About
Arthur Midianga
Arthur Midianga is a Brooklyn-based visual artist whose practice explores the intersection of memory, surrealism, and human connection. Through richly layered surfaces, vibrant color, and figurative forms that exist between the familiar and the imagined, he crates immersive paintings that invite reflection, curiosity, and dialogue. His practice examines the emotional spaces we share, encouraging viewers to look beyond what is seen and consider what is felt.
He returned to painting in 2021 after several years away, developing a practice rooted in ancestral memory, symbol, and the collective unconscious. His work has been exhibited locally and globally in Saatchi’s Other Art Fair, Paris Fashion Week, and Barclay’s Center with WNBA NY Liberty.
Partnerships & Collaborations
WNBA / New York Liberty Exhibitions, curation, and a Juneteenth benefit auction — Barclays Center
Saatchi Art New Futures Award, The Other Art Fair
Meta Featured on @design; New Horizons: Echoes of Unity exhibition
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Benefit exhibition partner
German School Brooklyn Teaching residency, community programming
Where the conscious meets the subconscious.
My work lives at the intersection of memory and myth, using color, symbol, and the human figure to translate ancestral memory into paintings that ask the viewer to feel before they explain. Working primarily in acrylics and oils, I use colorful depictions of terrestrial subjects and Fibonacci-style patterns, to express visceral emotions balanced by playfulness. I feel as if I am an arrow–sharp, discreet, yet graceful, linking all forms of energy to culturally universal symbols. By revealing vulnerabilities, I invite viewers to embrace the depths of the human experience. My practice seeks to help people see themselves as part of something bigger: a shared human story that’s alive right now.
Artist Statement
Exhibited alongside Saatchi's Other Art Fair, the WNBA / NY Liberty, and during Paris Men's Fashion Week. Full exhibition history on the CV page.
"The Moment Can't Be Curated" 2025
Brooklyn, NY · contact@midianga.com · midianga.com · @botcrisps
Selected Exhibitions
2026 Le Creative Limites — Group Exhibition, Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, Paris
2025 Humane — Solo Exhibition, Men's Fashion Week, 23 Rue Chapon, Paris
2024 New Horizons : Echoes of Unity — DRDA Art / Meta Museum
2023 New Futures Award Recipient — Saatchi's Other Art Fair, New York
2023 Seeing Black Women — Curator, WNBA NY Liberty Annual Unity Game, Barclays Center
2022 Black Joy — Two-Person Exhibition, WNBA NY Liberty, Barclays Center
2022 Where's the Wi-Fi ? — Solo Exhibition, Habitat Contemporary Gallery, Kansas City
2021 Earth to Sky — Group Exhibition, Van Der Plas Gallery, New York
2021 Open Your Eyes — Group Exhibition, Fable Jones Gallery, New York
2021 Miami Art Walks — Group Exhibition, WYN 317 Gallery, Miami
2021 The Lullaby NYC — Live Painting Performance, The Incubator, New York