## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/index%2Ephp/) 2. [Overview](/index%2Ephp/academics) 3. [Faculty Members](/index%2Ephp/academics/explore-faculty) 4. [Julius Manapul](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/3961) # Julius Manapul ![](https://ultima7-its.ocadu.ca/bios/jmanapul/portrait) jmanapul@ocadu.ca Faculty Information Associate Professor, Tenured Faculty of Art Areas of ExpertiseDiasporic Studies Queer Theory Filipinx Futurities Studies Decolonial Studies Immigrated to Canada in 1990, attained a BFA at OCAD U in 2009, Professional Art Studio certificate from TSA in 2011, Masters of Visual Studies at UofT in 2013, Sexual Diversity Studies certificate at UofT in 2013. Presented at The Paradise Now Collective (2011), Nuit Blanche-Toronto (2010, 2012 and 2014), Toronto World Pride Affiliated Art Event (2014),at the AGO (2017 & 2022), shown works at Koffler Gallery, A Space Gallery, Art Museum at UofT, UTAC Gallery, UWAG Gallery, John B. Aird Gallery, Proppeller Gallery, PM Gallery, Daniel Spectrum as well as UK, France, Germany and US. Born in Manila, Philippines in 1980, Julius is a migrant Ilocano Filipinx artist; a descendant of Maria Josefa Gabriela Carino de Silang from the artists father’s mother side (the Carino family tree). Maria is known as an anti-colonial fighter during the 18th century Spanish rule over the Philippines—the first female leader of a Filipino movement for independence from Spain. This background informs Julius’ research and artistic practice, as they excavate the experience of immigration and assimilation through cultural erasure. The artist explore more of these Filipinx histories in his 2020-2021 solo show “Decolonizing Antiquities” at the John B. Aird Gallery. Addressing eternal displacement through themes of colonialism, sexual identity, diasporic bodies, global identity construction, and the Eurocentric Western hegemony, Julius’ artwork focuses on the hybrid nature of Filipinx culture after colonialism and the gaze of queer identities as taxonomy. Their recent research project looks at the narratives for many diasporic queer bodies that create an unattainable imagined space of lost countries and domestic belongings through colonial pedagogy of knowledge and globalized imperial power. Hybrid images question the problematic side of queer communities that uphold homonormativity through whitewashing and internalized racism, and act to challenge forms of oppression. Selected Media & Publications \* Artist Featured on CBC Arts Series “Art is My Country” #10, Noble Television, Aired Spring 2018. \* Artist Featured on CBC Arts Series “Art Works”, Season 1, Episode 9, CBC Arts, Aired Spring 2017. \* Academic Journal Publication. “Julius Poncelet Manapul: Decolonizing Antiquities” “Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas”, Vol.7 \| Issue 1-2 \| Published by Brill, Leiden \| Boston. 2023. \* Academic Journal Publication, “Diasporic Intimacies: Queer Filipinos and Canadian Imaginaries”, Queertopia Is a Country That Does Not Exist & An Interview with Julius Poncelet Manapul. Published by Northwestern University Press 2018. \* Academic Journal Publication “Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas”, A Country That Dose Not Exist: The Queer Decolonial Aesthetic of Julius Poncelet Manapul. Vol. 1, Nos.1-2, Published by Brill / Concordia University Press, Spring 2015. ### Works #### SILA/SIYA/AKO—Looking for My Imagined Futurity Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas Published: December 31st 2026 [View Article »](https://doi.org/10.1163/23523085-bja10141) #### "Julius Poncelet Manapul: Decolonizing Antiquities", Author: Julius Poncelet Manapul “Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas”, Vol.7 \| Issue 1-2 \| Published by Brill Published: October 7th 2023 #### "Decolonizing Antiquities: Catalogue" by Julius Poncelet Manapul Curated by Carla Garnet \| "Foreword" by Jowenne Carpo Herrera \| "Artist Statement" by Julius Poncelet Manapul \| "Julius' Dinner Party" by Amina Farah \| "The Biyuti and Drama of Civility: A Review of Julius P Manapul's Decolonizing Antiquities" by Dr. Robert Diaz Published: December 31st 2020 [View Article »](https://airdgallery.