Danielle McManus

Between The Living and The Remembered

$1,450

Planting Roots But Missing Home

$2,495

Born in Sydney, Danielle McManus intertwines experience from everyday life with her Maltese heritage to produce beautifully detailed artworks that can be read as both whimsical and simultaneously shrouded in depth and innuendo.

Whether fictional or based on real-life family events, Danielle’s love of storytelling is evident in her sumptuous renderings, providing the viewer with often thought provoking subjects, her figures and detailed flora and fauna frequently set against a bucolic backdrop infused with her European heritage and her passion for her country of birth.

Danielle’s works consist of mixed media incorporating charcoal, pastels, oils, acrylics and washi papers. The stories that unfold within her works are rendered in a clean, rich colour palette with native flowers and small animals often camouflaged waiting to be discovered.

Artist Statement

Relying on the beauty of the landscape as a constant backdrop, my inspiration at present is drawn from everyday life. My three children provide me with a constant stream of ideas and that, along with the changing seasons of the Hunter Valley and the birds and fauna here, supply more than enough material!

I like to evoke feelings in the viewer, hoping they can in fact relate to the work and imagine a story of their own. Frequently there is no predetermined ideas as such, the story evolves and the canvas takes on a personality of its own.

114. Night Owl 90 x 120cm acrylic on canvas 3800AUD copy

Artist CV

EXHIBITIONS

2020 All Australian, traffic jam galleries , Sydney
2019, Birds of a Feather, traffic jam galleries , Sydney
2018 Nature’s Whimsy, traffic jam galleries , Sydney
2017 Wild, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2017 Harbouring The Beach, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2016 Booty & Bust, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2016 Women of Substance, Red Hill Gallery, Brisbane
2015 traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2015 Women of Substance, Red Hill Gallery, Brisbane
2014 Chorus Of Colour, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2014 Women of Substance, Red Hill Gallery, Brisbane
2013 Once Upon A Time, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2013 Women of Substance, Red Hill Gallery, Brisbane
2013 Great Aussie BBQ, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2012 Small Stories, Pokolbin Gallery, Hunter Valley
2012 The Kings Art Show, Sydney
2012 Art & Craft & Jewellery Exhibition, St Ignatius’ College, Sydney
2012 Kaleidoscope, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2012 Women of Substance, Red Hill Gallery, Brisbane
2011 Spectacle and Observer, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2011 Art & Craft & Jewellery Exhibition, St Ignatius’ College, Sydney
2011 Annual Oatley West Public School Art & Craft Show
2011 Summer Exhibition, Aarwun Gallery, Canberra
2010 The St Joseph’s College Art Show, Sydney
2010 The Kings School Art Show, Sydney
2010 Art & Craft & Jewellery Exhibition, St Ignatius’ College, Sydney
2009 St Thomas School Art & Craft Exhibition
2009 Tudor House Art Exhibition
2009 Art & Craft & Jewellery Exhibition, St Ignatius’ College, Sydney
2008 Pokolbin Gallery, Hunter Valley
2008 Artscrawl, Pokolbin Gallery, Hunter Valley
2007 Pokolbin Gallery, Hunter Valley
2006 Morpeth Weird & Wonderful Novelty Teapot Exhibition
2005 Hunter Valley Grammar School Festival of the Arts
2004 Morpeth Weird & Wonderful Novelty Teapot Exhibition
2002 Butterflies Gallery, Pokolbin
2002 Cessnock Art Society Miniature Exhibition

AWARDS

2018 Finalist Laman Street Art Prize

CORPORATE COMMISSIONS
Peppertree Wine Harvest Lunch – plate design 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

PRIVATE COMMISSIONS

NSW, SA, VIC

Belonging by Danielle McManus

Danielle McManus' richly detailed figurative paintings weave together storytelling, Australian flora and fauna, and deeply personal narratives in her latest body of work Belonging. Her work having long explored the relationships between people, memory and place, Danielle draws on her Maltese heritage, life in regional New South Wales and a lifelong love of chronicling, her paintings invite viewers into whimsical yet inherent human worlds where every bird, flower and figure carries meaning. Belonging sees Danielle reflect inwardly, presenting a profoundly personal and reflective body of work. These paintings explore the quiet pull of home, not simply as a destination, but as feelings and emotions shaped by family, memory and the stories that bind us together.

Affordable Art Fair Singapore 2025

traffic jam galleries are delighted to annouce our return to the Affordable Art Fair in Singapore this November for the fourth consecutive year! The Affordable Art Fair marks its 18th edition in 2025 as the longest-running international contemporary art fair in Singapore. You will be able to find us at booth 3D-06 from the 13th - 16th of November. Showcasing a vibrant and diverse collection of contemporary artworks, priced under S$15,000, we are looking forward to seeing you all again this year!

Danielle McManus

A collection of work celebrating love and romance. "Sometimes we take so much for granted, busy with our everyday lives. We need to express our love and gratitude for those we hold close because life is unpredictable and precious. There is so much harshness in the real world, why not share more warmth and generosity of spirit? These works are dedicated to my Mum. She was always encouraging, loved unconditionally and had no problem showing it!" - Danielle McManus

Captured Moments

Danielle McManus

Customarily my paintings encapsulate an observers captivated gaze over a subject. My viewpoint on someone captured living in a moment.

The Flower Market

Ebony Bennett

'The Flower Market' includes a mix of traffic jam galleries' artists with works responding to a botanical theme.

The Birds

Kayden Bailey

We are excited to present our opening exhibition for 2021 a group thematic show titled THE BIRDS. Participating artists present their own interpretations and responses to this subject. On a two and three dimensional level the works range from the playful and irreverent through to macabre and nightmarish. The subject is presented through a range of mediums such as steel, ceramics, acrylic and oil paint, digital, pen, ink and charcoal.

Danielle McManus Solo Exhibition

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All Australian - Megan Barrass and Danielle McManus

Megan Barrass

New work from Danielle McManus & Megan Barrass. Inspired by the flora, fauna and natural surrounds of Australia and (in some works) a specific Sydney urban orientation.

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Contemplative Whimsy: Danielle McManus & Andrew Grass-Kelaher

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Assimilate

Between The Living and The Remembered

Tea Time

Trying To Blend In

I Love Deco

Comfort

Meeting The Locals

The Long Boat Ride

The Outsiders

Meeting Her Maestro

Planting Roots But Missing Home

Curious

Rainbow Protector

For the Love of May

Immense

Sweet Eaters

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Belonging by Danielle McManus

Affordable Art Fair Singapore 2025

Danielle McManus

Captured Moments

The Flower Market

The Birds

Danielle McManus Solo Exhibition

All Australian - Megan Barrass and Danielle McManus

Danielle McManus

Contemplative Whimsy: Danielle McManus & Andrew Grass-Kelaher

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