Manuel Palacio
Bacardi Limited Biennal at the Bermuda National GalleryBacardi Limited Biennial 2002Artists featured in the Bermuda National Gallery's BiennialsBacardi Ltd.Biennial 1994Biennial 1996Bacardi Biennial 1998Bacardi Ltd Biennial 2000

sura seven eleven by manuel palacio

SURA. VII.11

oil, acrylic and latex on burlap-
covered plywood with paint tubes,
stainless steel, steel, copper plate,
straight-edged aluminium rulers
with cooper hinges
58 x 40 inches

Manuel Palacio American, born 1964



artist statement

I am ecstatic to be an artist! If I wasn't one, I would have married one — hey, done that! Or I would have wished taht at least one of my parents was one — my dad was a builder. Or that one of my three beautiful girls would be one — those markings on tha wall do count, and all that singing and dancing qualifies. It doesn't get any better. Well, there is the matter of independent wealth and being self supporting...

education
1987- Maryland Institute College of Art, B.A.
solo exhibitions
1997- Masterworks Foundation, "Artists Up Front Street"
selected group exhibitions
1983- Corcoran Institute of Art
- Travelling exhibition, National Finals for Honour Students. honourable mention
1996- Bermuda National Gallery, 2nd Biennial
1997- Bermuda Society of Arts, "Masterworks Artists up Front Street"
- Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard, Jazz show
- Bermuda Society of Arts, one of two "Best in show"
portrait commissions
1983- George Petricci, wife "Lucy"
- Betty Young,, "Tashia"
1986- Reverend catchings, daughter "Stephanie"
- Jackie Maynard, "Marcelina"
- Richard Brinson, "Ali", "Michele"