Renita Wade was raised an art lover in right here in Middle Tennessee. She has been a graphic designer for over 30 years and still has her own design consulting business. Throughout her career she worked with business as a senior graphic designer in publishing and in web design. She has over 9 years of experience teaching graphic design courses in BFA programs. Including at the Art Institute of Washington DC, Southern New Hampshire
University, at her Alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University and now Cumberland University.

She has an MA in New Media Design from Savannah College of art and Design and a BS in Mass Communications with the emphasis in Art and Advertising from MTSU. She loves to travel, and she has lived and worked in several amazing cities in the US. After covid-19 kept her from traveling to see her family who lives in the Middle Tennessee area, she decided to move back home to focus on being creative. Drawing, painting, creating, and
gardening.

Renita lives in Murfreesboro near her family in a 45-year-old ranch style home with her dog.