Jeff Manning is a Philadelphia-based Graphic Artist who began his journey in 2009 while in high school. Jeff went on to attend the Art Institute of Philadelphia, where he received an Associate of Science degree for Graphic Design in 2014. Since graduating, he has worked with clients, such as 20th Century Fox, Adidas, Penguin Random House, Focus Features, and many more. Jeff also had the opportunity to showcase with BET during the screening tour of Lena Waithe’s new TWENTIES series. Jeff’s style of art is inspired by Afrofuturism and Surrealism.

​Jeff's main focus is to grasp the mind of his audience, share inspiration, and for them to have their own personal connection with each of his pieces.

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C L I E N T S   &  C O L L A B S

• 20th Century Fox
• Adidas
• Amistad Books (Harper Collins)
• ​BET
• Ello
• ​Essence Magazine
• Focus Features (NBCUniversal) ​
• Macmillan Publishers
• ​Masego
• Movado
• ​Netflix
• ​Penguin Random House​
• ​Philadelphia Magazine
  
• RecPhilly 
• Street Etiquette
• ​TIME
• University of Pittsburgh
• United Soccer Coaches Convention (Philadelphia)​ 

A R T   C R E D I T S

• Shatterpoint: Star Wars Legends ​| Book Cover Art (2021)
• Concrete Cowboy (Film) | Key Art/Poster Art (2021)
• ​The Awakening of Malcolm X (Novel) | Book Cover Art (2020)
• Essence Magazine | Illustration Contributor (May/June 2020 Issue)
• Jonah's Gourd Vine (Novel) | Book Cover Art (2020)
• Masego | "Veg Out" [Single Art] (2020)
• Masego | "King's Rant" [Single Art] (2020)
• TIME | "Twice As Kind" by Savala Trepczynski (2020)
• TIME | "I Miss My Black Barbershop. But It's Not Just a Good Haircut I'm Longing For"  by Mychal Denzel Smith (2020)
• Hidden Figures (Film) | Social Media Promotion Art (2016)

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E X H I B I T I O N S 

• BET | "TWENTIES" (Screening Event) | Washington, DC (February 2020)

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P R E S S  &  F E A T U R E S

• Travel & Leisure |"8 Creators and Collectives Selling Art for Social Justice"  (October 2020)
• HYPEBEAST |"Art for Your Home"  (July 2020)
• ​Essence Magazine | Contributors [Page. 9]  (May/June 2020 Issue)
• OkayAfrica | NextGen: "Jeff Manning's Soulful Digital Portraits Depict a Surreal Subconscious"  (July 2017)
• ​Design Indaba | "US Digital Artist Talks Representation of Minorities in Graphic Design"  (March 2016)