Bio:
A Greensboro, North Carolina native by way of Palm Harbor, Florida, Sean Manuel is a fine art photographer and a creative director based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
His work aims to reinvent notions of beauty and explore the complexities of Blackness. Through the intentional arrangement of Black bodies and objects within unintended spaces he communicates ideas of Blackness like intimacy, community and spirituality. Constructing worlds where Black bodies can be protagonists of their own stories and be unapologetic and confrontational in their expressions of Blackness.
Exhibits
GRACEFest - SouthEnd Arts, Charlotte, NC - June 2021
Residency Showcase - Goodyear Arts - June 2021 - July 2021
Awards
Summer 2021 Goodyear Artist Resident
Current Collective Grant funded by NC BLOC's Ella Baker Project
Arts & Science Council Invest in Creatives Fund Grant
News | Features
Murze Magazine, photography; print | December 2019
Colorblock Magazine, photography; print | May 2020
The Brooklyn Circus | Interview - May 2020
Aint-Bad | Feature - September 2020
Musée Magazine | Feature - October 2020
Arcca Magazine | Interview - October 2020
CRWN Mag | Interview - December 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
Contact me about availability, prints or just to say hi.
Phone:
(336) 740-8958
Email:
seancmanuel@gmail.com