Born on July 11 th, 1951 in Tegernsee, at the foot of the South German Alps. Studied commercial arts in Augsburg and Munich.

Despite of dedicating his skills to the advertising world for a while, his artistic vein kept throbbing - until finally, spurred by an encounter with famed Australian painter Brett Whiteley, new horizons opened up in all directions.

Since 2010, Manus lives as a free artist in Lisbon, Portugal.