Anita Rodriguez was born in New Mexico in 1941. She was greatly influenced by her parents, her mother being an artist and her father a storyteller with great devotion to his Hispanic cultural. Anita's experience at higher education was a short one and after a brief experience with domesticity, returned to New Mexico and started an adobe restoration business. She is internationally recognized for her creativity and restoration prowess and was more of an artist that a contractor. When her daughter was old enough to assume responsibility for the business, Anita switched gears again and devoted herself to painting. Her work reflects her very diverse background, exploring her "Hispanic-Chicano-Mexican-Mestizo-Indian-Jewish-Gringoy virtual country." Her paintings are bright, full of detail and cultural references. Anita is also a published writer and accomplished tarot card reader.
