Kelly Manning is a constructivist artist operating from a queer, gubbah, army brat, survivor positionality. She interrogates modes of resilience, instinct, the post-apocalyptic and adaption. Her process-based methodology utilises, printmaking, painting, sculpture and installation, via public &

Projects

Iso
Iso

2020

Collaboration with Nicola Kinloch

Trojan
Trojan

Charcoal and pastel on paper, 2020.

In response to The Australian fires of 2019/20

Little Rebels
Little Rebels

StreetWORKS commission Maribyrnong City Council

Kingsville, Victoria 2016

Plaques of the Day
Plaques of the Day

Casual Powerhouse Museum

commission

Nam Bang 2009

Marysville I, II
Marysville I, II

The Dollhouse Gallery, Curated by Rebecca Mayo

2007

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The Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward

Acrylic and Enamel on board

180cm x 180cm

2010

@ The Library Art Space as part of the collective Artist of the 17th Parallel Exhibition

Drape
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Kelly Manning is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, printmaking and animation. Across her 30+ year career, her work has investigated the impact of trauma and its ongoing legacies, the development of and need for strategies of survival, the power of resilience, and the importance of hope.