BRYAN IDA
DEEP
Pictured on cover: Nature's Way, 2023, mixed media on panel, 47 x 41 inches
In “Deep”, I present two series of paintings that explore the delicate balance between human existence and the fragile ecosystems that sustain us. We are blessed with a world that contains such exquisite natural beauty and wonder yet mankind’s endless demand for energy and expansion puts immense pressure on these systems to survive. In the name of human advancement and expansion the cost to animal species and the environment is deep and irreversible. The true measure of a civilization is in its compassion and empathy, not in its ability to consume.
Within the “Nature” series, I cut apart landscapes of trees and nature and place them one on top of each other, breaking their continuity, while bending and merging what remains. The juxtaposition of the two worlds reveals the struggle we face today with the future of our planet dependent on our ability to balance the increasing demand for resources and the needs of the natural world.
In the “Fading Light” series I explore the theme of endangered species, depicting each animal obscured in a deep darkness. The concept of fading light serves as a metaphor for the dwindling populations of endangered species and the threat of extinction that looms over them. This twilight also represents the passage of time, the impermanence of life and the move from the unconscious to awareness. As light frequently does, it represents hope and possibility in the face of adversity.
Blue Whale, 2021
acrylic on panel
30 x 72 inches
Nature's Way, 2023
mixed media on panel
47 x 41 inches
Orangutan, 2021
acrylic on panel
24 x 72 inches
Asian Elephant, 2023
Acrylic on panel
34 x 27 inches
Snow Leopard, 2022 acrylic on panel 24 x 21 inches
Hawksbill Turtle, 2022
acrylic on panel
25 x 20 inches
Monarch Butterfly, 2022 acrylic on panel
26 x 20
Red Panda, 2022, acrylic on panel 21 x 24 inches
Royal Sunangel, 2022
acrylic on panel
36 x 28 inches
The Park, 2023
acrylic on panel
40 x 34 inches
Sumatran Tiger, 2023
acrylic on panel
20 x 60 inches
Black Rhino, 2022 acrylic on panel 24 x 21 inches
Palos Verdes Blue, 2023
acrylic on panel 25 x 18 inches
Yellow Eyed Penguin, 2022 acrylic on panel 25 x 20 inches
Bryan Ida
EDUCATION
Sonoma State University Electronic Music composition 1984-86
San Jose State University Electronic Music Composition 1986-89
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara University Solo Show “con.Text” January 2023
DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara University Solo Online programming “con.Text” February 2021
Activities Program Board
Helms Building, Culver City Arts Foundation Solo show “Projecting Possibilities” January 2021
California State University, Los Angeles Solo Show “con.Text” January 2021
Ronald H Silverman Fine Arts Gallery
Japanese American Museum San Jose Solo show “con.Text” August 2020
West Valley College, Saratoga, CA Solo show “con.Text” February 2020
Dept of Student Services, Diversity and Inclusion
LA Artcore, Little Tokyo Los Angeles 2 Person Show November 2017
George Billis Gallery. LA Solo Show “ Echo and Line” May 2017
Bluerider Art, Taipei Taiwan Solo Show “City Symphony” October 2016
Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco Solo Show “Littoral” September 2015
George Billis LA, Los Angeles Solo Show November 2014
Bluerider Art, Taipei City , Taiwan Solo Show “Floating California” June 2014
George Billis, New York, NY Solo show April 2014
Smith Andersen North, San Anselmo, CA 2 Person Show “Placing Memory” March 2014
Stanford Art Spaces, Stanford, CA Solo Show “City Series” May 2013
Blue Whale, Los Angeles, CA Solo Show “LACA” March 2013
George Billis LA, Culver City, CA Solo Show “SoCal” September 2012
Hang, San Francisco, CA Solo Show October 2009
Bandini Art, Culver City, CA Solo Show “Seed” July 2007
Hang, San Francisco, CA Solo Show September 2005
Los Angeles Art Association Solo Show October 2004
Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA “City and Nature: Longing and Need”
Hang, Palo Alto, CA Solo Show April 2002
Paper Chase, Los Angeles, CA Solo Show April 2001
Smith Andersen Editions 3 person Show “3 From the Hatch” Palo Alto, CA March 1998
Theosophical University Library Solo Show Pasadena, CA March 1998
The Hatch, Los Angeles, CA Solo Show November 1997
Gallery OBOY, San Francisco, CA 2 Person Show July 1997
The Hatch, Los Angeles, CA Solo Show January 1997
