David Castro
301 Heller Drive
Santa Cruz, Ca 95064
Education
B.A . Candidate
Fine Art & History, University of California Santa
Cruz. 2005-2008
Fine Art & History, College of the Sequoias. 2003-2005
Business Economics, University of California Santa Barbara.
2002-2003
Professional
Activities
UCSC Teaching
Assistant (Introduction to Painting) 2007
Barn Gallery Director 2007
Future
Exhibitions
“Home Coming,”
Arenas Gallery. Spring Visalia, Ca. 2008
Individual Exhibitions
“A Journey Home” Arts Visalia. Visalia, Ca. July 2007.
“Gently Used Art,” A Second Hand Store. Sacramento, Ca.
April 2007
“Splat,” The Barn Art Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA. November
2006
“A 24 Month Retrospective,” Porter Bridge Gallery, Santa
Cruz, CA. January 2005
Group
Exhibitions
"Bold
Abstractions" The Mill. Santa Cruz. March
2008
"Driven"
Smithsonian Dilion Ripley Center. Washington D.C. Sept -
Dec 2007
"Tulare County Fair" Tulare, CA. September 2007
"The Auto-Erotic Man Show" Bridge Gallery UCSC. Santa Cruz,
CA. April 2007
"The Dorm Art Collective" JB Hall Gallery UCSC. Santa Cruz,
CA. March 2007
“Tulare County Fair Master Show,” Convention Center.
Visalia, CA. December 2006
“Open Studios,” University of California Santa Cruz, CA.
Winter, Spring & Fall 2006
“Tulare County Fair,” Tulare, CA. September 2006
“Open Studios,” University of California. Santa Cruz, CA.
Fall, 2005
“Tulare County Fair,” Tulare, CA. September 2005
“Visalia Art League 50th Anniversary Show,” Arts Visalia,
Visalia. September 2005
“Visalia Art League Membership Show,” Visalia Convention
Center. March? 2005
“Visalia Art League Membership Show,” The Rocks, Visalia.
2004
“Sofa Art Show,” Arts Visalia, Visalia. 2003
Awards
and Grants
"Driven"
Smithsonian Dilion Ripley Center. Washington D.C. Sept -
Dec 2007
Tulare County Fair 2007 4th 2007
Irwin Grant. University of California Santa Cruz. 2006
Tulare County Fair 2006 1st
and
2nd
Juried Acrylics
Tulare County Fair 2005 3rd
and
4th
Juried Oils
& 3rd
and
4th
Ceramics
Visalia Art League Membership Shows 2006
3rd
Graphics
Visalia Art League Membership Show 2005
3rd
4th
Oil
Gallery
Representation
Teresa Ferguson
Photography Studio, Visalia, Ca. 2006
R Gallery, Visalia, Ca. 2005
Articles
Smithsonian-bound.
Visalia Times Delta, August 8, 2007. Staff
All Behold: The Auto-erotic Man. City on a Hill Press,
April 12 2007.
Gianmaria Franchini
Autoerotic Man Exhibit Gets Sex(ist). City on a Hill Press,
April 12, 2007. Stephanie Foo
David Castro: Art Therapy & Mental Health. Visalia
Direct, May 2006. Carol Firstman
Service
Visalia Art
League Treasure 2004-2005
CCCIL Youth and Advocacy Board member 2006