Manya is a Manchester-based artist, working in different media and materials, focusing on painting and sculpture. She loves to explore nature and landscapes, where she can express emotions and feelings through uses of huge spaces, colour and textures. She studied sculpture at the Institute of Applied Art, Damascus, Syria (2000-02), and arts and design, followed by contemporary arts practice at Manchester College (2016-18). She has exhibited at Damascus Castle Gallery (2002), Alassd Library Damascus (2004) and participated in the Syrian Festival of Art and Culture In Manchester in 2017. In Jan 2018 she jointly exhibited with her sister, Khalda Alkhmri, at Rethink Rebuild Society (Syrian Community Centre) in Manchester.