In her solo exhibition I’m Not Your Filipina, Rachel Bridges (b. 1982, San Francisco; based in Los Angeles) conjures historical narratives of struggle and resistance through large-scale figurative paintings. A first-generation Filipino American artist, Bridges draws on familial roots and ancestral spirituality to explore the emotional and cultural reverberations of colonialism in the Filipino diaspora.
For LAMAG’s presentation, Bridges exhibits three paintings from her White Out series: Illuminated by the Subtle Bleeding Light, Sampaguita, and Who Lick a Rare Heart? Inspired by Robert Ryman and Pope.L, Bridges “whites out” her paintings as an act of subversive defiance, confronting the structural violence of the colonial archive and reclaiming fractured histories. The exhibition title, I’m Not Your Filipina, riffs on I Am Not Your Negro, directed by Raoul Peck and based on James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript Remember This House.
Rachel Bridges
Spring Exhibitions Opening Reception
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 2 – 4 p.m.
Artist Talk & Picnic
with Ivan Bridges & Rachel Bridges
Saturday, June 6, from 12–1 PM @ Pine Grove in Barnsdall Art Park
Join us for a conversation with artists Ivan Bridges and Rachel Bridges, moderated by curator Nancy Meyer. Following the talk, we invite you to bring a lunch and blanket and stay for an informal gathering in the park.
Ivan Bridges (b. 1984, Portland, OR) presents a body of work that explores the psychological resonance of concealed memory. Working in watercolor and oil on paper and raw canvas, he draws from found imagery—cult cinema, fetish culture, and vintage photography—translating internal drives into spare, expressive gestures.
In her solo exhibition I’m Not Your Filipina, Rachel Bridges (b. 1982, San Francisco; based in Los Angeles) engages historical narratives of struggle and resistance through large-scale figurative painting. A first-generation Filipino American artist, Bridges draws on familial histories and ancestral spirituality to examine the emotional and cultural reverberations of colonialism across the Filipino diaspora.
Rachel Bridges: I Am Not Your Filipina | Family Discovery Guide PDF
