Manuel Lau – C.V.
INTRODUCTION
Born in Perú
Lives and works in Montréal, Québec
EDUCATION
1997–98Artist in Residence Program
Shirley Eastcott Memorial Scholarship for Printmaking
Capilano College’s Art Institute, North Vancouver, BC
1990–91Printmaking
Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes del Perú
Lima, Peru
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007Atelier Presse Papier, Trois-Rivières, Québec
Galerie d’Art Jean-Claude-Bergeron, Ottawa, Ontario
Solander Gallery, Lyall Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
2006Arts Guild Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Galerie McClure
Visual Arts Centre, Montréal, Québec
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery
Hart House
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
2005Centro Cultural Bellas Artes, Lima, Peru
Galerie Han Art Contemporain, Montréal, Québec
2004Malaspina Printmakers Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2003Juan Pardo Heeren ICPNA Gallery, Lima, Peru
Rotunda Gallery
Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Ontario
2002George Gilmour Gallery
Open Studio, Toronto, Ontario
Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario
Rotunda Gallery
Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Ontario
2001SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2000Malaspina Printmakers Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1998RedPoint Studio & Gallery, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
SELECTED TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION
2003With Maria Jankovics
Atelier Circulaire Gallery, Montréal, Québec
With Richard Smolinski
Struts Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick
2000Art from Peruvians for BC (with Nora Villavicencio)
Terminal City Club, Vancouver, British Columbia
1999STONE-WOOD (with Alberto Ramos)
ICPNA Miraflores Art Gallery, Lima, Peru
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
20075th KIWA Woodcuts Exhibition
Held by Kyoto International Woodprint Association
Kyoto Municipal Museum, Kyoto, Japan
Print Tokyo 2007
International Print Exhibition
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Re-identification: Contemporary Works from Three Countries
Tri-Lateral Print Exhibition
Grafisch Atelier Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Unique Viewpoints: Recent work by Québec artists
National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
20061st MAAPS International Biennial Printmaking Exhibition
Presented by Maritimes And Atlantic Printmakers Society
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dialogues: The Changing Face of Contemporary Canadian Art
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
2005I Bienal Internacional de Grabado ICPNA
Lima, Peru
6th Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints
Kochi, Japan
14th German International Triennial Exhibition of Graphic Art
Frechen, Germany
Atelier Circulaire
Grande Bibliothèque du Québec, Montréal, Québec
Grabados Contemporáneos
Museo de la Nación, Lima, Peru
200413th Seoul Space International Print Biennial
Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Contemporary Peruvian Printmakers
Museo de la Nación, Lima, Peru
Open Studio in Peru
Juan Pardo Heeren ICPNA Gallery, Lima, Peru
Rotunda Gallery 10 year Anniversary Exhibition
Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Ontario
2003International Print & Drawing Exhibition
Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
International Print Triennial in Cracow
Cracow, Poland
Seven Print Artists from Around the World
Hyundai Art Gallery, Ulsan, South Korea
200212th Seoul Space International Print Biennial
Sungkok Museum, Seoul, South Korea
International Senefelder Award Exhibit
Klingspor-Museum, Offenbach, Germany
2001International Print Triennial in Kanagawa
Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
Malaspina in Finland
Vaasa City Museum, Vaasa, Finland
Malaspina in Japan
Gallery OM, Yokohama, Japan
Prints from the Canada’s Pacific Province
Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
20005th Sapporo International Print Biennale
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan
19992nd International Mini-Print Biennial Cluj-1999
Cluj, Romania
3rd Egyptian International Print Triennial
Giza, Egypt
12th German International Exhibition of Graphic Art Triennial
Frechen, Germany
Intimate Impressions: Art from Pan America
Juried Print Exhibition sponsored by the Manitoba Printmakers Association in conjunction with the Pan Am Games held in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Pacific Rim International Print Exhibition
University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hawaii, USA
19985th Biennial of Graphic Art Beograd ’98 International Exhibition
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
19972nd International Triennial of Graphic Art
Bitola, Macedonia
4th Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints
Bhopal, India
8th International Biennial Print & Drawing Exhibit: 1997 R.O.C.
