Rita Udvardy, a mixed-media artist, has had a love of the arts for as long as she can remember. Growing up she was always singing, drawing or creating. She attended Western Michigan University to major in commercial art. After life's twists and turns she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Administration from Indiana University in South Bend, Indiana. In the summer of 2004 she took a leap of faith and by combining her years of creating art with her business knowledge, she began working in her home studio.