About Ricardo Rodríguez

Ricardo Rodríguez was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where he studied art at the University of Puerto Rico. In 2010, Rodríguez earned his Master's in Fine Arts at Brooks in Santa Barbara, California.

Rodríguez utilizes photography, installation, sculpture, and video to explore how he can approach reality. Since the beginning, he has been interested in creating conceptual work, particularly in blurring the line between reality and representation. His work is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, and he has exhibited nationally and internationally. Recently, his work was showcased in Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, Latin American and Latino Art in LA, organized by the Getty.

In addition to creating artworks, Rodríguez is an educator and curator. As a curator, Rodriguez directed the Tool Room Gallery for four years and was a Bell Arts Factory board member. He also received the Curators Lab grant from the Fellows of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, California. As an educator, he taught photography for three years at Ventura College in Ventura, California. Currently, Rodríguez lives in Los Angeles, California, and teaches at Glendale City College and Flintridge Preparatory School.