Joseph Castronova is an artist, educator and environmentalist. He holds a BFA (sculpture) and an MFA (painting) from The School of Visual Arts (SVA) in NYC. Joseph has held multiple positions in art education and administration over the past twenty years, from teacher to mentor to director of duCret School of Art. He has worked as an educator, custom carpenter, graphic designer amongst other things; always shifting between 2D and 3D in his work. He has received multiple awards for his fine art, graphic design and his carpentry, including the Weissglass Purchase Prize at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Staten Island, NY.

More recently, Joseph has concentrated solely on his fine art work. Kean University presented a survey of his art spanning the last four years called “In a Drop of Water.” Participating in Community Art projects, focused on social and environmental justice, in the last ten years has had a transformative effect on his work. Projects like Windows of Understanding (WOU), the Middlesex Greenway Art Cycle project and the Residency at First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen have given Joseph the opportunity to work one-on-one with the people in his community. This year he worked, through WOU, with area Girl Scout troops to build a multimedia display focused on the local ecosystem. The ‘Local Eco’ project continued Fall 2025 with a solo show and environmental symposium in Metuchen as part of Mr. Castronova’s final project for his Rutger’s Environmental Stewards certification.

Since 2017, Joseph has had many solo exhibitions as well as various group shows. Venues have ranged from Kean University in Union NJ, M Galleries in Washington NJ to Art Lab in Mendham and Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red Bank. Co!!ective, an art group he is a founding member of, was also shown Fall ‘25 at the Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster.

Joseph is represented in prestigious collections such as J.P. Morgan Chase, School of Visual Arts, First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen and Staten Island Museum of Arts and Science.