education | recent exhibitions | permanent collections | awards / honors | video interviews | catalogs | press
EDUCATION
| 1998 | Derry / Belfast, Northern Ireland Work Study. | |
| 1993 | Havana, Cuba. Work Study. | |
| 1990 | Barcelona, Spain. Work Study. | |
| 1988 | Mexico City, Mexico. Work Study. | |
| 1985 | Pietra Santa, Italy. Work Study. | |
| 1978 | Southwest Texas University, San Marcos, Texas |
RECENT EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
| 2014 | Katy Contemporary Art Museum | Katy, Texas |
| 2011 | Rate of Exchange, Masur Art Museum | Monroe, Louisiana |
| 2010 | One Man Show, Laura Rathe Gallery; (existing) One Man Show | Houston, Texas |
| 2009 | Begins installations of Sculpture for Sculpture for New Orleans Project | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2008 | Maquette – Sculpture for New Orleans JFGallery |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2007 | Sculpture Network, Speaker | Barcelona, Spain |
| 2006 | “Sculpture for New Orleans”, Founder and curator for a citywide ongoing project to help revitalize the visual art post-Katrina utilizing public and private spaces. www.sculptureforneworleans.org | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| “Hudson River Sculpture Trail”, founder and curator. Commissioned by Martin Ginsburg of Ginsburg Development, LLC to form a sculpture trail from NYC to Saratoga. Began in Haverstraw, NY and to include cities: Peekskill, Poughkeepsie, Yonkers, Tarrytown, Saratoga, Ossining and others. An on-going project. www.hudsonriversculpture.com | Various cities in New York | |
| 2005 | ||
| 2004 | Michael Manjarris, Lucas Johnson Rockport Center for the Arts |
Rockport, Texas |
| 2003 | One Man Show, New Gallery | Houston, Texas |
| 2002 | Bayfront Arts and Sciences Park, Sculpture Park National Competition Winner | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 2001 | Michael Manjarris, New Gallery | Houston, Texas |
| Artistic Centers in Texas: South Texas | Austin, Texas | |
| The Jones Center for Contemporary Art | ||
| Michael Manjarris, Steve Lesser, James Surls | ||
| Sculpture Outdoors, The Center for Contemporary | Virginia Beach, Virginia | |
| Arts of Virginia, Catalog | ||
| Contemporary Sculpture in Meditation Park | ||
| Beeville Art Museum, Catalog | Beeville, Texas | |
| 2000 | Michael Manjarris, One Man Show | San Antonio, Texas |
| Parchman/Stremmel Galleries | ||
| Audubon Park Sculpture Garden Commission | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Private Collection/ Designer/ Sculpture Installation | ||
| Group Show, International Sculpture Conference | Houston, Texas | |
| New Gallery | ||
| Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts Benefit | Houston, Texas | |
| 1999 | Michael Manjarris/Miguel Manjarrez | |
| People Street Art Space | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Wolff Sculpture Garden Commission | ||
| Designer/ Sculpture Installation | Houston, Texas | |
| Goliad “A Cultural Convergence” | ||
| Presidio La Bahia | ||
| Curator, Catalog | Goliad, Texas | |
| 1998 | Miguel Manjarrez | |
| Galleria Emma Molina | Monterrey, N. L. Mx. | |
| The Figure and the Chair Hooks / Epstein Gallery | Houston, Texas | |
| Irving Sculpture Garden Commission | ||
| “Stone Benches” | Irving, Texas | |
| Artful Garden | Houston, Texas | |
| 1997 | Law Enforcement Memorial Commission | |
| Corpus Christi Police Officers Association | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| If Stones Could Speak | ||
| O’Kane Gallery | ||
| University of Houston | Houston, Texas | |
| Michael Manjarris / Michael Manjarrez | ||
| New Gallery | Houston, Texas | |
| Unity Church Outdoor Chapel, Commission | Houston, Texas | |
| Pennzoil Plaza Show / Barbara Davis Galleries | Houston, Texas | |
| 1996 | “Omni Outdoor Sculpture Show” Juried | Houston, Texas |
| In Conjunction with the Annual Conference of | ||
| Commite International pur Musees d’Art | ||
| Michael Manjarris, James Surls, Jesus Moroles | Irving, Texas | |
| Irving Arts Center | ||
| “Heart Show” Parchman-Stremmel Galleries | San Antonio, Texas | |
| 1995 | Michael Manjarris | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Marguerite Oestriecher – Fine Arts | ||
