Rita Dibert ( b. 1946, Flint Michigan,USA), emigrated to New Zealand in 1995 drawn by their anti-nuclear stance and the opportunity to design the darkrooms and curriculum at the Quay School of the Arts in Whanganui.
Trained in Painting and Printmaking at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ( BFA, MFA) and Graphic Design, Exhibitions and Computer Applications to Art at the Visual Studies Workshop, State University of New York at Rochester (MFA) she is involved in all aspects of photography as well as photo applications to painting. Rita has also installed “ Artist’s Home” themed installations in many locations in the United States and in the Sarjeant Gallery Dome Space in Whanganui.
Rita taught Photography, Drawing and Photo Art History at the Quay School of Art from 1995-2015. Previously, she taught at The University of Michigan Residential College, Hartwick College (NY), Pomona College (CA), Claremont Graduate School (CA) as well as The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Artist's Home Installation
Xochipilli Gallery, Birmingham, MI, USA
1983
Place Setting
Installation, Quay School Gallery
2009
Grandma's Apron
Installation, Quay School Gallery
2010