Emily Ridings
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Emily Ridings

Based in Lexington, KY
With us since 2026
Education BFA in Fashion Design from Pratt Institute

Meet the artist

Emily Ridings is a Kentucky-born artist and craftswoman whose work reinterprets the ancestral art of basketry through a modern, intuitive lens.

Emily creates sculptural and functional pieces by hand using reed and wood, emphasizing sustainability and zero-waste production

Emily learned to weave from her grandmother, Judy Ridings. Her work has been featured in Vogue and Garden & Gun.

Available Work

Works by this artist

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Radical Form by Emily Ridings — original reed in oak frame, 24×30 in. Midnight Gallery.

Emily Ridings

Radical Form

$480.00
Simplest Form by Emily Ridings — original reed in maple frame, 16×20 in. Midnight Gallery.

Emily Ridings

Simplest Form

$360.00
Plane III by Emily Ridings — original reed and tung oil, 16.5×20.5 in, framed in maple float frame. Midnight Gallery.

Emily Ridings

Plane III

$960.00
Plane II by Emily Ridings — original reed and tung oil, 16.5×20.5 in, framed in maple float frame. Midnight Gallery.

Emily Ridings

Plane II

$960.00
Plane I by Emily Ridings — original reed and tung oil, 16.5×20.5 in, framed in maple float frame. Midnight Gallery.

Emily Ridings

Plane I

$960.00
Valley III by Emily Ridings — original reed and tung oil, 18.5×36.5 in, framed in maple float frame. Midnight Gallery.

Emily Ridings

Valley III

$2,300.00
Valley II by Emily Ridings — original reed and tung oil, 18.5×36.5 in, framed in maple float frame. Midnight Gallery.

Emily Ridings

Valley II

$2,300.00
Valley I by Emily Ridings — original reed and tung oil, 18.5×36.5 in, framed in maple float frame. Midnight Gallery.

Emily Ridings

Valley l

$2,300.00
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