Biography

Lynn Manos is a Tampa-based visual artist working with a variety of media including painting, printmaking, drawing and video. She works in series. The subject matter can vary and the execution can veer from realism to a more abstract interpretation of an idea. One of the consistent focuses of her practice is her personal fascination with water, color and light. Lynn is a graduate of the University of Kansas with a BFA degree in Fashion Illustration and Design, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City with an MA in Printmaking. She taught in the Kansas City area for over 30 years. She relocated to Tampa, Florida in 2006. Lynn taught as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tampa from 2010-2016. Currently, she serves on the Public Art Commission for the City of Tampa.

Lynn was chosen for an August 2019 Artist Residency at The Morris Graves Foundation, in Loleta, CA. She was a resident artist at Zea Mays Printmaking in Northampton, MA in April 2024, September 2023, June 2022, July 2021, June 2019, and August 2018. She completed month-long residencies at the Scoula Graphic Internationale in Venice, Italy in May 2015, and July of 2013, 2011, 2010, and 2009. She received 2018 and 2009 Individual Artist Grants from the Arts Council of Hillsborough County and a 2014 Creative Capital Foundation Professional Development Workshop Grant for the State of Florida. Lynn has also completed 2 residencies at Skopart on Skopelos, Greece. Her 2006 residency was funded by a Lighton International Artists Exchange Grant. She returned in May 2008 for another month-long residency and she will be in residence at Skopart in September 2024.