http://www.vivagroup.org/portfolio daily 0.75 2025-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1464210434018-633VNKHOJDEWEOHLMAZ0/large+oblong+JPEG.jpg The Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1464210434018-633VNKHOJDEWEOHLMAZ0/large+oblong+JPEG.jpg The Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1464292188116-M9H1IJQRQ1A0U9MEPZZW/General+Lee+-+John+Nobgrega.jpg The Art - description - Waddington's Contemporary Spring Auction catalogue 2016 Inside full page cover of Waddington’s Auction catalogue spring 2016 featuring the painting “General Lee”: $80,000 John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1462328864748-QIU18LPYTBGUIERCP6A1/July+23++2015+Rabbit.jpg The Art - scale, General Lee - JOHN NOBREGA oil on canvas 8'x8' $80,000 John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1462328885854-KU99M1SOX3X4PCTRZ1ZO/October+2015.jpg The Art - scale, La Sexorcista - JOHN NOBREGA $40,000 John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1460922048640-D18LXVFGLV4QDWLVTIL3/Nun.jpg The Art - La Sexorcista - JOHN NOBREGA 2005 oil on canvas 18" x 16" $40,000 Striking scene from the 1975 Mexican sexploitation film 'La Sexorcista Satanico Pandemonium'. Thereafter, the lead actress committed suicide, after remorse for playing her role in the film considered scandalous and sacrilegious. John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1505447626722-27DCY7QP3LGP3OC73RHL/Justin+Blayney.jpg The Art - Justin Blayney - 2011 36 x 36 detail Portrait of Osama Bin Laden, by Justin Blayney 2011: The glint in his right eye is the diabolic idea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1459277958577-IHPPFTMHWUZIPSZMGK2R/Detail-+The+Torture+Artist%2C+Nobrega+1994.jpg The Art - detail, The Torture Artist - JOHN NOBREGA John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1459277994246-7XTJRNONRJV1HVN7CKBB/The+Torture+Artist+-+1994+Nobrega.jpg The Art - The Torture Artist - JOHN NOBREGA 1994 oil on canvas, 52" x 56" Portrait of Steven Leckie, founder of the notorious 1977 punk rock band Viletones, curator of Fleur Du Mal gallery in the 1990's, and artist John Nobrega's primary mentor. Rumoured to have blood mixed into the paint, this is considered by many to be Nobrega's masterwork. John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1505447642837-B0Q6ZXIV9I2C1Q3BP1QO/Aug+10+2017+005+%288%29.jpg The Art - Left: Emmert Woulfe, Middle: John Nobrega, Right: Justin Blayney Time capsule of an era: Justin Trudeau, Hilary Clinton, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin - portraits by Emmet Woulfe Osama Bin Laden - portrait by Justin Blayney Steven Leckie and various portraits by John Nobrega, background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1512698571264-ZE88R03PJWVPKOC88PXY/Nov+14+2017.+004.jpg The Art - Left: John Nobrega , Right: Emmet Woulfe - scale Life imitates Art, reverse image in mirror: Impersonating President Trump, and the death of Charles Manson, a time capsule of 2017 in Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1460481390419-UX3QXEWTOLV1VSP6QFOF/Manson+Christ+Lizard+King+2012+Nobrega.jpg The Art - Manson Christ Lizard King - JOHN NOBREGA 2012, oil on canvas 48" x 72" Composite of Charles Manson, Jim Morrison, Jesus Christ, with lizards, texture ofstone mosaic, alligator skin, digital pixellation. John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1462329415389-L9280HW2LEN3C0MBNUSR/IMG_6939.jpg The Art - detail, Manson Christ Lizard King - JOHN NOBREGA John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1458934281696-9I0M4H2NBWDHSAGQ4K8P/02.jpg The Art - Untitled - CHRISTIANO DE ARAUJO 2015 acrylic on canvas 6' x 5' Debut at Super Wonder Gallery in 2015, priced at $100,000. Christiano De Araujo credits his success to a spiritual awakening that he had through meditation and self-hypnosis. It gave him clarity and focus. This experience gave him more confidence and the ability to control his emotions and himself. Currently residing in Toronto, Canada, he works from his studio as well as for Global Colors Inc., a studio of visual artists, painters and sculptors who design and produce murals and visual communication projects for audiences on a grand scale.