Juan Carlos Manjarrez was born in 1970 in the Guadalajara city. He began his studies in architecture at "Technological Institute of Advanced Studies of the West" (ITESO) in Guadalajara. As an independent person, painter and self-taught, he obtained his first exhibition in 1994 in the gallery of "La Escalera", in Guadalajara.

From 1995 to 1996 he moved to Seattle in Washington State where he began a series of exhibitions in some US states. Such as California, Florida, Maryland and Washington, with the "Discovery Galleries" and "Robinson Galleries".

From 1996 to 2000 he began a series of collective exhibitions in galleries and museums in Guadalajara and in 2002 he exhibited individually in the gallery "Alejandro Gallo" in Guadalajara. He was represented in Miami, FL and in El Salvador by the gallery "La Galería". He has also performed several special projects in different cities in Mexico and abroad.

In September of 2007 has an individual exhibition in the gallery "Factor Arte" in Guadalajara and was represented in Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos by "Corsican Gallery". In 2009 he exhibited individually at the Polyforum Siqueiros in Mexico City.

Juan Carlos Manjarrez is a Mexican plastic artist with an impressive hyperrealistic technique that has realized recognized and coveted oil works of great format.