Carlos Castro Arias

Carlos Castro Arias (born 1981) is a Colombian interdisciplinary artist and an adjunct professor at San Diego State University (SDSU).

Early life and education
Castro was born in Bogota, Columbia. He received a BA from the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogota, in 2002. In 2008, he attained a Fulbright Scholarship to go to the San Francisco Art Institute, where he got an MFA in Painting in 2010. ⁠

Career
Castro's work has been exhibited and recognized internationally at different occasions in the course of his career. He has staged solo shows in galleries and museums across South America, Europe and the United States. Among his notable solo exhibitions include: El pasado nunca muere, no es ni siquiera pasado at Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá MamBo in 2024 and La vida de las cosas muertas at Museo Universidad de Antioquia in 2022."

Castro's artwork has also been featured in museums and galleries in multiple nations. His work is represented in Colombia by Galería La Cometa and LA Galería.

Castro is also an adjunct professor at San Diego State University (SDSU) since 2019.

Awards and recognitions

 * 2022 Winner San Diego Art Prize
 * 2023 AC Individual Artist Fellowship