Exhibitions and Special Achievements
2022
- Speaker: “An Artist’s Washington, DC: Turmoil in Ever-Changing Landscape,” Virtual Speakers Series: Northwest Neighbors Village, Washington, DC. https://bit.ly/3F0ONZI
- Video interview: “Joey Mánlapaz on Our Nation’s Capital,” by May-Lily Lee, Executive Producer, AmericanSpark.TV. https://bit.ly/3zCJDjX
2020
- Cover design: “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Front of the Supreme Court,” Counterbalance: National Association of Women Judges 34.2 (Fall 2020): Front Cover. Print. https://issuu.com/nawj/docs/counterbalance_v.6.1__final_/2
- Curator, Celebrating Color, Lois & Richard England Gallery at Iona, Washington, DC
2019
- Curator, Urban Cityscapes, Lois & Richard England Gallery at Iona, Washington, DC
- Curator, For Real, Lois & Richard England Gallery at Iona, Washington, DC
2019, 2014
- Juror, Urban, Suburban & Rural (2019), The Human Factor (2014), National Exhibits, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Frederick, MD
2018
- Purchase Award, City of Alexandria, Neighborhoods & Gathering Places, Alexandria, VA
- Awards: Artist Fellowship & Individual Project Grants, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts
- Curator, In The Still of Art: Watercolors by Northwest Neighbors Village Artists, Lois & Richard England Gallery at Iona, Washington, DC
2018, 2016
- Juror, Strokes of Genius (2018, 2016), Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
2017
- Brentwood Arts Exchange, Re-Location, Gateway Arts Center, Brentwood, MD
2016
- Juror, Strokes of Genius, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
2015
- Finalist among 430 entries, Professional Artist Magazine Portrait of a Professional Artist Competition. June 2015
2014
- Curator, Real Washington, Winter Palace Studio in Georgetown, Washington, DC
- Juror, The Human Factor, National Exhibit, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Frederick, MD
- Artist Fellowship Grant Award, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts
2013
- Finalist among 6,000 entries, Artist’s Magazine 30th Annual Art Competition, Dec. 2013
- Capitol Arts Network, 4th of July, Rockville, MD
- Zenith at D.C. Economic Partnership, Inauguration Art Show by Washington Artists, Washington, DC
2012
- Mánlapaz correspondence, personal papers, sketchbooks & show invitations archived at the U.S. Library of Congress, Asian American Pacific Islander Collection Division, Washington, DC
- Painting "Side-by-Side" selected for Tunnel Vision: Permanent Public Art Installation at the Bethesda Metro Station, Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District, Bethesda, MD
- Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc., You Are What You Eat, Bethesda, MD
2011
- Dorian Grey Gallery, You Are Here: Washington D.C., New York City, NY
- Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
- Target Gallery, Masks, Alexandria, VA
- Galery Plan B, Local Color, Washington, DC
- Peterson-Cody Gallery, Group Landscape & Cityscape Show, Santa Fe, NM
2010
- Curator, Realism Now: Cityscapes, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
- Juror, Scapes: International Landscape Exhibit, Art League, Alexandria, VA
- Juror, 2010 Open Competition for Solo Exhibits, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
- Zenith at Chevy Chase Pavilion, Food Glorious Food, Bethesda, MD
- The Art Registry at Hotel Palomar to benefit Dress for Success, Washington, DC
- Plan B Gallery, INside/OUTside, Washington, DC
- Red Dot Art Fair, Miami, FL
2009
- Zenith Gallery, Food Glorious Food, Washington, DC
- Arts Harmony Hall Regional Center, 20 Years: A Retrospective, Fort Washington, MD
- Juror, 12th Annual National Juried Show (February), Gallery West, Alexandria, VA
2008
- First Prize Award in Painting, Touchstone Gallery All Media Exhibition; Curator: Vivienne Lassman, Washington, DC
- Small Grants Award, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
2007
- Award, 100 Influential Filipina Women, Filipina Women’s Network, Arlington, VA
- Finalist, Sondheim Prize, Decker & Meyerhoff Galleries of the MD Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
- Zenith Gallery, Food Glorious Food, Washington, DC
- Wendt Contemporary, 6th Annual Summer Salon, Laguna Beach, CA
- Bridge Art Fair, London
- WPA/Corcoran, Turning the Page – Installment #5, Washington, DC
2006
- Painting "Northwest Skyline" selected for Art Walk: Metamorphosis Public Art Installation, Washington, DC
- Zenith Gallery, Our Town: Washington Artists, Washington, DC
2005
- Featured Artist, The Urban Institute 2004 Annual Report, www.uipress.org
- Artist Fellowship Grant Award, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
- Warehouse Gallery, SEVEN, Washington, DC. Juror: Lenny Campello, Art Critic
2004
- Guest speaker, U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, DC
- Grant Award, Digital Image Project with Tamarind Certified Master David Adamson, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
- Parker Gallery at Mickelson, Brittany Under William Woodward, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
- David Adamson Gallery, Digital Prints, co-sponsored by DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Washington, DC
2003
- Commission to create artwork for the National Book Festival, U.S. Library of Congress & First Lady Laura Bush https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0311/cover.html
2002-’03
- Traveling Exhibition: Brown Strokes On A White Canvas—A Kaleidoscopic View Of The Philippine-American Experience; Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC; George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; Philippine Center, New York City, NY
2002
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, Faculty Biennial, Washington, DC
1999-2001
- Painting selected for Art in Embassies Program, U.S. State Department: Embassy in Fiji Islands, Micronesia
1998-99
- Panelist, Organizations & Visual Arts Grants-In-Aid, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
1997-1998
- Gallery K, Summer Show, Washington, DC
- Moderator, Asian Pacific American Women in the Arts, The Asian Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute
1996-1997
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran/Washington Project for the Arts Auction, Washington, DC
1996-98
- Painting selected for Art in Embassies Program, U.S. State Department: Embassy in Manila, Philippines
1996
- Philippine Embassy, Independence Day, Washington, DC
- Gallery K, Scapes... land, city, mind..., Washington, DC
- Panelist, City Arts Projects, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
1995
- Award, Twenty Outstanding Filipino-Americans in the U.S. and Canada, Fil-Am Image Corp.
