- Photomontage
Tree Peony Montage - Photomontage
Lotus Montage - Photomontage
Professional Preparation
B.S. Biological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850.
M.A.T., Science Education, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850
Community Arts Partnership, Ithaca, NY
Marketing your art 2010
Facebook for marketing 2010
Classes in Glass Fusion, Corning Glass Studio
Introductory 2005
Advanced 2006
Courses in Ceramics, SUNY Cortland
Ceramics 2006
International Travels, China 2006
Courses in Art, Tompkins Cortland Community College
History of Women in Art 2005
History of Art 2006
Photoshop 2007, spring
Advanced Photoshop 2007, fall
Ceramics 2008, spring, summer, fall
Advanced Photoshop 2008, spring, fall
NYFA MARK Program
Spring, 2009
Preparation for Docent, Cornell University
Instruction in gallery exhibits and educational programs for the Cornell Johnson Museum of Art
2005-present
Docent, Johnson Art Museum, Cornell University
2005-present
Artist: photography, sculpture, glass fusion
Ithaca Art Trail 2007-present http://www.arttrail.com/
Lotus Studios owner and artist 2007-present http://nancyridenourartist.com
Cayuga Nature Photographers 2009-present http://cayugana.dot5hosting.com/index.html
Publications
Ridenour, Nancy. Lotus Studios Montages, 2007, Lotus Studios Press, Printed and available at Lulu.com
Ridenour, Nancy. Artful Cornell, 2008, Lotus Studios Press, Printed and available at Lulu.com
Exhibits
o Unitarian Church, Ithaca, NY solo show, April, 2011
o “Art Behind the Scientist” solo show, Tompkins County Public Library, February-March, 2011
o State of the Art Juried Photography show, Ithaca, March, 2011
o State of the Art Gallery, Invitational show, Ithaca, February, 2011
o Cayuga Nature Photography show, Unitarian Church, Ithaca, NY, December, 2010
o Brookton Market Winter Show, Brooktondale, NY, December 2010
o Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) Open Show, Ithaca, December 2010-January 2011
o Cornell University Plantations visitor center, artist in permanent exhibit, juried show, November, 2010
o “Digital Dialogs”, Community School of Music and Art, juried show, Ithaca, NY, November, 2010“International Photography Exhibit”, Main Street Gallery, Groton, NY, juried show, October, 2010
o State of the Art Gallery, “Greater Ithaca Art Trail Exhibit”, Ithaca, NY, October, 2010
o King Ferry Winery Art Event, September 18, 2010
o Community Arts Partnership, “Greater Ithaca Art Trail, July-August, 2010, Center Ithaca, Ithaca, NY
o “MOTE Art Exhibit”, Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, NY, juried show, August 8, 2010
o Garden Conservancy Open Gardens and Art Show, personal gardens, July 31, 2010
o “Artists Market”, Community Arts Partnership juried show, Ithaca Farmers Market, July 30, 2010
o “Art Barn”, Grass Roots Festival, Trumansburg, NY, July, 2010
o “MARK-up” Art Show, Tompkins County Public Library, members of the 2009 NYFA MARK program, Ithaca, NY, June-September, 2010
o “Greyhound Winery Art Show”, King Ferry Winery, June 25-27, 2010
o East Shore Art Exhibit, Lansing, NY, juried show, May, 2010
o Aurora Fine Arts Gallery, Aurora, NY, group show, April, 2010-November, 2010
o Moosewood Restaurant, Ithaca, NY, one person show, April, 2010
o Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) juried show, March, 2010, Brooklyn, NY
o State of the Art Annual Photography show, juried, March 2010
o Community School of Music and Art, “Post Decade Show”, Ithaca, juried, March, 2010
o Kitchen Theater Auction exhibit, Clinton House, Ithaca, March, 2010
o Community Corners Gallery “Bouquet” Exhibit, juried, March, 2010
o “Living Light, A Celebration of the Finger Lakes Flora”, juried, Tompkins County Public Library, January-March, 2010
o WSKG Auction tour, juried, February-May, 2010
o Cayuga Lake Nature Photographers show at Unitarian Church, February, 2010
o “WOW” exhibit, Image City, Rochester, NY, juried show, January 2010
o Community School of Music and Art juried show, November, 2009
o Greater Ithaca Art Trail Open Studios, Ithaca, October, 2009
o Artists Market, Ithaca, July 2009
o Brookton’s Market solo show, Brooktondale, NY, July, 2009
o Six Mile Creek Vineyards solo show, Ithaca, May-June, 2009
o Ithaca Coffee Company at Gateway, solo show, Ithaca, March-November, 2009
o Ithaca Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center solo show, February, 2009
o Six Mile Creek Vineyards solo show, Ithaca, November-December, 2008
o Fibers on the Commons, Ithaca, Ithaca, October, 2008
o Greater Ithaca Art Trail Open Studio, October, 2008
o State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, October, 2008
o Clinton House Gallery solo show, Ithaca, September, 2008
o Collegetown Bagels solo show, Ithaca East Hill Plaza, August, 2008
o Ithaca Visitor’s Center group show, July-December, 2008
o Monsour Jewelers, Ithaca, Ithaca, March, 2008-present
o State of the Art Gallery, Photography Juried Show, Ithaca, March, 2008
o Clinton House Gallery, Community Arts Partnership, group show, Ithaca, January 2008
o Holiday Market, Women’s Community Center, Ithaca, December 2007
o 171 Cedar Arts Holiday Café, Corning, November, 2007
o Community School of Music and Art Photography Show, Ithaca, October and December, 2007
o State of the Art Gallery group show, Ithaca, October, 2007
o Greater Ithaca Art Trail Open Studios, Ithaca, October, 2007
o Ithaca Artist Market, July 2007
Artist Background
Flowers and gardening have been central to my life. I taught biology at Ithaca High School for thirty-two years and always incorporated these interests into my classroom. My family has been in the landscaping and florist business in the Schenectady area since the late 1800’s, so I grew up with the beauty and smell of flowers. This background has had a tremendous impact upon my life and photography.
While living in Laos, 1965-70, I was first given a bouquet of lotus buds while pregnant with my daughter, Sheryl. Several years ago, I obtained six lotus plants from the Farmer’s Market in Ithaca, NY. Those first plants have multiplied to over 500 plants and now fill the pond behind my home and can be viewed from my studio. The lotus flower, leaves, and pods, and the artistic interpretation of them was the initial focus for my montages.
I take digital photos and then adjust them in Photoshop to achieve abstract montages. The montages were initially primarily of the beautiful lotus flower, but have expanded to include flowers from various gardens encountered during travels. Another extension of the flower montages has been to incorporate non-flower images such as Buddha sculptures as part of the montage.
While taking Photoshop classes, I developed some surrealistic montages that incorporate cathedrals, sculptures, gargoyles, ponds, gardens, the Forbidden City in China, ceramic artists in China, Wenda Gu’s work, and many other objects into the digital canvas. The product is tasteful and unique.
Recent projects have included working with the transparency of layers in Photoshop, while combining the natural landscape and plants with architectural buildings and sculptures. The future is wide open as to subjects and designs. I view this as an evolving project in photography.
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