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BIO

Mana Hewitt is an artist based in Columbia, South Carolina. She recently retired from the University of South Carolina School of Visual Art and Design where she was the Senior Instructor of Jewelry making. Mana is a nationally recognized artist with over forty-five years of experience in the fields of painting, ceramics, and metalsmithing.  Her work is included in numerous collections including the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Arkansas Arts Center, Racine Museum of Art, the Dominion Corporation, First Citizens Bank Headquarters, the Columbia Museum of Art, the South Carolina State Museum, and the Federal Reserve. Her work has been featured in numerous periodicals, newspapers, and books over the years and her solo exhibitions include the First Light Gallery, Palm Beach, FL, TRAX Gallery, SC, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, SC, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, Leu Art Gallery, Nashville, TN, Golding-Yang Gallery, Morehead, KY and the Burroughs-Chapin Museum of Art, Myrtle Beach.

STATEMENT

I work with my hands and perhaps I think with them as well. This has led to my interest in metal. I am intrigued by metal's transformation from rigidity to vibrant and fluid designs through hammering, etching, casting, and effort. My works explore word play through imagery associated with the human condition. My goal is to create works that are aesthetically pleasing and conceptually interesting. When all is said and done I find satisfaction when an idea turns into a successful work that I can share with others.

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