blocks_image
My photographs reflect my travels and my gardens. The second story studio overlooks the lotus pond that has inspired the photos and abstract interpretations of lotus. Other work includes inside and outside sculptures and glass fusion.

CONTACT INFORMATION

phone: 607-257-2654
e-mail:
nridenour@twcny.rr.com

ADDRESS 346 Warren Road, Ithaca, NY 14850

STUDIO DIRECTIONS

Take Rt. 13 East toward the Airport exit. Turn right on Warren Road, heading towards Cornell University. Cross over Hanshaw Road. The studio is in the fifth house on the right after Hanshaw, across from the Country Club Golf Course.

EDUCATION

BS in Biology, Cornell University, 1965
Masters of Arts in Teaching, Cornell University, 1972
Administrative Certification, SUNY Cortland, 2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Taught Biology at Ithaca High School, 1973-2005
Science Department Chair, Ithaca High School, 1994-2005
International Voluntary Services Volunteer, Laos, 1965-66

SELECTED GRANTS / AWARDS

Excellence in Teaching Award, Science Teachers Association of New York State
Honorary Membership Award, National Association of Biology Teachers
Eisenhower Grant to run a summer institute at Cornell for biology teachers, summers 1994-95

PUBLICATIONS

Writer/collaborator for Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers
Writer for lab manuals for several biology textbooks
Photograph taken in Kenya chosen for the cover of American Biology Teacher, 1990
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image
"Lotus Flower and Buddha," photographic print, 13"x19"

"Flower Collage," photographic print, 13"x19"

"Face and Milan Catherdral," photographic print, 13"x19"

"Wenda Gu," photographic print, 13"x13"
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image
blocks_image