Manon West was born to French and Irish parents in 1999. She grew up in Connemara surrounded by the local artist community. She works in multiple mediums, focusing on classical figurative art and surrealism. Her personal environment is a central theme in her work. She graduated from ATU (Atlantic Technological University, Ireland) with a BA in Contemporary Art in 2022.
Since then she has exhibited in exhibitions such as The Ballinglen Arts Foundation and Museum of Art First Biennial Exhibition, the Dublin Sketching and Painting club 144th Annual Non-Members Exhibition, and the Royal Pastel Society Open Call Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, where she received the Young Artist Award.
Manon works in multiple mediums such as oil paint, watercolours, chalk pastel, ink, photography and woodburning.
You will find her in the Studio painting Connemara landscapes (its a lot of clouds), or pyrography burning one of a kind designs into Richard's turned bowls.
Pop in and see what she is making, always happy to chat about the work!
Full website and socials are linked below.
Watercolour painting of the sky above Fountain Hill, Connemara.