Gilfrancis Maningo

About the Artist

Gil Maningo studied Fine Arts in UP Diliman and UP Cebu. A recording Artist, TV personality, Composer and Photographer. Founder of Kulas Ideas and Creations Inc. since 1989. He was actively learning about art as he did some thorough studies on American / Indian Art in South Dakota and also did commercial graphic art from 1991 to 2017 thru his companies: Kulas Ideas & Creations Inc. & Tropikal Relik through custom made & exclusive t-shirt designs based on the clients’ needs & requirements, designed company logos & made commercial company jingles.

An artist with many fields of experience,

Artworks

Title: Reminiscing
Size: 48 in. x 48 in.
Medium: Mixed Media

Title: The Prayer Size: 48 in x 48 in Medium: Mixed Media

Title: The Red Jazz Men
Size: 52 in. x 48 in.
Medium: Mixed Media

Title: Selfless Love
Size: 48 in. x 48 in.
Medium: Mixed Media

Title: The First Acquaintance
Size: 48 in. x 48 in.
Medium: Mixed Media

Title: Because of Love
Size: 48 in. x 48 in.
Medium: Mixed Media

The soothing Touch
28 x 22 In
Mixed Media on Specialized paper
2022

The Boy Next Door
28 x 22 In
Mixed Media on Specialized paper
2022

The Afternoon Nap
28 x 22 In
Mixed Media on Specialized paper
2022

Mother>s Favorite
28 x 22 In
Mixed Media on Specialized Paper
2022

The Temperature Is Rising
31 x 34 In
Mixed Media on Specialized paper
2022

The Dreamy Gaze
36 x 24 In
Mixed Media on Specialized paper
2022

Education

1977: UP Dilliman Fine Arts
1980: Took elective subjects under the late Martino Abellana, the Amorsolo of the South at UP Cebu
1987: did some thorough studies on American / Indian Art in South Dakota

Awards/Book Citations

A finalist for the Cebu Pop Music Festival “Palad sa Pungkol” 1995
Phil. Magazine Mar-May 2000 Vol V, #43
A “Mugna Bisaya” awardee for Visual Arts Caricature Painting Category 2015
An environmental awardee from the City of Cebu, Mayor Tomas Osmeña
A finalist for the Cebu Pop Music Festival “Palad sa Pungkol”

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibits:

2015: Solo Exhibit – Caricatura, Art Center, SM City Cebu
2016: Solo Exhibit, Caricatura II, Art Portal, Davao
2018: Solo Exhibit, Aurum Febris, Qube Gallery, Cebu
2018: Solo Exhibit, Aurum Sensu, Art Circle Gallery, Shangri-la Mall
2020: Solo Virtual Exhibit, Magni Aestimo with Art Circle Gallery
2021: Solo Exhibit, Paradise, Art Circle Gallery at the Art Center, SM Megamall
2023: Solo Exhibit, Foveo at Robinson’s Magnolia with Art Circle Gallery

Group Exhibits:

2005: Group Photo Exhibit – Catch Her if You Can, Cebu
2015: Group Exhibit – Sumad Kwarenta 1975-2015, UP CEBU
2016: Group Exhibit- Mugna Bisaya Visual Art Exhibit, SM Seaside Cebu
2017: Group Exhibit – Diverse Yet Unified, SM Megamall
2018: Group Exhibit, IstoryArt, Art Circle Gallery 28th Anniversary exhibit
2019: 2 Man Show, Fishers of Men, 5th Ave, Phil. Center, NYC
2019: Manila Art Fair, Epithets Of A Woman, Showcasing the Global Fil. Artist SM Aura with Art Circle Gallery
2021: 1st Visayas Art Fair With Qube Gallery at Montebello
2022: 2nd Visayas Art Fair With Qube Gallery at Oakriddge
2022: Group Exhibit, Quatro Virtuoso with Dizon, Baldemor & Pagkatipunan
At the Art Center SM Megamall with Art Circle Gallery
2022: Group Exhibit 50th Golden Anniversary Exhibit for UP Artists’ Circle At Super
Duper Gallery

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