Anita Rose Perry is a British artist and illustrator based in Wiltshire, whose work explores play, emotion, and the tension between joy and productivity in adult life.
Working across painting and illustration, she combines bright colour, humour, and hidden details with themes rooted in human behaviour and emotional experience.
Alongside her fine art practice, Anita is the founder of Sugar & Sloth, a globally recognised self-care stationery brand known for its playful characters and emotionally honest storytelling.
With a background in counselling and therapeutic practices, her work is shaped by an interest in how people connect, self-soothe, and search for comfort through creativity.
Her recent work focuses on reclaiming playfulness in adulthood, questioning the pressure for creativity to always be productive, profitable, or justified.
Through layered textures, humour, and carefully hidden elements, Anita creates work that invites viewers to slow down, look closely, and reconnect with a sense of curiosity often lost over time.