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Decolonizing-Antiquities-Julius-P-Manapul-2021_compressed.pdf) #### "Diasporic Intimacies: Queer Filipinos/as and Canadian Imaginaries", Authors: Dr. Robert Diaz, Dr. Marissa Largo, and Fritz Luther Pino. "Queering Urban Justice: Queer of Colour Formations in Toronto", Edited by Jin Haritaworn, Ghaida Moussa, and Syrus Marcus Ware, with Rio Rodriguez, Published by University of Toronto Press Published: October 7th 2018 #### "Part 3: Transnational Imaginaries and the Ruse of Belonging", Author: Marissa Largo "Diasporic Intimacies: Queer Filipinos and Canadian Imaginaries" Published by Northwestern University Press Published: October 7th 2018 #### "Queertopia Is a Country That Does Not Exist", Author: Julius Poncelet Manapul "Diasporic Intimacies: Queer Filipinos and Canadian Imaginaries" Published by Northwestern University Press Published: October 7th 2018 #### "Visualizing the Intimate in Filipino Lives: A Catalog Essay", Authors: Marissa Largo and Robert Diaz "Diasporic Intimacies: Queer Filipinos and Canadian Imaginaries" Published by Northwestern University Press Published: October 7th 2018 [View Article »](https://librarysearch.library.utoronto.ca/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01UTORONTO_INST:UTORONTO&search_scope=UTL&tab=LibraryCatalog&docid=alma991106830233906196) #### CBC TV Series “Art is My Country, Episode10" Artist Interview CBC Arts, Noble Television Published: October 7th 2018 [View Article »](https://juliusponceletmanapul.com/video-works) #### CBC TV Series “Art Works”, Season 1, Episode 9, “How-To Make Art for Bees and Turn Porn into Butterflies" Cast: Marjan Verstappen, Brandon Hackett, Julius Poncelet Manapul CBC Arts Published: October 7th 2017 [View Article »](http://watch.cbc.ca/this-art-works/season-1/episode-9/38e815a-00cc0375d3c) #### "Queer Unsettlements: Diasporic Filipinos in Canada’s World Pride", Author: Dr. Robert Diaz https://www.academia.edu/35786900/Diaz\_Robert\_2016\_Queer\_Unsettlements\_Diasporic\_Filipinos\_in\_Canada\_s\_World\_Pride\_Journal\_of\_Asian\_American\_Studies\_19\_3\_327\_350 Journal of Asian American Studies, Vol. 19 \| Number 3 \| Published by Johns Hopkins University Press Published: December 7th 2016 #### “A Country That Does Not Exist: The Queer Decolonial Aesthetic of Julius Poncelet Manapul”, Author: Dr. Marissa Largo “Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas” Vol.1 \| Nos. 1-2 \| Published by Brill Published: December 31st 2015 Author: Marissa Largo #### “Academics, Artists, Activists and A Drag Queen: Resounding success for first Queer Filipinos in Canada Conference”, Article by Jennilee Austria The Philippine Reporter Published: December 7th 2015 #### "L’art gay: oui ou non?", Article by Normand Babin Montréalistement Blog Online Article by Normand Babin Published: December 31st 2014 [View Article »](http://montrealistement.blogspot.ca/) #### "Julius Manapul’s Cabinet of Queeriosities", Article by Marissa Largo The Philippine Reporter Published: October 7th 2014 #### "Young artist rediscover ideology behind Bahay Kubo", Article by Rachelle Cruz The Philippine Reporter Published: October 7th 2013 ### Education #### Apparel Fit Tech **Type:** F/X Fashion Exchange Program George Brown College #### Sexual Divertsity Studies **Type:** Liberal Studies University of Toronto #### Master of Visual Studies **Type:** Studio Art University of Toronto #### Professional Art Studio Certificate **Type:** Visual Studies Toronto School of Art #### Bachelors of Fine Arts **Type:** Faculty of Art OCAD University Dorothy H Hoover Library ### Employment #### Assistant Professor **Type:** Faculty of Art OCAD University Dorothy H Hoover Library ### Funding #### UNSETTLED: TRANSCULTURAL EXPERIENCES **Type:** Grant #### Unsettling Imaginaries **Type:** Grant