Vincent Francis Castellanet
 Impressionist artist
 Born 1935

Vincent Francis Castellanet grew up in Chicago, where he studied at The Art Institute of Chicago, and The Academy of Fine Art. He also attended Quincy College and studied under Father Thomas Brown, a recognized Midwest impressionist.

Painting is an integral part of the Castellanet family. Vincent inherited the talent from his uncle, Mark Castellanet, a well known Chicago artist who in the 1920s and 1930s, won many coveted art awards.

In addition to this fine art education, Vincent also studied graphic arts which ultimately led him to a successful commercial art career, specializing in package and display design. In 1973 he and his family relocated to New England to work for the Gillette Company as Director of Design.

While living in the suburbs of Boston, Vincent had the opportunity to explore and paint the many seaside towns with their charming New England qualities. He since has expanded his subject matter to Boston proper, with its gaslights, cobblestone streets, and historic doorways.

After retirement from the Gillette Company, his painting career became a full time occupation. Today Vincent’s work is shown in many of Boston’s most prestigious fine art galleries, and is very successfully selling privately to a high profile clientele, as well as many fortune 500 companies.

 

In 1984 Vincent and his wife Marguerite made their first of many trips to Barbados. He then began to capture on canvas scenes of palm trees, white sand beaches and azure seas that are the essence of Barbados. His work is currently on display at the Gallery of Caribbean Art in Speightstown.

 

More About Vincent

Vincent resides on the North Shore of Boston with his wife Marguerite, who is a well-known interior designer. He is the father of two married daughters, Shawn Cashin and Tracy Burns, and the proud grandfather of five children.