Discipline: Visual Art

William Manning

Discipline: Visual Art
Region: Portland, ME
MacDowell Fellowships: 1965
More: www.williammanningartist.com
William Manning started painting in 1954 and later taught at the Portland School of Art (now Maine College of Art) for 10 years. I was then fired for what was considered a radical philosophy in teaching and painting. I was the first native Maine painter to paint abstract work (Marsden Hartley did a few abstract paintings around 1917), also to receive a National Endowment Grant and a MacDowell Fellowship. I was co-founder of Concept, a School of Visual Studies. Many of the students I taught became recognized artists in New York and elsewhere. I then became involved in the New York art scene for over 25 years.

Studios

Eastman

William Manning worked in the Eastman studio.

Thanks to the generous support of MacDowell Fellow and board member Louise Eastman, this century-old farm building was reinvented as a modern, energy efficient live and workspace for visual artists. Originally built in 1915 to house a forge and provide storage when the residency program was expanding, this small barn was simply converted for…

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