Bette Ridgeway
“In Motion” Gallery of Fine Art
Opens January 6, 2024 Reception 4-7pm CLICK HERE FOR FILM 3922 N. Scottsdale Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85251
This unusual gallery is also a book store, jewelry store and event space. Along with art openings, there are concerts, book signings, book groups and wine tastings.
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Phillip with his amazing dog, Chewy.
Photo: Jo Ellen Thompson Cover painting: “Monsoons”
“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 2021)
Recent Awards: The artist has won the Botticelli International Prize for 2024 which will be presented at the Borghese Palace in Florence, Italy on January 20, 2024. In 2023 Ridgeway received both the Leonardo DaVinci International prize and the Michelangelo Prize. Other 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: Monk Magazine UK Interview, Its Liquid, Apero Magazine , ARTERY NYC Magazine, the High End Magazine, ArtFolio 2022, Periferal ARTeries Magazine, UK.
“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.”
View her unusual pouring technique in this short film.
The artist in her studio with “A Page in the Book of Life.” Photo: Audrey Durrell for Trend Magazine
“The Winds of Time” acrylic with gold, bronze and silver on canvas 48 x 58 inches
Winner:
“Monsoons” with gold 52 x 86
d & bronze on canvas inches
“Into the Cosmos” acrylic with gold, bronze and silver on canvas 62 x 48 inches
“Lost in Time” acrylic with gold & bronze on canvas 62 x 48 inches
“Some Like it Hotter” acrylic on canvas 64 x 48 inches
“Moonbeams” with go 52 x 86
old & bronze on canvas inches
“Monsoons & Moon
acrylic with gold &
50 x 86 inches each painting
nbeams” as diptych
& bronze on canvas
g — together 50 x 172 inches
“Shadow Dances” acrylic with bronze and gold on canvas 64 x 48 inches
“High Desert Spring” acrylic on canvas 48 x 52 inches
“Journey into Blue” acrylic with bronze, gold and pearl on canvas 78 x 54 inches
“Pueblo Dances” acrylic with bronze on canvas 62 x 48 inches
“Improv with Gold” acrylic with bronze on canvas 60 x 48 inches
Winner:
“Searching for the Quiet” acrylic on canvas 40 x 54 inches
“An Aria with Red” acrylic on canvas 60 x 50 inches
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