David Castillo

David Castillo holds degrees in History and Art History from Yale University (New Haven, CT) and the Angelicum (Rome, Italy). He has been an art dealer of important secondary market work on an on-going basis since 2000, having worked on research and sales of European, American, and Latin American paintings.
David Castillo opened David Castillo Gallery in 2005 to show emerging and mid-career artists. The 5,000 square foot gallery, annex, and project room spaces house conceptual exhibitions of painting, drawing, video, installation, sculpture, sound, photography, collage, and performance.
Represented artists have been included in exhibitions at the Whitney Museum , Tate Liverpool , Socrates Sculpture Park , Sculpture Center, and many museum exhibitions worldwide. Gallery artists’ work can be found in important catalogues of contemporary art on topics such as drawing and collage.
In 2008 Miami New Times voted David Castillo Gallery "Best Gallery"
In 2009 David Castillo was named one of Florida's "Top 100 Power Players" as well as one of the" Top 23 under 40" who are influential in shaping South Florida's cultural landscape.
Time magazine recently named David Castillo Gallery as one of the "10 things to do in 24 hours." in Miami
David Castillo Gallery has participated in art fairs in New York, Chicago, Berlin, Miami, and Basel, including Art Basel Miami Beach and The Armory Show . Prior to opening the David Castillo Gallery and to secondary market work, David Castillo worked for various museums in both registration and curatorial, specifically at the Yale University Art Gallery in the American Decorative Arts Department and later the Miami Art Museum in registration.
Mr. Castillo has lectured and served on various panels on fine art. These include Art Center/ South Florida; Charles Deering Estate at Cutler; Florida Gulf Coast University; Funding Arts Broward; LegalArt, Miami; Locust Projects, Miami; Miami Art Museum; and New World School of the Arts; among many others.

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