Patrizia Helene Litty is an artist & designer best known for her contemporary jewellery design.
For more than 20 years, she held the position of creative director at ANPA Jewellery, South Africa. She is recognized for her bold, mixed media pieces with a focus on gemstones.
Born in Europe, she studied at the “Blocherer Schule – Grafik Design & Freie Malerei” (Blocherer College for Graphic Design & Fine Art) during the 1980s.
In 1992, she settled in Cape Town, South Africa where she founded ANPA together with her life partner.
In 2022, she changed medium and embarked on an intense exploration of ceramic art. Since then she has concentrated on master classes by international teachers in order to fast track technique as well creative vision in clay.
Patrizia studied/s ceramics with Sabine Classen, Grace Han, Akira Satake, John Colbeck, Sara Kirschen, Matt Katz, Anthony Shapiro and Lucca Tripaldi.
In order to broaden her ceramic vocabulary, she participated in creative spaces in Italy, Spain and Bali for extended periods.
She currently works from her atelier south of Cape Town and exhibits at the gallery in Kalk Bay.