Primal dance, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
40x40 in
$2,500
Overthinking, 2021
Acrylic on vinyl
14x33 in
$600
Manon Raman was born in ’96 in Wetteren, Belgium. She spent part of her teenage years in The Netherlands but moved back to her home country where she studied at the Royal Institute of Theatre, Cinema and Sound. Before she painted on canvasses she worked on faces as a make up artist for series and movies.
She is a self-taught artist who started painting at age 22. Her early work is colourful, bold and revolves around women and the naked body.
Her art became less evocative when she moved to Niger, West-Africa at age 23 where she started painting full time. With her African inspired art she has had multiple successful solo shows, part of which also contributed to a charity or cause to help the local population.
Manon now lives in New York where she is working from her home studio with her dog as trusty studio assistant, exploring new subjects and experimenting with new media.