Douglas McManus has remained a non-conformist throughout his long career, exploring the frontiers of his specialty, textile printing, to produce both commercial and conceptual works. McManus has been a major contributor to the development of Australian printed textiles, both as a practitioner, curator and textiles teacher at RMIT. Qualifications 1984 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts), Curtin University, Perth, Australia Recent exhibitions 2011-2012 International lace awards, make lace not war, powerhouse museum , Sydney , Australia 2011 Manstyle, National Gallery of Victoria International, Melbourne, Australia Collections National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Aus; Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Aus; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania, Aus; Curtin University, Perth, Aus; Craft Victoria, Melbourne, Aus, Ararat regional art gallery, Vic Aus