Angelique De Castro
Statement
Angelique De Castro (she/they) makes mischievous characters out of clay and pixels. Their characters’ mythologies are shaped by the cross-sections of labor politics, queer/trans embodiment, and disobedient cultural narratives. De Castro typically co-creates with other artists whose practices are socially engaged or whose presence in their medium is underrepresented.
They are also a Senior Software Engineer at The New York Times engineering reader and editorial-facing news products.
Group Exhibitions
2026
Echoes of Home • 1718 Gallery • Something Else- Off Biennale • Cairo, Egypt
2025
2024
- One Day This Will Be Then • Beverly's • New York, NY
- Reinventing Asia Futurism • SaveArtSpace x The Here and There Collective • Brooklyn, NY
- Summer Drink • Sweetie's K-Chicken • Brooklyn, NY
- Form of Light • Keepsake Gallery • Brooklyn, NY
- Community Corner • The Other Art Fair • Brooklyn, NY
- Member's Feature • Keepsake Gallery • Brooklyn, NY
- Shed Light • Yucci Outlet, curated by Yarrow Slaps • San Francisco, CA
2023
- Rasa • The Active Space, curated by Naomi Basu • Brooklyn, NY
2022
- Friend of a Friend • The Living Gallery • Brooklyn, NY
2021
- Asian American Arts Alliance Virtual Residence Gallery • Online
Residencies
2026
2025
2020
Press
Selected collaborative projects
2024
2023
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Founded version 2 of Firewall Cafe with new media artist and Pratt professor Joyce Yu-Jean Lee
2022
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A short film animation about imagining a de-gentrified future of Sunset Park in Brooklyn with multimedia artist, activist, and Pratt professor Betty Yu
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Collaborated with Joyce Yu-Jean Lee on exhibiting Firewall Cafe at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Miami
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Performance visuals for Grammy nominated jazz composer Migiwa Miyajima's performance at Culture Lab LIC
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Performance visuals for Grammy nominated jazz pianist Elio Villafranca's performance at Crystal Bridges
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Performance visuals for DJ Lao Gan Mami at The Living Gallery
2021