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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)

2010 Man Made, Laura Rathe Gallery Houston, Texas
     
2009    
     
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 revitalized 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, Poukeepsie, 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 Corpus Christi, Texas
  National Competition Winner  
     
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 Manharris, 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  

GRANTS / AWARDS

  Downtown Development District Arts Grant — 2009
  Downtown Development District Arts Grant — 2008
  Corpus Christi Municipal Arts Grant Award — 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
  Texas Commission for the Arts Grant — 1999, 2001

VIDEO INTERVIEWS

  Springer, Bill, "Eyes of Texas: Michael Manjarris", KPRC, Channel 2, NBC, Houston, Texas. October 1992.

CATALOGS

  South Texas Survey of Contemporary Art, Texas Fine Arts Association, 2001
  Manjarris, Surls, Lesser, Sculpture Outdoors, Center for Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2001
  Contemporary Sculpture in Mediation Park, Beeville Art Museum, 2001
  Goliad: A Cultural Convergence, Goliad, Texas, 1999
  Surls, Moroles, Manjarris, Irving Arts Center, Irving, Texas, 1996
North American Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, Colorado, 1984
North American Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, Colorado, 1982