Kelvin Mann was born in New Zealand in 1972 and educated at the Otago School of Fine Art to 1996 Mann was employed at Vidmark Television as an animation artist. In 1997 he moved to Dublin to become a member of the Graphic Studio Dublin. Mann won first prize in the 'Dublin Port Exhibition (2007). He was exhibited widely in New Zealand as well as in Ireland, the UK and Australia. Mann was also invited to participate in several touring shows including 'The Cracked Looking Glass' which travelled to Sweden and New York in 2004. Kelvin Mann has been Studio Manager at Stoney Road Press, Dublin, since 2002.