Juan Angel Castillo Bertho

Art Brokerage: Juan Angel Castillo Bertho. Baja Mexican Artist: b. 1949. Juan Angel Castillo Bertho is a Mexican artist born in Zacatecas on February 22, 1949. Juan Angel adopted Baja California as his home when he moved here over 45 years ago. Castillo began painting at the early age of four and was considered a born and natural talent, which he has nurtured and polished after many years of discipline and dedication. He is passionate about painting on a variety of surfaces such as canvas, paper, murals, sculpture and art objects. He utilizes various unique techniques that he playfully and masterfully mixes with apparent simplicity to the abstract bodies that are portrayed as figurative hyper-realistic scenes. Juan Angel Castillo has participated in group, as well as one-man exhibits in Mexico, the United States, Canada, Japan as well as in London, England. His works have been featured in magazines and books such as Tierra Adentro, Voces y Reflejos, Rutas de la Luz, Mexico Siempre, and the book published by the Tourism Secretariat of Baja California Norte, as well as Baja Traveler Magazine and various other foreign publications. Listings wanted.