NIAD is excited to present the works of Donzell Lewis and Ember Avalos (
@ember_avalos ) for “Convergence.” In this group exhibition, 45 NIAD artists and staff have paired up to present their work side by side.
🕷️ Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 1–4 PM.
🕸️ Visit our link in bio to view exhibition details on the web.
Convergence Opening Reception
NIAD Main Gallery
551 23rd St, Richmond, CA
April 11, 2026, from 1–4 PM
Artist Walkthrough: 2 PM
Image and Artwork Descriptions:
1. Donzell Lewis, on the left, and Ember Avalos, on the right, stand together against a white wall. Donzell holds a framed drawing of Ember’s artwork, which is a drawing of a brown spider with text, while Ember smiles and holds Donzell’s sculpture, a hand-sized black paper mache spider.
2. Donzell Lewis, Spider, 2022 (S5633) – A small naturalistic paper mache tarantula spider, painted all black.
3. Ember Avalos, Me Myself and I, 2026 – Multi-colored large brown spider looking at the viewer with eight large eyes. Capitalized text written with black ink around spider reads: Me, Myself, and I.
4. Donzell and Ember laughing together while holding their artworks This time, Donzell is holding the framed spider drawing turned around to show the back of the frame.
