Available work
Ridgeway Studio
“Today we can consider the artist Bette Ridgeway as the one and only true heir of Paul Jenkins: her mentor and teacher. Ridgeway's painting is dynamic and rhythmic; like the most “enlightened” of contemporary composers, Bette traces on canvas what is her ideal score. There is a tacit harmony of color and movement which, through the elegance of the castings, leads the viewer to question the true meaning of art".
~ Dr. Salvatore Russo, art critic and curator in Rome, Italy. (excerpt from a critical review in 2024)
“My paintings are a spontaneous occurrence, born of experience, but maturing reflexively in the process of creation. My technique is controlled improvisation. Gravity is my medium. Images are caught with intent”. It is best explained in this short film.
Recent Awards:
The artist has won the Leonardo daVinci International Prize for 2024 which was presented in Milan in April. In 2023 Ridgeway received both the Leonardo DaVinci International prize and the Michelangelo Prize. Other notable awards include: 2022 Caravaggio Prize, Top 60 International Contemporary Masters by Art Tour International Magazine and the Oxford University Alumnae Award at Chianciano Museum in Florence, Italy.
Selected Collections:
The Mayo Clinic, Federal Reserve Bank and the John Deere Corporate Collection, the Boro Tower in Tysons, Va are amongst Ridgeway’s many permanent public placements. Others include: The Sammons Trauma Center, Methodist Hospital, Dallas, TX, Northwestern University, and the University of New Mexico Hospital.
Exhibitions: Global exhibitions in 85+ museums, universities and galleries, including: Palais Royale, Paris, Embassy of Madagascar , DC and the inaugural London Art Biennale.
Recent Press & Publications:
Interview with Contemporary Art Magazine, Monk Magazine UK Interview, Its Liquid, Apero Magazine , Click here for a film on her largest public commission.
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acrylic with gold on canvas
62 x 44 inches (stretched)
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Acrylic with copper & gold on canvas
68 x 48 inches (rolled)
on linen 66 x 84 inches (rolled)
“Spectral Memory”
acrylic on canvas 52 x 66 inches (stretched)
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64 x 48 inches (rolled)
72 x 48 inches (rolled)
“Monsoon Season”
acrylic on canvas
36 x 52 inches (rolled)
bronze on canvas
78 x 76 inches (rolled)
68 x 52 inches (stretched)
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62 x 48 inches (stretched)
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“A Star is Born” acrylic with gold on canvas 56 x 42 inches (rolled)
48 x 32 inches (stretched)
“Spectral Window”
acrylic with gold on canvas
48 x 29.5 inches (stretched)
“Memories of the Future” acrylic with gold and bronze on canvas 62 x 48 inches (stretched)
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acrylic on canvas 51 x 79 inches (framed)
“Sunday in the Park” acrylic with gold on canvas
58 x 42 inches
“Beyond” acrylic with gold , silver, pink gold on canvas 60 x 42 inches (rolled)
“We’re Havin’ a Heat Wave”
acrylic
on canvas
52 x 80 inches (rolled)
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IInterlude
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acrylic on linen
46 x 76 inches (stretched)
72 x 50 inches (stretched)
“Summer Symphony”
acrylic with copper on canvas 58 x 48 inches (stretched)
acrylic with gold & bronze on canvas 56 x 48 inches (rolled)
acrylic on canvas
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58 x 50 inches (rolled)
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52 x 48 inches (stretched)
60 x 38 inches (rolled)
“ A Day at the Circus”
60 x 48 inches (rolled)
“ Mary’s Mums”
acrylic on canvas
28 x 52 inches (rolled)
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78 x 54 inches Framed
44 x 44 inches (stretched)
