The Art of Jo Manning

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"The Woodlot series, which began in the late '70's, contains the strongest and most evocative printed images.....a strong draughtsman, makes masterful use of line." - Nancy Tousley, The Calgary Herald

ETCHINGS

Image VIII 60x44 cms. 1973	Prairie 1 44x60 cms. 1974	Woodlot XII "The Wingless Victory" 60x44 cms. l980	Woodlot XIII "The Sentinel" 60x44 cms. 1980	Woodlot XIV,"Derelict" 60x44 cms. 1980
Image VI 60x44 cms. l973	"Wrapped in Snow, MW" 60x44cms. 1977	Woodlot VII 55x44cms. 1979	Old Fencepost 54x34 cms. 1977	Portrait of my Mother 60x44 cms. 1976
Woodlot X 60x44 cms. 1979

"The Image of Woodlot XIII, The Sentinel, can be recalled at will- bristling with energy, rich in surface texture, superb in execution." - Jules Heller, Head, Printmaking, York University; in Canadian Art

Curriculum Vitae

Born Sidney, BC.. 1923. Early childhood on Vancouver Island; school in Amherstburg, Ont..

Honour Graduate Ontario College of Art, Toronto, l945.

In 1962 began career as an etcher. Developed a unique way of etching line.

Past President Canadian Society of Graphic Art, active in printmaking, founding member Print and Drawing Council of Canada.

Health hazards forced the artist to change media in 1982. Moved to a rural property in Ontario, Canada 1987. Paintings and ink drawings followed. Moved to Victoria, BC. Canada 1997.

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