AJ Manning

AJ Manning is an emerging Australian artist known for their evocative explorations of memory, landscape, and identity through painting and mixed media. Raised along the sun-drenched coastline of New South Wales, Manning draws inspiration from the vivid terrain and shifting atmospheres of their environment, blending abstraction with subtle figurative references. After graduating from the National Art School in Sydney, Manning has exhibited widely across Australia, earning recognition for their innovative use of texture and color, and their ability to capture the emotional resonance of place.

Deeply influenced by both the grandeur and fragility of the Australian landscape, Manning’s work engages with themes of connection, loss, and transformation, inviting viewers to reflect on their own relationships with nature and personal history. Their recent projects have been supported by regional arts grants, and Manning continues to expand their practice through residencies and community collaborations, positioning them as a rising voice in contemporary Australian art.