- Washington Project for the Arts, Art Auction, Washington, DC
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, Faculty Group Exhibit, Washington, DC
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, Art Auction, Washington, DC
- Northern Virginia Community College, Oil & Water Do Mix, Annandale, VA
- Perry House, Gilpin Gallery, Gallery West, Prince Royal, Art of the Politically Incorrect, Alexandria, VA
- Panelist, City Arts Projects, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
1994
- Gallery K, Cityscape, Washington, DC
- Gallery K, Summer Show, Washington, DC
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, Art Auction, Washington, DC
1993
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, Art Auction, Washington, DC
- Zenith Gallery, Holiday Show, Washington, DC
- Gallery K, Summer Show, Washington, DC
- Office of US Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Invitational, Washington, DC
- Central Intelligence Agency, Group Show, Springfield, VA
- Zenith Gallery, Creative Solutions: Visions for the Future, Washington, DC
- Gallery K, Small is Beautiful, Washington, DC
1992
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, Art Auction, Washington, DC
- Washington Project for the Arts, Art Auction, Washington, DC
- Sumner School Museum & Archives, Circle of Friendship, Asian American Arts Media, Washington, DC
- Zenith Gallery, DC Scenes, Washington, DC
- Artists Equity, Bethesda, MD; Members Exhibition, Juror: Patricia Tobacco Forrester
- Artist Regional Multimedia Exhibition, Fairfax, VA, Annual Exhibition; Juror: Judith Zilczer, Curator of Painting, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
- Gallery K, Small is Beautiful, Washington, DC
1991
- Award, Outstanding Woman Leader in Art, Filipino American Women's Network, Arlington, VA
- Certificate of Recognition, Philippine Heritage Foundation & U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (Maryland), "For significant contributions to the Philippine American Community & the Nation"
- Mayor's Award, Outstanding Emerging Artist, Mayors Sharon Pratt Kelly and the late Marion Barry, Washington, DC
- Gallery K, Small is Beautiful, Washington, DC
- Gallery K, Back to Basics I, Washington, DC
- Martin Luther King Library, Chinatown, DC: A Photographic Journal, Washington, DC
- Office of Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly (DC), Bicentennial Art Exhibition, Co-Sponsor: DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Washington, DC
- Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA, Annual Exhibition; Juror: Komei Wachi, Gallery K
- Art League/NOVA Fine Arts Association, Alexandria, VA, Annual Exhibition; Juror: Julia Boyd, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA
1990
- Zenith Gallery, Media Mixes at Zenith, Washington, DC
- Office of the late DC Mayor Marion Barry, Scenes of DC, Washington, DC
1989
- Partner's Gallery, Washington Artists, Bethesda, MD
- Regional Multimedia Exhibition, Fairfax, VA, Annual Exhibition; Juror: Helaine Posner, Curator of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
1988
- Mayor's Award, Outstanding Emerging Artist, Mayors Sharon Pratt Kelly and Marion Barry, Washington, DC
- Sumner School Museum & Archives, Tres Filipinas, Washington, DC
- Office of DC Mayor Marion Barry, Asian Pacific American Art Exhibition, Washington, DC
- Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Rockville, MD, Urban Landscapes; Juror: Mary Swift, Washington Review
- Certificate of Excellence in Painting, NY International Art Competition, Jurors: Ellen Handy, Metropolitan Museum; Illene Susan Fort, LA County Museum; Walter Robinson, Art Critic for Art in America
1987
- Finalist, Artist's Magazine, National Landscape Painting Competition, Dec. 1987
1986
- Martin Luther King Library, Highlights of the Year, Washington, DC; Jurors: Jacqueline Serwer, Assistant Curator of Painting & Sculpture, National Museum of American Art; Robert Stewart, Senior Curator, National Portrait Gallery
- Washington Project for the Arts, Art Auction, Washington, DC
- Dimock Gallery, Washington, DC, GWU Alumni Show; Jurors: Ned Rifkin, former Curator of Contemporary Art; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Jones Troyer Gallery; Francoise Yohalem
1985
- American Red Cross, Hispanic Initiative, Washington, DC
1983
- Veerhoff Galleries, Streets & Pathways, Washington, DC
1982
- The World Bank, Philippine Expatriates in the East Coast, Washington, DC
1980-81
- Artist in Residence, Manila, Philippines
1980
- Dimock Gallery, MFA Thesis, Body Portraits of Women: A Search for Style, Washington, DC
1978
- Graduate Fellow in Art, George Washington University
- Training in Landscape Painting, Brittany, France