Enrique Castaño

CV

 El Doctor Enrique Castaño es Fundador del Club Bonsai Tropical de México. Ha ganado diversos premios nacionales como el mejor diseño de bonsai de México e internacionales como WBFF International Winner(3 veces); Ganador del premio internacional John Naka, Preimio Chase Rosade award, Tercer lugar en ABFF INTERNATIONAL BONSAI PHOTO CONTEST - ISMAIL SALEH TROPHY, Seleccionado en dos ocasiones en los mejores 50 Bonsai del mundo. Ganador del mejor diseño de bonsái en tres ocasiones por ofbonsai contest y gano  medallas de Oro y plata  en las olimpiadas de WBFF.
  
 Certificado como instructor internacional por BCI desde 2006; Certre Award Judge; 2007-10 Ha escrito diversos artículos en revistas internacionales y es editor para Knowledge of Bonsai y Art of Bonsai Project. Su libro Botany for bonsai ha sido distribuido internacionalmente. 
  
 Ha impartido demostraciones en diferente eventos en USA; Reino Unido, 
 República Checa, Alemania, Lituania, Polonia, Taiwán, China y México. Directivo de BCI y Representante de Mexico a FELAB
  
 Ha fungido como Director de FEMEXBO, Miembro del cuerpo directivo de American Bonsai Society de 2008 a 2014. Miembro del cuerpo Directivo de BCI desde 2016. Actualmente es el presidente de FELAB desde 2021
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 Actividades selectas realizadas
  
 1996 Exhibition in Rochester NY
 2003-2015 Demonstrations in the annual exhibition of tropical bonsai
  Merida Yucatan
 2002-2014 Demonstrations in Merida, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Veracruz, Tijuana, Czech Rep, UK, Lituania, US. 
 2002- Present Teaching Bonsai In Mexico
 2005 Selected in the international winner by WBF
 2006 Selected award for the best bonsai in Mexico.
 2006 Jan-March Publication by BCI for one of the 100 best in the world
 2006 Gold award penjing award 
 2006 Selected trees by the Art of Bonsai Project international gallery
 2006 Demonstrator at Czech Bonsai Association 
 2007 Book Publish “Botany for bonsai: the science behind the art”
 2007 Started Blog at Knowledge of bonsai art
 2007 second runner up in ABFF INTERNATIONAL BONSAI PHOTO CONTEST - ISMAIL SALEH TROPHY
 2008 Editor for Knowledge of Bonsai Art
 2008 Editor for Art of Bonsai Project.
 2005-2014 Several articles have been publish in different bonsai journals. 
 2008-2010 Judge for Certre
 2008 Demonstrator at Czech Bonsai Association international event, Czech R.
 2009-present ABS Board member
 2009 FEMEXBO Board member
 2009  Judge at Union Bonsai Italia (UBI), Italy
 2009 Winner of Gold and Silver medals in Puerto Rico WBFF
 2010 Winner of John Naka award
 2010  Chairman of FELAB event in Mexico
 2010 International selection by BCI 
 2010 Award by the WBFF
 2010 Chase Rosade Award
 2011 Teacher at ABS-BCI, USA.
 2012 Winner of the international design by ofbonsai contest
 2012 Demostrator at Lithuania bonsai convention.
 2013 Winner of broad leaf design by ofbonsai contest
 2013 Winner of all round design by ofbonsai contest
 2013 Teacher at ABS, NY, USA.
 2013 Director of the Mexican Federation of Bonsai
 2014 Headliners at BSF, Florida, USA
 2014 Judge at Triennalle Bonsai, Germany
 2014 Selected bonsai for Gafuten
 2014 Winner of the shohin desigh by Venezuela contest
 2015 Headliners at CBA, Czech Rep.
 2015 Selected bonsai for Gafuten
 2016 Headliner at US National Bonsai, NY
 2016 Winner of the shohin design by Cincobarracinco
 2016 Second place in Venezuela photocontest overall.
 2016 Demonstrator at FELAB, Puebla Mexico
 2016 Headliner in Shangai, China
 2017 Headliner in BCI, Taiwan
 2018 Headliner in Texas
 2018 Hedliner in Lituania
 2018 Hedliner in Poland
 2019 Hedliner in BCI,  China
 2019 Hedliner in California, Riverside
 2020 Hedliner in Santa Cruz California