Barbara Manger

Barbara Manger is an author, artist, and art educator. Her first book, the award-winning Mary Nohl: Inside and Outside, A Biography of the Artist, was published by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation in 2010. Manger also co-authored a young person’s version of the book, Mary Nohl: A Lifetime in Art, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society in 2013.

Manger has taught at Cardinal Stritch University and Alverno College. Her artwork has been exhibited nationally, and her prints and drawings are included in a number of public and private collections. She has served on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations, including the Board of Trustees of Beloit College.

Manger is the recipient of the Governor’s Award in Support of the Arts for having founded Artists Working in Education Inc., a non-profit organization that provides meaningful art experiences in schools and parks for thousands of at-risk children.

Barbara Manger and her husband, Bill Lynch, live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They frequently travel to Wyoming to visit their son, Luke; his wife, Kathy; and their three grandsons.