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
9th International Print Biennial - Varna ’97
Varna City Art Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
GRANTS & AWARDS
2007Holbein II Prize
5th KIWA Woodcuts Exhibition
Kyoto Municipal Museum, Kyoto, Japan
2006Grant for research & creation
Québec Arts Council
Honorable Mention
Arts and Paper VII
Biennial National Competition of Artworks on Paper
Galerie d’art Jean-Claude-Bergeron, Ottawa, Ontario
20051st Prize Award
XXXI Salón Nacional de Grabado ICPNA
Galerķa Juan Pardo Heeren, Lima, Peru
Travel Grant
Canada Council
2004Artist of the Year in Visual Arts
Latin America Achievement Award
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Travel Grant
Canada Council
2003Travel Grant
Canada Council
Finalist in Visual Arts
Latin America Achievement Award
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario
20021st Prize Award
StudiosLivan Toronto International Print Biennial
Toronto, Ontario
Travel Grant
Canada Council
2001Emerging Artist Scholarship
Open Studio, Toronto, Ontario
Travel Grant
Canada Council
2000Sponsorship Prize
5th Sapporo International Print Biennale
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan
1996Consular Merit in Culture
Consulate General of Peru, Vancouver, BC
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Teaching Positions
2006Woodcut workshop
Atelier Circulaire Gallery, Montréal, QC
2002Collagraph workshop for the Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art
CCCA website, Toronto, Ontario
2001Linocut Workshop Instructor
Open Studio, Toronto, Ontario
1999Mentorship Program
Malaspina Printmakers Society, Vancouver, British Columbia
Guest Artist Presentations and Residencies
2007Atelier Presse Papier, Trois-Rivières, Québec
Frans Maserrel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium
Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany
2006Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Printmakers Council of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI
2005Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium
Seminar & Demonstration
Faculty of Art
Católica University, Lima, Perú
2004Atelier Imago, Moncton, New Brunswick
Fine Arts Department
Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Printmaking Department
Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Ontario
2003St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, Newfoundland
2002Atelier de l’Ile, Val-David, Québec
Related Activities
2003–04Board member of the 100-Prints Committee
Open Studio, Toronto, Ontario
2000Custom Printing, Silkscreen
Studio 8 Graphics, Toronto, Ontario
1997–00Shop Attendant
Dundarave Print Workshop, Vancouver, British Columbia
1997Custom Printing, Lithography
Prior Editions Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia
1996–98Annual Members Show Committee Co-Chair, Treasurer
Dialogue Committee Co-Chair
Malaspina Printmakers Society, Vancouver, British Columbia
PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS
2007La vie en rose by Karine Gélinas
Voir Magazine, Mauricie, Trois-Rivières, Québec
2006
October 21
Druckkunst im Museum
Frankfurter Rundschau, p. 33
Frankfurt, Germany
February 2
Chiens Vagabonds
Toronto Hispano, Toronto, Ontario
January 23
Chiens Vagabonds
Sing Tao News Daily, Cultural
Toronto, Ontario
2005
September 29
Perros Vagabundos
Revista Caretas, p.78
Lima, Peru
2004
November
SONHOMEU II: Manuel Lau by Carol Nymark
Malaspina Printmakers Society Newsletter, p. 6–7
Vancouver, British Columbia

Manuel Lau: Artist in Residence
Atelier Imago Newsletter, Moncton, New Brunswick
2003
Spring
Manuel Lau: Artist in Residence, Graphic Content
St. Michael’s Newsletter, St. John’s, Newfoundland
January 25
Lúdicos Grabados by Doris Baily
Revista Somos, El Comercio
Lima, Peru
January 24
El Arte del Emigrante by Sandra Bustamante
Diario El Expreso, Cultural, p. 31
Lima, Peru
January 16
Los Mundos Compartidos by Pedro Escribano
Diario La República, p. 19
Lima, Peru
January 10
Grabados de Ensueño by Jaime Bedoya
Revista Caretas, Cultural, p. 62
Lima, Peru
2002
Winter
Manuel Lau: Emerging Artist Exhibit by Allan Tong
LOLA Magazine, p. 82
Toronto, Ontario

STONE LITHOGRAPHY by Paul Croft
Printmaking Handbook, p. 95
Published by A & C Black, England
2001
March 2
Joy and Sorrow on the Menu by Gilbert A. Bouchard
Edmonton Journal, The Visual Arts, p. E14
Edmonton, Alberta
2000
January 3
Los Buenos Recuerdos by Patricia Castro Obando
El Comercio, Cultural, p. C7
Lima, Peru
1999
November
Understand-Newfoundland by Manuel Lau
CHOP: Malaspina Printmakers Society Newsletter, vol. 12, no. 4, p. 4–5
Vancouver, British Columbia
February – March
Manuel Lau: Continuo Camino Hacia el Arte
Oriental Magazine, p. 34
Lima, Peru
February 24
Grabados de Lau y Ramos by Silvio de Ferrari
Diario El Expreso, Cultural, p. 3
Lima, Peru
February 18
Mito Interior by Jaime Bedoya
Caretas Magazine, Cultural, p. 78
Lima, Peru
February 9
Contrary Feelings by Patricia Castro Obando
El Comercio, Cultural, p. C7
Lima, Peru
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
CANADA
Art Bank, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, ON
Atelier Imago, Moncton, NB
Banque Nationale du Québec, Montréal, QC
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Montréal, QC
La Caisse DesJardins, Montréal, Québec
Consulate General of Peru, Toronto, Ontario
Consulate General of Peru, Vancouver, BC
Dept. of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa, ON
L’Institut Canadien de Québec, Québec, QC
Loto-Québec, Montréal, Québec
Malaspina Printmakers Society, Vancouver, BC
Open Studio, Toronto, ON
Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC
Peachtree Commercial Developments, Toronto, ON
Plantagenet Printshop, Ottawa, ON
St. Michael’s Prints Studio, St. John’s, NL
SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, AB
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
The Donovan Collection (St. Michael’s College)
The Hart House Collection
INTERNATIONAL
Art Museum of the Central Reserve Bank, Lima, Peru
Canadian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Hokkaido Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd, Sapporo, Japan
Hyundai Arts Center Gallery, Ulsan, South Korea
Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano, Lima, Peru
Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
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