Whitney Bedford American, b. 1973

  • Whitney Bedford revisits historical paintings and visual structures with a contemporary fixation on the horizon line, viewpoints, and brushstroke. In reworking these paintings with a sensibility to beauty, Bedford imbues history as both a static past and a negotiable future.
  • Exhibitions
  • Works
    • Whitney Bedford, Veduta (Van Gogh The Poet’s Garden), 2025
      Whitney Bedford
      Veduta (Van Gogh The Poet’s Garden), 2025
      Ink and oil on nylinen on panel
      43 x 54 x 2 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Veduta (Vuillard First Fruits at Sunset), 2025
      Whitney Bedford
      Veduta (Vuillard First Fruits at Sunset), 2025
      Ink and oil on nylinen on panel
      96 x 144 x 2 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Synchronicity, 2016
      Whitney Bedford
      Synchronicity, 2016
      Ink and oil on panel
      18 x 24 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Veduta (Church Cotopaxi), 2022
      Whitney Bedford
      Veduta (Church Cotopaxi), 2022
      ink and oil on linen on hybrid panel
      79 x 120 inches
    • Whitney Bedford , Veduta (Vuillard Park), , 2021
      Whitney Bedford
      Veduta (Vuillard Park), , 2021
      Ink and oil on panel
      38 x 27 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Veduta (Cole), 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Veduta (Cole), 2020
      Ink and oil on linen on hybrid panel
      51.5 x 76 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Vedute (for Picabia), 2019
      Whitney Bedford
      Vedute (for Picabia), 2019
      ink and oil on panel
      28 x 37 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Ada Lovelace, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Ada Lovelace, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Anita Hill, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Anita Hill, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Artemisia Gentileschi, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Artemisia Gentileschi, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Delores Huerta, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Delores Huerta, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Eleanor Roosevelt, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Eleanor Roosevelt, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Helen Frankenthaler, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Helen Frankenthaler, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Hillary Clinton, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Hillary Clinton, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Kamala Harris, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Kamala Harris, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Kathleen Hanna, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Kathleen Hanna, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Lilly Reich, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Lilly Reich, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Lise Meitner, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Lise Meitner, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Lori Lightfoot, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Lori Lightfoot, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Madonna, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Madonna, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Malala, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Malala, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Marsha P. Johnson, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Marsha P. Johnson, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Mary Church Terrell, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Mary Church Terrell, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Mary Shelley, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Mary Shelley, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Michelle Obama, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Michelle Obama, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Patti Smith, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Patti Smith, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, RBG, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      RBG, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches
    • Whitney Bedford, Rosa Parks, 2020
      Whitney Bedford
      Rosa Parks, 2020
      Graphite on Arches Paper
      30 x 22 inches