Claudia Castillo Art Studio

Claudia Castillo ART studio is the gallery the Colombian-born painter founded in Wilton Manors. It puts her work alongside pieces by established and emerging artists, and it sells original art, sculpture, jewelry, gifts and collectibles. The studio also takes commissions, custom art and framing jobs.

Castillo studied at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá and later at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, among other schools. Her site says her paintings grow out of the feelings that nature, earth and water stir in her, worked through color and form into her own kind of realism. Her site lists shows in Fort Lauderdale and Milan and a spot in the 2021 Florence Biennale.

The gallery also gives its walls to visiting artists. Its exhibitions page names more than a dozen guest shows. Closer to home, the artist’s site says she helped paint a public-art mural, a project of the Island City Art Advisory Committee, painted a commissioned mural at The Pub, and received a 2019 proclamation from the City of Wilton Manors. The site posts more than one set of studio hours, so call ahead before you go.