BIO
RITA WAS BORN In MOLINE, ILLINOIS AND MOVED TO THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA IN 1975. SHE STUDIED FINE ART AND DESIGN AT JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS AND AT THE KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE, Kansas City, missouri. AFTER EARNING AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE IN COMMERCIAL ART, SHE WENT ON TO A TWENTY-SEVEN YEAR CAREER AT HALLMARK CARDS AS A SENIOR DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR. AFTER RETIREMENT, SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AS a FINE ARTist. Her work has been exhibited in many galleries and international juried exhibitions, INCLUDING WORK in private collections in the USA AND THE UK.
statement
RESILIENCE HAs ENABLED ME TO DO WHAT I LOVE. THIS PAST DECADE, as a visual artist, I HAVE LOVED THE PROCESS OF creating. I get lost whether I am using paint or a dry medium. Lately with graphite, CHARCOAL, or oil pastel, THE WORK IS MORE ABSTRACT, I AM TAKING MORE RISKS AND CONTINUE TO LEARN. I love color, however, I have always been drawn to pattern, repetition and monochrome. I see more of these in my new work. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS JOURNEY.
RITA WAS BORN In MOLINE, ILLINOIS AND MOVED TO THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA IN 1975. SHE STUDIED FINE ART AND DESIGN AT JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS AND AT THE KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE, Kansas City, missouri. AFTER EARNING AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE IN COMMERCIAL ART, SHE WENT ON TO A TWENTY-SEVEN YEAR CAREER AT HALLMARK CARDS AS A SENIOR DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR. AFTER RETIREMENT, SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AS a FINE ARTist. Her work has been exhibited in many galleries and international juried exhibitions, INCLUDING WORK in private collections in the USA AND THE UK.
statement
RESILIENCE HAs ENABLED ME TO DO WHAT I LOVE. THIS PAST DECADE, as a visual artist, I HAVE LOVED THE PROCESS OF creating. I get lost whether I am using paint or a dry medium. Lately with graphite, CHARCOAL, or oil pastel, THE WORK IS MORE ABSTRACT, I AM TAKING MORE RISKS AND CONTINUE TO LEARN. I love color, however, I have always been drawn to pattern, repetition and monochrome. I see more of these in my new work. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS JOURNEY.