Manon Cleary

Manon Cleary's paintings and drawings are often based on photographs she has taken. Her paintings and graphite almost appear quite photo-realistic. Whether capturing a detail of a budding orchid or the movement of human form, Cleary has the ability to render every strand of hair, emotional feeling, and flicker of light. She was awarded the 14th Annual Mayor's Art Award, for Sustained Excellence in an Artistic Discipline in Washington, DC, in 1999. Her work is included in such museum collections as the Chicago Art Institute, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, The Brooklyn Museum, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

Education

Selected Solo Exhibitions

 Selected Recent Group Exhibitions

Other Selected Group Exhibitions Venues

Artist in Residencies

Grants, Awards, Honors

Selected Bibliography

(Books) include):  Rat, By Jonathan Burt, Reaktion Books, Uk (Page 77), 2006; Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists:  Sixth Edition, Paul Cummings, St. Martin"S Press, 1994, (P. 179); Membrane:  Spring 1995, Nigel Hinshelwood, Membrane, (Cover and Pp 68-73); Drawing From Life, Clint Brown, Cheryl Mclean, Holt Reinhart and Winston, 1992, (Pp 105,106, 231,232)) ;and Second Edition, 1997; Contemporary American Realism Since 1960, By Frank Goodyear, Jr., New York Graphic Society, Boston, in Association With The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1980, (Pp. 79 and 193); An American Bestiary, Mary Sayre Haverstock, Harry Abrams, inc., Pub., New York, 1979 (Pp. 224 and 225.);100 American and European Drawings:  A Portfolio, By Nathan Goldstein, Prentice-Hall, 1982; Roman Vole’ By Francois Nourissier De L’Academie Concourt, Bernard Grasset, Paris, (Cover) 1996; Contemporary American Realist Drawings:  The Jalene and Richard Davidson Collection at The Art institute of Chicago ,1999, By Ruth Fine, Rayond Hernandez-Duran, and Mark Pascale, Aic Press and Hudson Hill Press, (Pp 9, 18,19, 36, 119 120 ,130); international Exhibitions Foundation Publication, 1984, Twentieth Century American Drawings: The Figure in Context, By Paul Cummings, (Pp 38, 40, 41).

(Magazines include):  Art in America, "Manon Cleary at Iolas/Jackson", By Gerrit Henry, 1982, Summer Issue; American Artist, "Graphite:  A Collectors Choice,"By Ann Geracimos, June,1984 Issue; Art in America, "Manon Cleary at Addison/Ripley", By Joseph Shannon, Febuary 2000, (Page 134- 135); Night, An Appreciation: Manon Cleary and Robert Azank at Addison/Ripley Gallery, By Lee Klein, Summer, 1999 Issue; Gathering of The Tribes #7: 1997. (Page 75); The Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences, January, 1987 (Cover and Pages 30, 31, 33 and 34); Images and Issues, "Beyond Refinement: Washington, DC", By Lee Fleming, Winter 1980-81; L"Oiel, "Fiac 81, Les Chevaliers De L"Avant-Garde international", October 1981; Architectural Issue, Work Reproduced in Article On American Embassy in Lima Peru, October, 1996; Art in America, "Those Who Stay", By David Tannous, July/August, 1978; Washingtonian Magazine, October Issue, 2005; Washington City Paper, "Queeen of Beverly Court", By John Metcalfe, 6/2/04 Issue; Who"S Who in American Art, Jacques Castell Press, Tempe, Az,Vol. #15, Through Current Issue ; Art News, By Cara Ober, Nov. 2009, Pp 122.

Selected Public and Corporate Collections:  Stevens Corporation, Little Rock, Ak; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, Ny; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Hickory Museum, Hickory, Nc; American Embassy, Lima, Peru; Chicago Art institute, Chicago, Il; Kasteev State Art Museum, Almaty, Kazakhstan; National Museum of Women in The Arts, Washington, DC; Rutgers" University, Camden, Nj; University of Virginia, Bayley Museum Charlottesville, Va; Ponce Museum, Ponce, Puerto Rico; Marietta Cobb Museum, Marietta, Ga; Norman Eppink Gallery, Emporia State University, Emporia, Ks; Mint Museum, Downtown, Charlotte, Nc; Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, Ut; The State University of New York, Tyler Gallery, Oswego, Ny; Colgate University, The Picker Art Gallery, Hamilton, Ny; Southwestern Bell Corporation, Texas; The University of The District of Columbia, Washington, DC;  Memorial Art Gallery of The University of Rochester, Rochester, Ny; George Washington University, Washington, DC; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Az.