Rita has been an artist all her life, with her first scholarship at age 7. She holds two MFA degrees, one in Painting & Printmaking, and the second 23 years later in Electronic Media and Photography. She has taught tertiary art for over 40 years, including heading the Quay School Fine Arts Photo Area from 1995-2015. Rita loves COLOUR! and is excited by it in her photos, paintings and fibre projects inspired by Japanese Kimono. Welcome to her eclectic studio!