| Artist | Haley Manchon | Resides | United States |
| Website | haleymanchon.com | Medium | Coloured Pencil Graphite |
| Print Shop | haleymanchon.com/store | haleyRmanchon@gmail.com | |
| Representing Gallery | MK Apothecary Collingswood, NJ. USA | Themes | Emotional Intimacy Portraiture Figurative Art Memory Passage of Time Isolation Contemporary Surrealism |
| Follow the Artist | Instagram | Facebook | Press | haleymanchon.squarespace.com/pagecv |
About the artist
Haley Manchon works as a drawing artist and graphic designer based outside of Philadelphia. She is represented by MK Apothecary Gallery in Collingswood, NJ, and has her work displayed on the 2nd floor of The People’s Store in Lambertville, NJ.
Haley’s work considers the kinds of thoughts that pull her from the present moment into another state of mind. Her recent pieces use superimposed imagery of compounded features and patterns to present a visual, literal cycling of these moments. The effect is often created by using one or multiple layers of dura-lar, which allow the marks of the drawing to delicately emerge and recede. It is within this soft framework of marks that a floating, impermanent sense of self is presented.
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
Haley Manchon’s work focuses on isolation and self-reflection, exhibited through surrealistic portraiture and figurative drawings. Through her work, she explores the pervasive tendency to dwell on past events or succumb to anxiety about an unknown future, thereby disconnecting from the present moment.
As someone who has always sought to do what is perceived as the “right thing,” Haley’s work also delves into the realisation that nothing in life is set in stone. The lack of stability becomes a central theme, underscoring the transient nature of existence and the uncertainty that accompanies personal growth and maturity.
It is through these visuals that she encourages empathy and understanding from the viewer, fostering a collective sense of shared vulnerability in the face of life’s uncertainties.
Press
Haley Manchon’s works have been published in notable magazines and online sources including Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Visionary Magazine, ArtPremium and The Washingtonian. She was also a featured artist in Roberto Osti’s Dynamic Human Anatomy.
Upcoming Exhibitions
| When | Exhibition | Gallery |
| August 2023 | Group exhibition: “Aurora Abzug, Gabrielle Dobrzelewski and Haley Manchon” | Bread Box Philly Philadelphia, PA. USA |
| October 2023 | Group exhibition: “Art Fair 14C 5th Edition” Represented by MK Apothecary” | Art Fair 14C Jersey City, NJ. USA |
| December 2023 | Group Exhibition: “People, Places & Things” Represented by MK Apothecary | Aqua Art Miami Miami, FL. USA |
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Education
2018 BFA: Major in Drawing, concentration in Graphic Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, Maryland, United States
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019
Exposed! Sussex County Community College (SCCC) in Newton, NJ. United States
2018
Misinformed, Piano Gallery, Baltimore, MD, United States
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
Menagerie, MK Apothecary in Collingswood, NJ. United States
Inside a Memory Visionary Art Collective, 3D Virtual Gallery Tour
Explore This! 19, Colored Pencil Society of America, Online Exhibition
DIVINE BREATH, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA. United States
Surreal Salon 15, Baton Rouge Gallery in Baton Rouge, LA. United States
2022
CONTACT HIGH 2, Arch Enemy Arts in Philadelphia, PA. United States
Miami Art Week 2022, Aqua Art Miami in Miami, FL. United States Represented by MK Apothecary
Small Wonders 11, Arch Enemy Arts in Philadelphia, PA. United States
As Above, So Below 4, Arch Enemy Arts in Philadelphia, PA. United States
Drawings & Prints Exhibition, Salmagundi Club in New York, NY. United States
Chromascope, Gristle Art Gallery, Virtual
Derwent Art Prize 2022, Gallery@OXO in London, England
2021
12th Annual International Drawing Discourse Exhibition, University of North Carolina Asheville, Virtual
Brand 49: Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale, CA. United States
Art Fair 14C 3rd Edition, Mana Contemporary in NJ, USA. Represented by MK Apothecary GallerySugar, Spice, and Not Playing Nice, Gristle Art Gallery, Virtual
2020
Press Play Experiment, MK Apothecary in Collingswood, NJ. United States
Spotlight Showcase 2020, Arch Enemy Arts in Philadelphia, PA. United States
Art Fair 14C 2nd Edition Juried Show, Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, NJ. United States
2019
CLIP: An International Exhibition of Works on Paper, Charles Adams Studio Project in Lubbock, TX. United States
Offscreen, Ground Floor Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. United States
2018
26th Annual International Exhibition, Colored Pencil Society of America in Chicago, IL. . United States
2017
65th AnnualKeisho Art Exhibition, The Wakaimi Art School in Nagoya, Japan
