Mania Row

Mania is a dedicated artist and adult art educator with over five decades of experience, holding an MA in Museology from UCL. Since 2006, she has been inspiring adults across Croydon and Bromley through her popular Art Appreciation and Drawing & Painting classes, which consistently reach full capacity—a testament to her engaging teaching style and deep passion for nurturing creative expression.

Before focusing on adult education, Mania held senior roles as Head of Art & Design in prestigious secondary schools throughout London and Kent, where she played a pivotal role in shaping young artistic minds. Her commitment to the arts extends far beyond the classroom. She has exhibited her work internationally, including at the Seaside Gallery USA Miniature Show in 2012 and the Abstract Expressionist show at MoMA, New York in 2018.

Every year, she opens the doors of her Montsale Studio for a public Open Day—an intimate chance to experience her artistic process up close.

In 2024, Mania celebrated 50 years of painting and teaching with two successful solo exhibitions: one in August at 54 The Gallery in Mayfair, and another in November at Parc Langley Deli. She is currently preparing for her next solo show, scheduled for November 2025.

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Mania's qualifications include MA in Museology from University of London and B.Ed and Cert Ed. in Art and Education from UCL.
She was Head of Art and Design Departments at various secondary schools in London and an OFSTED inspector for Art & Design & A level Art GCE Moderator for Pearson.
She is an established Artist and Art Educator and she paints at her studio, Atelier Montsale
2011- 2013 Mania studied at MOMA New York, Pigment to Pixel, Abstract Expressionism and Experimenting with Collage.
2013 studies at MOMA Art and Inquiry
2014 studies at MOMA Interactive strategies
2015 studies Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Explaining European Paintings 1400 to 1800
2015 studies Fundamentals of Graphic Design
at California Institute of the Arts
2016 Pigment to Colour studies with Coursera
2017 Postwar Abstract Art with MOMA
2018,2019 & 2020 Critical Thinking courses at NG Washington
2020 & 2021 Teachers Summer School at National Gallery Washington
2020 onwards takes part in various including a visit to The Barnes Collection, National Gallery Washington, MOMA etc and other art and art education courses face to face and online.
Mania has just finished an Artist In Residency scheme in Margate in April 2025 at Kindred House.

Mania has taken part in various group shows in the UK and US. Mania has just finished an Artist In Residency scheme in Margate UK in April 2025 at Kindred House.