Carlos Castro Arias (born 1981) is a Colombian interdisciplinary artist[1] and an adjunct professor at San Diego State University (SDSU).[2]
Carlos Castro | |
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 Carlos Castrol in 2024 | |
| Born | Carlos Castro Arias 1981 Bogota, Colombia |
| Style | Interdisciplinary |
Early life and education
editCastro was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He earned a Bachelor's degree from the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá in 2002.[3] In 2008, he received a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the San Francisco Art Institute, where he completed a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Painting in 2010.[3]
Career
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Castro's work has been exhibited and recognized internationally at different occasions in the course of his career.[4] He has staged solo shows in galleries and museums across South America, Europe and the United States.[5] Among his notable solo exhibitions include: El pasado nunca muere, no es ni siquiera pasado at Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá MamBo in 2024[6] and La vida de las cosas muertas at Museo Universidad de Antioquia in 2022."[7]
Castro's artwork has also been featured in museums and galleries in multiple nations.[8][9] His work is represented in Colombia by Galería La Cometa[10] and LA Galería.[11]
Castro is also an adjunct professor at San Diego State University (SDSU) since 2019.[2]
Awards and recognitions
editReferences
edit- ^ Martin, Deborah (24 January 2020). "Fiery installation by Carlos Castro Arias turns up the heat in Artpace gallery in San Antonio". expressnews.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b Cone, Allison (26 March 2022). "San Diego Visual Arts Network Awards Two SDSU Professors 2022 San Diego Art Prize". psfa.sdsu.edu. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Carlos Castro Arias Visiting Artists and Scholars Program Artist in Residence" (PDF). frontpage.gcsu.edu. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Hakim, Claudia (11 April 2024). "'El pasado nunca muere'". eltiempo.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Carlos Castro Arias with HereIn". hereinjournal.org. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "El Pasado Nunca Muere. No Es Ni Siquiera Pasado. Carlos Castro Arias". mambogota.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "La vida de las cosas muertas. Carlos Castro". udea.edu.co. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Carlos Castro Arias – Remorses and Other Maladies". monicaespinel.com. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ ""I came to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already kindled" —Luke 12:49, Carlos Castro Arias". artpace.org. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "La resta de las partes". galerialacometa.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Carlos Castro on LA Galería". galerialacometa.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Art Prize 2022" (PDF). sdvisualarts.net. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "California Arts Council 2023–24 Individual Artist Fellows". artsoc.org. Retrieved 3 June 2024.