Anita (Anita Louise) Riggio (1952-)

Writer, illustrator, and educator. American School for the Deaf, West Hartford, CT, art and language arts teacher, 1974-79; Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, illustrator, 1979-82; National Broadcasting Company (NBC), West Hartford, CT, courtroom illustrator for WVIT news, 1979-82; Hartford College for Women, Hartford, CT, lecturer in writing and illustrating for children, 1980-82; University of Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT, adjunct faculty member, 1983-88; Farmington Valley Arts Center, Farmington, CT, lecturer in illustration, 1986. Gives lectures and presentations on writing and illustrating children's books at schools, libraries, and conferences. Exhibitions: Beyond Once Upon a Time, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT, 1998; Partners with Art, Promenade Gallery, Hartford, CT, 2000; TIKVAH, Children's Book Illustrators on Human Rights, Every Picture Tells a Story, Los Angeles, CA, 2000; Huntington House Museum, 2002; Keeney Center, Wethersfield, CT, 2002; and Prevailing Human Spirit, Society of Illustrators, New York, NY, 2002.