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Bryan Ida
Bryan Ida is a portrait painter based in Los Angeles, California. Ida has worked with multiple artists within the industry with one notable person being Sam Francis. Ida has demonstrated themes of institutionalized discrimination, political issues, and endangered species within his works. Ida has worked with varying materials such as acrylic, wood, enamel, and charcoal to appropriately display his works.

Early Life and Education
Initially, Ida played the French horn in the El Camino youth symphony and attended his school orchestras. While developing his musical career, he attempted to create progressive techniques which sparked an interest for electronic music. This newfound interest would allow Ida to study music composition at Sonoma State University and San Jose State University. However, opportunities in painting eventually led Ida to pursue a new physical art form. Ida became increasingly disinterested in musical art and focused more on painting. Once again, this new decision propelled Ida to develop a new career in this physical art.

By 1988, Ida had begun working with another painter known as Sam Francis. Francis being a well known painter contributed to Ida's growth as Francis had strong connections with other artists within the industry. With these opportunities, Ida would go on and continue to establish bigger paintings and his work would eventually appear in public places. Ida was later gifted Francis' studio in Venice, Los Angeles.

con.Text
con.Text is a virtual exhibition comprising of a series of paintings featuring symbolic representations derived from government documents, aimed at forming provocative narratives related to each subject or topic explored. Ida emphasizes the relevance of the current social and political climate. He seeks to bridge historical events with contemporary issues, drawing parallels with past abuses and injustices that persist in the present day. The artworks thus serve as a reflection on the enduring nature of human struggles against power and oppression.

Environment Series (Nature-Endangered Species)
Within the context of this recent body of work, Bryan Ida makes a statement about the environmental difficulty. He expresses a deep concern, asserting that the damages inflicted upon the natural world by human actions have reached a critical point, leaving little hope for a full recovery of the environment.

Through his art, Ida delivers a powerful message, urging viewers to reflect upon the precarious state of these vulnerable species and the broader impact of human activities on the planet. The evocative play of light and shadow serves as a metaphor for the delicate balance between the prospect of positive change and the looming threat of irreversible harm.

Exhibitions
Ida has attended multiple exhibitions ranging from solo, 2 person, 3 person, and group shows. Some exhibitions do not have a title and are reflected by their respective show category.

Solo Shows

 * con.Text - 2023 January, DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara
 * Activities Program Board-Solo Online programming featuring con.Text - 2021 February, DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara
 * Projecting Possibilities - 2021 January – Helms Building, Culver City Arts Foundation
 * con.Text - 2021 January, Ronald H Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles
 * con.Text Ink Portraits - 2020 August, Japanese American Museum, San Jose
 * con.Text - 2020 February, West Valley College, Saratoga
 * Echo and Line - 2017 May, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
 * City Symphony - 2016 October, Bluerider Art, Taipei
 * Littoral - 2015 September, Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco
 * Remnants - 2014 November, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Floating California - 2014 June, Bluerider Art, Taipei
 * Solo Show - 2014 May, George Billis Gallery, New York
 * LACA - 2013 March, Blue Whale, Los Angeles
 * Solo Show - George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Solo Show - 2007 July, Bandini Art, Los Angeles
 * Solo Show - 2005 September, Hang Art, San Francisco
 * Solo Show - 2004 October, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica
 * Solo Show - 2002 April, Hang Art, Palo Alto
 * Solo Show - 2001 April, Paper Chase, Los Angeles
 * Solo Show - 1998 March, Theosophical University Library, Pasadena
 * Solo Show - 1997 November, The Hatch, Los Angeles
 * Solo Show - 1997 January, The Hatch, Los Angeles
 * Solo Show - 1996 September, The Hatch, Los Angeles
 * Solo Show - 1995 October, Sam Francis' Studio, Venice

2 Person Shows

 * Beauty Awash in a Sea of Bad News - 2017 November, LA Artcore, Little Tokyo
 * Placing Memory - 2014 March, Smith Anderson North, San Anselmo
 * 2 Person Show - 1997 July, Gallery OBOY, San Francisco

