Miki Rodriguez: Transitions

From Laredo Center for the Arts:

“I am drawn to discarded materials, throw-ways, and unnecessary one-use objects. They are telling of human life. I consider who these materials belonged to and why they were discarded.

These materials reflect human identities. A glimpse of someone’s private story is reflected in a broken key that use to open a door, a piece of costume jewelry is reminiscent of someone’s mother, and a torn child’s t-shirt that has an image of Spongebob Square pants speaks of innocence.

I am striving for the exclusive use of materials and objects that reflect humanity’s existence. I look for the story because within this story is mine and yours.

Alternate Bio:

Miki Rodriguez, a Laredo native, is an artist and student healer who explores her lived cultural experiences through found and recycled materials as a healing process. Rodriguez earned a BFA from the University of Houston, an MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art, and has taught art in Laredo for over 30 years.

Her work has been exhibited in various venues including San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, University of Texas at San Antonio, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio, Visions Art Museum in San Diego, California, New England Quilt Museum and National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky.  Presently, her work is exhibiting in Dakar, Senegal with Art In Embassies. Currently, Rodriguez is attending Barbara Brennan School of Healing.”