Artist Janet Manalo features contemporary abstract fine art in extreme assemblage

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Assemblage by Janet Manalo
Playfully pushing the creative envelope best describes my mind set.

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Mural Dancer

Paper Assemblage 3-D Figure floats in front of Frame 30" x 40" SOLD

Equinox

Watercolor on Wood; Metal Assemblage 19" x 19" NFS

Flights of Fantasy

Ordinary objects used in unusual ways. Figure floats in front of Canvas 96" x 96" NFS

Sift Together

Mixed Media 17" x 30" NFS

What Goes Around

Found Objects on Glass 8" x 20" $450

Word Games

Mixed Media 14" x 14" $200

Chemistry of Music

Mixed Media 36" x 24" SOLD

Are We There Yet ?

Mixed Media 25" x 25" NFS

Labyrinth

Paper; Mesh; Wood Assemblage 24" x 12" SOLD

Copper & Opal Cortina

Copper & Collaged Canvas 60" x 72" $1500

Pearls of Wisdom

Textile Fiber Assemblage 18" x 16" x 36" NFS 1st Place Award; Juried Art Show 2005

SportGoddess Tangram


3-D Assemblage on Wood 56" x 36" x 36" NFS

I enjoy the evolution of creativity that comes from experimentation, particularly when several elements are combined to create richly dimensional, abstract pieces. My artistry is expressed through various mediums, some of which are acrylics, watercolors, textiles and fiber, charcoal, photography and computers. With the use of brushes, combs, wire, screens, sponges, twigs or my fingers, I manipulate canvas, wood, paper and fabric into works of art. I am learning to let the results influence the next step rather than being so concerned about the preconceived process. It has been liberating to release those expectations and discover the unintended.

Playfully pushing the creative envelope best describes my mind set. A fellow artist complimented my work when he wrote,"...very creative ideas, unique. Your work is so varied and related abstractly to the world around us. I think that is the essence of creativity."

All frames and feats of engineering are the result of my husband's amazing skills.

2010 Exhibitions and Events

June 29-August 7, Vacaville Art Gallery, ArtDivas Exhibition, Vacaville, CA

March 12, Solano County Womens History Luncheon, ArtDivas Exhibition, Suisun, CA

February 12, ArtisTree; All-Media Auction benefiting Tree Davis, Davis, CA

2009 Exhibitions and Events

November 20- January 9, 2010, Vacaville Art Gallery, 14th Annual Open, Vacaville

November 27-December 31, Fairfield City Gallery, World of Light & Color, Fairfield

October 9-November 13, Tsao Gallery, "eARTh" installation by ArtDivas; Davis

September 29-October 24, Sacramento Fine Arts Center: Bold Expressions JAS, Carmichael

July 3-Aug. 15, Vacaville Art Gallery, Ekphrastic Expressions: Shared Voices, Vacaville

April 1-30, St. Helena Public Library, Ekphrastic Expressions, St. Helena

2008 Exhibitions and Events

December 5, Art Explosion, Holiday Night of Lights, Fairfield

November 20 - January 17, 2009, Fairfield City Gallery, Fairfield

November 8 - December 12, Vacaville Art Gallery, Vacaville

September 18-October 30, eARTh by the ArtDivas, Fairfield Center for Creative Arts

July 21-October 17, The Main ARTery, Benicia

July 19- November, Vacaville Art Gallery, Vacaville

July 9-July 13, Solano County Fair, Vallejo

June 14- September 14, Fairfield City Gallery, Fairfield

May 8-June 4, Mother In Any Language, Fairfield

April 25-May 23, 31st Annual Juried Art Show, Vacaville

February 7-March 29, 45th Annual Regional, Fairfield

February 9, An Evening of Art, Poetry and Music, Fairfield

January 2-31, Tsao Gallery, Davis Art Center, Davis

January-December, Art Explosion, Fairfield

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