Noble Rope Arts
Noble's History with Rope
About Noble Manqué
Born 1953 | Resident of Portland, Oregon USA | Rope bondage artist/instructor
Noble is a full-time rope bondage artist, creating bondage art, photography, rope bondage performances, rigging for photographers and theater, and teaching others about this amazing erotic art form
Rope Artist experience highlights
1973 Began exploring consensual bedroom bondage with his willing partners
1977 Broadened his artistic interests to nude and fetish photography
1982 Began explorations of D/s and BDSM in private relationships
2005 Entered the public kink community in Portland, Oregon
2006 Joined the Portland Rope Arts Group
2008 Founded Noble Rope Arts and began teaching rope bondage full-time
2010 First solo rope bondage photography show - Club Sesso, Portland, Oregon
2011 First public group juried show - Seattle Erotic Arts festival
2012 Invitational Show at The Art of Contempory Shibari, Houston
2013 First time presenting at Kinkfest, Portland Oregon
2013-2016 House Rigger at DeaconX Fetish Night, Portland Oregon
2014 Headliner presenter and performer at Frolicon, Atlanta
2014 First "Uncommon Restraint" bondage performance night featuring Noble
2016 First time presenting and performing at Kumoricon, Portland, Oregon
2017 Headliner presenter at Conception Idigeo Victoria, Victoria, BC
2019 Invitational rope bondage photography show, International Shibari Week, Tokyo
Rope Training & professional experience
2017 Portland, Oregon | Advanced Shibari Workshop | Kazami Ranki
2015 Vancouver BC | Advanced Shibari Workshop | Hajime Kinoko
2011-2017 Portland, Oregon | Uprigger | Local Stagehand's Union
1987 Alaska | Swiftwater Rope Rescue Certification I and II | Rescue3
1979-1991 Pacific NW | Professional tree climber/rigger | USFWS
1977 California | Vertical Rope Rescue training | National Park Service
Special Skills
Noble is well-versed in technical rope rigging and artistic bondage tying for photography, film productions, theater, and performance