VERONICA CASTILLO

Veronica Castillo Hernandez was born on the 27th of September, 1967 in Izucar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. Izucar was originally known as the Aztec town of Itzocan, an important commercial center, and military outpost. Veronica, at a very young age, was exposed to the family’s vocation - the popular art form of polychromatic ceramics. Under the tutelage of her parents, Don Alforno Castillo Orta and Doña Soledad Martha Hernandez Baez, she was guided through simple figures. Over time, her artistic expertise would launch her career. Veronica’s work continues to build upon the artistic family traditions passed on from generation. Her exhibits have achieved national and international recognition.

In 2013, Veronica received the 2013 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship Award. Veronica Studied accounting, but only worked as an accountant for one year as she decided to dedicate herself completely to her true vocation - the art of polychromatic ceramic work. Veronica and her four younger siblings are currently the fourth practicing generation dedicated to the art form. Together with her parents, sisters, and brothers, she was won countless local, state, national and international awards. The family has exhibited extensively throughout Mexico and abroad. Their works of art form part of valuable collections in the United States, Munich, and London and in museums in Chicago, Brazil, and the Spanish Royal Palace of King Juan Carlos I.

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