynamic perspectives from the artists’ personal experiences of the world. This original, collaborative exhibition is the largest museum exhibition in over a decade featuring artists from the three local organizations–Creativity Explored in San Francisco, Creative Growth in Oakland, and NIAD (Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development) Art Center in Richmond. 

Featured artists include: Saul Alegria, Peter Cordova, Tranesha Smith-Kilgore, Marlon Mullen, Dorian Reid, William Scott, Dinah Shapiro, Nicole Storm, and Marilyn Wong.

Explore artwork from Into the Brightness below. Explore the entire NIAD collection here.

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The collection here reflects the NIAD artworks on display in the exhibition. Please note that the exhibition ends January 21, 2024, and works will not ship until after this date. Throughout the duration of the exhibition the loan agreement is between NIAD and OMCA, and order fulfillment will be processed by NIAD. Thank you!