Natalie Gavidia
Natalie Gavidia is Central American multidisciplinary artist. A soft rager with a radical passion for metal smithing, horticulture, painting, & preserving culture through creative community building. Their mediums of choice are silversmithing, acrylic painting, photography, and graphic design. Current projects include: Sketchboard Co; a figurative arts collective in the Bay Area, which seeks to diversify the field of figurative representation. And SF Plants Swaps, a gathering of plant nerds, sharing their verdures and accessories to trade or gift. Most recently, they have taken up the challenge of curating themed art markets at third spaces across the Bay Area.
Title: “Dónde Quedamos?” 1/3
Materials: Casted Silver
Dimensions: 1.5”x 1.5”
I created these silver jewelry pieces to mirror indigenous designs, evoking the complexity and familiarity of belonging to multiple worlds. Meanwhile, my accompanying painting captures the sense of “so much at once,” a reflection of what it’s like to live as a brown woman in America. Through these works, I explore how the stories, objects, and traditions we carry shape our identity, bridging past and present, and offering a tangible sense of home and resilience.
Title: “Dónde Quedamos?” 2/3
Materials: Casted Silver
Dimensions: 4.5”x 3.5”
I created these silver jewelry pieces to mirror indigenous designs, evoking the complexity and familiarity of belonging to multiple worlds. Meanwhile, my accompanying painting captures the sense of “so much at once,” a reflection of what it’s like to live as a brown woman in America. Through these works, I explore how the stories, objects, and traditions we carry shape our identity, bridging past and present, and offering a tangible sense of home and resilience.
Title: Untiled
Materials: Fine Silver Casted
Dimensions: 6.25 + 6.5
I created these silver jewelry pieces to mirror indigenous designs, evoking the complexity and familiarity of belonging to multiple worlds. Meanwhile, my accompanying painting captures the sense of “so much at once,” a reflection of what it’s like to live as a brown woman in America. Through these works, I explore how the stories, objects, and traditions we carry shape our identity, bridging past and present, and offering a tangible sense of home and resilience.