​ALDO CASTILLO
Founder/Director

Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame, Aldo Castillo inducted 2005. Since his arrival in Chicago in 1985, Aldo Castillo has been a tireless charitable fund-raiser, an ardent advocate of Latin American art, and a committed human rights activist. Artist, curator, and art dealer, he is known for his promotion of contemporary art and international artists. And for his human rights activism in AIDS, LGBT rights and political organizations.

​“I am considered a human rights activist. The reason I founded the gallery is because art is the best tool to reflect on issues that we all deal with. I became interested in artists for a combination of their skills and their messages, global topics themes: animals, women, the environment, discrimination. These issues are worldwide, and that is what makes them international masters.”
                                                                           
​Aldo Castillo

​Aldo Castillo is recognized as a leading international art curator with over 35 years experience as a museum curator, artist, art dealer and director of international art fairs including ArtSpot Miami International Art Fair, Miami International Art Fair, Shanghai Art Fair Wing and Chicago Arte Ahora.

Aldo Castillo is a human rights activist and is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions for his work. His portfolio includes over 350 international art exhibitions and his mission can be summed by the following artist's words;

“The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.” 
Marina Abramovic
Private Collections