Carolyn Castaño

Carolyn Castaño is a Los Angeles-based artist whose work in painting, drawing, video, and mixed-media installation has been exhibited nationally and internationally. [more]

CURRENT / FUTURE EXHIBITIONS

1 August 2025 -
25 January 2026

BAY AREA THEN

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco, CA

“ What does it mean to live with possibility? To live in a moment when artists and citizens reject fear and find power in discovery? For those who came of age in the Bay Area with the apocalyptic uncertainty of nuclear proliferation and the AIDS crisis; the devastation of the Loma Prieta earthquake and the Oakland firestorm; the audacious acquittal of LAPD officers Koon, Wind, and Briseno and the disembodied destruction of the first Gulf War; the road was bleak. And yet the energy in the cultural sector at the time was electrified.

Bay Area Then presents works by Nao Bustamante, Carolyn Castaño, Bill Daniel, Sergio De La Torre and Chris Treggiari, Beatrix Fowler, Mike “Dream” Francisco, Johanna Jackson, Chris Johanson and Ajax Oakford, Arnold Kemp, Margaret Kilgallen, Josh Lazcano, Alicia McCarthy, Barry McGee, Ruby Neri, Manuel Ocampo, Eamon Ore-Giron, Gina Osterloh, Rigo 23, Spie One, and others. Bay Area Then is organized by guest curator Eungie Joo.” [LINK]

NEWS AND SUCH

13 May 2025

LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE PROFESSOR RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP

lbcc.edu

“Long Beach City College (LBCC) Visual & Media Arts Co-Department Head and Professor of Drawing and Painting, Carolyn Castaño, has been awarded the highly prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship for 2025, which marks the program’s 100th anniversary year. She was recognized in the field of Fine Arts for her prior exceptional achievements as well as her future promise.

“This recognition is a powerful reminder of the caliber of faculty we are fortunate to have at Long Beach City College,” said Uduak-Joe Ntuk, LBCC Board of Trustees President. “Professor Castaño’s selection as a Guggenheim Fellow reflects the high level of talent, dedication, and scholarly excellence within our teaching ranks. Her achievements demonstrate what’s possible at a community college and shine a national spotlight on the incredible work at LBCC.”” [LINK]

BUY / SHOP

Interested in a print or piece?

I recently partnered with Jen Bekman, a dear friend of Casa Castaño, on a limited-edition print of a piece from my Ventanas series. Take a look.

Something else catch your eye? Let’s talk!