| Joey Paredes Manlapaz Philadelphia, Mississippi Extraordinarily Talented • Super Dynamic Artist Pride of the Filipinos |
Joey P. Manlapaz is an accomplished artist whose paintings of
Washington, D.C.'s streets and buildings capture the city's vibrant
past and present. As a young immigrant in Washington, D.C.,
she was particularly aware that the old would fall victim to the new
and fade into memory. Her colorful mom and pop storefronts and
fast disappearing 19th century facades, which Joey archives in
her woork, express her delight in the city's past. She animates
the modern city of steel and glass with the colors of street life.
Joey is the youngest of eight children of the late Jose C.
Manlapaz, a dentist, and Guadalupe Paredes, daughter of the
late Senator Quintin Paredes. Before coming to the United States
as a teenager, Joey apprenticed for five years under Filipino
master Diosdado Lorenzo. She later studied with American
portraitist, John Bonner. Under a fellowship from the George
Washington University, she trained in outdoor landscape painting
in Brittany, France. In 1977, she earned a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Zoology and Fine Arts, and in 1980, a Master of Fine
Arts (MFA) with concentration in painting under William Woodward
and Frank Wright.
This year, Joey P. Manlapaz was one of the ten on the City Arts
Washington, D.C.'s streets and buildings capture the city's vibrant
past and present. As a young immigrant in Washington, D.C.,
she was particularly aware that the old would fall victim to the new
and fade into memory. Her colorful mom and pop storefronts and
fast disappearing 19th century facades, which Joey archives in
her woork, express her delight in the city's past. She animates
the modern city of steel and glass with the colors of street life.
Joey is the youngest of eight children of the late Jose C.
Manlapaz, a dentist, and Guadalupe Paredes, daughter of the
late Senator Quintin Paredes. Before coming to the United States
as a teenager, Joey apprenticed for five years under Filipino
master Diosdado Lorenzo. She later studied with American
portraitist, John Bonner. Under a fellowship from the George
Washington University, she trained in outdoor landscape painting
in Brittany, France. In 1977, she earned a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Zoology and Fine Arts, and in 1980, a Master of Fine
Arts (MFA) with concentration in painting under William Woodward
and Frank Wright.
This year, Joey P. Manlapaz was one of the ten on the City Arts
Project Panel appointed by the D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities to fund individuals and
organizations planning various art-related services for the community. In 1991, Joey was finalist at the
Mayor's Award for Outstanding Emerging Artist. That same year, she was the recipient of the "Outstanding
Woman Leader in Art" award given by the Filipino American Women's Netwrok (FAWN); in addition, she was
awarded a Certificate of Recognition "for significant contributions to the Philippine American Community & the
Nation" given by the Philippine Heritage Foundation and U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland). She
won a Certificate of Excellence in Painting during the 1988 New York International Art Competition as judged
by curators from the New York Metropolitan Museum, Los Angeles County Museum, and Arts in America. In
1981, Joey was sponsored by the Children's Museum & Library Foundation, along with the University of the
Philippines, to exhibit her paintings in Manila as part of a project to encourage young children gifted in the arts.
The artist exhibits her oil paintings extensively, with numerous group and solo shows each year. Her exhibits
have been sponsored by CITIBANK, Firs American Bank, Arnold & Porter, the Cosmos and the University
Clubs, the National Press Club, Sumner School Museum & Archives, and the World Bank. Her paintings are
in several private and corporate collections, including U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii), Bill Cosby,
State Department, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Steel Corporation, Arnold &
Porter, Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, ORIX Development Group (Chicago), Export-Import Bank of Korea (Seoul),
Citizen's Bank, Farm Credit System Building Association, and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
In the Philippines, Joey's paintings are in the collection of the Ministry of Justice, the Remington Company,
Land Registration Commission, and the Ayala Corporation.
Joey P. Manlapaz has been featured on cable TV, The Washington Post, Museum & Arts Washington, Crystal
City Magazine, Filipino Life Magazine, and other prminent publications. Presently, the artist is working on a
project with a New york publisher to write a children's book about her personal experience as a tennage
immigrant to the United States.
