John Manno
John Manno (b. 1951) is a photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. He began his career in New York’s commercial photography world, establishing his own studio in 1977 producing work for ad agencies, magazines and design clients over several decades.
Alongside this practice, he has developed a sustained body of personal work centered on still life and constructed imagery. His series Misbegotten Places explores imagined environments built from his own photographs, combining physical construction with photographic precision.
His work has been exhibited widely in galleries and juried exhibitions across the United States and internationally, including the Art Museum of Cluj-Napoca in Romania and the London Photo Contest, where he received a top award.
John is the founder and director of Decagon Gallery.
email: john@johnmanno.com
Group Exhibitions
2024:
Art Museum of Cluj-Napoca, Romania — "Symmetries"
AAmA International Exhibition,(Portugal, Malta, Romania, Mongolia, Slovakia, Spain, Italy, China)
LiC-A , Long Island City NY, "Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue?"
Limner Gallery, Hudson NY, "Surreal Visions"
Core Contemporary Gallery, Las Vegas Nevada, “6th Annual Use Other Door”
Albuquerque Museum Foundation, Albuquerque NM, "33rd Annual ArtsThrive Exhibition & Benefit"
Emerge Gallery, Saugerties NY, "Food For Thought"
2023:
Chateau Gallery, Louisville KY, “The Absurd”
Chateau Gallery, Louisville KY, “Americana”
Upstream Gallery, Hastings-On-Hudson NY, "Enigma"
Chateau Gallery, Louisville KY, "In Dreams"
2021:
Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth MA, "Color"
J Mane Gallery, Missoula MT, "OPEN"
DAB Art, Los Angeles CA, "Art In The Time of Corona"
London Photo Contest, London UK, “Contest: Machine” - Winner
Core Contemporary, Las Vegas NV, "Use Other Door"
Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach CA, "Textures & Patterns"
Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach CA, "The 2nd Half (50 and Older) 2021"
Jones Gallery, Kansas City MO, "May Group Art Show"
Starta Arta, NYC NY, "May I..."
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis MN, "The Beauty in Madness"
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, "Quiet Landscape"
2020:
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT "Portals: Windows, Mirrors and Doors"
LoosenArt, Rome Italy, "The Man and The Machine"
ARC Gallery, Chicago IL, "Reality and Art"
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, "Wide Open"
Royal Society of American Art, Brooklyn NY, "From The Ashes We Rise"
Creative Quarterly Magazine, CQ59
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, "Dreamscapes and Visions"
Perspective Gallery, Evanston Il, "Lens 2020"
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis MN, "Open Theme"
Watermark Galleries, St James NY, "Paint(erly) Photography"
Art League Rhode Island, Pawtucket RI, “On The Edge”
Jones Gallery, Kansas City MO, “January Group Art Show”
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City TX, “Water”
Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael CA, “Artist’s Vision”
Praxis Gallery, St Paul MN, “Words Words Words”
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, “Black and White 2019“
Arts Illiana Gallery, Terre Haute IN, “The Crow Show”
Valley Arts Center, Chagrin Falls OH, “Identity: Things”
Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach CA, “Monochrome” Guest Artist
Pleiades Gallery, NYC, “Altered States”
Perspective Gallery, Evanston Il, “Lens 2020 Photo Exhibition”
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, "Abstractions"
Noyes Museum of Art, Atlantic City NJ, “RAW 2020”
2019:
Jones Gallery, Kansas City MO, “November Group Art Show”
Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg VA, “11th Annual Art Show”
ShockBoxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach CA, “Size Matters”
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City TX, “Surroundings”
Naples Art Association, Naples FL, “53rd Founders Awards Exhibition”
Alex Ferrone Gallery, Cutchogue, NY, “Portals”
Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach CA, "Captured"
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, “Contemporary Landscape”
Viridian Artists, NYC, "Thirtieth International Juried Exhibition"
Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland OR, “Abstract Catalyst”
Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence RI, “Open Call”
Vancouver Art Space, Vancouver WA, “Once Upon A Time (the art of fantasy)"
See.Me / ChaShaMa Gallery, NYC, "One Self"
Art League Rhode Island, Providence RI, "Narrative and Illusion"
Sanctuary Magazine, "Celebrating the Men in Our Lives"
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, "Water"
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles CA, "Top 40 Juried International Competition"
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, "Intentional Spaces"
LiC-A / Plaxall Gallery : "Drink Me, Taste Me"
Mills Pond House Gallery,: "Time"
Naples Art Association,: "Camera USA 2019: National Photography Exhibition and Award"
Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie NY, “Photowork 2019”
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, “Self Portrait”
Agora Gallery, NYC, "The Chelsea International Photography Competition"
Core Contemporary, Las Vegas NV, “Use Other Door”
LA Artcore, Los Angeles CA, "3rd Annual Photographic Competition and Exhibition"
Upstream Gallery, Hastings-on-Hudson NY, “Reality and Perception”
Atlantic Gallery, NYC, “ESCAPE/ISM?”
Webster Arts Center, St Louis MO, Open Theme
The Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray KY, "2019 The Magic Silver Show"
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, “A Color Moment”
Robert Anderson Gallery, Denver CO, "Small Works"
R.G. Endres Gallery, Prairie Village KS, photo competition
2018:
Webster Arts Center, St Louis MO, “Inspiration”
fotofoto gallery, Huntington NY, “14th National Competition”
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, “Fictional Narrative”