Julius Poncelet Manapul

Julius Poncelet Manapul was born in the City of Manila, Philippines in July 8, 1980. Gaining his BFA at Ontario Collage of Arts and Design University and an MVS at University of Toronto. His work is influenced by Baroque aesthetics, and the domestic queer narratives, informed by contemporary materials and the digital space. Julius cuts to create new hybrid imaginaries, combining the fictional and the real space within his installations. Exploring the unattainable utopian narratives of the imagined Queer happy endings, that reflect his own struggles in religious beliefs growing up as a gay young man in the Philippines and Canada. All in all placing questions in his coming out process and his own racial melancholia.

Education

MVS
2011-2013 Masters of Visual Studies, &
Collaborative Program in Sexual
Diversity Studies,
University of Toronto.

BFA
2005-2009 Ontario College of Arts and Design
University.
Bachelors of Fine Arts
Major: Drawing & Painting.

Residencies

PASC
2010-2011 Professional Art Studio Certificate
(PASC)
Toronto School of Art.

Solo Exhibition

2010

Paper Gods & Queens, Launch Projects Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November.

Group Exhibitions

2013

“A Single Grain of Rice | Un Seul Grain de Riz”
A Collective Exposition,
Galerie Metanoïa, Paris, France, November.

“Bayanihan” The Eighth Annual Kultura Filipino Arts
Festival, An Interactive Art Installation,
Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts & Culture,
Daniels Spectrum, MDC Partners Courtyard,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August.

“Through the Looking Glass: Inside My Domestic
Portrait, MVS Graduating Exhibition, UTAC Gallery,
University of Toronto Art Centre Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April.


2012

“Echoes”, Collaboration with Rae Johnson, Nuit
Blanche, Spadina Hous...