Art Education
Stichting de Vrije Academie voor Beeldende Kunst. The Hague, The Netherlands, 1989-1992
Artist in Residence, Dora Dolz Studio.1988-1991, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Solo Exhibitions
Flowers (Drawings). Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisbon, June 2021
Flowers (Drawings). Ocupart Gallery, Lisbon, June 2021
Mares de China. UtopiaParkway Gallery, Madrid, 2019
The Flowers Series. Drawings. Mao Space, Shanghai, May 2018
M.V. Beijing Years. 2013-2017. The Private Exhibition. Feejang Gallery, Beijing, 2017
The Skin of the Sea. Yuan Museum, Beijing, 2015
Sea Poems. Mao Space Shanghai. 2014
Letters and Slates. Astarté Gallery, Madrid, 2011
Poemas Naturales. Cervantes Institute, Belgrade, Serbia, 2010
Botanical Poems. Utopia Parkway Gallery, Madrid, 2009 (catalogue)
Blind Flowers. Anni Art Gallery, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China, 2008
Haikus Visuales. Ludwig Foundation, Havanna, Cuba, 2007
Gaijin. CASA ASIA , Barcelona, Spain. 2004, (catalogue)
Anábasis. My Name´s Lolita Gallery. Valencia, 2001, (catalogue)
Careo. Galería My Name´s Lolita. Madrid, 1999
Manuel Valencia. Caja Madrid Gallery, Madrid. 1996 (catalogue)
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Selected Group Exhibitions
A pesar de la niebla, primeras flores. Oriente y los orientalismos, del Modernismo a la modernidad. Casa Vicens (Gaudí). Barcelona, 2023.
La risa de las flores. Real Jardín Botánico (Invernadero de los Bonsáis). Madrid, 2022
CIGE Art Fair. Miguel Marcos Gallery, Madrid, 2017
First Wuhan Ink Biennial. Wuhan, China, October 2017
ARCO ART FAIR. Galería Miguel Marcos. Madrid, 2016
CIGE Art Fair, (Miguel Marcos Art Gallery, Barcelona). Beijing, October 2015
Astarté Art Gallery, Group Show. Ruiloba, Santander, Spain. August 2015
Utopía Parkway Art Gallery, Group Show. Madrid, May 2015
ARCO ART FAIR. Galería Miguel Marcos. Madrid, 2015
Arte Lisboa. Galería Astarté. Lisboa, November 2011
Papeles de Asia. CASA ASIA. Casa Decor, Madrid 2011
5th. Book Festival. Librería la Central del Raval. Barcelona. 2011
El Jardín de la Utopía. Galería Edurne. El Escorial. Madrid. Spain, 2010
Châteaux de Sable. NIT NIU, S. Vicenç. Mallorca. Spain, 2003
Autor Retratos. Utopía Parkway Gallery. Madrid, 2002 (catalogue)
Tinto de Verano. My Name´s Lolita Gallery. Valencia, Spain, 2001
Group Exhibition. Creekside Gallery. Park City, Utah (USA), 2000
Opening. Flora Herranz Gallery. Madrid, Spain, 1995
Spring Exhibition 1992. De Vrije Academie. The Hague
Group Exhibition. Groote Kerk. 1991. Voorburg, The Netherlands
Spring Exhibition 1991. De Vrije Academie. The Hague, The Netherlands
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Books
FLOWERS. Drawings by Manuel Valencia. Text Menene Gras Balaguer. Purple Roof Editions. Shanghai 2018.
El jardín japonés. Several authors. Tecnos Editions. Madrid 2015.
Diario de Viajes Acelerados -10 años-. Text and drawings by Manuel Valencia. Editorial Isla Grande. Madrid, 2007
Tintas Comunicantes. Poems by José Luís Gallero, drawings by Manuel Valencia. Colección Coda. Madrid, 2006
Diario de Viajes Acelerados. Text and drawings by Manuel Valencia. Colección Utopía. Galería Utopia Parkway. Madrid, 2003
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Texts
Islados: Liminal Crossings – Yi Ling Mao, February 2015
Spanish envoy links East, West with art – Chen Hui Yan, Shanghai Daily – November 2014
Landscape of Mind, Valencia’s Paintings – Huang Du
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