Luti Castro
Luti Castro was born and raised in a small town in Brazil. He moved to the United States in 2002 at age 17. He quickly mastered the English language and studied Painting at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He currently resides on the Big Island of Hawaii. His work is inspired by what he sees. His paintings are a reflection of the way he perceives and interacts with nature. He paints from life in plein air and in his studio using his memories, imagination and his own photographs as reference. He is influenced by the works of great masters such as William Turner, Van Gogh, Renoir, Sargent, and by "anybody who dedicates their lives to keep Art alive as a form of understanding, expression, and motivation."
“My paintings are an expression of my personal connection with nature. They are a representation of my ability to see light. I paint what I see. Painting is a language in itself. The act of painting is very satisfying; it's relaxing and therapeutic. Paintings are timeless. Our ability to create art and use it as a form of communication is what defines us as intelligent beings. Painting with pigments was one of the earliest manifestations of art. In essence it's still the same today, but has evolved and continues to evolve with more depth and better materials. Painting was the inspiration for written languages and mathematics. It's the idea of sharing thoughts and feelings from one individual to another by making marks on a surface simply by using a combination of colors and shapes within a space. Art is a way to connect with people, bring people together, raise awareness and inspire new ideas. I am an artist because pieces of artwork can ride the wave of time - for many lifetimes. I believe that through my work a part of me will stay alive for a lot longer than my own body. Painting is a celebration of what it means to be human and how much can be said using colors.”
-Luti
“My paintings are an expression of my personal connection with nature. They are a representation of my ability to see light. I paint what I see. Painting is a language in itself. The act of painting is very satisfying; it's relaxing and therapeutic. Paintings are timeless. Our ability to create art and use it as a form of communication is what defines us as intelligent beings. Painting with pigments was one of the earliest manifestations of art. In essence it's still the same today, but has evolved and continues to evolve with more depth and better materials. Painting was the inspiration for written languages and mathematics. It's the idea of sharing thoughts and feelings from one individual to another by making marks on a surface simply by using a combination of colors and shapes within a space. Art is a way to connect with people, bring people together, raise awareness and inspire new ideas. I am an artist because pieces of artwork can ride the wave of time - for many lifetimes. I believe that through my work a part of me will stay alive for a lot longer than my own body. Painting is a celebration of what it means to be human and how much can be said using colors.”
-Luti
RESUME
CURRENT EXHIBITS
June 2023- Current- Volcanoes National Park, Volcano Art Center, Volcano, HI- Artwork display
May 2023- Current- One Gallery, Hilo, HI- Artwork display
February 2023- Current- Outrigger Kona Resort, Outrigger Artisan Market, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
February 2023- Current - Four Seasons Resort, Hualalai, Kona, HI- Lanai table display
PAST EXHIBITS
October 2022- August 2023- Kahilu Town Hall, Big Island Art Fair, Waimea, HI- Art festival table
July 2023- Kilauea Lodge, Experience Volcano Festival, Volcano, HI- Art festival tent
June 2023- Haleiwa Beach Park, Haleiwa Art Fest, Haleiwa, HI- Art festival tent
June 2023- One Gallery, Salon des Refusés, Hilo, HI- Gallery display
October 2022- May 2023- Kahilu Town Hall, Big Island Art Fair, Waimea, HI- Art festival table
May 2023- Private Residence, Honl's Beach Sunset, Kona, HI- Mural on gypsum wall
December 2022- March 2023- Ali'i Drive, Kokua Kailua Art Stroll, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
March 2023- Kahilu Town Hall, Big Island Art Fair, Waimea, HI- 1st Place Award "8x 8 Challenge"
November 2022- February 2023- Amy BH Greenwell Botanical Gardens, Pure Kona Green Market, Captain Cook, HI- Art fest tent
February 2023- Kona Commons, Valentines Gift Fair, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
