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.

Oxenrose Salon & Gallery- San Francisco, CaWonderland Gallery- San Francisco, CaFiveten Studio- Oakland, CaAutobody Fine Art- Alameda, CaERA Bar & Lounge- Oakland, CaFort Gallery- Oakland, CaThe French Press Cafe- Santa Barbara, CaEclectix Gallery- El Cerrito, CaSubmission- San Francisco, CaGalleria De La Raza- San Francisco, CaPueblo Nuevo Art Space & Gallery- Berkeley, CaThe Uptown- Oakland, CaGeisha Lounge- Oakland, Ca Mezzanine- San Francisco, Ca 111 Minna- San Francisco, Ca Amor Eterno tattoo & art space- Oakland, Ca