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Bryan Ida
Bryan Ida is a Japanese American artist. He began playing the French horn as a child but transitioned into painting. He has painted for more than and 20 years and has been involved in multiple exhibitions throughout California. Ida has been exhibiting his work since 1998 and has multiple upcoming work in 2023. His exhibitions have been focused on social and environmental issues. Ida uses numerous mediums in his paintings, such as acrylic paint, ink, epoxy, etc.

Early Life and Education
Bryan Ida was born in Santa Clara County, CA. Ida studied at San Jose State and Sonoma State University. Ida began playing the French horn as a child and played at school orchestras. In 1988, Ida started working for Sam Francis, an abstract painter. Working for Sam Francis allowed Ida to move to Palo Alto and change his music career to a painter. Since then, Ida has painted for over twenty years. As a contemporary artist, Ida has been known as a social and environmental artist.

'Con.Text'
In 2020, the Japanese American Museum displayed life-size portraits. The exhibition was named "Con. Text". Ida used pen ink strokes in 60x30 inch panels to exhibit resilience in the civil rights issues. The exhibition was held virtually in 2021. Each portrait contained reference texts from the government. Ida used the text words to create images of individuals affected by those words. Ida's purpose was to demonstrate that those words do not define individuals.

Exhibitions and Upcoming Work
2022 November -Duden and Ray - Group show "Transmogrified"

2023 January - DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara University - Solo show featuring "con. Text"

2023 January - Torrance Art Museum - Group show "Bridging the Pacific"

2023 May- Bakersfield Museum of Art - Group show "The Circle of Sam: The California-Based Studios of Sam Francis"

2021 February - de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University. Activities Program Board-Solo Online programming featuring "con. Text"

2021 January – Helms Building, Culver City Arts Foundation  “Projecting Possibilities” Solo show

2021 January – Ronald H Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles  Solo Show “con.Text”

2020 August – Japanese American Museum San Jose   Solo show “con.Text” ink portraits

2020 Feb – West Valley College, Saratoga, CA. Dept. of Student Services, Diversity, and Inclusion  Solo show “con.Text” ink portraits

2017 Nov – LA Artcore, Little Tokyo LA-2 Person Show  “Beauty Awash in a Sea of Bad News”

2017  May – George Billis, LA-Solo Show “ Echo and Line”

2016  Oct – Bluerider Art, Taipei, Taiwan-Solo Show  “City Symphony”

2015  Sept – Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco   “Littoral”-Solo Show

2014 Nov – George Billis, LA  “Remnants”-Solo Show

2014 June – Bluerider Art, Taipei, Taiwan  “Floating California”    Solo Show

2014 May – George Billis, New York    Solo Show

2014 March – Smith Andersen North, San Anselmo  “Placing Memory”    2 Person show

2013 May – Stanford Art Spaces, Stanford, CA    3 person show

2013 March – Blue Whale “LACA”, Los Angeles    Solo Show

2012 Sept – George Billis, Los Angeles     Solo show

2009 Oct – Hang, San Francisco     3 Person Show

2007 July – Bandini Art, Los Angeles    Solo show

2005 Sept – Hang, San Francisco    Solo show

2004 Oct – Los Angeles Art Association, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica    Solo show

2002 April – Hang,  Palo Alto    Solo show

2001 April – Paper Chase,  Los Angeles    Solo show

1998 March – Theosophical University Library, Pasadena   Solo show

1998 March – Smith Andersen Editions  “3 From the Hatch”, Palo Alto     3 person show

1997 Nov – The Hatch,  Los Angeles    Solo show

1997 July – Gallery OBOY,  San Francisco     2 person show

1997 Jan – The Hatch,  Los Angeles    Solo show

1996 Sept – The Hatch,  Los Angeles    Solo show

1995 Oct – The Studio of Sam Francis    Solo show

Group Shows

2022 July – “Future Patchwork” Walter Maciel Gallery, LA

2022 July – “Cityscape 12, Iconic” George Billis Gallery, LA

2022 April- “Bronzeville: Modernity, Race and the Search to Belong” Casa 0101, Boyle Heights, CA

2022 April – “Peregrinations” Moreman Gallery, Louisville KY

2022 January –  “Encounter: Executive Order 9066” DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara CA

2022 January – “We Are…Portraits of Metro Riders by LA Metro/Metro Art, LA Local Artists” Union Station Passageway Gallery

