I am pleased to announce an upcoming show at Bluerider Art in their Manhattan Beach gallery.
Bluerider ART LA•Manhattan Beach is honored to announce ‘Bryan Ida : Portrait Remix’, a 2026 solo exhibition by American artist Bryan Ida, opening September 19, 2026. This marks Ida’s solo at Bluerider ART after ten years — from Floating California (2014) and City Symphony (2016) to Portrait Remix today, a clear trajectory comes into focus: from urban landscape, to the ripple of natural water, and now, for the first time, his gaze narrows to the face — human and animal alike, held within a single unified logic of looking.
A portrait of my father based on a photograph taken by Dorothea Lange when she was commissioned by the War Relocation Authority to photograph the Internment of Japanese Americans residing on the west coast during WWII
The piece is rendered using the text from a declaration that was posted all over San Francisco ordering people of Japanese descent to evacuate the West Coast where they eventually ended up in internment camps inland of the coast.
I was lucky to find three photographs taken by Dorothea Lange of my father and his family in San Francisco when he was 17. He went on to enlist into the U.S. Army out of the Topaz Internment camp in Utah and served as an interrogator and interpreter in the Pacific theatre for the Military Intelligence Service.
Bluerider ART is honored to announce the launch of “Pegasus,” a special exhibition for the Year of the Horse. ”Pegasus” marks the beginning of 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse (Bingwu), symbolizing surging vitality and a fierce spirit of enterprise. Within the cycle of the Chinese Zodiac, the “Horse” has always been synonymous with masculinity, power, and speed, representing the primal drive to break free from shackles and forge ahead. The horse is not merely a traveler of the earth but a vessel for the soul; it is the medium connecting reality with ideals, and matter with spirit. In an era of rapid technological change, we crave this “Pegasus-like” courage—to refuse complacency, to shun well-trodden paths, and to reshape the world through imagination.
These two works are up at
Bluerider ART LA · Manhattan Beach
1030 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
In 1997 I discovered a technique used during the renaissance where they used many layers of paint to build a transparent, luminous black instead of an opaque, flat black. The colors used were yellow ochre, burnt sienna, terre verte green, alizarin crimson, prussian blue and aureolin yellow. In order to learn more about glazing and building a luminous dark I reduced my palette to these 6 colors. You can see the luminosity coming from the back instead of light highlights painted over the top.
Last week to see “Modulation: A 30 year Survey” Sept 6th thru Oct 4th, 2025
Billis Williams Gallery 2716 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles,, CA 90034
The show chronicles 30 years of my need to explore and learn materials and techniques as I seek personal forms and compositions.
“From Sea To Sky—The Blue Axis” Bluerider ART LA • Manhattan Beach Inaugural Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: September 20 – November 23, 2025 Bluerider ART LA • Manhattan Beach 1030 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Bluerider ART was founded in 2013 in Taipei city by tech entrepreneur Elsa Wang. With a strategic presence across three continents—Europe, the Americas, and Asia—the gallery operates long-term, self-managed spaces in key cities including London·Mayfair, Los Angeles· Manhattan Beach, Taipei·Dunhua and Shanghai·The Bund.
Bluerider ART proudly announces the grand opening of its new U.S. flagship with the inaugural exhibition From Sea To Sky — The Blue Axis, opening on September 20, 2025. Featuring the works of 16 internationally acclaimed artists, this exhibition converge along the Blue Axis in a powerful presentation of global creativity.
Participating Artists： Willi Siber (Germany) Yang Mao-Lin (Taiwan) Josep Riera i Aragó (Spain) Cao Jigang (China) Carol Prusa (USA) Nick Veasey (UK) Bryan Ida (USA) MARCK (Switzerland) Pascal Dombis (France) Thierry Feuz (Switzerland) Sven Drühl (Germany) Susanne Kühn (Germany) Ruprecht von Kaufmann (Germany) Chang Ling (Taiwan) Jan Kaláb (Czech Republic) Ramiro Smith Estrada (Argentina)
From Sea To Sky—The Blue Axis Bluerider ART LA • Manhattan Beach Inaugural Exhibition Press Preview & Opening Reception: Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 4:00–7:00 pm (public welcome) Exhibition Dates: September 20 – November 23, 2025 Bluerider ART LA • Manhattan Beach 1030 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Bryan Ida 