Steven Antonio Manes (1993, BE) Belgium based Italian visual artist

Steven Antonio Manes channels emotion with a raw physicality that leaves nothing concealed. Across both his sculptures and drawings, he crafts a singular, deeply personal visual language—every line springs from the body, every material bears the imprint of something once felt too deep for words.

His work stands as a physical manifestation of inner conflict—a visual diary where emotion, identity, and memory dissolve into tangible form. Manes strives to give form to the formless: the fleeting, overwhelming intensity of human existence.

In his drawings, he scratches emotions onto paper, capturing a perpetual confrontation with the self—a struggle that feels at once deeply personal and universally shared.

His sculptures are rough, unpolished, and in that rawness, profoundly sincere. They call to mind the rugged landscapes of Southern Italy—the wild seas, the fractured rocks—not only echoing his roots but also the primal force that runs through his work.

He earned his Master’s degree in Sculpture at Sint-Lucas in Ghent (2017).

EXHIBITIONS

NOW / UPCOMING

‘Three Balloons Rising Above the Tree Line’, May 10 - June 15, 22a Gallery, Kerkstraat 22a, Veltem-Beisem

‘Hommage Ado Hamelryck’, June 8 - July 5, Gallery Sofie Van den Bussche, Brussels

‘Onavu– 10 ans Latuvu’, July 6 - September 6, Latuvu galerie, Bages FR

SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS

• 2025

  ‘Crudo’, duo-expo, MUCL, Gent BE

• 2024

  ‘Resti’, blijfplatform & Ydde, Boechout BE

  ‘Moon River’, duo-expo, Gallery Sofie Van den Bussche, Brussels BE

  ‘Bruttissima’, private house solo-expo, Zonhoven BE

• 2023

  ‘Scavare Più Profondo’, solo-expo, Anouk Vilain Art Gallery, Diepenbeek BE

  ‘Hommage Johan Van Geluwe’, Galerie S&H De Buck, Gent BE, in collaboration with Stichting Johan Van Geluwe Waregem

• 2022

  ‘Sentirti Accanto’, Artist-in-residence solo-expo, Latuvu gallery, Bages, FR

• 2021

  ‘Drawing Days / Kunstennacht Hasselt’, Installation at Smartlab, Hasselt BE

  ‘A Talk With The Sun’, duo-expo, Tour&Taxis Brussel BE

  ‘Terra e Acciaio’, Bruthausgallery, Waregem BE

• 2020

  ‘Scultura Gialla’, Cnockaert Architecture, Kortrijk BE

• 2019

  ‘Uomo Perso’, Winkelhaak House of C, Antwerp BE

  ‘Ciao A Tutti’, BLANCO Nucleo, DOK-Noord, Gent BE

  ‘Verticale/Orizontale’, BLANCO, Gent BE

• 2017

  ‘Close your eyes and I will kiss you’, CC Muze, Zolder BE

  
  

GROUPEXHIBITIONS

• 2025

  ‘Art On Paper Amsterdam’, Gallery Sofie Van den Bussche, Amsterdam NL

  ‘Discover(y)’, Domein De Ghellinck, Wortegem-Petegem BE

• 2024

  ‘Selfies Part II’, Schönfeld Gallery, Brussels BE

  ‘Hidden Conversations’, Pand00x, Kortrijk BE

  ‘Wajo Expo #2’, Expo Leuven, Leuven BE

  ‘Select’, Brigittijnenklooster, Borgloon BE

• 2023

  ‘Senza Parole’, Gallery Sofie Van den Bussche, Brussels BE

  ‘Kunstfietsdagen Dilsen-Stokkem’, Swimmingpool Rotem BE

  ‘Kunstennacht Hasselt’, VONK Hasselt, BE

  ‘Sledderlove’, Sledderlo, Genk BE

  ‘Vitrines d’Amour’, The Verhaegen Experience, Hotel Verhaegen, Gent BE

• 2022

  ‘On Abundant Grounds’, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg, NL

  ‘It’s Time To Meet Them’, Julianuscomplex, Tongeren, BE

  ‘Lust For Life’, De Melkerij, Veltem-Beisem, BE

  ‘Kunstennacht Hasselt’, VONK Veldeman, BE

  ‘Biennale van Limburg #2’, Marres Huis voor Hedendaagse Cultuur, Maastricht, NL

  ‘Really, Only Painting?’, Breedlijn, Antwerp BE

  ‘Het Oor’, Bruthausgallery, Waregem, BE

  ‘Uitgestald-1’, Uitstalling Gallery, Genk, BE

• 2021

  ‘Auralogie’, Regina Mundi klooster, Genk BE

  ‘Headed For The Finish Line’, Bruthausgallery, Waregem BE

  ‘Buy Local #2’, Kunsthal, Gent BE

  ‘It’s A Miracle We Ever Met – BELGICART’, vzw Stichting IJsberg, Damme BE

• 2020

  ‘ReA! Art Fair’, 1st edition, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milano IT

  ‘Buy Local’, Kunsthal, Gent BE

• 2019

  ‘Kunstgezind ‘BE…’, The Canvas, Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York USA

  ‘Vitrines d’Amour’, Chambre d’Hôtes Hotel Verhaegen, Gent BE

• 2018

  ‘Out of the Studio’, Campo Santo, Gentbrugge BE

  ‘Keepsake’, Apprentice Master Project 2017-2018, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg NL

• 2017

  ‘Kunstkrakers’, Krijgshospitaal, Dendermonde BE

  ‘BRIK Art Project’, The Red Penguin, Mol, BE

  
  

STUDIES

• 2017 - 2019 LUCA School of Arts, teacher programme, Ghent

• 2016 - 2018 LUCA School of Arts, Master in Visual Arts - Sculpture, Ghent

• 2014 - 2017 LUCA School of Arts, Bachelor in Visual Arts - Sculpture, Ghent

• 2012 - 2014  / work period /

• 2011 - 2012  PHL Mad Faculty, Bachelor in Sculpture, Hasselt

• 2009 - 2011 PIKOH Kunsthumaniora, Visual Arts, Hasselt

• 2007 - 2009 PIKOH Kunsthumaniora, Artistic Education, Hasselt