
Walter Wickiser Gallery presents
Walter Wickiser Gallery presents
by
Bette Ridgeway
April 18th - June 18th, 2025
by Bette Ridgeway
“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.
The artist has been awarded Artist of the Year 2025 by the Effeto Arte Foundation in Rome. Last year she won the Leonardo daVinci International Prize and the Goya & Velasquez Prize. 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.
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, Nexus Health in Santa Fe, NM 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.
58 x 54 inches (rolled)
” canvas 50 x 78 inches (rolled)
60 x 38 inches (rolled)
“Turning the Tide” acrylic on canvas
52 x 64 inches (stretched)
“Chasing the Stars” diptych acrylic with gold and bronze on canvas 24 x 20 inches each panel (stretched)
“Desire”
acrylic with gold & bronze on canvas
56 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)
“
IInterlude
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acrylic on linen
46 x 76 inches (stretched)
“Fleeting Thoughts” acrylic on canvas
58 x 50 inches (rolled)
56 x 48 inches (rolled)
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52 x 48 inches (stretched)
“ Mary’s Mums”
44 x 44 inches (stretched)