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About

CUSI CASTILLO BIOGRAPHY

Olga Lucia Castillo Huber or how friends like to call her CUSI CASTILLO. Cusi was born in Guatemala City and raised in Cali, Colombia in a Family of artist’s, her mother, grandmother and uncle. This artistic influence and magical passion let her began studying academic painting when she was a little girl.After almost 8 years of private study in academic painting Cusi studied ESL at CPCC in Charlotte and transfered to Fashion Merchandising at the Art Institute of Charlotte in North Carolina. She moved back to Guatemala City and studied Interior Design at IFES and started painting again taking private classes with Ricardo Silva Cordero a famous painter from Chile. Since 2005 Cusi has been displayed and sold her art.She has been invited and selected to exhibits at important Galleries, Art Shows, And Museums in Guatemala City and Miami.

Site www.cusicastillo.com

Education

CPCC of Charlotte-ESL Program

The Art Institute of Charlotte-Fashion Merchandising

IFES in Guatemala City- Interior Design IFES in Guatemala City- Plastic Arts Exhibitions The Artopia Art Center Annual Spring Show 2013 March 29 SHOW CASE RAW NATURAL BORN ARTIST Miami 9 Augost 2012 Collective Alberto Linero Gallery Miami 14 July 2012 Collective Alberto Linero Gallery Miami 9 June 2012 Collective Alberto Linero Gallery Miami 12 May 2012 Collective Alberto Linero Gallery Miami 14 April 2012 Individual Jack’s Place Gallery Guatemala City -29 September 2011 Collective Museum Ixchel Guatemala City- 21 July 2011 Collective Museum Ixchel Guatemala City- 21 June 2011 Individual O Gallery Guatemala City- 4 May 2011 Collective Museum Ixchel Guatemala City- 23 November 2010 Individual SPAZIO INTERNO Gallery Guatemala City 25 November 2010 Individual Jack’s Place Gallery Guatemala City-30 de September de 2010 Individual Tabú Gallery Guatemala City -20 Marzo de 2009 Collective Antigua Guatemala –November 2008 Technique Acrylic on canvas mixed– Her style is contemporary art, her work is a fusion of pure colors and natural forms. Cusi Works in a variety of mediums using layers of color, Metallic colors and textures in her work. She has deep interest in Life, nature, spirituality, Music, humanities and social subjects.

She loves to travel and her inspiration is made of the places she has travel around the world like Egypt, Lebanon, Colombia, Guatemala, USA and Miami is where she wants to settle.