Bio

Manuela Greco is an Italian visual artist based in Dublin, Ireland, whose work focuses on intimate figurative painting.

Born in Campobasso, Molise, she holds a Master’s degree in Painting and Drawing from the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Terni, Italy.

After moving to Ireland in 2017, she worked as a Visual Artist and Art Consultant for an Irish branding company, contributing drawings for EY WaveSpace, the Innovation Center of Ernst & Young in Dublin, as part of the space's design and layout (see project).

Greco had her first solo exhibition, Intimacy, in Dublin in 2022. In the same year, she received an award from the Molise Region in recognition of her artistic career abroad. In 2025, she was shortlisted for the Annual Exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy. She currently lives and works in Dublin.

About the Work

My work focuses on the human figure as a place where emotion quietly surfaces. I paint moments that feel intimate and unresolved, where expressions, gestures, or a glance reveal something internal but not fully explained.

Using a limited palette and loose brushwork, I allow parts of the figure to remain unfinished or to dissolve into the canvas's surface. This openness is intentional, leaving space for ambiguity and for the viewer’s own interpretation.

Hands, faces, and small gestures often become the centre of the painting. These are the points where emotion and reflection become most visible, while other areas remain fluid and undefined.

I am interested in the subtle psychological states that appear in the body and the face, the quiet weight of thought, memory, or emotion passing through a person.

Selected Information

• Lives and works in Dublin

• MA Painting and Drawing - Accademia delle Belle Arti, Terni, Italy

• Solo exhibition “Intimacy”, Dublin (2022)

• Award from the Molise Region, Italy (2022)

• Shortlisted for the Annual Exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy

• Visual Artist and Art Consultant for an Irish branding company

• Project contributions for EY Wavespace, Ernst & Young Innovation Center, Dublin