Mark David Manning

I was raised in New Zealand, in a beautiful area in the North Island surrounded by clean water, beaches and forests. Throughout my life I have always had a curiosity towards nature, always feeling the most at peace when I am outdoors.

​As a child I was always gazing at the clouds, and infatuated with color and shapes. My earlier years outdoors shaped my love for the natural world, and it created a feeling of home while outdoors.

​I have found that nature acts as teacher, showing the temporality and sacredness of life. While outdoors I see the world full of life and pulsating with energy, it is incredibly beautiful and powerful to watch. It is easy to see that we are connected to all life, not separate, and that we are all evolving and powered by the same incredible life force.

​My love of this life comes out in my work, often in an attraction to color, a concern, or a fascination toward a natural object. I often paint meditations or dreams, when I feel I understand their meaning behind what I have seen. These include animals and other symbols representing personal growth.

​My art has gone through many stages, my connection to the land and my own journey is always present in my work- Mark

Lyme Academy of Fine Art- Bachelor of Fine Arts/ Painting.

Gallery 621 Benicia CA 2019
Delicato Winery Art Show CA 2019
UC Berkley, Earth Action Initiative, Berkley CA 2018
Solo 41, Solo Show, Academy of Fine Art New Zealand 2016- 2017
Academy of Fine Art New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Made in the Wairarapa 2016- 2017
Ventana Creative Collective, Martinborough, New Zealand
Art is a Living Thing, NZPS 15 Year Show 2016 - 2017
Arotoi Museum, Masterton, New Zealand
Open Studio Presentation- Artist Talk 2016
NZPS, Mount Bruce, New Zealand
Little Gems, Arotoi Museum, Support and Fundraising Show 2016
Arotoi Museum, Masterton, New Zealand
58 Degrees % Holding, Solo Show, Wine Series.
Sacramento, California, 2016
Art of Toys, Group Show
Sacramento, California, 2015
Atelier 21, Works by Mark David Manning
Sacramento, California, 2014
Carnegie Arts Center, Lines and Colors, Celebrating Degas
Turlock, California, 2013
Gallery 2110, Visual Odyssey
Sacramento, California, 2012
Atelier 21, Works by Mark David Manning
Sacramento, California, 2012
Gualala Arts, Memento Mori
Gualala, California, 2012 

Art Works Downtown Gallery, Still Life
San Rafael, California, 2012 

Gallery 2110, Group Show
Sacramento, California, 2012 

Gallery 2110, Letters
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