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John DeCastro or Jonji, is a Pinoy-American visual artist and instructor based in LA, CA and currently residing in Portland, OR. His work incorporates painting, embroidery, paper-making, and recycled collaged paper. His works are deemed playful or pastel, with subject matters on the Fil-Am experience, culture, and sociopolitical queerness. He typically works in large scaled, bright colorful pieces that read similarly to tapestries to reference his ancestral Filipino heritage.
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John opens access to his work through public art in the Los Angeles County region. Community centers such as Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Brand Library & Art Center, and Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) have featured and showcased his work. Recently this year (2023), had a featured painting at Kalesa Coffee in Portland, Oregon.
John is related to national Filipino painter, Federico Aguilar Alcuaz.
John is related to national Filipino painter, Federico Aguilar Alcuaz.