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2024 Ohio Artist Registry Juried Exhibition
Sarah Ridenour
Bio
Sarah Ridenour is a contemporary artist currently creating in the Columbus, Ohio area, with a focus on 2D painting exploring themes surrounding femininity, the social constructs of gender, violence, and the media, with an outlook to explore a variety of identities and the issues surrounding them. Sarah’s work is categorized by her bold use of color and form to convey almost hyper-feminine dreamlike tableaus, while maintaining an undercurrent of unease and the grotesque.
Education
Otterbein University, 2005 – 2010
Bachelor of Arts in Art with concentrations in Studio Painting, Illustration, Graphic Design, Minor in Art History
Exhibitions
2022 – Death, Taxes, 83 Gallery Show, Blockfort Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, Neon Bloom, Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, 30’’x40’’
2022 – The Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Cox Center, Columbus, Ohio
Uptown Splendor, Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, 48’’x36’’
22 Cents, Acrylic Paint, 40’’x40’’
Neon Bloom, Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, 30’’x40’’
Diamond Hands, Acrylic Paint, 20’’x24’’
Future Exhibitions
Fall 2023 – Solo Exhibition, Becker Gallery, Otterbein University
Awards
2022 – 3rd Best in Show, Amateur Division, The Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Cox Center, Columbus, Ohio
Uptown Splendor, Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, 48’’x36’’
