Experimental Collage

Join us at the Newport Art Museum School as we experiment with analog and digital collage, juxtaposing different mediums, techniques, materials, and textures. We will consider for inspiration the collage practices of various artists, including Romare Bearden, Henri Matisse, Barbara Kruger, and Lorna Simpson, plus relevant artists represented in the Newport Art Museum collections. The class is open to all skill levels and will be conducted as an open studio with students working individually at their own pace with guidance from the instructor. We will explore themes such as memory, place, current events, and home. Students are encouraged to bring in their own materials: photographs, snippets from magazines, computer printouts, cards, posters, drawings, etc.

Please note this class is designed for adults only.

About your teaching artist:

Annabel Manning is a visual artist and educator based in Middletown, Rhode Island, where she currently teaches at the Newport Art Museum, both on-site and in community outreach programs. Inspired by her relocation to the seashore, her current series of digital paintings began with photographs and collages.

Before moving to Rhode Island, Annabel worked as a social practice artist in New York City and Charlotte, where she developed art and literacy programs for various communities, including undocumented immigrants, bilingual families, and incarcerated individuals. Her work has been showcased in solo and group exhibitions across the United States and internationally, including in Block Island, New York City, Charlotte, Durham, San Francisco, LA, Boston, Liverpool, and Germany.

Born in Mexico and also raised in Peru, Argentina, and the U.S. Annabel’s multicultural background informs her work and artistic approach. She holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, a B.F.A. in Painting and Video from the Massachusetts College of Art, and an M.F.A. in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University.