December 2022- Four Seasons Resort, Hualalai Festive Markets, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
December 2022- Kona Commons, Gift Fair, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
December 2022- Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Kahuku Unit, Ka'u, HI- Art festival tent
November 2022- Herb Kane Lobby Mall, Christmas Treasures, Kona, HI- Art festival table
November 2022- Kona Commons, Made in Hawaii Artisan Market, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
November 2022- Hale Halewai Beach Park, Kona Coffee Cultural Fest, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
November 2022- Wailoa Center, Hawaii Nei Art Exhibit, Hilo, HI- Juried art exhibit
September 2022- Haleiwa Beach Park, Haleiwa Art Fest, Haleiwa, HI- Art festival tent
March 2020-Honolulu Hale, Aloha Show, Honolulu, HI- Group Art Show
August 2020- Private residence, Honolulu, HI- Mural on custom panels
October 2019- Honolulu Country Club- People's Choice Award "Autumn Highlights"
November 2019- Honolulu Country Club, Honolulu, HI- Group Art Show "Autumn Highlights"
November 2019- Hawaii Brian's, Honolulu, HI- Live painting performance
September 2019- Association of Hawaii Artists- Joined Organization
August 2019- Oil Painters of America- Joined Organization
January 2019- Hele Fitness, Kaneohe HI- Permanent Instalation
September 2018- Crossfit Kuleana, Honolulu HI- Mural Banzai Pipeline Wave
July 2018- Crossfit Kuleana, King st. Honolulu HI- Mural "Aloha" Sunrise
June 2018- Crossfit Kuleana, Honolulu HI- Mural of Makapu'u Lighthouse and Dead Man's Catwalk
December 2017- Distillery Gallery, Boston MA- Group Art Show
July 2017- Fundación Culata arte e investigación, Colombia- Group Art Show
July 2017- Boston Harbor Fest, Boston MA- Art Festival Tent
June 2017- Crossfit 2A, Acton MA- Mural
March 2017- Fresco Exchange, Colombia- International Art Exchange
March 2017- Za Restaurant, Arlington MA- Solo art show
January 2017- YMCA Boston MA- Childcare Mural
December 2016- Viale Restaurant, Cambridge MA- Solo show
October 2016- Liberty Hotel,Gallery Night Series, Boston MA- Solo art show
September 2016- Beantowne Coffee, Cambridge MA- Permanent Installation
March 2016- CIC, Cambridge MA- Group art show
April 2016- CIC, Boston MA- Group art show
December 2015- CIC, Boston MA- Group art show
April 2015- Liberty Hotel, Gallery Night Series, Boston MA- Solo art show
April 2015- Audio Works, Boston MA- Group art show
November 2014- Puma, Boston MA- Usain Bolt Mural
November 2014- Liberty Hotel, Gallery Night Series, Boston MA- Solo art show
September 2014- Tres Gatos Restaurant and Lounge, Everett MA- Rio Mural
Summer 2014- Paint Night Boston- Painting Instructor
April 2014- Za Restaurant, Cambridge MA- Solo art show
July 2013- Brooklyn Boulders, Somerville MA- Red Line/ Machu Picchu Mural
April 2013- Crossfit Union, Sudbury MA- Permanent installation
March 2013- 223 Boston Street Restaurant and Bar, Boston MA- Solo art show
November 2010- Middle East Restaurant, Cambridge MA, Solo art show
September 2010- 1369 Coffee House, cambridge MA- Solo art show
April 2010- Out of the Blue art Gallery, Cambridge MA- Boston Waters- Solo art show
EDUCATION
2005- 2009- College of Art and Design, Boston, MA- Painting Major
2004-2005- Art Institute of Boston, Lesley University, Boston MA- Freshman Undergraduate
Summer 2004- Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA- Precollege Program- 2nd place $1k scholarship recipient
Summer 2003- Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA- Precollege Program- 1st place $5k scholarship recipient
Summer 2003- Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA- Precollege Summer Studios
2002-2004- Malden High School, Malden, MA- High School
2000-2002- Istituto Educacional Mayrink Vieira, Ipatinga, MG, Brazil- High School
CURRENT EXHIBITS
June 2023- Current- Volcanoes National Park, Volcano Art Center, Volcano, HI- Artwork display
May 2023- Current- One Gallery, Hilo, HI- Artwork display
February 2023- Current- Outrigger Kona Resort, Outrigger Artisan Market, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
February 2023- Current - Four Seasons Resort, Hualalai, Kona, HI- Lanai table display
PAST EXHIBITS
October 2022- August 2023- Kahilu Town Hall, Big Island Art Fair, Waimea, HI- Art festival table
July 2023- Kilauea Lodge, Experience Volcano Festival, Volcano, HI- Art festival tent
June 2023- Haleiwa Beach Park, Haleiwa Art Fest, Haleiwa, HI- Art festival tent
June 2023- One Gallery, Salon des Refusés, Hilo, HI- Gallery display
