Education, training, societies and qualifications
• 1979-81 L.S.E. B.Sc.Econ [Govt]
• 2007 awarded a place to study for a qualification through City and Guilds ArtyBird and Morley College, London; “Artist in Residence,” which taught how to present and enact a number of residencies and provided CRB checking and Third Party Liability insurance.
• Member MIWAS Marwell International Wildlife Artist Society
• Assoc. Member Studio Voltaire
• Member Association Couleur Décor, 5 boulevard Clémenceau, 66820 Vernet-les bains, France
• Member The International Kamishibai Association of Japan [KAJA] http://www.studio.co.jp/Kamishibai/
• 2000-3 Chair of SW London Artists
International and London Exhibitions
• July 2008 Exhibitions with local associations in Villefranche and Vernet les Bains, Pyrenees Orientales, France
• August 2008 Exhibition, Candid Arts Trust, London, wildlife paintings
• 2007 Exhibition, London, Morley College Gallery; whales, dolphins and parrots
• 1986-2000 Member S.W. London Artists, participating in South London exhibitions
Bursaries/Awards
• Bursary with www.artqualifications.co.uk ArtyBird City and Guilds and Morley College 2007 to gain internationally recognised qualification as an Artist in Residence
• 2008 Awarded bursary from Dada-South and the Arts Council to document the Liverpool Dada Fest Disability Arts and also to research Lake District’s peat bogs.
Residencies and Arts Projects undertaken
• Jan 2009 Feature for Parrots Magazine, report based on studies made at Tropical Birdland, Leicestershire.
• July 2008 Research and studies undertaken at Evol, Pyrenees Orientales, France, of the endangered Catalan Donkey.
• April 2007 Residency with Association Couleur Décor, Vernet-les-Bains, France. Included direct observation and studies of the light at Collioure and held workshops on the Fauves and Cezanne.
• June 2007 Residency with WDCS, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Moray Firth, Scotland. The Artist made a 6 by 4 foot oil painting on marine plywood depicting the cetaceans found in the vicinity and donated the work and image reproduction rights to the charity.
Employment and other relevant experience
• 1990-2007, created a series of cover images for Sada, Urdu Cultural Magazine.
• Ongoing partnership with husband’s medical work.
• 2000-3 Chairman S.W London Artists.
• 2000-3 Taught workshops in acrylics, watercolours, printmaking and oils for local artists and residents.
• 1982-6 Lambeth Borough London Councillor, Area Development, Housing and Social Services.
Current arts projects
Currently developing projects with community and environmental organisations on subjects including solar energy, flood defence, peat bogs and endangered species.
Upcoming Projects
2009 Residency in France for Catalan Donkey research
2009 Judge in art competition, Gaziantep, Turkey
Marisa Rehana Mann is an environmental and wildlife artist whose work has evolved from the strands of coming from and living in a number of different countries and also the number of subjects studied and experiences over her life so far. These have led to artwork that is expressing ideas and concepts in a unique way.
Marisa has a particular interest in wildlife, conservation and sustainable development. These passions, together with her eastern heritage and extensive travels, have been reflected in her arts projects and the residencies undertaken.