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1594877133794-IL5ZVSXOO8SYUY7VD4QM/scale-+V-+De+ARAUJO.jpg The Art - scale - Christiano De Arujo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1458676749349-3G83BUTJMB46OZOSTP1Z/Transmission+-2016+DESPOTOVICH.jpg The Art - Transmission - BRETT DESPOTOVICH 2016 mylar drawing From the Chordata series, drawing on mylar which reflects a different image with each viewer. Depicting the the first ever recorded transmission of pulsar waves, inspired by the Britishband Joy Division's 1980 LP Unknown Pleasures. Exhibitions (group, selection) 2016 Chaostrophy / Ludwig / Berlin 2016 CHANNEL / Katzman Contemporary / Toronto 2015 Ghost Hole VII / The Jam Factory, co. / Toronto 2015 VIDEODROME 2015 / Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art / Toronto 2015 Unhealthy, Badly III THE FUTURE / Toronto 2014 The Fire Doesn’t Burn Itself / Afterhours Projects / Toronto 2012 The Field Trip Project (ongoing) / locations in Japan and Canada 2010 The Greatest Show on Earth! / XPACE / Toronto 2006 Bedroom Blues / XPACE / Toronto Residencies 2016 The Roundtable Residency, Toronto, July 8 - August 14 2017 The Arctic Circle Residency, Svalbard, June Awards and Scholarships 2015 Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant 2004 David L. Stevenson & Son Scholarship Collections The Sobey Collection     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1462208269282-GLGAHFGCYPHZZDR978L5/Apocalypse+Agata+Ploconski+2016+4x5.jpg The Art - Apocalypse - AGATA PLOCINSKI 2016 oil on canvas 4' x 5' Agata Plocinski studied at OCAD University in Toronto, On, where she earned her BFA in Drawing and Painting and a Minor in Art History. She spent her third year studies in Florence, Italy where she pursued her passion for figurative and portraiture painting. Her paintings have been the subject of numerous art exhibitions, including shows in Florence, Italy and Toronto, Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1462329394416-M1C3DC12XUL14L5OLZTK/scale-Transmission-+DESPOTOVICH.jpg The Art - scale - Chordata series - BRETT DESPOTOVICH 2016 drawing on mylar From the Chordata series, drawing on mylar which reflects a different image with each viewer. Exhibitions (group, selection) 2016 Chaostrophy / Ludwig / Berlin 2016 CHANNEL / Katzman Contemporary / Toronto 2015 Ghost Hole VII / The Jam Factory, co. / Toronto 2015 VIDEODROME 2015 / Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art / Toronto 2015 Unhealthy, Badly III THE FUTURE / Toronto 2014 The Fire Doesn’t Burn Itself / Afterhours Projects / Toronto 2012 The Field Trip Project (ongoing) / locations in Japan and Canada 2010 The Greatest Show on Earth! / XPACE / Toronto 2006 Bedroom Blues / XPACE / Toronto Residencies 2016 The Roundtable Residency, Toronto, July 8 - August 14 2017 The Arctic Circle Residency, Svalbard, June Awards and Scholarships 2015 Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant 2004 David L. Stevenson & Son Scholarship Collections The Sobey Collection   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1479877081722-BSQ098CCBVRL7A16OO00/Nov+13+2016.jpg The Art - Untitled - BRETT DESPOTOVICH 2016 drawing, ink and 24k gold leaf on linen 16" x 12" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1462221885231-MGT8SLPNIN1C8FS8WMGW/General+Lee+-+John+Nobgrega.jpg The Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1479878530229-G9DH2QWBYK8QYCTOMH8Z/Nov+13+2016..jpg The Art - Align - BRETT DESPOTOVICH 2016 drawing, ink and 24k gold leaf on linen 16" x 12" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1460922151921-JZW5CKX0GZGM1F9L24DL/472344_249225481875124_398830831_o.jpg The Art - Hyenas - JOHN NOBREGA 2012 oil on canvas 48" x 72" John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1462329110508-GK8N3KDLO7E228G7RCID/52900_136546679729170_1386432_o.jpg The Art - scale, Hyenas - JOHN NOBREGA John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1459278022201-E80SQHSFH4REW26TSUQO/Portrait+of+Steven+Leckie+by+John+Nobrega+1992.jpg The Art - Portrait Of Steve Leckie - JOHN NOBREGA 1992 oil on canvas 27" x 32" Painted by then teenaged John Nobrega, this early work displays the skill of eyes following each viewer.   