Anna Rita Centura

Anna Rita Centura (born January 18,1959 in Orvieto, Italy) is an Italian artist specialised in contemporary realism.

Early Life
Anna Rita Centura was born in Orvieto, Italy on 18 January 1959 and she attend the Art Institute in Orvieto. After graduating, she worked as a decorator for local architects and, in 1997, for the US Embassy in Rome. Between 1990 and 2002, she worked as portraitist, graphic designer and as visualizer for advertising agencies. As illustrator, she produced in 2004  the cover album of Jimmy Bosch’s El Avion De La Salsa, and in 2018 the cover of eco-pop band Beisureis’s Soul of Salvation. Centura exhibited at the Florence Biennale in 2001. Since 2008 she started focusing on drawing and painting.

Work
In Orvieto, Centura permantly exhibits at Ars & Icon. Centura is best known for Pride (2016) and for Crowned Head and Winged Souls (2019). Her works are notable for their use of symbolism and complex composition, and have been exhibited in Italy, France, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Netherlands. Her themes range from portraits, figurative art, wildlife art, and narrative scenes. Centura uses various media, but favours graphite, charcoal, oil and mixed media, on paper, canvas or wooden board.

Selected Exhibitions

 * 2018: A&I Fine Arts Studio, Orvieto, Italy.
 * 2017: PDC Inc, Perth–Sydney–Melbourne, Australia.
 * 2016: PDC Inc, Perth–Sydney–Melbourne, Australia.
 * 2015: PDC Inc, Perth–Sydney–Melbourne, Australia.
 * 2014: A&I Fine Arts Studio, Orvieto, Italy.
 * 2013: A&I Fine Arts Studio, Orvieto, Italy.
 * 2012: Parallax AF 15-18th Chelsea Town Hall, King’s road, London, UK.
 * 2011: Complesso Monumentale di S. Andrea a Quirinale, Teatro dei Dioscuri, Rome, Italy.
 * 2010: Latino Art Museum Ontario, Pomona -Los Angeles Ca, USA.
 * 2006: Art Nice Expo, Nice, France.
 * 2006: Muse in Musica, Palazzo Sforza della Cervara Orvieto, Italy.
 * 2006: Memorie di altri tempi, Allerona, Italy.
 * 2001: Modern Art Palazzo dei  Sette” Orvieto, Italy.
 * 2001: Galleria Minerva, Perugia, Italy.
 * 2001: IPSO Art Gallery, Perugia, Italy.
 * 2001: Biennale Internazionale dell`Arte Contemporanea, Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy.
 * 2001: 14° Biennale Nazionale di Pittura, Soliera-Modena, Italy.
 * 2000: Palazzo dei  Sette, Orvieto, Italy.
 * 2000: Associazione Culturale Roma Arte, Rome, Italy.
 * 1999: W.F.A. Gallery, New York, USA.
 * 1997: IL TEMPO, Rome, Italy.
 * 1997: Feyenoord, Rotterdam, Holland.

Activism
Centura is a strong advocate for the protection of human and animal rights, of wildlife and the environment. Through her work as wildlife artist, she has supported a number of organisations and projects, including campaigns from the Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species (RAGES),.