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ABOUT THE Artist
Gerardo Castro was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He obtained a BA at Jersey City University and an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, in 1996 and has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. He passed away March 17, 2024.
As a contemporary Afro Boricua artist, his work illustrates the multiplicity of the Afro-Caribbean experience by addressing issues of colonization, Queer history, ritual performance cultures, and gender. His use of color is not passive, he didn’t shy away from it. Color is a form of resistance - it’s the language he used to celebrate the visual texture of his Afro-Descendant culture, as well as affirming that his Latino Queer identity was a means of empowerment.
Contact for Recent CV and upcoming exhibitions, events, invitations, or art purchasing opportunities. Gerardo Castro was the organizer of Newburgh OPEN Studios , the The Lightbulb Project: a public art experience and Art About Water (2015).