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Mannie Burn is a painter living and working on the Dartington Estate in South Devon, UK. Her work reflects a deep spiritual connection to the surrounding landscape, capturing both its elemental power and transient beauty. She also draws inspiration from less visible places, such as the compost heaps, celebrating their ‘black-gold’ role in ecological renewal and symbolic resonance.
Trained in painting, printmaking, and performance arts during the late 1970s and 1980s, Mannie has recently returned to her visual art practice after many years devoted to music, education, and family. Her work has been shown in group exhibitions in Devon and Cornwall, and in May 2025 she presented her first solo show, Kissing Every Inch of Every Path I Ever Walked, at Birdwood House in Totnes, UK.
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