Rina Cali – a.k.a. Catherine Joy Calixto – is an artist and designer currently based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She was classically trained in fine arts at a celebrated magnet high school – the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing, and Visual Arts – as part of their visual design program.
After high school, Rina attended and graduated from Dominican University – a private liberal arts school in the Chicago suburb of River Forest, Illinois – with a major in Biology-Chemistry and minors in Mathematics and Business. Through her work on campus, she broadened her endeavors in design by creating layouts, logos, publicity, and other promotional products for various groups and events. While there, she also studied Fashion Design and won the "Eye Opener" Award for the best look by a new designer. Since then, she has continued refining her skills in drawing, painting, fashion design, graphic design, photography, song writing, video production, and (recently) sound design, sculpture, and web content production.
After high school, Rina attended and graduated from Dominican University – a private liberal arts school in the Chicago suburb of River Forest, Illinois – with a major in Biology-Chemistry and minors in Mathematics and Business. Through her work on campus, she broadened her endeavors in design by creating layouts, logos, publicity, and other promotional products for various groups and events. While there, she also studied Fashion Design and won the "Eye Opener" Award for the best look by a new designer. Since then, she has continued refining her skills in drawing, painting, fashion design, graphic design, photography, song writing, video production, and (recently) sound design, sculpture, and web content production.
Inspirations: Abraham Lincoln, Alphonse Mucha, ancient art (Egyptian, Greek, Japanese, Roman), animation, baking, Baz Luhrmann, Benedict Cumberbatch, BT, BTS, Butch Walker, chaos theory, Christopher Nolan, comics, dance, Edgar Allan Poe, fairytales, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gustav Klimt, Hans Zimmer, Hello Kitty, Jane Austen, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Lady Gaga, Leonardo da Vinci, my friends, my parents, mythology, Queen, reflections, Salvador Dali, science, science fiction, snowflakes, Steven Moffat, Sugarcult, supernatural, technology, Victoriana...
Current obsessions: Cream tea, dance covers, fanfiction, Garageband, K-pop, Lolita fashion, mash-ups, reaction videos, red velvet pancakes, salty/sweet food, short film music videos, themed parties, vampires, Vorticism, and zombies.
Current obsessions: Cream tea, dance covers, fanfiction, Garageband, K-pop, Lolita fashion, mash-ups, reaction videos, red velvet pancakes, salty/sweet food, short film music videos, themed parties, vampires, Vorticism, and zombies.