
HI.
My name is Jessica Daisy Mannings, a British artist grown in Bahrain.
My practice describes the journey of healing one's mind, body and soul through abstraction. Deconstructing form alludes to the separation of body and soul, acknowledging impermanence and unseen worlds, inspired by years of sleep paralysis. Philosophies of Abstract Art and Abstract Expressionism lie at the heart of my work, along with spiritual teachings spanning from the Bhagavad Gita, Eckhart Tolle, and yoga and meditation. I seek to evoke a sense of the mystical, capturing the soul and energy of all those I paint and draw, understanding that authentic art springs from a place of surrender and flow.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
2019 Loughborough University School of the Arts, English & Drama Outstanding Final Year Student
2019 Loughborough University Development Trust Award
2018 (Shortlisted) London ACS [Artists' Collecting Society] Materials Prize
2015 Outstanding Academic Achievement in Fine Art, DT Graphics & German
EXHIBITIONS
13 Feb 2020 "Visual Impact", Group Exhibition
The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry, UK
8/16 Jun 2019 Degree Show, Solo Exhibition
Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
21 Feb 2019 "Making a Mark", Group Exhibition
The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry, UK
13 Feb 2017 "The Woolf Pack", Group Exhibition.
Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK