"Transmutation" Painting

BIO Monica Manfroi is a Self-taught contemporary abstract expressionist painter.Born in Brazil in 1963, Monica began painting at a young age at the encouragement of her parents who wore also painters and photographers. Freedom and exploration are given life in her images, which create bold,vivid patterns and combine a sharp eye for depicting human figures with the ability to give the textures and colors of the paints a commanding presence of their own. Working in oils and acrylics, the artist is adept at employing the intense shades that acrylics provide in her swirling abstractions. However, she also makes the most of the softer tones that oil paints offer — resulting in subtle skin tones and delicate effects of light and shadow. This combination gives her work a rhythmic vitality that keeps the eye engaged. Manfroi cites the influence on her work of the vibrant Brazilian culture that surrounded her as she grew up, and the colors and sense of movement in her paintings strongly communicate the impact of this environment. Monica Manfroi lives in Connecticut, US since 1992 and has worked as an artist and for over 20 years. Her works are in private and corporate collections throughout United States, Brazil, Norway and Germany.