Kelly Manning

Born 1974, N.S.W Australia
14 years as a full-time practicing artist, working primarily as a painter and printmaker.
Residing in Melbourne, Australia.

My work is motivated by humanitarian beliefs and its aim is to demand justice through awareness. My art practise is informed by social and political issues, both within Australia, and on an international scale.
The work I create is approached intuitively, however, my process involves careful planning and much consideration.
I use symbolism within my work. Each painting represents aspects of my research and my connection to the subject matter. The works presented on this site are selected from a five year project about the after-effects of chemical warfare (Agent Orange) used during the Vietnam War. Initially this project began when I started to investigate why I was affected by a bone tumour as a child, and discovered that a disproportionate number of children of Vietnam Veterans have also been diagnosed with bone tumours.Currently I am seeking to facilitate a voice for Indigenous Australians through portraiture. The people I am portraying work in the Arts, they are both Indigenous and non-indigenous. These subjects are active in creating a voice for Indigenous...

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
2002 Honours in Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing, RMIT, Melbourne.
2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing,RMIT, Melbourne.Bookbinding with George Matoulas, Melbourne.
1999 Diploma in Visual Arts, RMIT Tafe, Melbourne.
1995Iconography Program Sponsored by the Serbian Youth Movement of Australia. Melbourne.
1993 Associate Diploma in Fine Arts, Hunter Institute of Technology, Newcastle, N.S.W.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2005 Printmaking Lecturer, Daylesford Community Centre, Daylesford, Victoria.
2003 Logo Design, Australian Children of Vietnam Veterans Trust.
2002 Sea of Hands, a Collaborative Installation for National Sorry Day, Treasury Gardens, Melbourne.
2003 Sea of Hands, a Collaborative installation for Invasion Day,
Barmah State Forest, Victoria.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES:
2003-2004 Hanoi, Vietnam.
2002-2003 St Vincents Hospital, Fitzroy, Melbourne.
AWARDS AND SCOLARSHIPS:
2006 Awarded Arts Victoria funding for Space In-between', Citylights, Melbourne.
2005 Short Listed for Dominique Segan Drawing Prize, Castlemaine, Victoria.
2004 Short- Listed for Metro 5 Award, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2002 RMIT Community and Culture Grant, Melbourne.<...