FELICIA GRIFFIN
Untitled (2024)
Acrylic, marker, and fabric paint on sewn fabric
70 x 60 in.
Courtesy NIAD (Richmond, CA)
Felicia Griffin (b. 1963) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans printmaking, ceramics, painting, and fiber art. A recurring theme in Griffin’s work is the circle–a shape that connects her sense of self with the outside world. She is well known for her pom-poms, which she enjoys gifting to her loved ones. Several of these soft sculptures were included in Don’t mind if I do, a trailblazing and accessible installation curated by artist Finnegan Shannon.
Griffin has worked at NIAD Art Center since 1985 and is among the longest tenured artists still practicing today. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Oakland Museum of California Art, and Christie’s Auction House, San Francisco. Griffin’s artworks are housed in the permanent collections of the Graphic Arts Collection at UC Berkeley and at the Mission Bay Campus at UCSF.
NIAD
RICHMOND, CA
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Founded in Richmond, California in 1982, NIAD Art Center promotes creative expression, independence, dignity and community integration by, with, and for people with disabilities.
NIAD has since expanded into an in-person and virtual program supporting more than 75 artists who exhibit their work at galleries, museums and fairs worldwide. Working alongside artist facilitators and support staff, NIAD artists sustain vital art practices and take an active role in the development of their careers as professional artists—careers that can span decades.
Originally National Institute for Artists with Disabilities, now known as Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development), NIAD is one of the nation's first progressive art studios.
Along with sister studios Creativity Explored and Creative Growth, NIAD Art Center was dreamed into being by Florence Ludins-Katz and Dr. Elias Katz as a studio and exhibition space for disabled artists to create, display, and sell their artwork. Everyone at NIAD contributes to a creative community where each artist’s voice is valued and heard.
Today, NIAD artists enjoy representation by established contemporary art galleries and are included in the permanent collections of museums around the world. For all its international acclaim, the NIAD community remains deeply rooted in the San Francisco Bay Area. Together, NIAD artists and staff continue to redefine contemporary art.
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