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“I create my experience to experience my creation.”

Manivone Nonthaveth identifies herself as a conceptual artist.  When she received her B.F.A. with an emphasis in photography from the University of Colorado at Denver, she recognized that she was an evolving artist with strong ideas and concepts that could not be limited to utilizing only one medium.

Manufacturism has been a product of this belief, a new artistic movement developed by herself and her artistic partner.  This movement revolutionizes consumerism through manifesting ideas into tangible products, promoting conscious consumption. 

The early works of Manivone Nonthaveth began as an intimate exploration of her native Laotian heritage.  She has then extended her interest of culture and society into a photographic body of work, called “Portraits: Character Studies,” a collaborative venture between herself and her subjects, provoking raw perceptions of characters rather than identities, confronting the natural visual façades in traditional portrait making.  Currently, Manivone is continuing to develop collaborative works with fellow artists through collective mediums such as photography, modeling, music, performance, painting and sculpture.