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JOHN DECASTRO
Education
Glendale Community College, CA -
AA 2-D Visual Arts Degree 2019
​AA 3-D Visual Arts Degree 2019
AA Art History Visual Arts Degree 2019

Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA - Fine Art ​2013


Articles or Press
Virtual Frogtown Artwalk Feature:  Los Angeles,  CA

2020 SIPA Filipino Friday Webinar: John DeCastro and DIY Paper Marbling

2020 Queer Artists Collab Feature 

2020 Mata Art Gallery Artist Feature


​2019 Article With Voyage Los Angeles: John DeCastro


Art Shows
2020

Mata Art Gallery - Quality Time
Curated by Nica Aquino
Group Show, Online Virtual Gallery

Scream Queens Presents 
Curated by Christopher Velasco and Dakota Noot 
Online Instagram Gallery


Brand 48 Annual Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper 
Juror: Dan McCleary 
Brand Library & Art Center 
Glendale, CA

Tuloy Po Kayo or "Please come in"
FPAC 2020 Virtual Art Exhibition
Curated by Nica Aquino 

2019
Graduation Show
Sierra Vista at Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA


SIPA ( Search to Involve Pilipino Americans )
Curated by Eddy Gana*
Monthly featured Artist: John DeCastro

SIPA, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA

Sunday Jump - Be Free Open Mic
Curated by Write Steady: Eddy Gana & Stephanie Sajor*
Community Spotlight: John DeCastro
Pilipino Workers Center (PWC), Los Angeles, CA

Araw Ng Mga Patay - Day of the Dead
Group Exhibition of Filipinx-American Artists
Curated by Nica Aquino & Anna Calubayan*
Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA


Year-End 8x8 Silent Art Auction
Group Exhibition
Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA

Filipino Fiesta Week, Cultural Celebration
Featured Filipino Artist: John DeCastro
Student Center at Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
Production Designer Guido Girardi
Background Artist - John DeCastro
Auditorium at Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA

PCN - Pilipino Culture Night, Pagsikat Ng Araw
Featured Artist - John DeCastro
San Rafael at Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA

​2018
Student Pop-Up Show
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The Art Gallery at Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA

CA Emerging Artist Spring Show
Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA

2017
Intellect Elites Solo Show
Regent Coffee, Glendale, CA

Queer Eyed Student Juried Show
Juror (Luis De Jesus)*
The Art Gallery at GCC, Glendale, CA

Chocolate and ArtShow
The Vortex Los Angeles, CA

2016
TIDES Solo Show
The Wooden Fork, Glendale, CA

2015
Beyond the Lines Art Show
Solar Studios Glendale, CA

Chocolate and ArtShow
KBG Gallery Los Angeles, CA

Asian Pacific Heritage Week
LGBTQ Center Torrance, CA
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Chocolate and ArtShow
KGB Gallery Los Angeles, CA
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2014
EarthBound series
Study Break
Eat Cake Cafe, Rowland Heights, CA

2011
District Art Showcase
Buena Vista High, Chino, CA
Instructing CV
2020

Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, LA, CA
Paper making with Banana Leaf
Coordinated by Nica Aquino
Instructed by John DeCastro

Balay/Bahay: Creating Community, a year-long exploration of Filipinx-American multidisciplinary arts

The Sunday Jump, PWC (Pilipino Workers Center), Historic Filipinotown, LA, CA
Coordinated by The Sunday Jump Team
Instructed by John DeCastro

SIPA Filipino Friday Webinar:
John DeCastro and DIY Paper Marbling 

2015-2019
Michael's Arts & Crafts, Glendale, CA

Chartpak: Certified Grumbacher Fine Arts Instructor

2016
The Wooden Fork, Glendale, CA
Paint @ The Wooden Fork
Instructed by John DeCastro and hosted by Nilez Martin
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