Leila Mancini (b. 1980 Oakland, CA)

California native, Leila Mancini, plays with abstraction using rich, vibrant oil paint in her own distinct multi-layered, gestural technique. Living forms seem to appear in her work that feel organic, yet otherworldly.

Leila’s formative years were rooted in nature and nurtured by a musical family with a love for the arts. Her childhood was spent between the Southern California coast and horse farms in Oregon & Texas.

Later in life, after raising her own family, her invitation into the world of oil painting was unmistakably destined. In 2022, she picked up a paint brush for the first time, after a life changing encounter with a woman who had a transcendent vision for her. Leila currently works as a full-time artist in Ventura, CA.