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ABOUT Artist
Gerardo Castro was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He obtained an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, in 1996 and has been exhibiting his work nationally and internationally.
As a contemporary Afro Boricua artist, my work illustrates the multiplicity of the Afro-Caribbean experience by addressing issues of colonization, Queer history, ritual performance cultures, and gender. My use of color is not passive, I don’t shy away from it. Color is a form of resistance - it’s the language I use to celebrate the visual texture of my Afro-Descendant culture, as well as affirming that my Latino Queer identity is a means of empowerment.
Contact Artist for Recent CV and upcoming exhibitions, events, invitations, purchasing art or to arrange a studio visit, in Newburgh, NY where he currently lives. Gerardo Castro is the organizer of the 13th annual Newburgh OPEN Studios and the The Lightbulb Project: a public art experience.