hope m ricciardi

                                                 Hope’s current work is inspired by Southwest landscapes.

                                             Her impressionist style is in oils on canvas or panels with an

                                  emphasis on the extraordinary energy and light of the

                                                   Red Rocks, Grand Canyon and Utah. In 2023, Hope participated

                                                        in the Escalante Canyons Art Festival, winning the Plein Air                 .                            Purchase Award for her painting, First Impression. 
                                                        After 40+ years of teaching in Boston, Hope is now settled in  

Sedona, AZ.                            

She holds a BFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University and has received awards from The Escalante Canyons Art Festival, The Tubac Art Center and several competitions in New York and Boston. In 2024, Hope demonstrated plein air oil painting for Arizona Plein Air Painters and Escalante Canyons Art Festival. She is currently represented at Sedona Artist Market & Gallery, West Sedona, Arizona, where she teaches and exhibits her work.