Matt Manalo
matth3wmanalo@gmail.com

Born
1984 Manila, Philippines

Live/Work
Houston, Texas USA

Education
2009 – 2011 University of Houston - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Art History Minor
2004 – 2008 Houston Community College - Associate in Art
2001 – 2004 Don Bosco Technical College - Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Manila, Philippines

Awards/Jury
        Juried: 2013 Spring Student Art Exhibition, HCC Westloop Campus, Houston, Texas
        Edward Albee Foundation Residency Nominee
        University of Houston School of Art - Flaxman Endowed Art Scholarship
        Project Row House Selected Artist
        Yale/Norfolk Summer Studio Residency Nominee

Exhibitions
2013 The Empty Box, Box13 Contemporary Art Space, Houston, Texas
2012 "Mix N' Mash", Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Texas
        Solo Show: "Black/White", Imperial Fine Arts, Rosenberg, Texas
        Bank That Thang Up, The Joanna, Houston, Texas
        OKLAHOMA: A Show About Texas/ Art Sandwiches & Burning Bones Press, Gallery M Squared, Houston, Texas
2011 Dis, Dat, Deez, Doz, The Joanna, Houston, Texas
        Drawn to Death, Talento Bilingual de Houston, Houston, Texas
        Solo Show: "Deconstractivism, Memory, Miscommunication/Disconnect", Imperial Fine Arts, Sugarland, Texas
        "White Washing", Many Mini Residency, Skydive Art Space, Houston, Texas
         Re-painting of Mary's Mural with The Joanna, Mary's Bar, Houston, Texas
         ART SANDWICHES: "Marvin Zindler" Free Press Summer Fest, Houston, Texas
         Masters Thesis Show, Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, Texas
         Mixture, Skydive Art Space, Houston, Texas 
         "Museums of Tomorrow" American Association of Museums/ Houston Museum of African American Culture, Houston, Texas
          PODA: Portable On Demand Art Project with The Joanna/American Association of Museums, Discovery Green, Houston, Texas
           The Empty Box, Box13 Contemporary Art Space, Houston, Texas
          Art From The Land of Cougars, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center - Blue Star Lab, San Antonio,  Texas curated by Wayne Gilbert
2010  Project Row House Summer Artist Residency Show, Project Row House, Houston, Texas
         The Empty Box, Box13 Contemporary Art Space, Houston, Texas
         Twestival Houston 2010, Caroline Collective, Houston, Texas
         FotoFest Biennial How I Will Die Show, HCC Annex Gallery, Houston, Texas
         FARMART, The Last Organic Outpost, Houston, Texas
         Minority Men’s Initiative Show, HCC Main Building, Houston, Texas

Talks/ Slide Presentations
2012 Accelerated Learning Charter School
2011 Imperial Fine Arts Gallery
2010 Project Row House

Publicity
2012 Rosenberg Opens Center of the Arts, NihaoUSA
        New Center for the Arts Opens in Rosenberg, Fortbend Independent
        Imperial Arts Announces Grand Opening, Fortbend Star
2011 Dis, Dat, Deez, Doz at The Joanna by Joshua Fischer, Temporary Art Review
        Dis, Dat, Deez, Doz at The Joanna by Robert Boyd, thegreatgodpanisdead.blogspot.com
        White Washing by Bill Davenport, Glasstire
        Art Weirdness at Free Press Summer Fest by Bill Davenport, Glasstire        Murals collide with national museum conference in Peter Marzio's community service vision by Steven Thomson, Culture Map        
        "Museums of Tomorrow" with American Association of Museums by Douglass Britt, The Houston Chronicle
        Join us as Houston hosts the AAM Annual Meeting’s first ever Community Service Project, AAM website
2010 2010 Summer Studio Review at PRH by Indigo Art Magzine
        Center for Hearing and Speech Organization website blog
        LivingArt Interview on 90.1 KPFT
2008 Interview on 91.7 KTRU
2006 Houston It’s Worth It! The Book

Residencies
2011 Many Mini Residency, Skydive Art Space, Houston, Texas
2010 Project Row House Summer Studio Houston, Texas

Affiliations
Art Sandwiches
Cinder Block, affiliated with Museum of Fine Arts Houston - core member
ISSE, member
Filipino Young Professionals