Mannig was born in Freiberg, Germany, in 1974.
He attended the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden (HfBK, Dresden University of Visual Arts) between 1999 and 2004, and completed his Master´s degree under the tutorage of Professor Ralf Kerbach, also an acclaimed artist. Taking his inspiration from a variety of sources such as traditional German satire and contemporary subculture, his paintings explore the vibrancy and flexibility of the medium. Their witty and friendly veneer conceals the artist´s examination of the dark side of history and it´s reason for existance. The characteristic layering technique used in his paintings is a reflection of this thought process.

曼寧於1974年出生在德國弗萊貝格。他於1999年至2004年就讀於德累斯頓美術學院，並在著名藝術家 Ralf Kerbach 教授的指導下完成了碩士學位。他的靈感來自多個不同來源，包括傳統的德式諷刺和當代次文化，他的畫作探索了媒介的活力和靈活性。這些畫作表面上機智友好，實際上卻隱藏著藝術家對歷史黑暗面及其存在原因的審視。他在畫作中使用的特徵性分層技法反映了這個思考過程。