Inner Rhythm Series

            Midsummer Night series             From the Heavens Series        

Originally  from  Taiwan,   Manli  began  art   studies at Queens College,  New York.  She  studied under  the  renowned   New  York painters  Gabriel  Laderman  and  Robert Birmelin;   both   professors  had  a  great impact on her development of art skill.  In 1987,  Manli spent  one  year  studying  full-time at  New  York  Studio  School  in  the  SoHo area. 

In 1988, she moved to the San Francisco  Bay  Area of California and began working as an art instructor as well as free lance painter. Manli returned to her studies at the Academy of Art University  and  received her Masters of Fine Art in 2001.  She has exhibited  works at numerous venues, including Sutter Gallery, Triton of Art Museum,  Art  Museum  of  Los Gatos,  Euphrates Museum  of  Art,   Axis  Art  Gallery  and  Silicon  Valley  Asian  Art Center.