Christian Mc Manus Biography

CHRISTIAN
MCMANUS
Photographer
A"er studying photography in San3ago de Chile, Chris3an McManus started his career as a photographer in Chile before moving to Paris in 2003 where he now works and lives. As well as holding several individual exhibi3ons mainly in Paris and Chile, Chris3an collaborates regularly with French fashion magazine ‘Marie Claire’ and is a portrait photographer at Studio Harcourt in Paris where he photographed celebri3es such as Zinedine Zidane, Anne Parrillaud, Carole Bouquet, Roger Moore, Paulo Coelho amongst others. His work on “Quarters of the World” is excep3onal. Using Polaroid photography as a basis, he manipulates the images to produce photographs that look like pain3ngs. Exhibitions …
2009 To 2014: Several Fairs with Artemiss Contemporary: Affordable Art Fair Singapore (Nov 3012),Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong (March 2013), Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong (March 2014), Affordable Art Fair New York (Sep 2013). 2008: Group exhibi3on at Très Jolie Art Gallery, Chicago, USA. Solo exhibi3on at Galerie Jamault in Versailles, France. St-­‐art Strasbourg European comtemporary art fair. www.st-­‐art.fr Solo exhibi3on during “Concert and Photography exhibi3on “Spring in Paris” chez IBC (Interna3onal Bussines Club) at Chicago, USA hfp://www.ibc-­‐club.com/ 2007: Par3cipa3on during the week « PARIS CAPITALE DE L’ART », (Fiac, Show-­‐off, Slick) at “Les Elysées de l’art” (Champs-­‐Élysées, stand Galerie Jamault, Paris, France). hfp://www.orexpo.eu/ Solo exhibi3on at Galerie Jamault Paris, France. www.galeriejamault.com 2006: Solo exhibi3on with the associa3on photo « La Chambre à part » at Strasbourg. hfp://
www.chambreapart.org/ Solo exhibi3on et « La Corpora3on Culturelle de la Mairie de Las Condes », San3ago du Chili. hfp://www.culturallascondes.cl/ 2004: Par3cipa3on to the project Hypegallery in France, at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris. www.hypegallery.fr Selected at the Fes3val of photography PHOTOBIS; group exhibi3on, Paris. www.photobis.com Contact Artemiss Contemporary Gallery
email clemen3ne@artemiss-­‐contemporary.com website www.artemiss-­‐contemporary.com …Exhibi3ons 2004: Par3cipa3on to the project Hypegallery in France, at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris. www.hypegallery.fr Selected at the Fes3val of photography PHOTOBIS (may 2004) ; group exhibi3on, Paris. www.photobis.com 2003: Group exhibi3on of art and mul3media poe3c performances d’art et de performances poé3ques at Espace Kiron, organized by the Ambassy of Chile, Paris. 2002: Group exhibi3on organized by studio photo “La Nave” (San3ago) and by “Les Amis de l’Ar” www.amigosdelarte.cl, (Serena and San3ago, Chile). Group exhibi3on “Costanera Norte”, Museum of comtemporary art, San3ago, Chile. 2001: Par3cipa3on to the project “Lente Urbano” organised by “Lucky Strike”, exhibi3on and publica3on of a book. Solo exhibi3on at the « Centre d’Extension de l’Université Centrale du Chili ». Group exhibi3on “Portraiturés” at the Na3onal Historic Museum, San3ago, Chile. Group exhibi3on organized by“La Nave”, San3ago, Chile. 2000: Solo exhibi3on at the « Centre d’Extension de l’Université Catholique du Chili ». www.puc.cl Solo exhibi3on at “Mall Plaza Vespucio”, Chile. 1996: Group exhibi3on , Museum of comtemporary art, San3ago, Chile, San3ago, Chili. 1993: 2nd posi3on to compe33on of photography B&W “Les enfants de l’Amérique” organised by Reifschneider, Chile. 1992: Selected for the 29th Na3onal mee3ng of photographic art, organized by Photo Cine club of Chi www.fotocineclub.cl Solo exhibi3on at “Galerie Drugstore”, San3ago, Chili. Contact Clémen3ne de Forton Art Representa3ve
email clemen3ne@artemiss-­‐contemporary.com website www.artemiss-­‐contemporary.com “BROOKLYN BRIDGE” New York Contact Clémen3ne de Forton Art Representa3ve
email clemen3ne@artemiss-­‐contemporary.com website www.artemiss-­‐contemporary.com