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Ms. Genet has had her paintings featured on publications (greeting cards) for numerous charitable organizations such as the [http://www.unicefusa.org/?gclid=CPbk8a2yq6ECFQxLbQodNnvfEA United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)], and [http://www.jamdeaf.org.jm/ The Jamaica Association for the Deaf]. <ref>The Gleaner, Tuesday December 21, 1993</ref> |
Ms. Genet has had her paintings featured on publications (greeting cards) for numerous charitable organizations such as the [http://www.unicefusa.org/?gclid=CPbk8a2yq6ECFQxLbQodNnvfEA United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)], and [http://www.jamdeaf.org.jm/ The Jamaica Association for the Deaf]. <ref>The Gleaner, Tuesday December 21, 1993</ref> |
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Rita Genet currently resides in Asheville, North Carolina. While she continues to hold Jamaica as her muse, in recent years, she has been inspired by the uniquely charming architecture in and around the City of Asheville. And has been painting some of [http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100418/LIVING/304180022/COLLAGE-A-fresh-perspective-on-Asheville-landmarks Asheville's favorite scenes.] <ref>Collage: A fresh perspective on Asheville landmarks, Asheville Citizen-Times, April 18, 2010</ref> She is working on a series, [http://ritagenet.com "Asheville, Angeles and Trees"]. In April, 2010, Ms. Genet's work premiered in the [http://www.ashevillenc.gov/ City of Asheville], at the [http://www.vadimborastudio.com "Vadim Bora Studio-Gallery"], This will be her ninth (9th) one-woman show. Since moving to Asheville, North Carolina, Ms. Genet has been featured in such notable magazines as [http://www.wncmagazine.com/feature/in_good_taste/caribbean_queen Mountain Living in Western North Carolina]. <ref>In Good Taste: Caribbean Queen, Western North Carolina Magazine, July 2009</ref> |
Rita Genet currently resides in Asheville, North Carolina. While she continues to hold Jamaica as her muse, in recent years, she has been inspired by the uniquely charming architecture in and around the City of Asheville. And has been painting some of [http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100418/LIVING/304180022/COLLAGE-A-fresh-perspective-on-Asheville-landmarks Asheville's favorite scenes.] <ref>Collage: A fresh perspective on Asheville landmarks, [[Asheville Citizen-Times]], April 18, 2010</ref> She is working on a series, [http://ritagenet.com "Asheville, Angeles and Trees"]. In April, 2010, Ms. Genet's work premiered in the [http://www.ashevillenc.gov/ City of Asheville], at the [http://www.vadimborastudio.com "Vadim Bora Studio-Gallery"], This will be her ninth (9th) one-woman show. Since moving to Asheville, North Carolina, Ms. Genet has been featured in such notable magazines as [http://www.wncmagazine.com/feature/in_good_taste/caribbean_queen Mountain Living in Western North Carolina]. <ref>In Good Taste: Caribbean Queen, Western North Carolina Magazine, July 2009</ref> |
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Rita Genet is an American-born artist whose vibrant portrayals of tropical colors, angels, trees, and decidedly Caribbean style captured on her canvases have drawn a demand for her work in international galleries and with private collectors. With a style called "sophisticated-naiveity", her vision of tropical scenes is expressed through a kaleidoscope of lively, yet soothing colors, which makes it easy to recognize her unique work at first glance.
A native of Milford, Connecticut, Ms. Genet studied art at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, and the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting, and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Society. In 1972, as a young textile designer in New York City, Rita Genet traveled to Jamaica on holiday. It was there that she became inspired by what she saw, and began painting her decidedly Caribbean style. Eventually, she quit her job in New York City, and moved to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, where she could focus on her painting.
During her 20 years of painting in Jamaica, Ms. Genet's listings in group exhibitions included Harmony Hall, Round Hill Charity Shows, Tryall, The National Gallery, and The Bay Gallery, Montego Bay. Her work has been included in a showing of Jamaican artists in Berlin and in the Galerie Pro Arte Kasper, Lausanne, Switzerland in the International Competition for 25 countries. She has shown in New York, New Jersey, U.S. Virgin Islands and has paintings in many corporate collections in both the United States and abroad. [1] In Nov/Dec 1995, Ms. Genet's work was featured on the cover of SkyWritings (Air Jamaica's In-Flight Magazine).
Ms. Genet has had her paintings featured on publications (greeting cards) for numerous charitable organizations such as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and The Jamaica Association for the Deaf. [2]
Rita Genet currently resides in Asheville, North Carolina. While she continues to hold Jamaica as her muse, in recent years, she has been inspired by the uniquely charming architecture in and around the City of Asheville. And has been painting some of Asheville's favorite scenes. [3] She is working on a series, "Asheville, Angeles and Trees". In April, 2010, Ms. Genet's work premiered in the City of Asheville, at the "Vadim Bora Studio-Gallery", This will be her ninth (9th) one-woman show. Since moving to Asheville, North Carolina, Ms. Genet has been featured in such notable magazines as Mountain Living in Western North Carolina. [4]
References
- ^ In a Woman's World, The Sunday Gleaner Outlook Magazine, Sunday, April 30, 1995
- ^ The Gleaner, Tuesday December 21, 1993
- ^ Collage: A fresh perspective on Asheville landmarks, Asheville Citizen-Times, April 18, 2010
- ^ In Good Taste: Caribbean Queen, Western North Carolina Magazine, July 2009