David Manley, artist, educationalist and arts administrator was born in Devon and lives and works in North West Leicestershire, UK.
[2] In 2003 he was appointed Dean of the new Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology at the University of Derby and in 2007 Director of Cultural Development.
[2][5] Manley is an artist working across a variety of media including installation; painting; digital manipulation and photography.
His concerns include place, time and memory and he is especially interested in the cumulative impact of serial imagery.
[6] 2016 - All Of My Senses At Once, Harrington Mill Studios, Nottingham, UK[7][8] 2015 - Winter Cycle, New Court Gallery, Repton, Derbyshire, UK[9] 2013 - Epidemic / Black North, Angear Gallery, Lakeside Arts, Nottingham[10] 2013 - Deadly Delicious, Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donington 2011 - From The Earth Wealth, Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donington, UK[4][11][12][13] 2017/18 - Contemporary Masters from Britain: 80 British Painters of the 21st Century, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Museum, China,[14][15] Jiangsu Art Gallery, Nanjing, China,[14][16][17] Jiangsu Museum of Arts and Crafts (Artall), Nanjing, China,[14][16] Yantai Art Museum, China[14][18] 2017 - Colour a Kind of Bliss, The Crypt, Marylebone, London[19] 2016 - Salon 9, The Old Lock Up Studio, Cromford, Derbyshire, UK[20] 2015 - Geometry, Wonky and Otherwise, Déda Derby, UK[21] 2014 - Carnival Of Monsters, Nottingham, UK[6] 2014 - Launch Pad: About Painting, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, UK[22] 2017 - Selected Poems by Trevor James and David Manley[8] 2015 - A Winter Cycle, A Winter's Journey by David Manley (paintings) and Reg Keeling (poems)[9] 2015 - Geometry Wonky & Otherwise[21] The Priseman Seabrook Collection, UK[23]