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JO MANBY

AMERICAN GOLDFINCH in APPLE BLOSSOM II

AMERICAN GOLDFINCH in APPLE BLOSSOM II

Acrylic on Canvas Board 20cm x 20cm £170 by Jo Manby Available on the Online Shop!

CHAFFINCH in JAPONICA

CHAFFINCH in JAPONICA

Acrylic on Canvas Board 20cm x 20cm £170 by Jo Manby Available on the Online Shop!

GREENFINCH in DOG ROSES

GREENFINCH in DOG ROSES

Acrylic on Canvas Board 20cm x 20cm £170 by Jo Manby Available on the Online Shop!

GOLDFINCH in BLOSSOM

GOLDFINCH in BLOSSOM

Acrylic on Canvas Board 20cm x 20cm £170 by Jo Manby Available on the Online Shop!

ORANGE TIP BUTTERFLY

ORANGE TIP BUTTERFLY

Acrylic on Canvas Board 20cm x 20cm £170 by Jo Manby Available on the Online Shop!

IRIS & PURPLE HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY

IRIS & PURPLE HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY

Acrylic on Canvas Board 20cm x 20cm £170 by Jo Manby Available on the Online Shop!

ORANGE BREASTED BUNTING in AZALEA

ORANGE BREASTED BUNTING in AZALEA

Acrylic on Canvas Board 20cm x 20cm £170 by Jo Manby Available on the Online Shop!

CONVOLVULUS and CAMPION

CONVOLVULUS and CAMPION

Acrylic & Crown Paint on Designers' Board 52cm x 76cm £550 by Jo Manby

WATER AVENS, BLUEBELLS & RAGGED ROBIN

WATER AVENS, BLUEBELLS & RAGGED ROBIN

Acrylic & Crown Paint on Designers' Board 52cm x 76cm £550 by Jo Manby

HONEYSUCKLE and FOXGLOVE

HONEYSUCKLE and FOXGLOVE

Acrylic & Crown Paint on Designers' Board 52cm x 76cm £550 by Jo Manby

WILD ROSES, BUTTERCUPS and ORANGE TIPS

WILD ROSES, BUTTERCUPS and ORANGE TIPS

Acrylic & Crown Paint on Designers' Board 52cm x 76cm £550 by Jo Manby

EASTERN BLUEBIRDS IN BLOSSOM

EASTERN BLUEBIRDS IN BLOSSOM

Acrylic & Taika Pearlescent Paint on Designers' Board 51cm x 76cm £595 by Jo Manby

CONVOLVULUS, CAMPION, BUTTERCUP

CONVOLVULUS, CAMPION, BUTTERCUP

Acrylic & Crown Paint on Designers' Board 51cm x 76cm £550 by Jo Manby

PARADISE WHYDAHS in DESERT ROSE TREE

PARADISE WHYDAHS in DESERT ROSE TREE

Acrylic & Taika Pearlescent Paint on Designers' Board 51cm x 76cm £595 by Jo Manby

Jo Manby paints imaginary scenes in which flowering plants blossom across subtle, shimmering backgrounds. Birds and butterflies alight on twisting stems and branches. Wild and cultivated flowers are captured in a refined decorative style.

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Emulsions are used to develop chalky or satiny coloured grounds for intricate paintings inspired in part by nature writing and in part by the small environmental details all around us. Hedgerow wildflowers like campion and dog roses, and birds such as chaffinches and greenfinches, are often taken for granted but have a miraculous beauty of their own. Brought up in the countryside, Jo revisits and celebrates this magical quality in her work. 

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Influenced by the historic chinoiserie style that conflates Chinese and British design, particularly its ornamental flowering trees, curvilinear and arabesque forms and layering of subtle but intense colour, Jo’s works depicting birds such as parakeets or birds of paradise reveal her passion for vivid colour harmonies and intricate compositions. She also undertakes commissions for paintings and murals, and creates bespoke items such as multi-panelled, hand-painted screens. 

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Exhibitions include solo shows at Parsonage Trust Gallery, Manchester; Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool; Vanbrugh College, University of York and Stonegate Gallery, York. Joint and group shows have included MMU Special Collections, Stockport Art Gallery, Astley Cheetham Art Gallery, Bankley Studios Gallery, Portico and Bureau in Manchester; The Whitaker Museum, Rossendale; Hanover Gallery, Edinburgh and Brantwood, Coniston. Her work is in private collections in the UK, France, Italy and the US.

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A freelance painter, editor and writer, Jo has longstanding experience of curating and project management in galleries and museums. She has practiced as an artist and art critic since graduating in English Literature and Art History at the University of York following a Foundation Art course at North Staffordshire University and currently edits online art journal, the Fourdrinier. 

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