About
Manon Eaves is a Brooklyn-based painter originally from the American South. Her dreamlike paintings explore the dark and archetypal feminine, often investigating the psychic experience of being the object of the gaze and its impact on subjective reality. By navigating psychological and mystical terrains, Eaves’ work seeks to uncover hidden dynamics and suggest new realities. At the core of her worldview, she entertains the proposition that the Western mind is inherently masculine—not only in its gaze, but in its structure. Her paintings are less concerned with critiquing the gaze itself and more invested in the psychic experience of objectified femininity and its untapped potential.
Eaves’ artistic practice has been developed through years of independent exploration, and more recently, through ongoing studies at the Art Students League of New York. Her work has been supported by various artist residencies, including the 2026 Byrdcliffe Colony communal summer residency in Woodstock, NY.
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Exhibitions & Collections
2026 Summer Residency Group Show, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock NY
2026 Student Salon, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2025 Art on Paper, Pier 36, New York, NY —with Shoestring Press
2025 Galerie Diderot- Painting donated to the Château d'Orquevaux Permanent Collection, Champagnes-Ardenne, France
2019 Temple Gallery- Group show, Seattle, WA
Residencies
2026 Byrdcliffe Summer AiR Program, Woodstock NY
2025 International Artist Resident with Château d'Orquevaux Artists & Writers Residency, Champagnes-Ardenne, France
2020-2021 Member Residency, Kunstraum LLC, Brooklyn, NY
Education & Training
Ongoing Contemporary Narrative Painting at Art Students League, New York, NY
2026 Experimental Painting Practices with Hannah Beerman (12-week course), New York, NY
2026 Salon with Michael David and Ali Rossi (Fall & Winter crit group), New York, NY
2025 Studio Mentorship with NewCrits New York, NY
2018 Oil Painting class at Gage Academy, Seattle, WA
Grants & Awards
2025 Denis Diderot AiR Grant, Château d'Orquevaux, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
