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July 12 – September 14, 2025
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Exploring the complex simplicity and expressive power of artwork rendered exclusively in black and white, BG’s annual juried exhibition presents a stunning survey of 80 local, national, and international artists. Featuring a diverse range of work in a variety of mediums, Beyond Color highlights the remarkable ways artists harness the stark contrasts and subtle gradations of achromatic media to convey profound emotion, intricate detail, and striking composition.
Jurors
- Demetri Broxton, Artist & Executive Director at Root Division, San Francisco, CA
- Melissa Mohr, Executive Director & CEO at Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA
Accepted Artists
- Ric Ambrose
- Lucie Anderson
- Sriharsha Annadore
- David Avery
- Ileana Barbu
- Becca Barolli
- Jan Blythe
- Paula Boas
- Cynthia Brannvall
- Ellen Burgin
- John Casey
- Matt Cauthron
- Chandra Cerrito
- Diane Che
- Susan Cole
- Debra A. Collins
- Tyrell Collins
- Suellen Cox
- Ian Day
- Azma Elham
- Sarah Fecher
- JoSep Ferrer
- Dellis Frank
- Karyn Gabriel
- J.M. Golding
- D’Aujah Gordon
- Courtney Griffith
- Brianna Guerra
- Andrea Guskin
- Frank Soenke Haseloff
- Brian Whitney Hite
- Denise J. Howard
- Lawrence Hughes
- Jen Kennedy
- Tammie Knight
- Kimiko Kogure
- Danguole Kuolas
- Catherine Lee
- Avery Liell-Kok
- Sean McDonough
- Lisa McElroy
- Susan McKinney
- Lynne Meade
- Ann Merideth
- Charlie Milgrim
- Dennis Lee Mitchell
- Elena Mukhina Rumyantseva
- Lori Murphy
- Sarah M. Newton
- Paul Nitsche
- Henry Parada
- Vivian Patton
- Shevaré Perry
- Vince Quevedo
- Libby Raab
- Misha Rauchwerger
- Arline Reimann
- Robert Reimann
- Julee Richardson
- Jenny Rosen
- Dora Lisa Rosenbaum
- Tiffany Schmierer
- Onna Schwindt
- Stephanie Scott
- Ronit Shalem
- Joani Share
- Jenn Shifflet
- Egor Shokoladov
- Andy Stattmiller
- Joni Marie Theodorsen
- Clayton Thiel
- Sally Thornton
- Ann Trinca
- Amy Usdin
- Yana Verba
- Tim West
- Carolyn Wilson
- Soonoak Wood
- Lorraine Woodruff-Long
- Shannon Wright
- Jun Yan
Beyond Color Events & Workshops
In addition to the exhibition, Bedford Gallery will offer workshops and programming that are open to the public. Be the first to know about upcoming events by signing up for our e-news!
Cocktails & Conversation with Beyond Color Juror Demetri Broxton
Thursday, July 24 from 5:30 – 7 pm
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Shrink Your Style with Miniaturist Tammie Knight
Saturday, August 16 from 10 am – 1 pm
BUY TICKETS
Yoga & Sound Healing with Janine Ellis
Tuesday, September 9 from 5:30 - 7 pm
BUY TICKETS
BG Donor Preview
Saturday, July 12, 2025
4 – 5 pm PDT
Free for Bedford Gallery Donors.
Bring your ID for entry.
Opening Party
Saturday, July 12, 2025
5 – 7 pm PDT
General Admission (ages 13+) — $5
12 & under — FREE
BG Donors — FREE
General Admission
July 13 – September 14, 2025
Wed - Sun from 12 pm – 5 pm PDT
Pay What You Can (ages 13 and over)
Note: Pay What You Can does not apply to opening parties, special events, or workshops.
*OPENING DAY TIME CHANGE: Bedford Gallery’s opening parties are moving to a new evening timeslot! Please join us on opening day starting with the Donor Preview from 4 – 5 pm followed by the Opening Party from 5 – 7 pm. The first day to view Beyond Color during regular gallery hours with Pay What You Can admission will be Sunday, July 13 from 12 – 5 pm.
Artwork Credits
(1st image) Andy Stattmiller, Psychoscape No. 19; Charlie Milgrim & Tim West, Double-Slit; John Casey, All The Fish; Tyrell Collins, Ramifications (French Gray); Tammie Knight, MONOCHROME STRUCTURE: an urban lens; Sean McDonough, Lonely Island; Soonoak Wood, Uncle Roy; Ian Day, Oasis; Egor Shokoladov, Stroll; Joni Marie Theodorsen, Untitled Black Atmospheric; Yana Verba, Ukrainian Landscape (I); (2nd image) Libby Raab, Coffered Memories; Ric Ambrose, Salt and Pepper Café; Lucie Anderson, Veil of Tāwhirimātea - New Zealand; Soonoak Wood, Uncle Roy; Ian Day, Oasis; Egor Shokoladov, Stroll; Misha Rauchwerger, El Capitan Reflection; Danguole Kuolas, Emergence; Paula Boas, Distanced Marks 6; (3rd image) Ronit Shalem, Untitled (wolf); Paul Nitsche, Totem I & Totem II; Cynthia Brannvall, Intergenerational Horizons on a Thousand Plateaus; David Avery, A Kind of Flying-The Invisible Hand & Encore!; Andrea Guskin, Slicing Particles; Karen Gabriel, Round House; Sarah Fecher, Tattoo. Images courtesy of Sean Roberts.