3 Person Shows

 * 3 Person Show - 2013 May, Stanford Art Spaces, Stanford
 * 3 Person Show - 2009 October, Hang Art, San Francisco
 * 3 From the Hatch - 1998 March, Smith Anderson Editions, Palo Alto

Group Shows

 * The Circle of Sam Francis: Experimenting in California - 2023 May, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield
 * Collective Memory Installation - 2023 February, IlluminateLA, Los Angeles
 * We the People - 2023 February, The Billboard Creative, Los Angeles
 * Bridging the Pacific - 2023 January, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance
 * Transmogrified - 2022 November, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles
 * Future Patchwork - 2022 July, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Cityscape 12, Iconic - 2022 July, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Bronzeville: Modernity, Race and the Search to Belong - 2022 April, Casa 0101, Boyle Heights
 * Peregrinations - 2022 April, Moreman Gallery, Louisville
 * Encounter: Executive Order 9066 - 2022 January, DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara
 * We Are…Portraits of Metro Riders by LA Metro/Metro Art, LA Local Artists - 2022 January, Union Station Passageway Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Black, White and Shades of Grey - 2022 January, Kellogg Art Gallery, Pomona
 * Nomad - 2021 August, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance
 * Cityscape Show XI - 2021 August, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Artist and Poems - 2020 October, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles
 * Cityscape show X: Concrete and Earth - 2020 July, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
 * OCCCA@40 - 2020 June, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana
 * We Are Here / Here We Are - 2020 May, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles
 * 6 - 2020, January, Bluerider Art, Taipei
 * California Dreaming - 2019 October, Steps Gallery, Yokohama
 * Daily Sentiments - 2019 September, Bluerider Art, Taipei
 * Late Summer - 2019 August, Themes and Projects, San Francisco
 * Ink and Clay 44 - 2019 August, Kellogg Art Gallery, Pomona
 * Okeanos - 2019 June, Hote Gallery, Alhambra
 * Littoral - 2019 April, Beyond Baroque, Venice
 * Artropocene:iBiennale MMXIX - 2019 March, iBiennale, Honolulu
 * Santa Monica: Now & Then - 2019 February, BG Gallery, Santa Monica
 * Wild Blue Yonder - 2018 October, United Terminal, Los Angeles
 * Selected Abstracts - 2018 September, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Under Construction - 2018 July, Finishing Concepts, Monterey Park
 * Spell Check - 2018 July, PØST Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Cityscape Show - 2018 July, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Gimme 5 - 2017 September, Muzeum, Los Angeles
 * Gangbusters - 2017 September, Mike Kelley Gallery, Venice
 * Blue - 2017 July, PØST Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 2017 March, Bluerider Art, Art Central Hong Kong
 * Group Show - 2017 February, Shomburg Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Mark-Making - 2017 February, Saatchi Art, Santa Monica
 * f.u.topiia - 2017 February, BLAM, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 2017 February, Art Palm Springs, Palm Springs
 * Billboard Show - 2016 December, The Billboard Creative, Los Angeles
 * MAS Attack 13 - 2016 November, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance
 * Group Show - 2016 October, Carlos Blanco Studio, Bogota
 * Group Show - 2016 August, La Estacion Arte Contemporaneous, Chihuahua
 * Cedarfest - 2016 June, Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Lancaster
 * Homing Pigeon - 2016 May, Turku & Naantali Spa Gallery, Naatali
 * UFOlogy - 2016 March, Outpost Projects, Joshua Tree
 * Group Show - 2016 February, Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs
 * MAS Attack 11 - 2016 January, Fabric Art Fair, Los Angeles
 * The Landscape Show V - 2015 July, George Billis, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 2015 July, George Billis, New York
 * Kachofugetsu:: Flowerbirdwindmoon - 2015 June, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica
