Winter Salon 2014

Born: 21 September 1992

 

Nationality:  Maltese

 

Formal Art Education: 

B.A (Hons) In Fine Arts

Art Advanced level

Art Ordinary Level. 

 

 

 

 

Female Nude Study

 

Date: 2014

 

Media: Charcoal

 

Size: W49.2 x H42 cm

 

Description:

Female Nude

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biography

 

Born in 1992, Lara Manara has always shown an interest in the arts. From an early age, she was exposed to art, learning and experimenting with different mediums and techniques.  After

completing her Bachelors in Fine Arts at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology, Art and Design Institute in Mosta in 2013, she began an internship at Studio104 Fine Art Space in Valletta.

 

Lara worked as assistant curator under the guidance of artist and curator Michelle Morrissey, who allowed Lara access to her 1970’s Malta dry-docks printing press. There she experimented with etchings, collage, and reverse printing techniques. Michelle thought her valuable working skills and gave Lara several opportunities to co-curate and exhibit at the gallery in 2014.

 

Manara also experienced an ERASMUS work placement at the Kunsthalle in Recklinghausen, Germany, where Dr.Hans Jürgen Schwalm encouraged her to curate and realise her first solo exhibition ‘Du Kannst Sie Alle Haben’ in 2012. Lara’s work shows an objection towards the depiction of women as sexual objects from a contemporary art perspective, while taking a critical view at the long standing teachings provided by the Catholic Church in Malta, in relation to women. Lara is currently teaching art at St.Joseph Primary School, Blata l-Bajda.