The Hatch, Los Angeles, CA Solo Show September 1996
The Studio of Sam Francis, Venice, CA 2 Person Show October 1995
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
LA County Dept of Arts and Culture “Collective Memory Installation” Part of IlluminateLA February 2023
The Billbard Creative “We the People” Featured Artist Feruary 2023
Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA “Bridging the Pacific” January 2023
Durden and Ray, LA “Transmogrified” November 2022
Walter Maciel Gallery, LA “Future Patchwork” July 2022
George Billis Gallery, LA “Cityscape 12” Iconic July 2022
Casa 0101, Boyle Heights, CA “Bronzeville: Modernity, Race and the Search to Belong” April 2022
Moreman Gallery, Louisville KY “Peregrinations” April 2022
DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara CA “Encounter: Executive Order 9066” January 2022
Union Station Passageway Gallery “We Are...Portraits of Metro Riders by January 2022
LA Metro/Metro Art, LA Local Artists”
Kellogg University Art Gallery, “Black, White and Shades of Grey” Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona CA January 2022
Torrance Art Museum, Torrance CA “Nomad” August 2021
George Billis Gallery, LA “Cityscape Show XI” August 2021
Durden and Ray, LA “Artist and Poems”, Online show October 2020
George Billis Gallery, LA “Cityscape show X: Concrete and Earth” July 2020
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art “OCCCA@40” Fullerton, CA June 2020
Durden and Ray, LA “We Are Here / Here We Are” May 2020
Golden West College Gallery “Type” Huntington Beach, CA March 2020
Bluerider Art, Taipei Taiwan “6” Jan 2020
Steps Gallery, Yokohama Japan “California Dreaming” Oct 2019
Bluerider Art, Taipei Taiwan “Daily Sentiments” Sept 2019
Themes and Projects, San Francisco CA “Late Summer” August 2019
Kellogg University Art Gallery, “Ink and Clay 44” August 2019
Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona CA Jurors Choice Award and Jurors Choice
HONORABLE MENTION
Hote Gallery, Alhambra CA “Okeanos” June 2019
Beyond Baroque, Venice CA “Littoral” April 2019
iBiennale, Honolulu, HI “Artropocene:iBiennale MMXIX Mar 2019
BG Gallery, Santa Monica CA “Santa Monica: Now & Then” Feb 2019
United Terminal, LAX “Wild Blue Yonder” Oct 2018
George Billis, LA “Selected Abstracts” Sept 2018
Finishing Concepts, Monterey Park CA “Under Construction” July 2018
PØST Gallery, DTLA “Spell Check” July 2018
George Billis, LA “Cityscape Show” July 2018
Muzeumm, LA “Gimme 5” Sept 2017
Mike Kelley Gallery, Venice CA “Gangbusters” Sept 2017
POST Gallery, LA “Blue” July 2017
Art Central Hong Kong Bluerider Art March 2017
Shomberg Gallery, Santa Monica CA Group Show February 2017
Saatchi Art, Santa Monica, CA “Mark-Making” February 2017
BLAM, LA “f.u.topiia” Feburary 2017
Art Palm Springs Group Show Feburary 2017
The Billboard Creative, LA Billboard Show December 2016
San Diego Art Institute, San Diego CA Southern California Baja Biennial December 2016
Torrance Art Museum, Torrance CA MAS Attack 13 November 2016
Carlos Blanco Studio LaBo Por Venezuela Bogota Colombia October 2016
La Estacion Arte Contemporaneo, Group Show Chihuahua, Mexico August 2016
Lancaster Museum of Art and History: Cedar “Cedarfest” June 2016
Forum Kortteli,Turku & Naantali Spa Gallery “Homing Pigeon” Lancaster CA, Naantali, Finland May 2016
Outpost Projects, Joshua Tree CA “UFOlogy” March 2016
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair Group Show Feburary 2016
Fabrik, LA MAS Attack 11 January 2016
Torrance Art Museum “An Odyssey” Sept 2015
George Billis, LA “The Landscape Show V” July 2015
George Billis, New York Group Show July 2015
Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica “Kachofugetsu:: Flowerbirdwindmoon” June 2015
Riverside Art Museum “California Dreaming: An International Portrait of Southern California” May 2015
Gallery Antenna, Kyoto Japan “Homing Pigeon Edition IV:Kyoto” April 2015
Santa Monica Studios MAS Attack VII December 2014
Red Dot Art Fair, Miami Group Show December 2014
Oceanside Museum of Art “California Dreaming: An International Oceanside CA Portrait of Southern California” December 2014
Ichibeicho Gallery, Tokyo Japan i23, “From the Dust Returns” October 2014
Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco CA “Real Surreal” October 2014
Salon d’ingresso of Palozzo della “California Dreaming: An International Provincia da Frisone, Italy Portrait of Southern California” October 2014
Torrance Art Museum MAS Attack VI August 2014
