Rita Leduc is a research-based artist whose work investigates light, relationships, systems, and distributions of consciousness. A synesthete, Leduc perceives patterns and processes across sensory experiences, drawing insight from ecosystems of all kinds. While her investigations often begin in “natural” environments, she translates these relational understandings to human and societal scales, creating artworks, public presentations, educational programs, and community initiatives that reveal the interconnectedness of life. Her projects span interdisciplinary collaborations and immersive research, including Extending Ecology, a partnership with ecologist Dr. Rich Blundell and Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, and Oika Nantucket: Cause and Affection, which explores relational dynamics and water quality through environmental and community perspectives. In 2025, she began work with Smith College’s MacLeish Field Station, examining watersheds, decomposition, and liminality, while also offering creative direction through GROUNDWORK at Rutgers University and participating in The PLACE Collective. Leduc has exhibited, taught, and presented her work widely, including venues such as the Museum of the White Mountains, Zimmerli Art Museum, Maria Mitchell Association, and Dartington Hall (UK), and her practice has been supported by NYFA, the Jerome Foundation, Atlas Obscura, and Rutgers University. She holds an MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania (summa cum laude). Collectors are drawn to Leduc’s work for its rigorous research, layered complexity, and ability to translate unseen natural and social systems into visually and conceptually compelling experiences.