- Chelsea College of Art and Design
- Ilam School of Fine Arts
- Palmerston North Girls' High School
Rita Angus became one of New Zealand’s defining modernist painters through psychologically precise portraits, symbolic self-images and spare landscapes. Working with careful structure and luminous color, she developed an independent practice during decades when opportunities for women artists remained limited.
Painting; watercolor; drawing
Major Works
- 1936Cass
- 1936–37Self-Portrait
- 1942Portrait of Betty Curnow
- 1951Rutu
- 1940Central Otago
- 1945–47A Goddess of Mercy
- 1945Portrait of Douglas Lilburn
- 1943Tree
- 1938Cleopatra
- 1940sSelf-Portrait with Fruit
Interviews & Writing
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