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WELCOME TO MANHATTAN ARTS INTERNATIONAL. THIS WEBSITE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2000 BY RENEE PHILLIPS TO PROMOTE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE. We proudly present YVONNE WELMAN as our Featured ARTIST MEMBER OF THE WEEK. BELOW YOU WILL FIND ART BY ALL ARTIST MEMBERS & OUR ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS & EXHIBITIONS. THE IMAGES WILL TAKE YOU TO THE PAGES. ENJOY YOUR VISIT AND PLEASE RETURN OFTEN.

Paula Borsetti, Skip, Jump, Twirl in the Moment, acrylic on panel, 24x36

Paula Borsetti Shares Journeys and Discoveries Found in Nature

Interconnectedness acrylic on canvas, 24x32

Interview with Peter N. Van Giesen, Manhattan Arts International Special Recognition Award-Winner…

Connections by Sandra Duran Wilson

Sandra Duran Wilson creates abstract art based on music frequencies, science, and synesthesia…

Anne Morrison Rabe, Thank You Georgia, photography, 35 x 21

Manhattan Arts International Artists Share Positive News for 2025…

Light in the Field by Karen H. Salup

Karen H. Salup creates awe-inspiring, abstract expressionist paintings…

Evening, McDonald Lake, Glacier National Park, photograph. Photo: Public Domain, via commons.wikimedia.org

“New Beginnings” by Artist Members is an inspirational exhibition…

“Paul Gauguin 113” by Paul Gauguin. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org

Art by Master Artists from “The Healing Power of Love, Peace, Unity & Hope” 2025 Exhibition…

Hallelujah, oil on canvas, 40 x 30"

“HerStory 2024” is an Exhibition of Diverse and Extraordinary Art by Women…

Glorious Autumn by Joan Metcalf

“Love, Peace, Unity & Hope” 2025 Exhibition Celebrates Our 25th Anniversary…

The garden of illusions, diptych oil on canvas, 63x39,37'

Mary Chaplin creates paintings that combine impressionism with abstraction…

marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp stirred controversy and influenced conceptual art…

Bren Sibilsky won the Renee Phillips Special Honor Award for “Woman of Prophesy”…

view of manhattan sunset

“The Spirit of Resilience” 2022 Exhibition features art by members…

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Michael Amrose creates dynamic, luminous and ethereal abstract photographs….

Artist Showcase Gallery Members

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Featured Artist Members

Fascinating Facts About Artist Members of Manhattan Arts International…

Wassily Kandinsky, Black Grid (Schwarzer Raster), 1922. Oil on canvas, 37-13/16 × 41-3/4 in. Photo: Public Domain in the U.S.

Wassily Kandinsky is known for creating the first purely abstract works…

Neural Dance, Mixed media on canvas, 36 x 62 inches by Keith Morant

Keith Morant (1944-2022) was a renowned artist, advocate, and humanitarian…

painting by Lisa Freidus

Lisa Freidus creates colorful, whimsical and joyful 3-d art in mixed media…

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Many different views of abstract art by artists past and present…

Replica of Regnault's Salome cropped image by Nanette Fluhr

Nanette Fluhr is known for her museum quality portraits and other fine art…

Christine Ilewski, Inner Eye, mixed media

Christine Ilewski creates nature-inspired, reflective paintings

Morning Peace, acrlic on canvas 16x20

Our Gallery Artist Members Share Praise They Have Received for Their Art…

Art by Nancy Staub Laughlin, The Flowering Flurry, pastel on paper, mounted photograph, 43 x 100

Nancy Staub Laughlin combines pastels and photography for her “still life”…

Living with the Legend, painting by Valerie Patterson

In this interview artist Valerie Patterson shares what inspires her watercolors…

Poul S. Nielsen Rojo Banner image

Poul S. Nielsen creates luminous, meditative pastel Color Field paintings…

Elephant in the Room, oil, sculpture, fabric, found objects on canvas, 48" x 60"

Nancy Calef creates 3D “Peoplescapes” Address Issues Facing Society…

Acolytes, soft pastel on sandpaper, 38" x 58" image, 50" x 70" framed by Barbara Rachko

Barbara Rachko combines reality and fantasy in her dramatic pastel paintings…

Banner for Bren Sibilsky Interview

Interview with Bren Sibilsky, Recipient of The Special Recognition Art Award 2025…

detail of Departures, Digital Photograph, 27in x 17in

Susanna Patras creates breathtaking nature and travel photography…

Spring Growth Scanner Photography Size is Variable

“Spring” Art by Artist Members offers an inspirational showcase…

Interconnectedness acrylic on canvas, 24x32

How Our Artist Members Bring Positive Change to the World…

Bren Sibilsky creates poetic sculpture of figures, horses, and portraits…

Barbara Rachko in her art studio

Member artists tell us what they love about their creative spaces…

Healing Manipura, Acrylic & 23kt gold leaf on tree bark paper, 19 x 20 in

Rajul Shah creates abstract healing art inspired by Kintsugi…

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Mary Manning creates paintings that “Re-Vision” Western Landscapes..

Eva Breitfuß creates abstract art that inspires conscious awareness…

Juan Gris, 1915, Still Life before an Open Window, Place Ravignan, oil on canvas, 115.9 x 88.9 cm, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Photo: Public Domain en.wikipedia.org

What is Cubism, how did it get started and why is it so important?…

Charlotte Shroyer creates expressive portraits in paintings and monotypes…

Interview with Nancy Reyner, Recipient of The Special Recognition Art Award 2025…

YouTube Video for "HerStory" 2024 Exhibition

Manhattan Arts YouTube Video for “HerStory” 2024 Exhibition…

detail of "Preview" by Keith Morant

In Memory of Keith Morant With A Loving Tribute from Fellow Artists…

painting by Barbara Brown

Manhattan Arts International Artist Members share their passions…

Anne Morrison Rabe, Thank You Georgia, photography, 35 x 21

Anne Morrison Rabe creates gorgeous macro botanical photographs…

art transforms rooms

“Art Transforms Rooms” displays art by several members installed in spaces…

painting by Joe Stavec

Joe Stavec creates superb works of art that combine elements of reality and fantasy…

Yvonne Welman creates narrative and provocative paintings using mixed media…

painting by Kari Bienert

Kari Bienert excels in arranging colors with geometric and curvilinear forms…

Gustav Klimt, Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907, oil silver and gold on canvas, 55.1" × 55.1". Reportedly this painting was purchased by Ronald Lauder for a record $135 million in 2006, Neue Galerie, New York. Public Domain.

Art with faces and figures Manhattan Arts International Artists and Master Artists…

Nancy Reyner is an abstract painter who creates “exotic versions of heaven”…

"Dad Up" Acrylic 18"x24, Paionting by Elliot Appel

Elliot Appel’s paintings capture the character of NYC and Hoboken streets…

painting by Fernando Botero

Fernando Botero painted iconic figures with exaggerated forms and volume…

Tommy B. McDonell creates innovative abstract art in different mediums…

"Pomegranate and Acorns on Leaves and Seedpods", 9″ x 12″.

In this presentation “Artist Members Explain What Inspired Their Works of Art”…

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Marny Lawton creates masterful still life and landscape paintings….

Hilma af Klint: Revolutionary Woman Artist of the 20th Century…