Jeffrey Casto

Ethereal, esoteric and otherworldly are words that have been used by others to describe my drawings. Those words fit as it is from this energy that I draw.

The drawings are built with strong foundations from observation and are described via the loose but specific mark making.

The marks, the subject pose and gesture along with composition swirl in the energy of the otherworldly.

They are small and intimate works that when enlarged captivate at least as much as they do at the original size.

We start making our marks from birth with whatever materials we have. A child’s hand on the parent’s shoulder, an invisible mark that can never be removed.

Studied Philosophy and Performing Arts: Colby College

BFA in Illustration: Montserrat College of Art

MFA in Drawing: New York Academy of Art

One of the artists chosen to work on the Sol LeWitt Retrospective at the Whitney Museum in 2000.

Many of Jeff's drawings have been in juried exhibitions where they have found their way into private collections.

-The Whitney Museum of Art, 2000 Sol LeWitt Retrospective - Artist selected to assist creation of Sol LeWitt work for the Retrospective

-New York Academy of Art Tribeca Ball 2013

-Flowers Gallery, NYC - Eighth Annual Summer Exhibition - June-July 2014

-Shirt Factory, Glens Falls NY - Small Works Juried Exhibition 2015

-Shirt Factory, Glens Falls NY - Small Works Juried Exhibition 2016

-Meadows Gallery University of Texas, Tyler - 34th Annual International Exhibition Jan 2019

-Joseph A. Cain Memorial Art Gallery at Del Mar College 53rd Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show Feb 2019

-Shirt Factory, Glens Falls NY - Small Works Juried Exhibition 2019

-Montserrat College of Art - Artrageous33 Exhibition and Auction - March 2019

-McNeese State University, Lake Charles LA - 32nd Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition - March 2019

-Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland OR - 6th Annual Living Mark Exhibition - July 2019

-Art League Rhode Island, Providence RI - Narrative and Illusion - July - September 2019

-Sotheby’s NY - New York Academy of Art Take Home a Nude Auction - October 2019

-Paddle8 - NYAA Exhibition curated by Lolita Cros - Sept 2019 - Jan 2020