Christopher Rodriguez
Christopher Rodriguez, b. 1980. Originally from New Orleans, he earned his Bachelor of Architecture from Louisiana State University before going on to receive his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His work has been shown at the Newspace Center for Photography, Current Space, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, among others. HIs images have also been featured by the Humble Arts Foundation, Wired and the Huffington Post. His first published monograph, Sublime Cultivation, is held at the Newspace Center of Photography Library and is also offered at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. He lives in Brooklyn.
Inspired by writings of Alexander Humboldt, Christopher Rodriguez explores the contemporary landscape genre in themes of color, abstraction and still life. His photographs consider our changing relationships with nature in order to more closely speak to the world we live in. In his latest series of photographs, AFTERLIFE, he builds fictional landscapes with artificial lighting to paint an astonishing world imagined of the future. He challenges color’s representational qualities to blur the line between natural and artificial as he reflects on the fragility of our environment and hopes for a renewable tomorrow.
Rodriguez is also a visual arts educator and has taught at several institutions including Pratt, ICP, and the School of Visual Arts. He has completed artist in residence programs at the Wassaic Project and Platte Clove Catskill Center and in the spring of 2023 he will be attending the Arctic Circle Residency.
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Pink Granite, NV, 2017 -
Granite & Gradient, MT, 2018
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Fuchsia Evening, NV, 2019
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Montana Quarantine: Flower Field
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Montana Quarantine
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Gocta Sunset, Peru, 2019
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Boxwood #3, AL, 2019
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River Rock in Yellow, Blue & Green, NY, 2017
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Summer Flowers, MT, 2018
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Charred Redwood, CA, 2017
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Amazonas Tree, Cactus, Moss, Peru, 2019
Education
2008 M.F.A., Photography, Video and Related Media, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2005 B. Arch., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2004 Washington Alexandria Architecture Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Alexandria, VA
Awards
2020
PHmuseum, Shortlist or Solo Show at Getxophoto 2020, Getxo, Spain
Chromatic Awards, 3rd Place, International Color Photography Contest, https://chromaticawards.com/
Photo 2020 International Book Prize Award, Shortlisted, Perimeter Books, Melbourne, Aus
2018
Platte Clove Artist Residency, Platte Clove, NY
2015
Wassaic Artist Residency, Wassaic, NY
Honorable Mention, Camera Club of New York Annual Juried Photography Competition selected by Marvin Heiferman
2014
Finalist, What Is A Portrait, Curated by Ruben San-Miguel
2013
Review Santa Fe, Juried Portfolio Review, Santa Fe, NM
Honorable Mention, Camera Club of New York Annual Juried Photography Competition with Justine Kurland
2008
Chairman’s Honors Award, Topographical Irregulars, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Alumni Scholarship Award, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2005
Structural Support Competition, 1st Place, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Smithsonian Metro Station Competition, 1st Honorable Mention, Washington Alexandria Architecture Center, Washington, D.C.
Exhibitions
2021
Afterlife, Maybaum Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2020
Afterlife, Sarah Shepard Gallery, Larksburg, CA
Untitled--Summer Show, Sasha Wolf Projects, https://sashawolf.com/, New York, NY
2019
Abstraction, Fstop Magazine, October, https://www.fstopmagazine.com/
A Fragmented History of Mercury, Conveyor Studio, LA Art Book Fair, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
2018
A Fragmented History of Mercury, Conveyor Studio, NYABF, PS1, Queens, NY
2016
Pratt Faculty Show, ARC Center, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
High Summer, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
2015
Between Artifice And The Sublime, Sasha Wolf Gallery, New York, NY
Culturehall New Artist Feature, Issue 120, Fall 2015, http://www.culturehall.com/
The Last Picture Show, New York Photo Festival, Powerhouse Arena, Brooklyn, NY
The Last Picture Show, Seoul International Photo Festival, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, KR
Radical Color, Curated by Jon Feinstein, Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR
Baxter Street CCNY Photo Benefit Auction, Affirmation Arts, New York, NY
2014
Sublime Cultivation, Curated by Carl Gunhouse, Current Space, Baltimore,
Book Launch and Exhibition, Sublime Cultivation, Field Projects Gallery, New York, NY
CCNY Photo Benefit Auction, Affirmation Arts, New York, NY
Sublime Cultivation, Conveyor Editions Booth, Los Angeles Art Book Fair, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
Slideluck Bushwick III, Curated by Doreen Bolger and Alanna Heiss, Sandbox Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Slideluck Baltimore III, Curated by Doreen Bolger and Alanna Heiss, Sandbox Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Bushwick Open Studios, Salon, Brooklyn, NY
Sublime Cultivation, Conveyor Editions & SVA booth, New York Art Book Fair, PS1, Queens, NY
Observing Connections, Photographs from the Teaching Collection & Invited Photographers, Guest Curators John Vigg, Geanna Merola, CVA Fine Arts Gallery, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
What Is A Portrait, Juried by Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Ripe Art Gallery, Huntington, NY
2013
Drunk Tank Pink, Field Projects Gallery, New York, NY
Curate NYC, Curated by Alexandra Schwartz, Curator of Contemporary Art, Montclair Art Museum, http://www.curatenyc.org/2013/author
Curate NYC Group Show, Curated by Kristopher Johnson & Florence Poulain
All Visual Triangle, Casbah, Durham, NC
Curated by Cult, Curated by Cait Oppermann and Yael Malka, http:www.curatedbycult.com/cait-oppermann-yael-malka
Bushwick Open Studios, Salon, Brooklyn, NY
2011
Wild Nature, Primo Piano LivingGallery, Lecce, Itay
Group Faculty Exhibition, William Paterson University, Paterson, NJ
2010
Looking Out, Seeing In, South Oxford Space, Brooklyn, NY
2009
Miles From Home, The Bakery Art Space, Rhinebeck, NY
2008
Surrounded by America, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
Unraveling Identities, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Miscellaneous, ArtVines, Washington, D.C.
