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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 Elliot Appel 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.

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?…

Living with the Legend, painting by Valerie Patterson

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

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

Susanna Patras creates breathtaking nature and travel photography…

Featured Artist Members

Fascinating Facts About Artist Members of Manhattan Arts International…

Spring Growth Scanner Photography Size is Variable

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

presence, acrylic on wooden box, 12x8 by Eva Breitfuss

Eva Breitfuß creates abstract art that inspires conscious awareness…

Interconnectedness acrylic on canvas, 24x32

How Our Artist Members Bring Positive Change to the World…

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

Mary Chaplin creates paintings that combine impressionism with abstraction…

MARY CHAPLIN, FRANÇOISE’S GARDEN, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, DIPTYCH, EACH 47.25″ X 39.37″.

Artist members of Manhattan Arts International Gallery share plans for 2023…

Light in the Field by Karen H. Salup

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

painting by Lisa Freidus

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

Charlotte Shroyer creates expressive portraits in paintings and monotypes…

Replica of Regnault's Salome cropped image by Nanette Fluhr

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

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

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…

Casting Shadows, Oil on canvas, 30x24 inches by Karen Melton

Karen Clarkson creates innovative and bold Color Field paintings…

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

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

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

Christine Ilewski, Inner Eye, mixed media

Christine Ilewski creates nature-inspired, reflective paintings

Connections by Sandra Duran Wilson

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

painting by Barbara Brown

Manhattan Arts International Artist Members share their passions…

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

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…

art transforms rooms

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

Glorious Autumn by Joan Metcalf

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

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

Anne Morrison Rabe creates gorgeous macro botanical photographs…

Morning Peace, acrlic on canvas 16x20

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

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

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

“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…

view of manhattan sunset

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

Banner for Bren Sibilsky Interview

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

Poul S. Nielsen Rojo Banner image

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

Mary Manning Banner image

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

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

YouTube Video for "HerStory" 2024 Exhibition

Manhattan Arts YouTube Video for “HerStory” 2024 Exhibition…

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

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

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

Paula Borsetti Shares Journeys and Discoveries Found in Nature

detail of "Preview" by Keith Morant

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

painting by Kari Bienert

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

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

Interconnectedness acrylic on canvas, 24x32

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

Yvonne Welman creates narrative and provocative paintings using mixed media…

painting by Fernando Botero

Fernando Botero painted iconic figures with exaggerated forms and volume…

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

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

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

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

Rajul Shah creates abstract healing art inspired by Kintsugi…

Michael Amrose banner image

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

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”…

Marny Lawton Banner Image

Marny Lawton creates masterful still life and landscape paintings….

marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp stirred controversy and influenced conceptual art…

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…

Artist Showcase Gallery Members

See All Articles about Manhattan Arts International Artist Members…

Barbara Rachko in her art studio

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

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

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

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

Artist Showcase Gallery Members

Fascinating facts about Artist Showcase Artist Members…

painting by Joe Stavec

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

Hallelujah, oil on canvas, 40 x 30"

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