Ridgeway was born in 1986 belongs to the
Bundjalung and
Biripi peoples. Her parents are Steven and Dianne Ridgeway; her grandmother was the historian and writer,
Ruby Langford Ginibi. She attended
Blacktown Girls' High School, and was the first
Koori to be the school captain. She also owns Boss Lady Creative Design Agency, which specialises in Aboriginal graphic design. In 2020 Ridgeway created artwork used in
National Reconciliation Week. In 2021 she created the brand for
Coles' Supermarkets renewable energy initiative. Also in 2021 she created indigenous artwork used to decorate two fire trucks used by
Wreck Bay (Australia) Rural Fire Brigade. The brigade is owned and managed by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council. Ridgeway has also worked on a variety of state-wide, national and international commissions, including the logo design for
Sydney Water's Innovation Festival in 2021 and with the First Nations Foundation on a superannuation toolkit. Ridgeway also established Australia's first indigenous hip-hop record label with her brother Stephen. Called
Redfern Records, the label was named after the Sydney neighbourhood of
Redfern they grew up in. == Awards ==