Artist’s Resume

David Castro

Education

M.S. Candidate Counseling Univeristy of Phoenix 2009-present
B.A . Fine Art & History, University of California Santa Cruz. 2005-2008
Fine Art & History, College of the Sequoias. 2003-2005

Professional Activities
UCSC Teaching Assistant (Introduction to Painting) 2007
Barn Gallery Director 2007

Selected Individual Exhibitions
“A Journey Home” Arts Visalia. Visalia, Ca. July 2007.
“Gently Used Art,” Weave Gallery. 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

“VSA Arts” Luca Luca. Fall 2009 New York, Chicago, Miami, Dallas, Washington DC

“Home Coming,” Arenas Gallery. Spring Visalia, Ca. 2008

“Bold Abstractions” The Mill. Santa Cruz. March 2008
“Driven” Smithsonian Dilion Ripley Center. Washington D.C. Sept – Dec 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 2005
“Visalia Art League 50th Anniversary Show,” Arts Visalia, Visalia. September 2005
“Visalia Art League Membership Show,” The Rocks, Visalia. 2004
“Sofa Art Show,” Arts Visalia, Visalia. 2003

Selected Awards and Grants

Taste the Arts. Visalia CA. Juried 3rd Place 2011.
“Driven” Smithsonian Dilion Ripley Center. Washington D.C. Sept – Dec 2007
Irwin Grant. University of California Santa Cruz. 2006
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

Selected Bibliography
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

“VSA Arts of California” State Advisor Board Member 2009-2010

“PTA: Parents For the Arts” State level planning Grant Board Member 2009-2010
Visalia Art League Treasure 2004-2005
CCCIL Youth and Advocacy Board member 2006