Beyond the Gallery. inside the studio.
A curated way to experience artists, their work, and the spaces that hold their practice.
The Studio Registry connects visitors, collectors, curators, designers, and art lovers with contemporary artists through studio visits, private viewings, pop-up exhibitions, and available works.
Featured Artist
Abel Manalo
Abel Manalo is a San Francisco based Filipino American artist who creates multi-dimensional woven artworks. He expresses his creativity through painting by using mediums such as watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media. His inspirations come from portraiture, figurative and representational art. In his creative process, he paints two original pieces that complement each other, cut them into strips and meticulously weave them together into an entirely different work of art. By weaving the two paintings into one artwork, a dimensional texture is created. As he cuts and weaves both paintings together in different patterns, the resulting final image is always unexpected beyond his preconceived concept.
From The Registry
A closer look at the artists, spaces, conversations, and studio visits shaping The Studio Registry.
Finding the Studio
A personal introduction to The Studio Registry — how finding a studio space, building relationships with artists, and experiencing art closer to where it is made helped shape the beginning of this project.