Claudia Castillo was born in Colombia and educated in the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogo-ta. She sought additional arts studies at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, the Finishing School, NY, and the National University of Colombia. Claudia’s deep appreciation of the great masters led her through a personal journey to study their works.
Claudia’s art is a process of transformation that starts with an inspired idea from the emotions evoked from nature, earth and water. The outcome is instinctive and spontaneous: simply colors and forms. Claudia’s work draws upon emotions to create her own sense of realism which is a transformative abstraction reflecting her unique reality of continual change.
She founded Claudia Castillo ART studio, a boutique art gallery in Wilton Manors, Florida where she exhibits her own art and gives opportunities to other artists. Claudia has exhibited her work national-ly and internationally in Italy and Spain. Claudia is passionate about helping her community serving on various boards and non-profit organizations expanding culture, art and diversity.

Artist Statement
My work aims to convey harmony, and inner peace. I want my paintings to have a special meaning for the person that sees my art. I intend for my art to be a vehicle to communicate and make a spe-cial connection between the viewer and myself. My goal is that the viewer sees my abstraction of reality and that it inspires in them a memory, or special moment in their life where they had joy, hap-piness or other emotions.
My inspiration comes from nature, earth and water and from the moments that bring me peace and reflection. The oceans are a great inspiration to me because of their grandness and the fluidity of the movement of the water that is never the same. I draw upon the emotions and feelings I perceive in the world to create my own sense of realism which is a transformative abstraction reflecting the unique reality of continual change. Like Matisse said: “Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate nature, it was given to us so that we can express our own emotion”