October 2022- May 2023- Kahilu Town Hall, Big Island Art Fair, Waimea, HI- Art festival table
May 2023- Private Residence, Honl's Beach Sunset, Kona, HI- Mural on gypsum wall
December 2022- March 2023- Ali'i Drive, Kokua Kailua Art Stroll, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
March 2023- Kahilu Town Hall, Big Island Art Fair, Waimea, HI- 1st Place Award "8x 8 Challenge"
November 2022- February 2023- Amy BH Greenwell Botanical Gardens, Pure Kona Green Market, Captain Cook, HI- Art fest tent
February 2023- Kona Commons, Valentines Gift Fair, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
December 2022- Four Seasons Resort, Hualalai Festive Markets, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
December 2022- Kona Commons, Gift Fair, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
December 2022- Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Kahuku Unit, Ka'u, HI- Art festival tent
November 2022- Herb Kane Lobby Mall, Christmas Treasures, Kona, HI- Art festival table
November 2022- Kona Commons, Made in Hawaii Artisan Market, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
November 2022- Hale Halewai Beach Park, Kona Coffee Cultural Fest, Kona, HI- Art festival tent
November 2022- Wailoa Center, Hawaii Nei Art Exhibit, Hilo, HI- Juried art exhibit
September 2022- Haleiwa Beach Park, Haleiwa Art Fest, Haleiwa, HI- Art festival tent
March 2020-Honolulu Hale, Aloha Show, Honolulu, HI- Group Art Show
August 2020- Private residence, Honolulu, HI- Mural on custom panels
October 2019- Honolulu Country Club- People's Choice Award "Autumn Highlights"
November 2019- Honolulu Country Club, Honolulu, HI- Group Art Show "Autumn Highlights"
November 2019- Hawaii Brian's, Honolulu, HI- Live painting performance
September 2019- Association of Hawaii Artists- Joined Organization
August 2019- Oil Painters of America- Joined Organization
January 2019- Hele Fitness, Kaneohe HI- Permanent Instalation
September 2018- Crossfit Kuleana, Honolulu HI- Mural Banzai Pipeline Wave
July 2018- Crossfit Kuleana, King st. Honolulu HI- Mural "Aloha" Sunrise
June 2018- Crossfit Kuleana, Honolulu HI- Mural of Makapu'u Lighthouse and Dead Man's Catwalk
December 2017- Distillery Gallery, Boston MA- Group Art Show
July 2017- Fundación Culata arte e investigación, Colombia- Group Art Show
July 2017- Boston Harbor Fest, Boston MA- Art Festival Tent
June 2017- Crossfit 2A, Acton MA- Mural
March 2017- Fresco Exchange, Colombia- International Art Exchange
March 2017- Za Restaurant, Arlington MA- Solo art show
January 2017- YMCA Boston MA- Childcare Mural
December 2016- Viale Restaurant, Cambridge MA- Solo show
October 2016- Liberty Hotel,Gallery Night Series, Boston MA- Solo art show
September 2016- Beantowne Coffee, Cambridge MA- Permanent Installation
March 2016- CIC, Cambridge MA- Group art show
April 2016- CIC, Boston MA- Group art show
December 2015- CIC, Boston MA- Group art show
April 2015- Liberty Hotel, Gallery Night Series, Boston MA- Solo art show
April 2015- Audio Works, Boston MA- Group art show
November 2014- Puma, Boston MA- Usain Bolt Mural
November 2014- Liberty Hotel, Gallery Night Series, Boston MA- Solo art show
September 2014- Tres Gatos Restaurant and Lounge, Everett MA- Rio Mural
Summer 2014- Paint Night Boston- Painting Instructor
April 2014- Za Restaurant, Cambridge MA- Solo art show
July 2013- Brooklyn Boulders, Somerville MA- Red Line/ Machu Picchu Mural
April 2013- Crossfit Union, Sudbury MA- Permanent installation
March 2013- 223 Boston Street Restaurant and Bar, Boston MA- Solo art show
November 2010- Middle East Restaurant, Cambridge MA, Solo art show
September 2010- 1369 Coffee House, cambridge MA- Solo art show
April 2010- Out of the Blue art Gallery, Cambridge MA- Boston Waters- Solo art show
EDUCATION
2005- 2009- College of Art and Design, Boston, MA- Painting Major
2004-2005- Art Institute of Boston, Lesley University, Boston MA- Freshman Undergraduate
Summer 2004- Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA- Precollege Program- 2nd place $1k scholarship recipient
Summer 2003- Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA- Precollege Program- 1st place $5k scholarship recipient
Summer 2003- Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA- Precollege Summer Studios
2002-2004- Malden High School, Malden, MA- High School
2000-2002- Istituto Educacional Mayrink Vieira, Ipatinga, MG, Brazil- High School
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