Chris Manley ARBS

Chris Manley About He is not only an accomplished Artist having been chosen for the RA summer exhibition and has won the 1st prize for the National Exhibition of Carved Birds, but has had successful careers in Trout Farming, Accountancy and the Wine Trade before he was captivated by sculpture and by the contours of living creatures and the way they flow to form a whole. He requests you to enjoy the tactile quality of his work. Most of his larger pieces can be seen in the many cruise liners that ply our waters.

Exhibition History Chris has had work selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and for the Society of Wildlife Artists Annual Exhibition in London. He Annually demonstrates his skills as Artist in Residence at the Nature in Art Museum at Wallsworth Hall in Gloucestershire.

Biography / CV Chris lives in Wareham, Dorset. His early training was as a chartered accountant, then wine merchant, then commodity broker, followed by 15 years farming trout.

Artist Statement The quality of natural forms that most interest me is that of elegance; that beautiful combination of design and function that adapts a creature to its lifestyle. Birds often exhibit extreme adaptations and so are particularly interesting. I love the way the contours of living creatures flow together to form the whole, which I tend emphasise with smooth shapes and minimal detail, be it bird, animal or even the female form. The viewer is invited to experience the tactile quality of the sculpture, a sensation too often ignored.

Awards and Prizes Chris won the £500 first prize at the National Exhibition of Carved Birds, Pensthorpe, Norfolk, where he still exhibits annually.

Acquisitions / Collections Over the part four years much of his time has been taken up with producing large bronze pieces, such as elephants, tigers and birds of prey, for installation of crusie-liners. He is now producing smaller scale bronzes more suitable for private collectors, and this year has been thrilled to have a piece selected for the annual Birds In Art exhibition, alongside internationally famous artists, at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in America.

Qualifications / Education In 1987 he gained a BTEC Diploma in Natural History Illustration after 3 years as a mature student at Poole Art College, having continued to simultaneously run his own trout farm. His first sculptures in wood were produced in 1992.

Price Range of Work From £4200 to £9000.

Artparks exhibitions 2008 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition 2007 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition 2006 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition 2005 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition

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Listing of artist's works of art Great Hornbill Sculptor: Chris Manley Size:40 x 23 x 14 in Medium: Bronze Edition: 1/1 Price: £5000 Sculpture for Sale Hunting Golden Eagle Sculptor: Chris Manley Size:63 x 33 in Medium: Bronze Edition: 2/6 Price: £9000 Sculpture for Sale African Fish Eagle Sculptor: Chris Manley Size:36 x 12 x 10 in Medium: Bronze Edition: 2/2 Price: £4200 Sold or out of Edition