Born in Australia 1960, Anita moved to England when she was young and studied at both Chelsea School of Art and Slade School of Art, where she was awarded the Henrique Scholarship in 1982 and 1983. In 1985 Anita was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers and was later elected their President in 2002. Public collectors include the Arts Council of Great Britain and London University. She has exhibited across Britain, Europe, America and Australia including at the ICA, and the Royal Academy in London. She has had many solo shows in London, her most recent organised by The Fine Art Partnership in the Summer of 2011.