Background
Castillo, Mario Enrique Came to the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1965. Son of Manuel Castillo and Maria Enriquez de Allen.
Castillo, Mario Enrique Came to the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1965. Son of Manuel Castillo and Maria Enriquez de Allen.
Certified, Illinois Institute Design, 1964. Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of Art Institute Chicago, 1969. Master of Fine Arts, California Institute Arts, 1972.
Postgraduate, University Southern California, 1969—1970. Postgraduate, Pasadena City College, 1977. Postgraduate, California State University Lódz.A., 1980—1981.
Postgraduate, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1986—1988. Postgraduate, East Los Angeles City College, 1982. Postgraduate, National University, Inglewood, California, 1990.
Postgraduate, Columbia College, Chicago, 1996.
Designer J.M. Pateros Studios, Inc., Chicago, 1965, Lukas & Associates, Chicago, 1966. Instructor Pilsen Settlement House, 1967. Commercial artist Chicago Board Education, 1968.
Instructor United Christian Community Service, Chicago, 1968—1969. Mural director Halsted Urban Progress Center, 1968, Department Human Resources, Chicago, 1969, McHenry College, Crystal Lake, 1992, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1993, Joliet Junior College, Illinois, 1994, College of Lake County, Grayslake, 1994, University Guadalajara, Ocotian, Mexico, 1995, Science Applications International Corporation & Lincoln Park Cultural Center, Chicago, 1996, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, 1996, Triton College, River Grove, Illinois, 1997. Teaching assistant California Institute Arts, Valencia, 1970—1972, instructor, 1972—1973, Santa Monica City College, California, 1973.
Member faculty department art University Illinois, Champaign, 1973—1976. Commercial artist Los Angeles, 1977. Instructor art Immaculate Heart College, Hollywood, California, 1979—1980, Pacific Asian Consortium in Education, 1980—1981, E.C.F. Art Center, Los Angeles, 1986—1990, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1986—1990, Instituto Comercial Artistico, Maywood, California, 1987, Lexicon School Languages, 1987—1988, Plaza de la Raza, 1989—1990.
Member faculty art department Columbia College, Chicago, since 1990. Panelist at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, 1974, College Art Association, Chicago, 1975, Columbia College, Chicago, 1992, 94, 96, Chicago Artist Coalition, 1993, National Association Chicano Studies, Chicago, 1994, 96, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, Illinois, 1995, University Guadalajara, Jalisco, 1995. Presenter workshop Human Rights Portfolio, Chicago, 1994, Chicago, 1995.
Guest lecturer Galeria J.M. Velazco, Mexico City, 1975, Centro de la Causa, Chicago, 1975, Latino Cultural House, Champaign, 1975, University Illinois, Champaign, 1975, 76, Corpus Christi (Texas) State University, 1978, McHenry County College, 1991, 92, Northwestern University, 1991, Columbia College, Montebello School District, 1990, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1993, Triton College, River Grove, Illinois, 1993, 94, Prospectus Gallery, Chicago, 1993, Joliet (Illinois) Junior College, 1994, St. Cloud (Minnesota) State University, 1994, MacMurry College, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1994, College of Lake County, 1994, National-Louis University, Chicago, 1995, Melrose Park (Illinois) Public Library., 1995, Mobil Art Gallery, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1994, Northeastern University, Chicago, 1995, Harold Washington Library., Chicago, 1995, Munster Indiana Cultural Center, 1995, University Guadalajara, Ocotlan, Jalisco, 1995, 96, Commodity Credit Corporation Art Gallery, Chicago, 1995, Winnetka (Illinois) Cultural House, 1995, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1995, University Guadalajara, La Barranca Campus, 1996, Lincoln Park Cultural Center, Chicago, 1996, Triton College, River Grove, 1996, 97. Art juror Weisman Scholarship Commodity Credit Corporation, Chicago, 1993, Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, 1994, Hokin Gallery Commodity Credit Corporation, Chicago, 1995, Weisman Best of Show, Chicago, 1996. Curator art exhibitions University Illinois, Champaign, 1975, Columbia College, Chicago, 1994, 95, Triton College, 1995, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster, 1995, 11th Street Art Gallery Commodity Credit Corporation, 1995, Hokin Center Gallery, Columbia College, 1996.
Interior designer El Mercado Company, Los Angeles 1981-1983. Regular performer musical program Noches Rancheras, East Los Angeles, California, 1981-1983. Consultant in field.
Active contributor to cultural organizations.