About the Artist
Audrey Rodriguez is a fine artist based in Brooklyn, New York, and was born and raised in South Texas. At the University of Texas at Brownsville, the thematic focus of her undergraduate art was the depiction of the drug cartel violence raging along the shared border of Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico.
She later studied under Jacob Collins at the Grand Central Atelier, where she learned time-honored techniques in painting and drawing. She also studied under the tutelage of Max Ginsburg at the Art Students League and in his personal studio. She is currently in pursuit of her Masters degree from the New York Academy of Art.
Her Mexican and Honduran heritage are reflected in her work. Lately, her figurative work has focused on the immigrant vendors of New York City, scenes in Brownsville, TX and Matamoros, Mexico.
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Education:
2020 New York Academy of Art
Master of Fine Arts- degree in progress
2016 Grand Central Atelier
Intensive study of drawing and painting
Core Program Graduate
2012 The University of Texas at Brownsville/ TSC
Major: Art Education
Bachelor of Arts EC-12
Work Experience:
2012-2016 Salmagundi Art Club
2013-2015 Grand Central Atelier
Work Study
2012 Port Isabel Junior High
Student Teacher
2011 Volunteer for Brownsville Artists League
Taught summer classes for elementary students.
Exhibitions:
2021 2021 AXA Art Prize Exhibition- New York Academy of Art
2021 LatinXhibit- Arts Council of Fayetteville
2021 Comunidad- Blue Line Arts
2021 Return to Form- Six Summit Gallery
2021 Parallels and Peripheries- New York Academy of Art
2020 -American- Sugarlift
2020 Parallels- New York Academy of Art
2020 Contemporary Realism - Juried by Max Ginsburg - Mills Pond Gallery
2020 Still: a survey of contemporary still life paintings - Sugarlift
2020 Contemporary Realism - Juried by Max Ginsburg - Mills Pond Gallery
2020 Oil Painters of America 29th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils- RS Hanna Gallery
2020 Red Dot Winner Exhibition 2020- Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery
2020 Realism: Encountering the Real- Site:Brooklyn Gallery
2020 Virtual Concours 2020- The Art Students League
2020 CLWAC 123rd Annual Exhibition- National Arts Club
2019 Unveiled- La Bodega Gallery
2019 Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition
Beverly McNeil Gallery
2019 Contemporary 2019: Contemporary Figure
Western Colorado Center for the Arts
2019 47th International Art Show
Brownsville Museum of Fine Art
2018 small/Mighty Group Show
La Bodega Gallery
2018 Puro Color! Group Show
La Bodega Gallery
2017 Wrap Me Up: Small Works Show
Eleventh Street Arts
2016 GCA End of Year Exhibition
2016 Pieto Biennial: International Juried Art Exhibition of Still Life and Trompe L’oeil
2015 Portrait Painting Demonstration and Art Show
South Padre Island, TX
2015 Observations: Solo Show
New York Public Library
203 West 115th St, New York, NY 10026
2015 SCNY Non-Member Exhibition
2015 Eleventh Street Arts: AI FIORI: The Alla Prima Floral Sketch
2014 Eleventh Street Arts: Inaugural Group Show
Accolades and Recognition:
2021 First Prize Winner- 2021 AXA Art Prize
2021 Third Place Winner- Comunidad - A Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibition
2021 Honorable Mention- Blue Review Art Prize
2021 Grant Recipient- Stobart Foundation
2020 Selected for “Director’s Choice” video presentation- Viridian Artists 30 under 30 Exhibition
2020 Allied Artists of America Award- CLWAC 123rd Annual Exhibition
2015 Anthony Almeida Award for Graphics- Annual Juried Photography & Graphics Non-Members Exhibition