2022 January – “Black, White and Shades of Grey”  Kellogg University Art Gallery Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona CA

2021 August –  “Nomad”   Torrance Art Museum

2021 August –  “Cityscape Show XI”   George Billis Gallery

2020 October –  “Artist and Poems” Online show   Durden and Ray, LA

2020 July –  “Cityscape show X: Concrete and Earth”   George Billis Gallery, LA

2020 June –  “OCCCA@40”    Orange County Center for Contemporary Art

2020 May –  “We Are Here / Here We Are”   Durden and Ray, LA

2020 Jan –  “6”   Bluerider Art, Taipei Taiwan

2019 Oct –  “California Dreaming”    Steps Gallery, Yokohama Japan

2019 Sep –  “Daily Sentiments”   Bluerider Art, Taipei Taiwan

2019 August –  “Late Summer”   Themes and Projects, San Francisco CA

2019 August – “Ink and Clay 44” Jurors Choice Award and Jurors Choice Honorable Mention   Kellogg Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona, CA

2019 June –  “Okeanos”   Hote Gallery, Alhambra

2019 April – “Littoral”   Beyond Baroque, Venice CA

2019 March –  “Artropocene:iBiennale MMXIX”   iBiennale, Honolulu, HI

2019 February – “Santa Monica: Now & Then”   BG Gallery, Santa Monica

2018  October –  “Wild Blue Yonder”   United Terminal, LAX

2018 September –  “Selected Abstracts”   George Billis, LA

2018 July –  “Under Construction”   Finishing Concepts, Monterey Park

2018 July – “Spell Check”   PØST Gallery, DTLA

2018 July – “Cityscape Show”   George Billis Gallery, LA

2017 Sept –  “Gimme 5”   Muzeumm, Los Angeles

2017 Sept –  “Gangbusters”  Mike Kelley Gallery, Venice CA

2017 July –  “Blue”   POST Gallery, Los Angeles

2017 March –  Group Show,  Bluerider Art, Art Central Hong Kong

2017 February – Group Show,  Shomberg Gallery

2017 February –  “Mark-Making”   Saatchi Art, Santa Monica, CA

2017  February –  “f.u.topiia”   BLAM, Los Angeles

2017  February – Group Show  Art Palm Springs

2016  December – “Billboard Show”  The Billboard Creative, Los Angeles

2016  November –  “MAS Attack 13” Torrance Art Museum

2016   October – Group Show   Carlos Blanco Studio  LaBo Por Venezuela, Bogota De Colombia

2016  August – Group Show  La Estacion Arte Contemporaneous, Chihuahua, Mexico

2016 June – “Cedarfest”   Lancaster Museum of Art and History: Cedar

2016 May – “Homing Pigeon”   Forum Kortteli,Turku & Naantali Spa Gallery, Naantali, Finland

2016  March – “UFOlogy”   Outpost Projects

2016 February – Group Show  Palm Springs Fine Art Fair

2016 January – “MAS Attack 11″  Fabric Art Fair

2015  July – ” The Landscape Show V”  George Billis, LA

2015 July – Group Show  George Billis, New York

2015 June – “Kachofugetsu:: Flowerbirdwindmoon”   Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica

2015 May – “California Dreraming: An International  Portrait of Southern California”   Riverside Art Museum

2015  April – “Homing Pigeon Edition IV:Kyoto”   Gallery Antenna, Kyoto

2014  December – “MAS Attck VII”   Santa Monica Studios

2014 December – “California Dreaming: An International Portrait of Southern California”    Oceanside Museum of Art

2014  December – “Red Dot Art Fair”     Miami    Art Fair

2014  October – i23, “From the Dust Returns”      Ichibeicho Gallery, Tokyo

2014 October – “Real Surreal”    Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco

