Manny’s: Divergent: Art Show & Party!

This is a special ONE NIGHT ONLY art show in the living room space.

Have questions? Please reach out to Angelina@welcometomannys.com

DIVERGENT

We believe that the experiences of Black, Indigenous, People of Color, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and other marginalized groups should be centered in the arts. Through different concepts and spontaneous ideas, these artists employ a “Divergent” mind to present their art in new and creative ways.

The Artisits:

Mila Moldenhawer/ Dadadoodles:

Mila Moldenhawer is a visual artist who often works under the pseudonym, “dadadoodles”. Born in 1996 in Berkley, CA to Indian and Polish immigrants, Mila now lives and works in Oakland, CA. A first generation American and a trans-man, he studied Art Practice and Sociology at UC Berkeley, graduating in 2020. He has gone on to illustrate, paint, tattoo and make murals for a variety of clients big and small. Mila works across multiple mediums to maintain a malleability of mind and material dexterity. Known for his synthetic-graphic- aesthetic, uncanny figures and flamboyant use of colors, Mila blends and bends through figuration and abstraction.

Gregory Thomas

Gregory James Thomas is an Oakland based Queer & Black artist currently focusing on fine arts. Born and raised in the Bay Area, they attended Sonoma State University and graduated with a degree in history and an interest in oil painting. The artist draws upon a number of visual sources to connect greater issues within society to the paintings they create. Playing with color, perspective, and shapes, they wish to create illusions of space and dimension for viewers.

Tiffany Rahmati / t1FFanyRart

Tiffany is a portrait artist/muralist specializing in celebrating and uplifting the lives of those oppressed. Her love and hope in the human race is sustained through how she sees the divinity in others, especially those whose voices have been silenced. Through her art, she wishes to celebrate and immortalize souls. Her craft tells stories – stories of self-love, stories of rich ancestral pasts, and stories of a beautiful future.

Sarah Gendler/ Sarah Gee

Bay Area born trans and queer artist getting back into focusing on sculptural interests.

Maria Pacheco

For over a decade, Maria has been honing her skills in the arts. Originally awarded “Most Creative” for her fashion and visual designs from the Art Institute of SanFrancisco, her love for painting soon became evident thanks to passionate art instructors. Colorful, soft lucid depictions of plants, clouds, animals, and self-portraits have compared Maria to Vincent van Gogh’s Impressionist style.

A West Oakland native, Maria began selling her custom clothing designs, paintings and prints during Oakland’s First Friday in 2013. She’s produced fashion shows, was visual merchandiser for well-known high fashion brands, buyer and product placement director for Gump’s SF, Ads and online stylist for Old Navy corporate, painted a few murals around Oakland, and was founder of Oakland Artist Collective in 2019. You can now find her styling interiors for Real Estate homes around the Bay Area while still dedicating time to her art.