Vladimir Castillo Gamboa

Vladimir Castillo Gamboa was born on October 31, 1974 in Havana, Cuba. The youngest of six brothers, the only one in his family, Vladimir was fascinated by the visual arts from an early age. From the age of 11, studied painting at the Cultural Center of the Mariel Municipality in Havana, and after 3 years finished Provincial School of Art Juan Pablo Duarte.

In 1988, fascinating with contemporary art after the exhibition of American artist Robert Rauschenberg in National Museum of Havana, Vladimir started his transition from traditional to modern art. In 1993, graduated from the National School of Fine Arts, receiving the title - Specialist in the field of fine arts - direction: painting. Vladimir often uses alternative materials in his work. So, for his thesis, he used the earth as a filler for paints, and later in his works he used the essence of tobacco and ashes, working with these materials using the Grisaille technique.

Vladimir received his first international recognition as a teenager in 1989 on the Children Contest in Japan. In the period from 1993 to 2016, took part in more than 20 exhibitions, and also held 10 personal exhibitions, three times win First Prize Urriola Avelino Perez in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Also received...

Graduated at ENA (National School of Fine Art ) Havana, Cuba in 1993

2019 Participation in collective exhibition of video art at Galerija Podroom, Belgrade, Serbia: "Nemirna slika, neodlučan pogled"

2023. Participation in group exhibition Fifth Art Encounters - Art Composition at the Cultural center "the House of King Peter I" in Belgrade from 24th October to 4th November 2023.