Eric Mannella

Eric Mannella has an MFA from the Graduate School of Figurative Art, at the New York Academy of Art in New York City. He graduated cum laude with the highest mark in the drawing department. While in New York, Mr. Mannella studied drawing with Steven Assael, Leonid Lerman, Ted Schmidt and Dan Thompson, anatomy with Deane Keller and Frank Porcu, and painting with Jon DeMartin and Vincent Desiderio. After graduation, he became an assistant drawing instructor to Ted Schmidt, founding faculty member at the New York Academy. Mr. Mannella has a BFA from York University in Toronto, Ontario.

Upon returning to Canada in 2003, Mr. Mannella founded Atelier de Bresoles in Montreal. His atelier has become a unique source for comprehensive instruction in figurative art in Montreal.

Mr. Mannella is an experienced portrait artist who is able to create fine portraiture in sculpture, painting, or drawing. He has exhibited in the United States, France, and Canada, and is represented in many private collections.

Mr. Mannella is the recipient of a Forbes Foundation Travel Grant, a merit scholarship from the New York Academy, and the Prince of Wales Scholarship from the Prince of Wales Foundation.

Portfolio

Allana Chalk on prepared panel	Homeless Child Oil on panel	Tanya Graphite on paper