“The Rose” 24×21 acrylic on panel 2025
“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
“A Preference to be Entitled” 72×45 Oil on canvas 2006
From my “City or Nature; Longing and Need” (2004-2006) series where I juxtapose angular cityscapes with the curves of natural river rocks.
The feeling of support contrasted with the appearance of instability
“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.
Bluerider ART LA | New US Flagship
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
“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 on my own terms.
Included are paintings from several series (1995-2025) that explore light, dark, and color; memory, time, and identity; marginalized communities; and humankind’s relationship to the natural environment through figurative and abstract imagery.
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“Christine” 60 x 37 ink on panel 2025
When the United States Constitution was signed only white, male, land owners were given the right to vote. The battle for voting rights began from the beginning.
In 1776 John Adams wrote a letter to James Sullivan to argue against extending voting rights to women. Adams believed that allowing women to vote would open a dangerous and endless source of controversy. The text is that letter.
On view at the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs’ Independent Master Artist Project (COLA IMAP) 2025 show at
LA Municipal Art Gallery 4800 Hollywood Blvd
Exhibition Dates: July 17 – August 30
I will be there tomorrow after 2pm
“Chumahan” 59×37 ink on panel
Chumahan is a member of the Oneida Nation from New York State. Part of the Iroquois Indian Confederacy which was a group of six Indian nations held together under one government. The Oneida were one of the key allies of the Colonials during the revolutionary War. Soon After the War ended the colonialist started dispossessing the Oneida of the Land in New York.
The text used is The Oneida Fort Schuyler Treaty which was a contract between the Oneida Nation of Indians and the State of New York signed in 1788 that ceded all The Oneidas land to the State of New York in perpetuity.
On view at the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs’ Independent Master Artist Project (COLA IMAP) 2025 show at
LA Municipal Art Gallery 4800 Hollywood Blvd
Exhibition Dates: July 17 – August 30
This is “Day and Night” from 2014, when I was working on a city series based on memories and recollections. It is included in the cityscape show at
Billis Williams Gallery
2716 S. La Cienega Blvd
opening July 12, from 3pm to 6pm and runs to August 23.
“Jimmy” 60 x 37 ink on panel 2025
In 1929 the border between the US and Mexico was closed. prior to that there had been no rules or regulations regarding border crossing. In the early 1930’s the border closure was enforced as Mexicans were blamed for taking jobs during the Great Depression. In August 1943, to aid the war effort, an agreement between the U.S. and Mexican governments permitted Mexican citizens to take temporary agricultural work in the United States. This program was called the Bracero Program and continued until 1964 when the US stopped issuing work visas.
For Jimmy’s portrait I used the text from US code 1325 from 1929 that made crossing the US Mexican border illegal. Jimmy’s family moved to South Los Angeles in 1960 as part of the Bracero work visa program.
This will be part of the LA Department of Cultural Affairs’ Independent Master Artist Project (COLA IMAP) show at the LA Municipal Art Gallery. 4800 Hollywood Blvd.
The show runs from July 17 to August 30
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 19, 4–6 PM
I am honored and grateful to be a recipient of the Individual Support Grant from the Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Foundation.
Their support is a meaningful reminder of why I keep showing up to do the work. Thank you for investing in artists and making it possible for us to continue our work with focus and integrity.
I am honored to be included in this wonderful group show titled: “Persona: Exploring Self-Portraiture” at the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale, CA.
It features the work of more than 20 contemporary artists as well as historical self-portraits, spanning over 125 years. The exhibition probes the expanses of self-portraiture and examines the concept of visual representations of the self. “Persona” features paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints, fused glass, digital art, textile art, illustrations, and more.
The exhibition will be on view at the Forest Lawn Museum from April 26-August 10, 2025. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, April 26, from 5:00 PM-7:30 PM at the Forest Lawn Museum. The event will feature live music by the Pocket Quintet and complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
The exhibition also includes the work of Christen Austin, Alison Blickle, Brad Donenfeld, Shivy Galtere, Andy Gersh, Patrick Hruby, Janna Ireland, Maren H. Jensen, Jordan Kay, Ruthy Kim, Michelle Kingdom, Huntz Liu, Eric Merrell, Elisabeth Pollnow, Narcissus Quagliata, Man Ray, Ramona Rosales, Semra Sevin, Christopher Slatoff, Jawsh Smyth, Tom Wilson, Andy Warhol, and Mika Yokota.
“Self Portrait”
35 x47 ink on panel, 2024
Both of my U.S. born parents and their families were imprisoned during WWII when people of Japanese ancestry were evacuated from the west coast of the United States and put in one of 10 internment camps far from the coast.
The text used to render my self-portrait is the Immigration Act 1924 that excluded all asians from immigration to the US. The late 19th century saw the rise of “Yellow peril” the perceived threat of Asian societies replacing the American identity which led to a series of immigration acts in the late 1800s early 1900s. There was the Chinese exclusion act of 1882, the Gentlemen’s Agreement of 1907, the Immigration Act of 1917, and the Immigration act of 1924 that were aimed exclusively at Asian immigration.
I have been engaged in a series of ink on panel portraits titled “con.Text” that examines historic events in relation to the current social and political climate and raises awareness of past abuse and injustice by a government against a targeted minority group.
I research and reference text from government documents and use the words as my mark to render each person with the very words that affect them. Using words as a building block transforms them from a label to a broader gesture that is used to define a new visual language of strength and beauty.
Bryan Ida 