April 12 – June 22, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 12, 2025, 12 pm – 2 pm
Recognizing the indelible contributions of artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities working in the visual arts, this exhibition challenges conventional narratives and broadens our understanding of creativity, innovation, and expression. Since Creative Growth’s opening in 1974 and the subsequent launch of NIAD in 1982 and Creativity Explored in 1983, these institutions have been at the forefront of creating visibility for artists with disabilities in the Bay Area. We are honored to present 65 artists—with practices at these organizations—in a comprehensive survey that includes media from ceramics and textiles to figurative and abstract painting and drawing.
Maribel Guzman, The Wedding, 2023, mixed media on tapestry, 24 x 14.50 inches.
Creativity Explored
Ming Choi
Ada Chow
Peter Cordova
Samedi Djimguero
Maribel Guzman
Isaac Haney-Owens
Andrew Li
John Patrick McKenzie
Hiro Medina
Jason Monzon
Joseph Omolayole
Ethel Revita
Lance Rivers
Tranesha Smith-Kilgore
Calvin Snow
Miyuki Tsurukawa
Kathy Wen
Gerald Wiggins
Marilyn Wong
NIAD
Saul Alegria
Jeremy Burleson
Miguel Chacon*
Deatra Colbert*
Dre'An Cox
Julio Del Rio*
Luis Estrada*
Sylvia Fragoso
Felicia Griffin*
Raven Harper
Shana Harper
Nathan Lam
Donzell Lewis
Julie MacDonald
Jean McElvane
Richard Naranjo
Halisi Noel-Johnson
Michael Nuñez
Maria Radilla
Robin Rakoczy
Dorian Reid
Carlota Rodriguez
Xiomara Rosales
Alice Sampson
Esmeralda Silva*
Guadalupe Soto
Jonathan Valdivias
Christian Vassell*
*NIAD Community Mural artist
Creative Growth
Kristian Cheek
Lawrence Choy
Lauren Dare
James Davis
Rosena Finister
Zina Hall
John Hiltunen
Cedric Johnson
John Martin
Brian Nakahara
Stephanie Nguyen
Latifa Noorzai
Anthony Pedemonte
William Scott
Dinah Shapiro
Lulu Sotelo
Nicole Storm
Christine Szeto
William Tyler
Monica Valentine
Ron Veasey
Alice Wong
Ying Ge Zhou