Anika Manuel obtained a BA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design in 2011. Her portraits have been shown widely in the UK and abroad. She was one of twelve artists chosen to take part in 20:12, an exhibition celebrating the Olympic Games in which she was commissioned to paint a team GB athlete.

Now based in Cornwall, her first solo show took place in the Crypt Gallery in St Ives.

She exhibits internationally and has worked on commissions for clients all over the world.