Manning, Les

First name: 
Les
Initials: 
L.
Surname: 
Manning
Year of birth: 
1944
Birthplace: 
Provost - Alberta
Country of birth: 
Canada
Working period: 
1966-2017
Year of death: 
2020
CV: 

Les Manning is born in Provost - Alberta (CA). He visits the Alberta College of Art in Calgary. He majored there in 1966. He moved to Banff and developed the Ceramic department at the Banff Centre. His inspiration is the nature and especcially the Rocky Mountains. His laminated stoneware and porcelain pieces are an abstract impression of this Rocky Mountain landscape.

Les Manning was representeed in the Netherlands by Galerie Carla Koch, Amsterdam.

Pictures: Les Manning in 2008 (source benyaminiceramics.org); Les Manning around 2014 (source Medalta.org); Mountain Landscape theme (source medalta.org); Mountain Landschape theme 'Windform' (source saskcraftcouncil.org); recent object (source medalta.org).

 

Work of the artist: 

"The mountains are my spititual home", according Les Manning.