Rita Winkler

Rita Winkler (born 1987) is a Canadian artist who is known for her paintings and artbook, My Art, My World.

Biography Winkler was born in 1987 with Down syndrome in Calgary, Alberta. She attended Drewry Secondary School where she learnt sign language. Later, she went to DANI, an organization which helps people with disabilities, where she participated in their stage productions and wrote their newsletters. The book shows how she views her life through paintings and teaches inclusion.

Winkler is also a member of the Ontario Folk Dance Association.