J. STEVEN MANOLIS
BIO
J. Steven Manolis (b. 1948) is a painter in all mediums. His artistic concentration is focused on abstract expressionism with an emphasis on color and the creation of pleasing visual dimensions. He has been a private art student of the renowned artist Wolf Kahn for nearly twenty years. He works year round in his painting studio located in Miami, Florida.
Mr. Manolis is highly involved in the field of visual arts, and was past Chairman of the Advisory Board of the National Academy of Design, and is currently a Trustee of the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont, which conducts the nation’s largest Artist Residency Program.
PLEASE SEE MY PARTICIPATION ON GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS BELOW
J. STEVEN MANOLIS • "COLOR RHAPSODIES" ART EXHIBITION • OPENING NIGHT 04.02.2015
FEATURING LOVEMANOLIS PHOTO + ART FUSION: FRED LOVE (PHOTOS) + J. STEVEN MANOLIS (PAINTING)
GROUP and SOLO Exhibitions:
2010
• Aug.: MEET THE ARTIST art group show @ Karyn Mannix Contemporary Gallery - Hampton Road, Southampton, New York
• Sept.: THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, group show @ Karyn Mannix Contemporary Gallery - Hampton Road, Southampton, New York
2014
• June: "COMPOSITION" art competition show by guest juror Eric Brown, artist and co-owner of Tibor de Nagy Gallery in NY City @ East End Art Council, Riverhead, New York
• Sept.: SOLO Exhibition "LIVING COLOR" and his book launch "Delight in Color" @ Chase Edwards Contemporary Fine Art, Bridgehampton, New York
• Dec.: SELECT Art show @ Wynwood Art Group Gallery booth (Art Basel/Miami week), Miami, FL
• Dec.: Group Show @ Wynwood Art Group Gallery in Wynwood - Miami, FL
2015
• Feb.: ART WYNWOOD @ Wynwood Art Group Gallery booth in Wynwood - Miami, FL
• Apr.: SOLO Exhibition "COLOR RHAPSODIES" @ Wynwood Art Group Gallery, Miami, FL - special collaboration with Fred Love (photo) featuring LoveManolis (photo + art fusion)
• July: ART SOUTHAMPTON @ Wynwood Art Group Gallery booth, Southampton, New York
• Dec.: SOLO Exhibition @ J. Steven Manolis Art Studio & Gallery (Biscayne Studio), Miami, FL
• Dec.: Group Show @ Wynwood Art Group Studio & Gallery - Little Haiti-Miami, FL
2016
• Jan.: "TAKE HOME A NUDE" Charity Silent Auction @ the Armory Art Complex, West Palm Beach, Florida
• Feb.: SOLO Exhibition "COLOR MATTER", curated by Bruce Helander @ Paul Fisher Gallery - West Palm Beach, Florida - please see details on EVENTS page.
• Dec.: SOLO Exhibition @ THE CORAL SPRINGS MUSEUM OF ART (CSMOA), from December 2016 to February 2017 • This is a three-month solo exhibition in the main 5000 s.f. gallery at the prestigious CSMOA, curated by renowned art critic Bruce Helander. More details will available soon at EVENTS page.
