Reita was the first of the Nevin siblings to apprentice with the Nevin Workshop, an intaglio printmaker's studio started by her father Arthur Nevin. There, at its inception, she helped create many of the innovative and creative intaglio printmaking techniques now used by the artists who attended. Learning colorist and printmaking techniques, Reita developed the skill necessary to qualify her as a professional fine art printer. Upon completion of her term as an apprentice she became a registered intaglio colorist and printmaker and for several years gave instruction to a group of area artists.

Becoming a full partner in the Nevin Workshop, Reita began collaborating with her father on a number of wildfowl backgrounds for the American Decoy Series published by The Nevin Workshop. Since then she has worked on many diverse images, focusing on her interests in wildlife. Using her extensive knowledge of the etching process, Reita's work is extremely technical as well as sculptural.