Education
2026-2028
Masters of Fine Arts Painting,Boson University, CFA
2023
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing & Painting, California State University, Long Beach
2019
Associates in Studio Art, Santa Monica College
Exhibitions
2026
Product of Immigrants, Mano Pesada Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Ellsworth Artist Residency Art Exhibition, Art Share LA, Los Angeles, CA
From Here, With Love, Open Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2025
Alienation, Belonging, & Perceptions, Rod Briggs Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Coming Home, El Camino College Anthropology Museum, Torrance, CA
Crossings, Brand Library x Munzon Gallery, Glendale, CA
Tradiciones, ArtShareLA x Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
ESMoA Experience 61: GROW, The Experimentally Structured Museum of Art, Lawndale, CA
Changes - Cambios, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA
2024
Generaciones, Munzon Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Generaciones “Extension”, John Wayne Airport x Munzon Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
2023
The Local Group Show 5, Stay Gallery, Downey, Ca.
Process/ Proceso Group Exhibition, South Gate Museum & Art Gallery, South Gate, Ca.
Artists in Solidarity, 4th Annual Auction for Migrant Families, online exhibition.
Entre Nos Group Exhibition, Visible Records Gallery, Charlottesville, Va.
Dialogue Renewed Garduating Exhibition, CSULB School of Art Gatov East & West Gallery, Long Beach, Ca.
Note to Self Duo Exhibition, CSULB School of Art Gatov West Gallery, Long Beach, Ca.
Fragments Group Exhibition, Rod Briggs Gallery, Long Beach, Ca.
Solace Solo Show, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, Ca.
Hecho en Ganas Group Exhibition, Munzon Gallery, Long Beach, Ca.
2022
AXA Art Prize Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, NY.
Open House Exhibition, Kline Academy of Fine Art, Los Angeles, Ca.
Dear Mother: A Group Exhibition, CSULB School of Art Dutzi Gallery, Long Beach, Ca.
Gray Area: A Duo Show, CSULB School of Art Dutzi Gallery, Long Beach, Ca.
A Nude Show: A Group Exhibition, CSULB School of Art Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, Ca.
Nuance: A Monochromatic Group Exhibition, CSULB School of Art Gatov Gallery, LB, Ca.
CATS: A Group Exhibition, CSULB School of Art Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, Ca.
Unheard Voices; A Group Exhibition, Nous-Ance, Irvine, Ca.
2021
Identity in the Digital Age, Nous-Ance, Los Angeles, Ca.
NYAA Summer Residency Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, NY.
Publications
2025
Soy Migrante Revista, Un Puente de Monja Blancas del Artista Johnny Castillo en Los Angeles
Soy Migrante: Mercado de Suenos Podcast, Arte del Guatemalteco Johnny Castillo Brilla en California
La Raiz Magazine
ArtMEMO, Changes/Cambios
2024
Latino Heritage Month & Cultural Guide, Department of Cultural Affairs, LA, Ca.
2023
Meet Johnny Castillo, Canvas Rebel Magazine
Conversations with Johnny Castillo, Voyage LA Magazine
Hispanic Heritage Month and Cultural Guide, Department of Cultural Affairs, LA, Ca.
2022
Hispanic Heritage Month and Cultural Guide, Department of Cultural Affairs, LA, Ca.
Primary Issue 2
2021
Primary Volume 1
LGBTQ Heritage Month and Cultural Guide, Department of Cultural Affairs, LA, Ca.
2019
LGBTQ Heritage Month and Cultural Guide, Department of Cultural Affairs, LA, Ca.
Grants & Awards
2022- 2023
College of the Arts Scholarship
2022
Orval Dillingham Memorial Scholarship
AXA Art Prize Top 40 Finalist
Residencies
2025
Art Share LA, Ellsworth Artist Residency Program
2021
New York Academy of Art, Summer Undergraduate Residency Program