 * California Dreaming: An International Portrait of Southern California - 2015 May, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside
 * Homing Pigeon Edition IV:Kyoto - 2015 April, Gallery Antenna, Kyoto
 * MAS Attack VII - 2014 December, Santa Monica Studios, Santa Monica
 * California Dreaming: An International Portrait of Southern California - 2014 December, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside
 * Red Dot Art Fair - 2014 December, Miami Art Fair, Miami
 * From the Dust Returns - 2014 October, Ichibeicho Gallery, Tokyo
 * Real Surreal - 2014 October, Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco
 * MAS Attack VI - 2014 August, Torrance art Museum, Torrance
 * The Cityscape Show IV - 2014 August, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Art Taichung - 2014 July, Taipei City Art Fair, Taipei
 * Art Tainan - 2014 March, Taipei City Art Fair, Taipei
 * Red Dot Art Fair - 2013 December, Miami Art Fair, Miami
 * MAS Attack II - 2013 October, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance
 * Homing Pigeon: Edition 2 - 2013 October, Gallery Lara, Tokyo
 * Black and Blue Show - 2013 August, JAUS, Santa Monica
 *  Landscaoe Show III - 2013 July, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Huddle Up - 2013 June, Gallery 85, San Jose
 * Group Show - 2013 February, Palm Springs Art Fair, Palm Springs
 * Red Dot Art Fair - 2012 December, Miami Art Fair, Miami
 * Landscape Show - 2012 July, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 2009 March, LACMA, Los Angeles
 * Statewide Painting Competition and Exhibition - 2008 January, Triton Museum, Santa Clara
 * Field and Form - 2006 September, LAAA Gallery 825, Los Angeles
 * Stars on Vine - 2006 July, Aiden Riley Taylor Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Open Show - 2005 December, LAAA Gallery 825, Los Angeles
 * Speak Easy - 2005 November, UpSpace, Los Angeles
 * Fresh: A Silent Auction of Emerging and Other Great Artist - 2005 June, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 2005 May, Venice Art Walk, Venice
 * California Vision Art Auction XI - 2005 May, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach
 * Holiday Show 2004 - 2004 December, Shomburg Gallery, Santa Monica
 * Homeland Security - 2004 September, LAAA Gallery 825, Los Angeles
 * Between One and Ten - 2004 March, LAAA Gallery 825, Los Angeles
 * The Art of Paint - 2003 November, Gallery C, Hermosa
 * 50/50 Show - 2003 May, LAAA Gallery 825, Los Angeles
 * Make Yourself at Home - 2003 April, LAAA Gallery 825, Los Angeles
 * Peter Frank Selects - 2003 January, Don O'Melveny Gallery, Los Angeles
 * Pacifically Designed - 2002 August, LAAA Gallery 825, Los Angeles
 * Show Stoppers - 2002 August, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach
 * Wallworks - 2002 April, LA Artcore, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 2002 February, Digital Symphony, Burbank
 * Southern California Open - 2001 December, LAAA Gallery 825, Los Angeles
 * Art Heals II - 2001 December, The Eyebeam Altlier, New York
 * Art Heals - 2001 October, BGH Gallery, Santa Monica
 * Suspending Detachment - 2001 September, The Hatch, Los Angeles
 *  The Drop-out Show - 2001 May, The Hatch, Los Angeles
 * Shooting Nowhere - 2001 February, The Hatch, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 2000 December, Hollywood Digital, Los Angeles
 * Southern California Open - 2000 September, LAAA Gallery 825, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 2000 February, The Hatch, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 1999 December, BGH Gallery, Santa Monica
 * Group Show - 1999 December, Hang Gallery, San Francisco
 * Group Show - 1999 August, LAAA Gallery 825, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 1999 May, The Hatch, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 1998 November, Hang Gallery, San Francisco
 * Group Show - 1998 September, The Hatch, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 1998 August, LAAA Gallery 825, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 1998 May, The Hatch, Los Angeles
 * Group Show - 1998 March, LACMA, Los Angeles