| Michael Manjarris, Rick Lewis | Dallas, Texas | |
| Steven Hopwood-Lewis | ||
| Kristi Stubbs Gallery | ||
| “Amazing Grace” Michael Manjarris | Houston, Texas | |
| New Gallery | ||
| 1994 | Michael Manjarris- New Gallery | Houston, Texas |
| “Omni Outdoor Sculpture Show” | Houston, Texas | |
| International Sculpture Conference, Speaker | San Francisco, California | |
| “Summer Show” Hall/Barnett | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| “Group Show” Kristi Stubbs Gallery | Dallas, Texas | |
| “Group Show” New Gallery | Houston, Texas | |
| 1993 | “Eye to Eye” James, Surls, Charmaine Locke | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Curator | ||
| Houston’s Known and Unknown | Houston, Texas | |
| 1992 | “Stonehouse 1992” Michael Manjarris | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Marguerite Oestricher Fine Arts | ||
| 1991 | Marguerite Oestricher Fine Arts | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Gregory Amenoff, Michal Manjarris, Carl Palizzolo | ||
| Mariposa Arts Foundation Established | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Irving Sculpture Garden – Michael Manjarris – Competition Winner | Irving, Texas | |
| 1990 | Mariposa Park and Sculpture Garden | |
| Inaugural Exhibition | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Gallery 630B Group Show | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| 1989 | Shidoni | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Mariposa Park and Sculpture Created | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| 1988 | Read-Stremmel Gallery | San Antonio, Texas |
| 1987 | One Man Show, Ben P. Baily Art Building, Texas A & I Art University | Kingsville, Texas |
| 1984 | 71st Annual Allied Artist of America Show | New York, New York |
| One Man Show, II Houston Center | Houston, Texas | |
| North American Sculpture Exhibition Catalog | Golden, Colorado | |
| 1983 | 25th Annual Four, Oklahoma Art Center | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 41st Annual Aubudon Artist Show | ||
| National Art Club, Catalog | New York , New York | |
| 1982 | North American Sculpture Exhibition, Catalog | Golden, Colorado |
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
| CORPORATE | ||
| Art Now Gallery Guide Magazine | New Jersey | |
| O’Connor and Associates | Houston, Texas | |
| Town Club | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Suemar Oil and Gas | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Doubletree Hotel | Houston, Texas | |
| Rue de la Course, Inc. | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| PUBLIC | ||
| Bayfront Arts and Sciences Park | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Mariposa Park | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Art Museum of South Texas | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Emmanuel Chapel, Diocese of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Irving Sculpture Garden | Irving, Texas | |
| Meditation Garden, Unity Church | Houston, Texas | |
| PRIVATE | ||
| Prade Ranch | Mountain Home, Texas | |
| Michael Tracy | San Ygnacio, Texas | |
| Isabel Brown Wilson | Houston, Texas | |
| Ann Schlumberger Brown | Houston, Texas | |
| Richard King III, Bank of America | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Judge and Mrs. David Oestreicher | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Dan Pedrotti | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
AWARDS / HONORS
| 2014 | Maker of the Year — Public Art — Creative Art Alliance of New Orleans Times-Picayune Top Ten of 2013, Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition Proclamation, in appreciation of Sculpture for New Orleans, City of New Orleans |
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| 2013 | Given by Mayor Mitch Landrieu The Diana Helis Henry and The Adrienne Helis Malvin Art Funds of The Helis Foundation, Major grant recipient — 2013 through 2014 |
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| 2012 | Goldring Family Foundation Grant Recipient Wizner Grant Recipient, Awarded by Mayor Mitch Landrieu |
