Gloria Mani
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"At a very early age, passion for art was instilled in me and was a normal part of my life. My exuberant father, Antonio Mani, owned and directed the Columbus School of Art in Columbus, Georgia. I grew up studying at his school and watching him paint. Part of my studies included attending art museums and exhibits in this country and abroad. I continued my studies at the Art Students League of New York and the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida. Although I've painted for fifty years, I am still learning and evolving. Because art is constant, just as life, both are always revealing something new".

Gloria prefers to paint in "plein-aire", or open air. She states that "because the act of painting is paramount, I empty myself, become one with my surroundings, and allow the painting to emerge".