2006
Art Melt, Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA
Regional Modernism, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
Place, Space, Environment, Redstar, Baton Rouge, LA
Intermediate, L.S.U. School of Architecture, Baton Rouge, LA
2005
The Americana Show, The Backyard Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
The Open Show, The Backyard Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
The Ego Trip Show, The Backyard Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
The Red Show, The Backyard Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Selected Publications/Features
2020
Photobook #4, Fisheye Magazine, Paris, France
2019
Chromatic Book Awards, Color Photography Winners, 2019, https://chromaticawards.com/winners-gallery/chromatic-awards-2019/professional/fine-art/bronze-award
2018
Ch.1 A Fragmented History of Mercury, Mercuriamagazine, Ch. II, Vol 1
2016
"Cooking with Chris," by Chris Offutt, Oxford American Magazine, Summer
2015
Yo-New York!, No. 2, Fall 2015, by Charlie Rubin, Brooklyn, NY
Christopher Rodriguez, by Eric Shows, Zach Nader, and Grand Billingsley
Meet The Contemporary Photographers Experimenting With ‘Radical Color’, By Maddie Crum, Huffington Post
Wherever You Go, Someone Has Already Been There, by Alyssa Coppelman, WIRED Magazine
Christopher Rodriguez, by Caitlin Peterson, A-B
Christopher Rodriguez’ Refreshing Perspective on the American Landscape, by Jon Feinstein, Humble Arts Foundation
‘Radical Color’ exhibition features eye-popping hues by Ellyn Kail, Feature Shoot
Christopher Rodriguez, Phases Magazine
CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ’S “BETWEEN ARTFICE AND THE SUBLIME”, Juxtapoz Magazine
Picture Of The Day, The Worlds Best Ever
Sublime Cultivation, Phases Magazine
2014
Sublime Cultivation, Monograph, Conveyor Arts Press, Jersey City, NJ
Ryder, Adam, “In the Studio, Christopher Rodriguez”, Photograph Magazine, September/October
Interview with Mona Varichon, An Ocean In The City
Bmoreart’s Picks: Baltimore’s Best Art Openings and Events, Bmoreart.com
Image Feature, http://designyoutrust.com/2014/08/between-artifice-and-the-sublime-by-christopher-rodriguez/
Christopher Rodriguez’s ‘Between Artifice And The Sublime’ Photographs Explore Our Ideas of The Landscape, Mutantspace.com, by Moray Mair
Studio Feature, by Katie Killary and Candace Moeller for bushwickdaily.com
Image Feature, booooooom.com by Jeff Hamada
Group Show, Conveyor Magazine, Spectre // Spectrum, Issue No. 5, 2013
Data Gallery Feature
2011
Production and Quality Control, James Casebere: Works 1975-2010, Damiani
2010
Triangle Triangle
2009
Retouching, “Klaus”, W Magazine, January 2009
2007
Hamilton, Michael. “The Liminal Space of New Orleans: Video Drawings and Markings”, Batture, Vol. 3, p. 41-43
2006
Rodriguez, Christopher. “Louisiana State Museum”, Batture, Vol.2, p. 28-33
2005
The Eames Era, Time Out New York
Band of The Day, The Eames Era, Spin.com
Teaching Experience
2017
Visiting Assistant Professor, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2015-2017
Visiting Assistant Professor, Pratt University, Brooklyn, NY
SVA MFA Photography, Video and Related Media, Adjunct Faculty, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2008-2014
Photo I, Photo II, MFA Independent Study: Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
2010-2011
Digital Manipulation and Photo I: William Paterson State University, Wayne, NJ
2008
Black and White Darkroom & Digital Photography, The Beekman School, New York, NY
2007
Teaching Assistant, Film Theory and Criticism, Amresh Sinha, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2006
Guest Critic, Sarah Lawrence College, Penelope Umbrico, Bronxville, NY