2014 August – “MAS Attack VI”   Torrance Art Museum

2014 August – “The Cityscape Show IV”  George Billis Gallery,  Los Angeles

2014 July – “Art Taichung”    Taipei City, Taiwan   Art Fair

2014 March –  “Art Tainan”    Taipei City, Taiwan   Art Fair

2013 December –  “Red Dot Art Fair”    Maimi   Art Fair

2013 October –  “MAS Attack II”   Torrance Art Museum

2013 October – “Homing Pigeon: Edition 2”  Gallery Lara, Tokyo, Japan

2013 August – “Black and Blue Show”   JAUS, Santa Monica

2013 July – “Landscape Show III”  George Billis, Los Angeles

2013 June – “Huddle Up”   Gallery 85  San Jose, CA

2013 February –  Palm Springs Art Fair  Palm Springs

2012 December – “Red Dot Art Fair” Maimi

2012 July – “Landscape Show”   George Billis  LA      Los Angeles

2009 March      LACMA, Sales and Rental Gallery, Los Angeles

2008 January – “Statewide Painting Competition  and Exhibition” Triton Museum, Santa Clara

2006 September –  “Field and Form”  L A A A, Gallery 825,  Los Angeles

2006 June – “Stars on Vine”  Aiden Riley Taylor Gallery, Los Angeles

2005 December –  “Open Show”  L A A A, Gallery 825,  Los Angeles

2005 November –  “Speak Easy”   UpSpace, Los Angeles

2005 June – “Fresh: A Silent Auction of Emerging and Other Great Artist”  Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

2005 May –  Venice Art Walk, Venice, CA  Art Auction

2005 May –  “California Vision Art Auction XI”   Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach

2004 December – “Holiday Show 2004″   Shomburg Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2004 September – “Homeland Security”   LAAA, Gallery 825,  Los Angeles

2004 March – “Between One and Ten”   LAAA, Gallery 825,  Los Angeles

2003 November –  “The Art of Paint”   Gallery C, Hermosa Beach

2003 May –  “50/50 show”LAAA, Gallery 825,  Los Angeles

2003 April – “Make Yourself at Home”   LAAA, Gallery 825,  Los Angeles

2003 January – “Peter Frank Selects”  Don O’Melveny Gallery , Los Angeles

2002 August –  “Pacifically Designed”   LAAA, Gallery 825,  Los Angeles

2002 August – “Show stoppers”   Long Beach Arts, Long Beach

2002 April – “Wallworks”    L. A. Artcore, The Brewery, Los Angeles

2002 February – Digital Symphony, Burbank

2001 December – “Southern California Open”   LAAA, Gallery 825,  Los Angeles

2001 December – “Art Heals II”   The Eyebeam Altelier,  New York

2001 October –  “Art Heals”   BGH Gallery,  Santa Monica

2001 September – “Suspending Detachment”   The Hatch,  Los Angeles

2001 May –  “The Drop-out Show”   The Hatch,  Los Angeles

2001 February –  “Shooting Nowhere”   The Hatch,  Los Angeles Photography Group Show

2000 December – Hollywood Digital,  Los Angeles

2000 September – “Southern California Open” Juried show:1st Prize LAAA, Gallery 825,  Los Angeles

2000 February –  The Hatch,  Los Angeles

1999 December –  BGH Gallery,  Santa Monica

1999 December –  Hang Gallery,  San Francisco

1999 August –  LAAA, Gallery 825,  Los Angeles

1999 May  –  The Hatch,  Los Angeles

1998 November –  Hang Gallery,  San Francisco

1998 September –  The Hatch,  Los Angeles

1998 August  – LAAA, Gallery 825,  Los Angeles

1998 May  – The Hatch,  Los Angeles

1998 March – LACMA, Los Angeles , Sales and Rental Gallery  Group show