Exhibition: Manuel Neri

The exploration of the human figure has been the pursuit of artists for millennia. Manuel Neri (b. 1930), a California native, has spent a lifetime accentuating the gesture, surface, and materiality of the figure. He renders his work in several different mediums that include plaster, marble, bronze, and paper.

This exhibition, drawn from and celebrating gifts donated to the museum by The Manuel Neri Trust, provides a glimpse into the artist’s creative process and his quest to define the figure on his own terms.