With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Rita Dawley
Painting/Drawing, Printmaking
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Regionally-known artist in the Norwich area who has lived in the Kitemaug Road cluster of artist homes since the late 1970s.
- Biography/Description of Work
Rita Dawley is a mixed media artist whose work primarily consists of imagery that appears both primitive and exotic. Dawley renders people, trees, and animals in bright colors and design, usually in large drawings divided into uneven segments, an almost kaleidoscopic crazy-quilt, which she refers to as ‘organized chaos.’ Rita attended Paier School of Art and Connecticut College. She is a member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, The Norwich Arts Canter Gallery, Mystic Arts Center, Guilford Art League and New Haven Paint and Clay.
- Sources view
- Dawley, Rita. Norwich Arts Center [ http://www.norwicharts.org/participate/dawley.shtml# ]
Cassar, Matthew. NAC Corner: Dawley 'likes telling stories' with her work. 9/10/2011. Norwich Bulletin. [ http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20110910/News/309109953/?Start=1 ]
Dawley, Rita. Stonington Printmakers web site. [ http://stoningtonprintmakerssociety.weebly.com/rita-dawley.html ] - Associated Resource(s)