1927
Born in Chicago, Illinois. Currently resides in Dallas, Texas.

EDUCATION:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

GRANTS AND AWARDS:

1991
Engelhard Award, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts.
1977
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

1997
On The Shelf, Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas.
1994
Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas.
1986
Eugene Binder, Dallas, Texas.
1979
David McManaway, Works - 20 Years, Southern Methodist University Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1976
David McManaway: Constructions, Janie C. Lee Gallery, Houston, Texas.
1975
Projects I: David McManaway, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas.
1973
David McManaway, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas.
1969
Recent Work, Atelier Chapman Kelly, Dallas, Texas.
1967
Atelier Chapman Kelly, Dallas, Texas.
1965
Symbols in Art, Chandler Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Recent Paintings, Chandler Gallery, Dallas, Texas.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2002
"one i at a time" revisited: Jim Love and David McManaway, Pillsbury and Peters Fine Art, Dallas, Texas.
2001
David McManaway and Gregory Horndeski: Behind the Scenes, NRH Gallery, North Richland Hills, Texas
2000
Group Exhibition, Pillsbury & Peters Fine Art, Dallas, Texas.
1999
Drawings / Prints, Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1998
David McManaway, Gary Retherford: Recent Work, Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Works on Paper, Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1997
Texas Natural Wonders, Valley House Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
In and Out of the Box, British Petroleum, Houston, Texas; curated by Sally Sprout.
A Curator's Collection, Brazos Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, Texas.
1996
Charles T. Williams Retrospective, with Friends, University of North Texas, University Art Gallery, Denton, Texas.
Greeting Cards & Gift Papers: Artist Designed, Lakeside Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, Texas; curated by Paul Rogers Harris.
Assemblage From The Collection, Menil Gallery, Houston, Texas.
Portraits & Self-Portraits: Fact or Fiction, Brazos Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, Texas.
Texas Art of the 50's & 60's, Valley House Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
32 Texas Artists, University of Texas Health Science Center Gallery, Houston, Texas.
Summer Group Exibition, State Thomas Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1995
Tracy Hicks, David McManaway, Patty Sutherland, Alexander Troup: Found Object Art, State Thomas Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1994
The Box, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas.
Jim Love and David McManaway, Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas.
Uncommon Objects, Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Born Again Objects, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas.
1993
Museum of Contemporary Art: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas.
Self Contained, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas.
Animal Attraction, The Haggar University Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, Texas.
Tie One On, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Personal Attachments, Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Houston, Texas.
1992
Re: Creation/Re-creation/Recreation: Art from Found Objects, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas.
1991
Mystery and Intrigue, Peregrine Gallery-Crescent, Dallas, Texas; curated by Paul Rogers Harris.
Texas Selections from the Menil Collection, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas.
1990
Bitom: Fixture 1989 Interactive Object Emulation, Jerry Hunt video, 820 Exposition, Dallas, Texas.
McManaway, Komodore, Gummelt, University Gallery, Fine Arts Center, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
1989
Objects, Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas.
A Century of Sculpture in Texas 1889 - 1989, Archer M. Huntington Gallery, University of Texas, Austin. Traveled to: Amarillo Art Center, San Angelo Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of Art.
1988
The Poetic Object, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas.
Texas Art, San Francisco Rental Gallery, San Francisco, California.
Zoomorphism, LTV Tower, Dallas, Texas.
Last Show, D.W. Co-op Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Group Exhibition, Eugene Binder Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Toy Show, The Nave Museum, Victoria, Texas.
1987
2D - 3D: A Group Exhibition of 22 Artists Who Make Wall Sculpture, Frito-Lay, Inc., Dallas, Texas.
Narrative Images - Folk Art and Related Contemporary Art, The Crescent Gallery, Dallas, Texas. Traveled to: Corpus Christi, Tyler, San Angelo.
Group Exhibition, Eugene Binder Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Found, A Selection: Works by Texas Artists Who Work with Found Materials, Diverse Works, Houston, Texas.
1986
The Texas Landscape, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas. Comic Relief, Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1985
Tenth Anniversary: Exhibition I, D.W. Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1984
Once Upon A Time, Gateway Gallery mural, commissioned by Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas.
Gallery Group, Delahunty Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1982
Things Artists Collect, Brown-Lupton Gallery, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth Texas.
Hearts and Flowers, The Art Center, Waco, Texas.
Fun and Games, The Art Center, Waco, Texas.
1981
Connell, McManaway, Fisher, Mims, Delahunty Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1980
Fifteen from Dallas, The Art Center, Waco, Texas.
1979
Made in Texas, Huntington Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
Fire, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas.
1978
Group Show, Delahunty Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Cowboys, Indians, Settlers, The Art Center, Waco, Texas.
Wearable Works, D.W. Co-op Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Bag Show, Delta Gallery, Houston, Texas.
Permanent Collection of the University of St. Thomas, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.
1977
Permanent Collection, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas. Gummelt-Love-McManaway, D.W. Co-op Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1976
Permanent Collection, Fort Worth Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. Miniature Show, D.W. Co-op Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1975
Artists Make Toys, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Janie C. Lee Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1974
Janie C. Lee Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
19731973 Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, Whitney Museum, New York, New York.
1972
Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston Invitational, Dallas Museum of Contemporary Arts, Dallas, Texas.
Tatoo Parlor, David Gallery, Houston, Texas.
1971
Texas Painting and Sculpture, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
"one i at a time," Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
1970
Southwest Oklahoma Annual, Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
1969
Human Concern/Personal Torment, Whitney Museum, New York, New York.
Southwest Oklahoma Annual, Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
1968
Three Man Show: Love, Fridge, McManaway, Atelier Chapman Kelly, Dallas, Texas.
1966
Three Man Show: Love, Fridge, McManaway, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.
1965
Two-Man Show, Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas.
1964
26th Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas.
New Trends, New Talents, Henderson College, Conway, Arkansas.
1961
11th Southwestern Exhibition of Prints & Drawings, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas.
The Art That Broke the Looking Glass, Dallas Museum of Contemporary Arts, Dallas, Texas. The Art of Assemblage, Dallas Museum of Contemporary Arts, Dallas, Texas. South Coast Art Show, Ringling Museum, Sarasota, Florida.
1959
Texas Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas.
Dallas County Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas.

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Alley Theater, Houston, Texas.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas.
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas.
Menil Collection, Houston, Texas.