When you admire the motorsport paintings of Anita Lewis, the velocity captured on the canvas makes you feel the speed and motion of the cars on the track. Her journey to this dynamic art form is quite unique.
Born and raised in the greater Los Angeles area, Anita received her education in the arts, specializing in abstract art, rendering illustration, drafting, and interior design. She faced a choice between a career in rendering satellites for Hughes or designing German kitchens. In the early 80s, she moved to Germany intending to stay for just a year but ended up integrating into the European lifestyle. While pursuing her interior design career, she also found herself rendering BMW car parts and painting Formula 2 and 3 racecars for a German friend racing in Germany and France. Her talent earned her a chance among the select artists rendering for Porsche in Zuffenhausen, Germany.
Years later, back in the USA, Anita returned to painting racecars, this time focusing on Le Mans and Formula 1. She infused her abstract style into motorsport art, creating works that exude emotive motion and speed. Her unique approach led to invitations to paint at the Formula 1 US Grand Prix in Austin for two consecutive years in the hospitality suites, where she met racing celebrities such as Michael Andretti, Carlos Sainz (who owns one of her pieces), and David Coulthard. Recent events took her to Sonoma Raceway, where she met Zak Brown and Lando Norris.
Today, Anita’s work is displayed at various prestigious events, including GP Tours at COTA, Barrett Jackson, Velocity Invitational, and at the Signature Galleries in Las Vegas during the F1 Las Vegas pop-up event, with more exhibitions to come.