Joey is active in the Washington art community. She is a frequent contributor to major local art auctions held
by the Washington Project for the Arts and The Corcoran Gallery of Art. Beyond area exhibitions, she is
planning one in Switzerland and in the Philippines. Joey is an educator and for the past ten years has shared
her expertise with many aspiring artists. She is currently an adjunct professor at The Corcoran School of Art
where she teaches beginning and advance drawing. She has taught painting at Northern Virginia
Community College and painting conservation techniques for artists at Smithsonian Institution. The artist has
a studio in Washington, D.C. and is represented by Gallery K at Dupont Circle.
Joey's brother, Dr. Carlos P. Manlapaz, a successful entrepreneur in Souther California was one of the Twenty
Outstanding Filipino Americans awardees last year. Her two other brothers are Jose, Jr., is a computer
programmer; and Quintin , an attorney. Her four are sisters are all accomplished. They are: Juliet, M.A., R.D.,
L.D.; Susie Martinez, an accountant; Guadie M. Montesa, accountant; and Lina P. Manlapaz, M.D.
organizations planning various art-related services for the community. In 1991, Joey was finalist at the
Mayor's Award for Outstanding Emerging Artist. That same year, she was the recipient of the "Outstanding
Woman Leader in Art" award given by the Filipino American Women's Netwrok (FAWN); in addition, she was
awarded a Certificate of Recognition "for significant contributions to the Philippine American Community & the
Nation" given by the Philippine Heritage Foundation and U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland). She
won a Certificate of Excellence in Painting during the 1988 New York International Art Competition as judged
by curators from the New York Metropolitan Museum, Los Angeles County Museum, and Arts in America. In
1981, Joey was sponsored by the Children's Museum & Library Foundation, along with the University of the
Philippines, to exhibit her paintings in Manila as part of a project to encourage young children gifted in the arts.
The artist exhibits her oil paintings extensively, with numerous group and solo shows each year. Her exhibits
have been sponsored by CITIBANK, Firs American Bank, Arnold & Porter, the Cosmos and the University
Clubs, the National Press Club, Sumner School Museum & Archives, and the World Bank. Her paintings are
in several private and corporate collections, including U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii), Bill Cosby,
State Department, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Steel Corporation, Arnold &
Porter, Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, ORIX Development Group (Chicago), Export-Import Bank of Korea (Seoul),
Citizen's Bank, Farm Credit System Building Association, and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
In the Philippines, Joey's paintings are in the collection of the Ministry of Justice, the Remington Company,
Land Registration Commission, and the Ayala Corporation.
Joey P. Manlapaz has been featured on cable TV, The Washington Post, Museum & Arts Washington, Crystal
City Magazine, Filipino Life Magazine, and other prminent publications. Presently, the artist is working on a
project with a New york publisher to write a children's book about her personal experience as a tennage
immigrant to the United States.
Joey is active in the Washington art community. She is a frequent contributor to major local art auctions held
by the Washington Project for the Arts and The Corcoran Gallery of Art. Beyond area exhibitions, she is
planning one in Switzerland and in the Philippines. Joey is an educator and for the past ten years has shared
her expertise with many aspiring artists. She is currently an adjunct professor at The Corcoran School of Art
where she teaches beginning and advance drawing. She has taught painting at Northern Virginia
Community College and painting conservation techniques for artists at Smithsonian Institution. The artist has
a studio in Washington, D.C. and is represented by Gallery K at Dupont Circle.
Joey's brother, Dr. Carlos P. Manlapaz, a successful entrepreneur in Souther California was one of the Twenty
Outstanding Filipino Americans awardees last year. Her two other brothers are Jose, Jr., is a computer
programmer; and Quintin , an attorney. Her four are sisters are all accomplished. They are: Juliet, M.A., R.D.,
L.D.; Susie Martinez, an accountant; Guadie M. Montesa, accountant; and Lina P. Manlapaz, M.D.
Washington D.C. Since 1987
Washington D.C. Since 1987
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