Enrique Castaño de la Serna

Enrique Castano as a second-generation bonsai artist was introduced to Bonsai and the horticultural world at an early age. His love for nature led to his studies in biology, and he subsequently received a PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics from the University of Rochester (NY) in 1997. He has done post-doctoral in Harvard and MCRI in England. He currently is a professor at the plant research center in Merida with over 50 index research publications and uses his educational background to promote Bonsai in the world. Sharing his knowledge in bonsai from aesthetics, philosophy and science. He teaches and gives demonstrations in various locations around the world (China, Taiwan, UK, USA, Czech Republic, Mexico, Lithuania). Has written several articles for various magazines. BCI, Bonsai Today, Bonsai Focus, American Bonsai, International Bonsai. His trees were selected by The World Bonsai Friendship Federation and the BCI selected Bonsai on different years. He has also won various prizes including the John Naka award, Chase Rosade Award, Mexico best design award, Awards by FELAB, Gold and silver medals in bonsai olympics of WBFF, 3rd prize; the Isamel Saleh Bonsai Photo Contest, Gold Award Penjing in China, the WBFF Chairman Emeritus award. He was part of the editors of Art of Bonsai and Knowledge of Bonsai. In 2010 he was the chairman for FELAB and has organize several regional events since then. The last event was the first shohin bonsai exhibition in Merida 2017. His book “Botany for Bonsai: The Science Behind the Art,” serves as a building block for Bonsai horticulture. Recently has done demonstrations in the US National bonsai event 2016, ABS National 2019, Czech Rep. Botanical garden 2019, Lithuania bonsai exhibition 2019, BCI China 2019 and Golden State California 2019.

Has been director in BCI and ABS and he is currently President of FELAB and director of Latin American region for WBFF

He has done several demos and exhibitions and awards some include 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, Lithuania, 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 Demonstrator 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 Triennale Bonsai, Germany

2014 Selected bonsai for Gafuten

2014 Winner of the shohin design 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 Headliner in Lithuania

2018 Headliner in Poland

2019 Headliner in BCI, China

2019 Headliner in California, Riverside

2020 Headliner in Santa Cruz California