Rebecca Manson
Rebecca Manson
Rebecca Manson is a sculptor whose work magnifies nature’s microcosms, transforming subtle details into large, vividly tactile forms. She is best known for her monumentally scaled moth and butterfly wings composed of thousands of individually shaped and glazed, pixel-like elements. Through the materiality of clay, her practice investigates embodiment, empathy, and the beauty of decay.
Manson (b. 1989, New York, NY) has a BFA in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design. She was the subject of recent solo exhibitions at Arsenal Contemporary, Montreal and Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX. She has participated in group exhibitions at Ballroom Marfa, TX; Katonah Museum of Art, NY; and Center for Craft, Asheville, NC, among others. She is the recipient of numerous residencies and awards including The Arctic Circle, Svalbard, Norway; The Oxbow School, Napa, CA; California State University Long Beach, CA; and the Windgate-Lamar Fellowship, Little Rock, AR. Her work is in the public collections of the Bunker Collection, Miami; the Rachofsky Collection, Dallas; and Arsenal Contemporary Art, Montreal. Manson recently participated in “Her Dark Materials,” a group exhibition at Jessica Silverman and in January 2026 will have her first solo with the gallery. Manson lives and works in Brooklyn. She is represented by Josh Lilley, London and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco.
Rebecca Manson
Savoy Head, 2025
Porcelain, glaze, cobalt, and adhesives
14 x 28 x 24 inches / 35.6 x 71.1 x 61 cm
Rebecca Manson
Savoy Head, 2025
Detail View
Rebecca Manson
Shelly, 2025
Porcelain, canvas, glaze, adhesives, hardware, pigment, dye, and thread
70 x 116 x 6 inches / 177.8 x 294.6 x 15.2 cm
Rebecca Manson
Shelly, 2025
Detail
Rebecca Manson
Exploding Butterfly, 2025
Porcelain, canvas, glaze, adhesives, hardware, pigment, dye, and thread
180 x 156 x 6 inches / 457.2 x 396.2 x 15.2 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Rebecca Manson
Exploding Butterfly, 2025
Detail
Rebecca Manson
Nightsnack, 2022–2025
Porcelain, glaze, steel, adhesives, enamel paint, epoxy clay, spray foam, patina, hardware, and glass
104 x 104 x 104 inches / 264.2 x 264.2 x 264.2 cm
Rebecca Manson
Nightsnack, 2022–2025
Detail
Rebecca Manson
Opal, 2025
Porcelain, glaze, adhesives, canvas, and hardware
54 x 70 x 3 inches / 137.2 x 177.8 x 7.6 cm
Rebecca Manson
Opal, 2025
Detail
Rebecca Manson
Oilslick, 2025
Porcelain, glaze, adhesives, canvas, and hardware
38 x 64 x 3 inches / 96.5 x 162.6 x 7.6 cm
Rebecca Manson
Oilslick, 2025
Detail
ADDITIONAL WORKS
Rebecca Manson
Discal Shrapnel, 2025
Porcelain, canvas, glaze, adhesives, steel, and nail polish
31 x 30 x 31 inches / 78.7 x 76.2 x 78.7 cm
Rebecca Manson
Discal Shrapnel, 2025
Detail
Rebecca Manson
Black Swallowtail, 2025
Porcelain, glaze, adhesives, canvas, and hardware
108 x 80 x 3 inches / 274.3 x 203.2 x 7.6 cm
Rebecca Manson
Torn Wingtip, 2025
Porcelain, glaze, adhesives, canvas, and steel
64 x 66 x 58 inches / 162.6 x 167.6 x 147.3 cm
Rebecca Manson
Split Radicchio, 2025
Porcelain, glaze, adhesives
14 x 19 x 12 inches / 35.6 x 48.3 x 30.5 cm
Rebecca Manson
Luna in Shadow, 2025
Porcelain, glaze, adhesives, canvas, hardware
64 x 48 x 3 inches / 162.6 x 121.9 x 7.6 cm
Rebecca Manson
Emerging Monarch, 2025
Porcelain, glaze, adhesives, canvas, hardware
43 x 24 x 3 inches / 109.2 x 61 x 7.6 cm
Rebecca Manson
Late Bloom, 2023
Porcelain, glaze, adhesives, glass enamel
35 x 25 x 30 inches / 89 x 64 x 76 cm
Rebecca Manson
Tireswing, 2023
Porcelain, stoneware, glaze, adhesives, steel, patina, hardware, glass
98 x 30 x 34 inches / 248.9 x 76.2 x 86.4 cm
Rebecca Manson
Mother’s Day Sunflower, 2022
Porcelain, glaze, steel, adhesives, patina, paint, hardware, and concrete
60 x 57 x 62 inches / 152.4 x 144.8 x 157.5 cm
Rebecca Manson
Leaning Iris, 2022
Porcelain, glaze, steel, adhesives, patina, paint, hardware, and concrete
55 x 69 x 52 inches / 139.7 x 175.3 x 132.1 cm
Installation view
Barbecue, 2024
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
Installation view
Barbecue, 2024
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
Installation view
Barbecue, 2024
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
Installation view
Trevor Paglen: Hide the Real, Show the False
Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin (2023)
PRESS
