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Mara Manning
906-280-2012
https://maramanningstudio.com/
Professional Experience and Memberships
Artist Demo Day, Breckenridge Gallery, December 2023
Artist workshop instructor Glen Arbor Arts Center, Exploring Cold wax and Oils, April 2023 https://glenarborart.org/events/exploring-cold-wax-and-oil-2/2023-04-14/
Artist workshop instructor Bonifas Arts Center, Abstract paintings - March 2022
Artist workshop instructor at Glen Arbor Arts Center, Abstract Landscape - April 2022
Artist workshop instructor at Higher Art Gallery, Oil and Cold wax Layers - November 2019
Member of Woman Made art Gallery, Chicago IL
Past Member of Rountree Gallery, Platteville WI
Member of The Bonifas Arts Center, Escanaba MI
EDUCATION AND CAREER
Reframing the Ordinary, Workshop with Stuart Shils, January, 2023
Artist Invitational Workshop and Exhibition at Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL Summer 2020 / Online
Summer Workshop Cold wax and Oil with Jeffrey Hirst and Lisa Pressman, Chicago IL . 2019
Lesley University, Cambridge, MA , Master of Arts in Education, December, 1998
University of Wisconsin Green Bay. Teacher Certification Program - Art Education License, December 1993
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee - BFA Painting and Drawing, December 1984
Adjunct Art Instructor - Bay College, Escanaba MI Fall 2018
Art Instructor - Ashwaubenon High School 1993-2016
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Breckenridge Gallery, Breckenridge CO. https://breckenridgegallery.com/
The District Gallery. Knoxville, TN. http://www.thedistrictgallery.com/fine-art/
Cappaert Contemporary. Egg Harbor, WI. http://cappaertcontemporary.com/
Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids, MI https://twistedfishgallery.com/
Higher Art Gallery, 126 S. Union St. Traverse City, MI
Bell Street Gallery, Madeline Island, WI
Graci Gallery, Marquette, MI
HONORS AND AWARDS
Northern Exposure XXVIII Juried Exhibition, First Prize, 2021 November
Featured Artist Awards, Northern Exposure XXVI 2019
Merit Award, Miller Art Museum 43rd Juried Annual Exhibition
Featured Artist Exhibition Award, Northern Exposure XXIV, Escanaba, MI 2017
Donor Award, 30th Annual NNAC Juried Exhibition, Rhinelander, WI 2017
Bonifas Art Center, Northern Exposure 2013. Purchase Prize Award. 2nd Place Award
Bonifas Art Center, Northern Exposure 2008. Purchase Prize Award
JURIED and Invitational EXHIBITIONS
7 x 7 Graci Gallery, Marquette MI. Dec 2023
The Big Tiny Show, The District Gallery, Knoxville TN, Dec. 2023
The Big Tiny Show, The District Gallery, Knoxville TN, Nov - Dec 2022
BIG Little Art Show, Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI. Nov-Jan 2023
Vessels, Glen Arbor Arts Center, Glen Arbor MI, Aug-Oct 2022
14th Annual Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, NY, NY August 2022
Illumination, Artsy, Artist Alliance Partner Juried Exhibition July 2022
Jen Tough Gallery Juried Group Show Artist Book, Fun Size Spring 2022
Woman Made Gallery Seasonal Members Juried Exhibition, Chicago IL, Nov 2021
Oh the Places We'll Go, Jack Deo Gallery, Marquette, MI October 2021
Northern Exposure XXVIII Juried Exhibition, First Prize, 2021 November
Nocturnal, 3 person invitational exhibition, Higher Art Gallery, Oct. 2021
Teeny, Tiny Bold, RounTree Gallery Platteville WI, Juried Exhibit Nov 2021
The Waiting Room Gallery, Straddling the Line, Juried Exhibition, Denver, CO, Oct. 2021
The Hardy Gallery 59th Annual Juried Exhibit, May 29-July 11, 2021
Abstracted, Artless Bastard, DePere, WI. Juried Exhibition Jan-Feb 2021
Neville Public Museum 75th Annual Juried Exhibit, Green Bay WI. Fall 2020
Open Spaces, Bitfactory Gallery, 851 Santa Fe Dr. Denver CO, 5 person invitational exhibit July 17 - September 10th due to COVID-19
Unfinished / Accidents - Manifest Gallery Juried Exhibition - August 14 - September 16 - Cincinnati, OH - 2020
Together in Isolation - The Re Institute Millerton NY July 2020 / Invitational Exhibition in response to the current pandemic - 2020
5th Annual Still Life Art Exhibition - Fusion Art June 15 - September 14 2020 / Online juried exhibition Fusion Art Palm Springs, CA
Northern Exposure. Bonifas Art Center Escanaba, MI . 2019
Hardy Gallery Artist Invitational Exhibit July 2019
Hardy Gallery, 57th Annual Juried Exhibit, Ephriam WI . June 2019
Northern Exposure XXV. Bonifas Art Center, Escanaba MI 2018
43rd Annual Miller Art Museum Juried Exhibition. Sturgeon Bay, WI 2018
Thirty-First Annual Northern National Art Competition. Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI 2018
ArtPrize 10, Grand Rapids, MI 2018
Morpho Gallery 7th Annual Juried Encaustic Exhibition. Chicago, IL. 2018
Hardy Gallery 56 Annual Juried Exhibit. Ephraim, WI 2018
Water and Wax Invitational, Cappaert Contemporary, Egg Harbor, WI 2018
Northern Exposure XXIV. Escanaba, MI 2017
Art Comes Alive, Art and Design Consultants Juried Exhibition. Cincinnati, OH 2017
Miller Art Museum Juried Exhibition. Sturgeon Bay, WI 2017
30th Annual NNAC Juried Exhibition. Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI 2017
Hardy Gallery 55th Annual Juried Exhibit. Ephraim, WI. 2017
Art Prize, DeVos Place. Grand Rapids, MI. 2016
Northern Exposure XVIII, Bonifas Art Center. Escanaba, MI. 2013
Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Juried Biennial, Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI. 2009
Northern Exposure XII, Bonifas Art Center, Escanaba, MI 2008
In the Balance. Juried Exhibition. Walker’s Point Center for the Arts. Milwaukee, WI - 2000
INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SHOWS
Peter White Library Gallery, Marquette MI Mara Manning and Diane Kribbs Mays, October 2021
Mara Manning and Kiefer Waterman “Clean Your Room”, MS+G Gallery, Milwaukee, WI . October-December 2019
Remixing Dreams: Paintings by Mara Manning. Telluride Arts HQ, Telluride CO. March 2018
FLASH. Mara Manning at Mr. Helsinki. Fish Creek, WI. 2011
Mara Manning at the Hartwig Gallery. Bay College. Escanaba, MI. 2009
MIAD. Creative Educators Inst. Exhibit. Milwaukee, WI 2000
PUBLICATIONS/INTERVIEWS
2021 https://www.mqtcompass.com/blog/deo-gallery-exhibits/deo-gallerys-october-exhibit-oh-the-places-we-have-been/
2021 Featured Artist in Artdose Magazine, Jan 24, 2021
2017 https://doorcountypulse.com/questions-artists-oil-painter-mara-manning/
2017 https://doorcountypulse.com/new-artist-cappaert-contemporary-gallery-2/
2016 http://www.bonifasarts.org/upper-peninsula-artists-chosen-for-up-pavilion-at-artprize/
2016 https://www.artprize.org/mara-manning
2011 https://doorcountypulse.com/a-new-flash-in-the-pan/
2011 https://doorcountypulse.com/from-flash-cards-to-canvas/
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