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Our artist today: Wayne Manns
Bloomington based artist Wayne Manns comes from a musical background. His father was a pianist who played jazz with the young Nancy Wilson and Philly Joe Jones. His parents were both natives of Atlantic City. His mother worked as a telephone operator which stabilized their family. His father worked many clubs and cabarets. Wayne also played piano but was drawn to art.
In 1996 Manns traveled to Germany where he was invited to exhibit at Galerie am Gurzenich in Cologne. In 1999 he moved to Brazil where he researched and working with Brazilian artists. During his time in Brazil, Manns learned to free himself in his art. His style was developing as a bold palette featuring narrative, gender, race and revisions of the masters. Manns returned to the US, and moved to Bloomington in 2000 to attend Indiana University’s graduate program in museum studies with the goal of bringing greater diversity to arts institutions. At Indiana University Manns has been the curate of several exhibits at the Kinsey Institute and the Mather’s museum. He has also had numerous group and solo exhibitions in Europe, South America, and throughout the US. His work is represented in numerous public and private collections. Mann’s works are also featured at Indiana University Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.
This portrait is Wayne’s take on “Obama Crossing The Delaware”
