Self Portrait

Janet Manalo

Contemporary Artwork

Manipulated Abstracts
Inspired by Nature & the 2 a.m. Muses

Manipulated Realism
Inspired by Nature & Humanity

EVENTS AND EXHIBITS 2023

LAAA's online exhibit 'The Foolish Game' An all media group exhibition exploring sentimentality in contemporary art. September 16 - October 16, 2023.

Wanna Play ~ Altered Books and Vintage Board Games ~ 18 x 18 x 12

Confections An all-media group exhibition Online only April 29 - May 26, 2023

Luna Dreams ~ Mixed Media on Canvas ~ 12x12

Las Laguna Art Gallery   Women in Art April 6-29, 2023   Online Group Exhibition

2022

Undisclosed Location An all-media exploration of environments, both real and imagined Online only September 17 - October 9, 2022

Pasadena Society of Artists 97th Annual Juried Exhibition May 2 - May 27, 2022 Betsy Lueke Cultural Arts Gallery Burbank, CA

Los Angeles Art Association's 2021 Open Show featuring the very best in emerging art. Juried by Peter Frank, Art Critic December 11, 2021 through January 7, 2022 Gallery 825 825 N. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90069

Secret Passages ~ Altered Book ~ 12" x 8" x 8"

Pasadena Society of Artists Oil and Acrylic July 15 - August 15, 2021 Group Exhibition

Pasadena Society of Artists Artist's Choice Exhibition June 1 - June 30, 2021 Group Exhibition

Las Laguna Art Gallery Purely Abstract May 6-29, 2021 Group Exhibition   True abstract art not only utilizes flexibility and freedom; it also employs bold uses of color, line, pattern, form, process, mark making and composition.

"Vantage Point" ~ Mixed Media on Layered Canvases ~ 32x53

Los Angeles Art Association is proud to present FAT CITY FAT CITY is an opportunity for artists to illuminate and challenge our shared understandings of what landscape means in 2021. FAT CITY will run online April 24 - May 14, 2021

InterSections ~ Mixed Media on Paper ~ 18x24

Los Angeles Art Association is proud to present READY GO ! an all media presentation of artwork created since the challenges of 2020.	"Mask - or - Aid" ~ Altered Book Assemblage ~ 16x20
Los Angeles Art Association is proud to present GILD an all media exploration of embellishment or exaggeration in contemporary art practice. GILD: an online only exhibition featuring artwork by LAAA artists MARCH 6 -26, 2021.	"Dreams" ~ Mixed Media Collage ~ 15 x19

Pasadena Society of Artists

2020 CALIFORNIA OPEN

Pasadena Society of Artists

New Member Showcase February 4-22, 2020
Hosted by McGinty's Gallery at the End of the World

EVENTS AND EXHIBITS 2019

August 2 - October 18;Fall Showcase: Jameson Gallery Creative Arts Gallery, Sierra Madre, CA
September 6 - October 12;Casa de la Mariposa ~ Curated Group Show: McGinty's Gallery, Altadena, CA
March 22-April 26;Group Exhibit: Creative Arts Gallery, Sierra Madre, CA
January 2-31;Group Exhibit: Napa Library, Napa , CA

2017
November 16- January 7, 2018, Norcal Regional Juried Art Show, Fairfield, CA
September 26, Art & Poetry Workshop, Jessel Miller Gallery, Napa, CA
May 2, Ekphrastic Poetry, Benicia, CA
April 22, Art & Poetry on eARTh Day , DaDas Art Gallery Boutique, Folsom, CA
January 13-Feb.25, The Art of Ekphrasis, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA



About the Artist

This web site provides a glimpse of the work that has been created in my office and studio. Please contact me if you have questions about my art methods or sales.

I create art because it visually represents my philosophical balance between planned structure and random chaos. The flow of color, the combination of textures, and the effect of light influence the spontaneous accidents that can occur during the process of creation. I embrace those chaotic moments which lead to altered, insightful outcomes. With my life and my art, I strive to find that balance.

The richness of mixed-media can be found in my manipulated canvas pieces. These works encompass canvases that have been woven, pleated, slashed, or layered.

The Art of Altered Books is a specific portion of my overall collection of artwork. Books were used as the initial foundations. I transformed each piece into distinctive three-dimensional artworks, using collage and assemblage techniques. The altered books’ visual references range from political statements to whimsical structures.

I have recently settled in Southern California, after having lived most of my adult life in Northern California. I have traveled throughout Europe and parts of the US. I earned a BS with a major in Design from the University of California Davis.

I also enjoy the collaborative process. Poet Suzanne Bruce and I exhibit our interdisciplinary work at EkphrasticExpressions.com. We have published two books which feature our ekphrastic expressions. We frequently have workshops and events that explore the process of ekphrasis. I was a member of the ArtDivas for 14 years; the collective work is available at ArtDivasArt.com.

Yoga influences my life; I have been a student of Iyengar asanas since 1990 and have been pursuing the goals of meditation since the 1980's.

I am exploring new art communities in Altadena, Laguna Beach, Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre, CA. Since the 1990's, I have exhibited in the northern California art communities of Benicia, Crockett, Davis, Fairfield, Folsom, Napa, Roseville, Sacramento, St. Helena and Vacaville.