How Rebecca Manson Transforms Thousands of ‘Menial’ Gestures Into Radiant Sculptures
Rebecca Manson and the matter that remembers
Rebecca Manson’s Giant Porcelain Butterfly Wings Push the Limits of Ceramics
Dramatic Porcelain Sculptures by Rebecca Manson Embrace the Beauty of Impermanence
50,000 Reasons to Go See ‘Barbecue,’ a New Artwork at Fort Worth’s Modern
Thousands of Porcelain Pieces Undulate Across Rebecca Manson’s Elegantly Draped Wings
A Powerful Unity of Little Things in Tribeca Park’s New Sculpture
VIDEOS
Artist Talk: Rebecca Manson & Jenni Sorkin
Rebecca Manson: Barbecue
Rebecca Manson: 'A Fluke'
Katonah Connect | Rebecca Manson
Artist Talk: Rebecca Manson & Jenni Sorkin
Rebecca Manson: Barbecue
Rebecca Manson: 'A Fluke'
Katonah Connect | Rebecca Manson
CV
Born 1989 in New York, NY
BFA, Ceramics, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 2011
Lives and works in Bedford Hills, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2026
Time, You Must be Laughing, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
2025
Rebecca Manson: Barbecue, Arsenal Contemporary Art, Montreal, Quebec
2024
Rebecca Manson: Barbecue, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
Leave Love Behind, Josh Lilley, London
2021
An Impulsive Forage, Fairfax Dorn Projects, East Hampton, NY
Meridians, Josh Lilley, Art Basel, Miami, FL
Dry Agonies of a Baffled Lust, Josh Lilley, London
Group Exhibitions
2025
Her Dark Materials, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
We are Nature, Singer Laren Museum, Netherlands
2024
When I Kiss You, I Can Taste Your Soul, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo
2023-24
Perhaps the Truth, Ballroom Marfa, TX
2023
Truth is Stranger, Adler Beatty, New York, NY
Clairvoyance, Shrine, New York, NY
Room by Room: Concepts, Themes, and Artists in The Rachofsky Collection, The Warehouse, Dallas, TX
2022
Durian on the Skin, François Ghebaly, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Come Closer and the View Gets Wider, Sculpture in Tribeca Park, New York, NY
2018
Scale Up: 10 Years, 10 Fellows, 10 Projects, Center for Craft, Asheville, NC
2017
Fun House, 520 West 28th by Zaha Hadid, New York, NY
Wayside of Versalles, Good to Know, Miami, FL
2016
The Plant Show, 99 Cent Plus Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015
Hard and Soft, ACME Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Line Describing a Cone, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
Bibliography
2026
Laster, Paul. “8 Must-See Solo Gallery Shows in February.” Galerie. February 2, 2026.
T Magazine Mexico Editorial Team. “Rebecca Manson and the matter that remembers.” The New York Times Style Magazine: Mexico. January 29, 2026.
Quadros, Karly. “14 Must-See Art Shows to Catch While You’re in San Francisco for FOG.” Cultured. January 19, 2026.
Wilson, Emily. “Rebecca Manson’s Giant Porcelain Butterfly Wings Push the Limits of Ceramics.” Artsy. January 16, 2026.
2025
Ebert, Grace. “Dramatic Porcelain Sculptures by Rebecca Manson Embrace the Beauty of Impermanence.” Colossal. December 12, 2025.
Butterfly: Exploring the World of Lepidoptera. Phaidon Press, 2025: 14.
Great Women Sculptors. Phaidon Press, 2025.
2024
Ebert, Grace. “Thousands of Porcelain Pieces Undulate Across Rebecca Manson’s Elegantly Draped Wings.” Colossal. January 23, 2024.
Ahmad, Emma S. “Contemplation and Zen in Rebecca Manson’s ‘Barbecue.’” Glasstire. August 3, 2024.
Tennant, Donna. “Clay Into Flora: Rebecca Manson at the Modern.” Arts and Culture Texas. April 18, 2024.
2023
“Rebecca Manson on Art, Life, and Everything in Between.” Artspace Magazine. October 4, 2023.
2018
Glassman, Carl. “A Powerful Unity of Little Things in Tribeca Park’s New Sculpture.” The Tribeca Trib. July 9, 2018.
Residencies and Awards
2023
The Arctic Circle Residency, Svalbard, Norway
2018
The Oxbow School, Napa, CA
2017
Ox-Bow Artist Residency, Saugatuck, MI
2016
Windgate Project Grant, Windgate Foundation and Center for Craft
2013
California State University Long Beach Residency, Long Beach, CA
2011
Zentrum Fur Keramik Residency, Berlin, Germany
Windgate Fellowship Award, Windgate Foundation and Center for Craft
Collections
Arsenal Contemporary, Montreal, Canada
Bunker Collection, Miami, FL
Donum Estate, Sonoma, CA
Rachofsky Collection, Dallas, TX
John and Jennifer Eagle Collection, Dallas, TX
Tim Headington Collection, Dallas, TX