Kate Manheim hails from a
diverse background of academic study and theatre. The daughter of famous
translator Ralph Manheim, she received a classical education at the Sorbonne in
Paris, specializing in History of the Medieval Ages and Chinese language.
Turning her sights towards the acting world, Kate became one of the leading
actresses in Richard Foreman's Ontological-Hysteric Theatre in Paris and New
York City. In 1983, she was a lead performer in the stagings of Heiner Muller's
work by Jean Jourdheuil and Jean-Francois Peyret at the Petit Odeon in Paris.
In 1987 she retired from acting and was admitted to Cooper Union in New York
City to pursue her passion for art. Since attending Cooper Union, Kate Manheim
has been evolving her complex computer-based imagery, creating over 600
paintings, in them calling attention to the mystery of inspiration. In May and
June of 1996, Manheim exhibited a lifetime's work of artwork from childhood
paintings of Christ to the "grief portraits" of her mother who died
in 1985.
