Rita Sabler is an award winning artist, visual journalist, author, and educator based in Portland, Oregon, USA. In the span of her decade-long career as an educator and visual storyteller Sabler has inspired diverse audiences to cultivate a lifelong passion for urban sketching and reportage illustration. Her work has been featured in numerous books, publications, and international shows. Rita Sabler currently works as a freelance visual journalist for the Oregon Public Broadcasting. From 2019-2023 Rita Sabler served as the Education Director on the board of the global Urban Sketchers organization. Rita’s main areas of expertise are Reportage Illustration, Travel Sketching, and Visual Journalism.