Francesca Castilho

In middle school, I won 1st place for the 8th grade science fair in zoology. Now, I was, and still am terrible at science, but what won me that blue ribbon was my cool hand drawn picture of how ants breath in oxygen and breath out carbon dioxide, creating air! See how art can make science look fun? In high school, I won 1st place for tessellation design at the 11th grade math fair, and I won best of show for the Arabian Nights equestrian art contest. In 12th grade, I was the winner of the high school flag design contest. And I was voted, “Most Artistic” of my senior class.

In college, I was one of the few students to be published in their yearly art magazine. I graduated with an A.S. Degree in Graphic Design with specialization in Fine Art. And worked many years for an advertising agency as a graphic designer. For over a decade, I’ve been a freelance artist and graphic designer, winning Florida’s Ybor City, beer festival design contest. Later, I received honorable recognition for the 13 feet x 8 feet mural I painted for a community children’s play production.