Asia Hotel Art Fair, Seoul Korea Group Show August 2014
Art Taichung, Taipei Taiwan Group Show July 2014
George Billis LA “Cityscape Show IV” July 2014
Art Tainan, Taipei Taiwan Group Show March 2014
Palm Springs Art Fair Group Show February 2014
Red Dot Art Fair , Miami Group Show December 2013
Torrance Art Museum MAS Attack II October 2013
Gallery Lara, Tokyo “Homing Pigeon: Edition 2: Tokyo” October 2013
GROUP PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW
JAUS, Santa Monica “Black and Blue Show” August 2013
George Billis LA “Cityscape Show III” July 2013
Gallery 85, San Jose CA “Huddle Up” June 2013
Palm Springs Art Fair Group Show February 2013
Red Dot Art Fair Miami Group Show December 2012
George Billis LA “Cityscape Show II” July 2012
LA Art Show Group Show January 2012
LACMA, Sales and Rental Gallery Group Show March 2009
Triton Museum, Santa Clara CA “Statewide Painting Competition and Exhibition” January 2008
Los Angeles Art Association "Field and Form" Gallery 825, LA September 2006
Aiden Riley Taylor Gallery, LA “Stars on Vine” June 2006
Los Angeles Art Association "Open Show" Gallery 825, LA December 2005
UpSpace, LA “Speak Easy” November 2005
Museum of Contemporary Art “Fresh: A Silent Auction of Emerging Los Angeles and Other Great Artist” June 2005
Venice Art Walk Art Auction May 2005
Long Beach Museum of Art “California Vision Art Auction XI” May 2005
Shomburg Gallery,, Santa Monica CA “Holiday Show 2004 December 2004
Los Angeles Art Association "Homeland Security" Gallery 825, LA September 2004
Los Angeles Art Association "Between One and Ten" Gallery 825, LA March 2004
Gallery C, Hermosa Beach CA "The Art of Paint" November 2003
Los Angeles Art Association "50/50 show" Gallery 825, LA May 2003
Los Angeles Art Association "Make Yourself at Home" Gallery 825, LA April 2003
Don O'Melveny Gallery "Peter Frank Selects" Los Angeles January 2003
Los Angeles Art Association "Pacifically Designed" Gallery 825, LA August 2002
Long Beach Arts "Show stoppers" Long Beach CA Group Show August 2002
L. A . Artcore, The Brewery "Wallworks" LA Juried Show April 2002
Digital Symphony, Burbank CA Group Show Feburary 2002
Los Angeles Art Association "Southern California Open" Gallery 825, LA December 2001
The Eyebeam Altelier, "Art Heals II" New York December 2002
BGH Gallery, Santa Monica CA "Art Heals" October 2001
The Hatch, LA "Suspending Detachment" September 2001
The Hatch, LA "The Drop-out Show" May 2001
The Hatch, LA "Shooting Nowhere" February 2001
Hollywood Digital, LA Group show December 2000
Los Angeles Art Association "Southern California Open" September 2000
Gallery 825, LA Juried show:1st Prize
The Hatch, LA Group Show February 2000
BGH Gallery, Santa Monica CA Group Show December 1999
Hang Gallery, San Francisco CA Group Show December 1999
Los Angeles Art Association Group Show Gallery 825, LA August 1999
The Hatch, LA Group Show May 1999
Hang Gallery, San Francisco CA Group Show November 1998
The Hatch, LA Group Show September 1998
Los Angeles Art Association Group Show Gallery 825, LA August 1998
The Hatch, LA Group Show May 1998
LACMA, Los Angeles Group Show Sales and Rental Gallery March 1998
PUBLICATIONS
The Santa Clara- Review May 2021
Metro San Jose- Review February 2021
Psychological Perspectives the Quarterly Journal of Jungian Thought January 2021
“Healing Cultural Divides: A Jungian Approach”
Centerpoint Now, Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations December 2020
Fabrik February 2018
Diversions LA- Review May 2017
Artscene- Cover and Review May 2017
Art and Cake-Studio Visit April 2017
LA Weekly December 2016
The Creators Project December 2016
Fraction Magazine.com December 2016
The Art Newspaper, UK December 2016
Art Ltd.- Review November 2015
Flavorpill- Review August 2008
Artweek October 2007
Ions Noetic Sciences Review September 2003
COLLECTIONS
De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
Resnick Collection, Los Angeles, CA
LA Metro permanent Collection, Los Angeles, CA
Microsoft Corporate Collection, Redmond WA
Genencor International Collection, Palo Alto, CA Merril Corporation
GRANTS, RESIDENCIES and AWARDS
Culver City Arts Foundation - Helms Bakery Projecting Possibilites 2021
Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs - DCA Emergency Relief Fund 2021
Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona “Ink and Clay 44” 2019
Jurors choice award
Los Angeles Art Association – Juried show 1stt prize 2000