John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1459277862316-DVMPH7MT5W1FMMW98PSW/Regressive+Web+ANAKA+acrylic+48x36.jpg The Art - Regressive Web - DANIEL ANAKA acrylic on canvas Superb detail lovingly rendered in the face and piercing eyes, ending with hostile brush strokes to the body by artist, photographer and curator Daniel Anaka of Toronto, who's exhibitions bring out a strong emotional response & garner critical acclaim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1462329487341-S723QO4J3M69J9IGRXJV/scale-Steven+Leckie+with+portrait.jpg The Art - scale, Portrait Of Steven Leckie - JOHN NOBREGA Photographic portrait of subject with portrait, 2011 by VivaGroup, limited edition signed numbered 8'X10" print on photographic paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1459278081757-MW8J8WO65E3PMRP2QCA6/Copy+of+Chris+Bates048.jpg The Art - Portrait Of Chris Bates - JOHN NOBREGA 2010 oil on linen panel 9" x 12" Portrait of Christopher Harold Bates, days before his death of cancer at age 43. His widow Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy is an early collector of Nobrega. Chris was awoken from a coma in order to see his portrait by the artist and the collector who commissioned the work. He embraced John, then fell back into coma and died days later. John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1461522853628-OQOURIAIP6LMECOQGD37/Copy+of+Paphos053.jpg The Art - Paphos - JOHN NOBREGA 2012 9"x 14" oil on canvas board John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1512700271041-WKOP2ZUD3V61WAEGPJ4P/2017+Sep+7+2017+close+up.jpg The Art - Portrait of Paris Black - photo, 2017 VivaGroup Portrait of model / singer Paris Black, first prize live figure model Louvre. Photography by VivaGroup limited edition signed numbered print on photographic paper, 8" x 10" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1512700489590-0EJT0MDPSFQY2IX4GIUT/Gary+Smith+Louvre+double+gold+medal+winner+004.jpg The Art - Life Study - Gary Smith 2013, 18" x 24" pencil on paper Life study of Louvre first prize live figure model Paris Black, by Louvre double first prize gold medal winner Gary Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1459278226769-Z95VX7CPGEBTFR1EGP7U/Copy+of+Salon+De+Paris+%2327057.jpg The Art - Salon De Paris # 25 - JOHN NOBREGA 11" x 14" 2007 oil on canvas board John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1459278993599-02G6H430VFDOXMAG1AJM/Copy+of+White+Squirrel060.jpg The Art - Squirrel - JOHN NOBREGA 2007 4" x 4" oil on board John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1459278090483-IYZLWVS5Q3RD52WH4TZG/Copy+of+Crystalline+Preistess.jpg The Art - Crystalline Priestess - JOHN NOBREGA 2006 9" x 12" oil on board John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1461522205353-GPB321LAXNOG846LJA05/Copy+of+Preistess+Study+2.jpg The Art - Crytalline Preistess #2 - JOHN NOBREGA 2006 9"x 12" oil on board John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1462329451682-0PYTOUT5WXS2J9LE7YLP/411133_296488910401612_104261875_o.jpg The Art - Portrait of Kim and Viva - JOHN NOBREGA 2011 oil on canvas John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1458678189575-61W118OR13IJWT8LAGCF/Life+Study+by+John+Nobrega.jpg The Art - Life Study - JOHN NOBREGA pencil on paper 1992 17" x 24" John Nobrega was apprenticed by the General Idea collective as a teenager, and worked on pieces now shown at MOMA and other museums worldwide. Mentored by performer/ curator Steven Leckie of Viletones at Fleurs Du Mal Gallery, Notable collectors of John Nobrega include: * Artist David Blackwood * Whitney Davis, author of 13 art books & head of the Art History dept. of Berkeley University * Margaret Gundy of Wood Gundy, who's deceased husband Chris Bates' portrait I own * Deceased antiquities dealer Billie Jamieson who owned the original Andy Warhol electric chair, * Art critic Paul Duval. * HRH The Sultan of Bahrain, who's personal assistant Kimberly Jane LaPalme's portrait now hangs at one of his private residences in London * David Angelo, notable collector on the Board of Directors - Toronto Arts Foundation * Agnes Etherington, who didsplays her Nobrega at the Etherington Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1458695423336-J80IAY2WZ8YO1CD4Q0GX/IMG_6267.JPG The Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1458695431996-1L8RJGCILAH60LZETJXU/IMG_6268.JPG The Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f188e445bf21f42e6eb68b/1515547848544-GC0J17U2R0MN9CAYSI0Y/Nov+20+2017.+011.jpg The Art - 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