Janet C. Manyan

BORN 1937

Janet Manyan was born in Rhode Island, she received her B. A. in Art from the College of New Rochelle, continuing her studies of art at the Rhode Island School of Design, the Vermont Studio Center and received her M.F.A. in painting from Brooklyn College. Since moving to Maine in 1979 she has pursued dual careers of teaching and painting. Lois Dodd, one of this country’s finest painters said of Manyan's works;” I’ve always been impressed with them. Nothing is obvious; they’re very subtle, very delicate, very balanced, and very sensitive.”