Obras del artista y fotógrafo, José Castro

Barrio de Santa María

Guagua

Goya

José Castro was born in Bethesda, Maryland, of Puerto Rican parents. After doing a series of paintings of dune-buggies at seven years of age, art became his vocation. He studied at The Art Institute of Pittsburg, and later at the Corcoran School of Arts, where he graduated with a BFA in Photography. After working as a freelance photographer, José attended the Tyler School of Art, where he received an MFA in Printmaking. José considers himself a post-modern jíbaro. He has been teaching art and photography for the last ten years, and has lived and traveled in various parts of the United States, as well as in Puerto Rico. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions within the Washington, DC area, as well as in Philadelphia, Texas, and Puerto Rico. José lives and works in Washington, DC.