Bio

Renee “Lady Reni” Castro is native to the Bay Area — really. Born in Oakland, Castro’s heritage stems from the Ohlone Native American tribe. (You can’t get more local than that.) Her background serves as inspiration for much of her art, especially her subjects’ clothing and their deeply-rooted connections to the natural world. Her other influences for the work she creates include Mexican and Spanish folklore, broken-hearted femme fatales, disheveled muses, and erotic heroines. Castro’s current projects include commissions for SF companies The Loin and Peasants and Travelers, shows in local galleries, plus an apprenticeship at Amor Eterno Tattoo in Oakland, where you’re welcome to drop by and see her.

Past shows at:

Oxenrose Salon & Gallery- San Francisco, Ca
Wonderland Gallery- San Francisco, Ca
Fiveten Studio- Oakland, Ca
Autobody Fine Art- Alameda, Ca
ERA Bar & Lounge- Oakland, Ca
Fort Gallery- Oakland, Ca
The French Press Cafe- Santa Barbara, Ca
Eclectix Gallery- El Cerrito, Ca
Submission- San Francisco, Ca
Galleria De La Raza- San Francisco, Ca
Pueblo Nuevo Art Space & Gallery- Berkeley, Ca
The Uptown- Oakland, Ca
Geisha Lounge- Oakland, Ca
Mezzanine- San Francisco, Ca
111 Minna- San Francisco, Ca
Amor Eterno tattoo & art space- Oakland, Ca