Manyi is a multidisciplinary artist working across drawing, painting and sculpture. Her practice explores cross-cultural production and identity, drawing on interests in human physiology, psychology and the metaphysical. Her large scale works interrogate dominant narratives, perception and unconscious bias, fashioning new narratives for liminal subjects.

"The heart of my practice is a pervasive sense of otherness. Subjects like Biology, Psychology and Quantum Mechanics are vehicles through which ideas beyond the tangible can be explored. I am fascinated by questions about where the universe comes from, how identity is formed, the effect of trauma on our emotional baseline and religious belief."
 

Her often life size works on canvas feature both abstract and figurative elements built up through several layers of drawing, painting with acrylics, ink, charcoal and coloured pencil. Additive as well as subtractive processes are employed with visual residues of her process often evident throughout the surface.

"In a practical sense, rather than limit myself to a specific visual language, I give myself permission to express visceral reactions to information consumed. That means my work includes a variety of styles and media. I also love working on a large pieces and every so often, I'll do little ones, too. Scale is important."