Rolando Castellón

Rolando Castellón, also known as Rolando Dionisio Castellón-Alegria[1] (born 1937) is a Nicaraguan American painter, author, art historian, and curator.[2] He was a well-known contributor to the arts of San Francisco, California and he has lived in Costa Rica since 2013.[1]

Rolando Castellón
Born
Rolando Dionisio Castellón-Alegria

1937 (age 85–86)
Managua, Nicaragua
Other namesRolando Castellon
Occupation(s)painter, curator
MovementBay Area Chicano Art Movement

Biography

Rolando Castellón was born in 1937 in Managua, Nicaragua.[3] He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1983.[4]

In 1966, he was a co-founder of the Casa Hispana de Bellas Artes in the Mission District of San Francisco.[5] By 1970, Castellón was a co-founder of Galería de la Raza, alongside Ralph Maradiaga, Rupert García, Peter Rodríguez, Francisco X. Camplis, Gustavo Ramos Rivera, Carlos Loarca, Manuel Villamor, Robert Gonzales, Luis Cervantes, Chuy Campusano, and René Yañez.[6][7]

He served as a curator at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA), from 1972 to 1981;[2][8] and at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, from 1994 to 1998.[2]

His first retrospective art exhibition, Rolando Castellon: A Legacy of Mud, Post-Columbian Objects, 1981–1997 (1997) was held at the Art Institute of Chicago.[9]

Bibliography
  • Castellon, Rolando (1978). Aesthetics of Graffiti: April 28–July 2, 1978 (exhibition). San Francisco, California: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
  • Catlett, Elizabeth; Castellon, Rolando (1978). Rupert Garcia: Pastel Drawings, March 3-April 23, 1978 (exhibition). San Francisco, California: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
  • Castellon, Rolando (1990). Patterns and Patents: Six Emerging African American Artists from the Bay Area (exhibition). Sesnon Gallery. ISBN 978-0939982127.
  • Pérez-Ratton, Virginia; Castellón, Rolando (1996). Mesótica II, Centroamérica Re-generación (exhibition) (in Spanish). Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. San Jose, Costa Rica: Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo. ISBN 978-9968-9824-1-2.
  • Díaz, Tamara; Castellon, Rolando (2007). Rolando Castellon: Post-Columbian Objects. TEOR/eTica. ISBN 978-9968899239.

References
  1. Diaz Bringas, Tamara (2016-08-31). "HÁBITAT / Obra viva de Rolando Castellón Alegría". Bienal Centroamericana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  2. Siena, Siena Art Institute Onlus-Via Enea Silvio Piccolomini, 2- 53100. "Dettaglio figura - Siena Art Institute Onlus". SienaArt.org. Retrieved 2021-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Olivares, Rosa (2006). 100 Latin American Artists (in Spanish). Exit. p. 110. ISBN 978-84-934639-3-9.
  4. St. James Guide to Hispanic Artists: Profiles of Latino and Latin American Artists. Association of Hispanic Arts (New York City), Association for Latin American Art. St. James Press. 2002. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-55862-470-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. Cordova, Cary (2017-06-22). The Heart of the Mission: Latino Art and Politics in San Francisco. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 66–71. ISBN 978-0-8122-4930-9.
  6. "Community forum contributes to the future of Galería de la Raza". El Tecolote. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  7. Carlsson, Chris; Elliott, Lisa Ruth (2011). Ten Years That Shook the City: San Francisco 1968-1978. City Lights Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-931404-12-9.
  8. Montoya, Qianjin. "MIX and the Museum: Researching the Politics of Inclusion". Art Practical. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  9. Smith, Gwendolyn (1997-04-06). "Datebook". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
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