rominadelcastillo@gmail.com
b.1987 Lima, Peru
Lives and works in Portland, OR
EDUCATION
2015 BFA Drawing and Painting, School of Art, California State University Long Beach, CA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant to: Paulin Paris (2016-2018)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
* Indicates solo exhibition
2020
Sense US 2020, ArtXchange Gallery, Seattle, WA
2019
Highlights from the Permanent Collection, Cerritos College, CA
5th SUR:Biennial Southern Geometries curated by James MacDevitt, Cerritos College, CA
Ganas de Existir!, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
Brace Yourself curated by Eileen Doktorski, Mt. San Jacinto College, CA
Brace Yourself curated by Eileen Doktorski, Fresno City College, CA
2017
Mi Casa es su Casa, El Comalito Cultural Arts Center, Vallejo, CA
Borders, Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
Tijuana Zine Fest 2017, Tijuana, MX
"Building Communities" Intergenerational Art Showcase, Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library, Long Beach, CA
Posers, Art Share, Los Angeles, CA
FA4 Collective Takes San Diego, Cultura Gallery, San Diego, CA
FarBazaar 2017, Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA
2016
South Bay Focus 2016, Torrance Art Museum, juried by Peter Frank, Torrence, CA
FA4 JTREE, Midnight Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Play, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Summer Session, Arts Expo Center, Long Beach, CA
Artful Healing, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
ONE: Mind, Body, Spirit, Self Help Graphics & Art, Los Angeles, CA
Module, Art Share, Los Angeles, CA
CSULB President’s House Exhibition, Park States, Long Beach, CA
2015
Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo, 29 Palms Art Gallery, 29 Palms, CA (catalogue)
Brand 43 Works on Paper, Brand Library Gallery, Juried by Kent Twitchell, Glendale, CA (catalogue)
*Featured Artist Romina Del Castillo, University Student Union Gallery, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
The FA4 Collective vs Everybody, Iguana Kelleys, Long Beach, CA
California-- The Old & The New, CALB, Long Beach, CA
La Vie en Noir, Romina Del Castillo and Emily Babette, Max L. Gatov Gallery, CSULB, Long Beach
2014
Post-Synthesis BFA Drawing and Painting graduation exhibition, Max L. Gatov Gallery, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
*Shifting Focus, Max L. Gatov Gallery, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
Insights 2014, University Art Museum, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
Untitled Charcoal Drawings, Romina Del Castillo and Oscar Mendoza, Marilyn Werby Gallery, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
AWARDS
2014 Orval Dillingham College of the Arts Scholarship
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020 The 5th Los Angeles SUR: Biennial by Cerritos College
2017 William Odis Martin, "'Bazaar' modern art festival opens at Cerritos College this Saturday", The Downey Patriot, Januray 26, 2017
http://www.thedowneypatriot.com/articles/bazaar-modern-art-festival-opens-at-cerritos-college-this-saturday
2016 Melina Cervantes, “Exchange with the Artist”, Compton Weekly Bulletin, vol 53, No. 22 June 1st, 2016. p. 8
2015 Women’s Caucus For Arts, with A.I.R. Gallery Presents: WHO’S AFRAID OF FEMINISM
COLLECTIONS
Cerritos College, Cerritos, CA
Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association, Long Beach, CA
RESIDENCIES
2016 #FA4JTREE, Joshua Tree National Park, Joshua Tree, CA
AFFILIATIONS
2014-Present FA4 Collective, project facilitator
2017. Slanguage, artist apprentice