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| 2010-2012 | Helis Foundation Grant Recipient | |
| 2009 | Times-Picayune Top Ten of 2009 — Sculpture for New Orleans, Lafayette Square Zales Grant Recipient Downtown Development Grant Recipient Athena Foundation Grant Recipient with Peter Lundberg Bill and Barbara Carris Family Foundation with Peter Lundberg |
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| 2008 | Downtown Development Grant Recipient Audubon Nature Conservancy Grant Recipient Brown Foundation Grant, Houston, Texas Proclamation, in appreciation of Sculpture for New Orleans, City of New Orleans Given by New Orleans City Council Board President, Jackie Clarkson |
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| 2001 | Texas Commission for the Arts Grant Recipient | |
| 1999 | Brown Foundation Matching Grant Recipient, Houston, Texas with Texas Commission for the Arts |
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| 1989-1993 | Corpus Christi Municipal Arts Grant Recipient | |
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
| March 2014 | Downtown Development District video | |
| May 2011 | Go Nola – New Orleans Tourism and Marketing Corporation video | |
| May 25, 2010 | By Doug MacCash, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Critic Doug MacCash describes 4 new sculptures in City Park, New Orleans |
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| January 11, 2010 | By Doug MacCash, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Artists Michael Manjarris and Peter Lundberg describe their New Orleans sculpture park project. |
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| October 1992 | Springer, Bill, “Eyes of Texas: Michael Manjarris”, KPRC, Channel 2, NBC, Houston, Texas. | |
CATALOGS
| 2001 | South Texas Survey of Contemporary Art, Texas Fine Arts Association, 2001 | |
| Manjarris, Surls, Lesser, Sculpture Outdoors, Center for Contemporary Art | Virginia Beach, Virginia | |
| Contemporary Sculpture in Mediation Park | Beeville Art Museum, 2001 | |
| 1999 | Goliad: A Cultural Convergence | Goliad, Texas |
| 1996 | Surls, Moroles, Manjarris, Irving Arts Center | Irving, Texas, 1996 |
| 1984 | North American Sculpture Exhibition | Golden, Colorado |
| 1982 | North American Sculpture Exhibition | Golden, Colorado |
PRESS
| March 19, 2014 | Sculpture for New Orleans Brings Art to the City USA Today Travel by Beth D’Addono |
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| February 18, 2014 | The New Sculptures of New Orleans wheretraveler.com by Douglas Brantley |
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| January 3, 2014 | Preposterous pink bunny sculpture appears near Superdome NOLA.com: The Times-Picayune by Doug MacCash |
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| December 18, 2013 | Doug MacCash’s top 10 New Orleans favorite art exhibits and events of 2013 NOLA.com: The Times-Picayune by Doug MacCash |
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| March 29, 2013 | Sculpture for New Orleans is a plus for Poydras Street NOLA.com: The Times-Picayune by Doug MacCash |
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| February 7, 2013 | 7 outdoor sculptures make their debut in time for Super Bowl NOLA.com: The Times-Picayune by Bruce Eggler |
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| February 6, 2013 | City reawakens to art theadvocate.com by Kari Dequine Harden |
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| February 4, 2013 | A New Orleans streetscape of Southern sculptures Knoxville News by Associated Press |
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| February 1, 2013 | Prominent New Outdoor Sculptures Make Debut City of New Orleans |
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| April 6, 2012 | Visionary Visualizes Sculpture for the NEW Orleans GoNOLA.com by MIKKO |
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| March 31, 2012 | IRON AWE Cultural Curmudgeon by Hammish Keith www.listener.co.nz |
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| Gallery Baritone: Large Scale Sculpture Tulane Magazine Winter 2012 Alicia Duplessis Jasmin |
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