Michelle Campos Castillo
Vecinos, Acrylic on basswood, 24 x 9 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Interview:
Matriarchs, Acrylic on pine, 6 x 6 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Terremoto, Acrylic on pine, 12 x 3.2 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Matriarchs II, Acrylic on basswood, 8 x 6 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Noche, Acrylic on pine, 12 x 5.25 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Catastrophe, Acrylic on pine, 12 x 6.2 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Michelle Campos Castillo is a Salvadoran visual artist living in Edmonton. She has been the recipient of several public art commissions from the City of Edmonton, including Platanos, a set of three sculptures on permanent display at Belvedere Transit Centre, and is currently producing artwork for the LRT Valley Line in the west end of the city. Michelle is a frequent collaborator with artist Vivek Shraya, she has provided art direction and photography for Vivek's Trisha photo series, graphic design for her Lambda Literary Award-nominated book, What I Love About Being QUEER, and VS Books, the artist's imprint with Arsenal Pulp Press.