Emily Manwaring (b. 1999 Queens, NY) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Manwaring graduated from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and has a BA in Fine Arts.The influence of New York lives in her paintings and sculptures from depictions of public transportation to the brick buildings that fill the city. With her family being from Trinidad and Haiti the diaspora is celebrated through the vibrancy of the work. Manwaring’s work focuses on the heartening interactions of everyday life. The works are intimate snapshots of people’s lives and captures how joy and love is shared with others.