Bio:
A Greensboro, North Carolina native by way of Palm Harbor, Florida, Sean Manuel is a photographer and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York.
Their work aims to reinvent notions of beauty and explore the complexities of Blackness. Through the intentional arrangement of Black bodies they communicates ideas of Blackness like intimacy, community and spirituality. Constructing worlds where Black people can be protagonists of their own stories, unapologetic and confrontational in their expressions of Blackness.
Email:
seancmanuel@gmail.com
Exhibits
SouthEnd Arts GRACEFest | June 2021
Goodyear Arts Residency Showcase | July 2021
Photoville Festival | June 2022
Pingyao International Photography Festival | September 2022
Photoville Festival | June 2023
The Sound Crickets Make | August 2023
Awards
Goodyear Artist Resident
Current Collective Grant funded by NC BLOC's Ella Baker Project
Arts & Science Council Invest in Creatives Fund Grant
The New School 2022-2023 Student Research Grant
Diversify Photo Member
Delicia Studio Artist Workshop
News | Features
Murze Magazine, print | 2019
Colorblock Magazine, print | 2020
The Brooklyn Circus | Interview - 2020
Aint-Bad | Feature - 2020
Musée Magazine | Feature - 2020
Arcca Magazine | Interview - 2020
CRWN Mag | Interview - 2020
Online Features: Photo Vogue, Afropunk, VSCO, Black Archivist, Raw Melanin, Kanaiza, Murze Magazine, ColorBlock Magazine, Culture Icon, Aint-Bad, Musée Magazine, My Beautiful Africa, Dont Take Pictures