Christian McManus
French-Chilean artist, Chrisitan McManus was born in Santiago de Chile in 1965. After studying photography in his hometown at the FOTOFORUM school, he became a freelance photographer. He mainly worked with graphic design agencies and became a specialist in corporate photography, particularly in the field of portraiture.Il a collaboré avec le magazine Capital au Chili depuis le premier numéro jusqu'en 2003.
He collaborated with the magazine "Capital" in Chile from the first issue until 2003. In 1997, he started his series "Quartiers du monde" which led him to travel to the four corners of the planet during the ten years he devoted to it. In 2003, he moved to Paris where he has been living and working ever since, continuing his work as a portraitist at Harcourt and his personal work. He collaborates with "Marie-Claire" (France) and "Cosas" (Chile). HarcourtMarie-ClaireCosas
In 2004, he began to exhibit in France his series "Quartiers du Monde" at festivals and photo associations, art fairs and especially at the Jamault Gallery. Since 2006, the gallery represents him in Paris. McManus has exhibited his work in Chile, France, the United States, the Netherlands, Portugal, Japan and China.Quartiers du Monde"
In 2005, he began developing the series "Evolution", which will be exhibited for the first time at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) in Santiago, Chile in 2009.Evolution
In 2010 the work "Evolution" obtained the UNESCO label within the scope of "2010, Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures".Evolution
Since 2012, McManus lives and works between Paris, Santiago and Pucon (Chile) with the ultimate goal of exchanging experiences in the fields of work, art and teaching.
McManus is now represented in France by the Jamault and Blin plus Blin galleries. Jamault Blin plus BlinIl a exposé son travail au Chili, en France, aux Etats-Unis, aux Pays-Bas, au Portugal, au Japon et en Chine.
To learn more, please visit her website:
https://www.christianmcmanus.com