About Raúl Manzano

Raúl Manzano’s paintings have been shown in museums, consulates, galleries and community centers in Canada, Spain, Israel, and the United States, and have been published in scholarly peer-reviewed journals, magazine covers, catalogs, and periodicals. He is an award-winning artist, has lectured at leading New York City museums and universities, conducted painting programs in Barcelona, Spain under the auspices of the School of Visual Arts, and served as a juror at exhibition panel committees. His doctoral degree, in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in museum studies, is from Union Institute & University. He earned a Master in Arts in Liberal Studies with specialization in Studio Practice and Curatorial Studies at SUNY Empire State College, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and Painting at the School of Visual Arts. 

While most of Raúl Manzano’s artistic ideas and exhibitions have been devoted to raising awareness about social issues, nature has been the motto for his new work. He states: “While I enjoy the pleasure of painting for its own synergy whether depicting a complex ideology, a representational or abstract form, the contours or organic forms and the beauty on nature’s colors capture my imagination. The free spirit of sketching or a thoughtfully rendered drawing energize my creativity. I hope that these notions are embedded or suggested in my artworks for the viewer to interpret.” Raúl Manzano is a mentor in the visual arts at ESC’s Brooklyn location.