After her Fine Arts studies at the University of Santo Tomas, del Rosario worked as a comics illustrator for various publications, including Liwayway, and later stumbled into jewelry design for a famous jeweler. It was utterly happenstance. She became bored with her work as a comics illustrator. And a jewelry designer friend urged her to take over her work for this famous local jewelry company because her friend was going to relocate abroad. As artists, we always like taking on a challenge, so she did.
As a jewelry designer, del Rosario made her first conceptual crosses—and the rest, as they say, is history. “The continuing popularity of the cross, whether as jewelry or as sculpture, is most likely on account of our Catholic religion,” the artist said. “ Even though I have long transitioned into creating sculptures from jewelry design, I still get requests and commissions to do crosses. Sometimes you feel like you want to take on other themes. Still, you are challenged to reimagine the symbol—and that continues to be very exciting.” Her sculptures are usually made from mother of pearls, brass, copper, wood, and resin.
Anita del Rosario was one of the top 100 women artists in 2015. She has had her share of solo and group shows at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Oakwood Premier, Manila Diamond Hotel, ArtistSpace in Ayala Museum, and Art Asia Gallery.
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