Haley Manchon grew up in a small town outside of Philadelphia and received her BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2018. Her figurative drawings navigate visual layering as a way to present complex emotions, often achieved through the use of dura-lar. The semi-transparent material allows the work to change, as layers can be moved or swapped to present a new mood or context. Manchon had a solo exhibition, Exposed!, at Sussex County Community College in October. Additionally, her work has recently exhibited at the Arch Enemy Arts 2020 Spotlight Showcase in Philadelphia; Art Fair 14C in Jersey City; The Peninsula Gallery’s Figuratively Speaking in Lewes, DE; CLIP: An International Exhibition of Works on Paper in Lubbock, TX; and the Offscreen Art Show at Ground Floor Gallery in Brooklyn, NY.

Find more of Haley’s work at haleymanchon.squarespace.com and on Instagram at @haley_manchon.