Curriculum Roberto Rodriguez

Roberto Rodriguez

Born in June 1959 in Misantla, Veracruz. Graduated in Fine Arts, specializing in sculpture at the University of Veracruz. Participated in many individual and collective exhibitions in Mexico, Canada, United States, Japan, Italy, Holland, Brazil, Bulgaria, Denmark, Uruguay amongst other countries.  He has been Curator of the Jardín de las Esculturas (IVEC) and organized the First International Symposium on Sculpture in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.  Since 2008, he has been a researcher at the Fine Arts Institute at the University of Veracruz.  He works mainly in wood, using mixed techniques, and a few years ago he began working with ceramics.   At present he lives and works in Xalapa, Veracruz.

Exhibitions

2009  Espacios Intimos, Galeria 350, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. 2008  Metáforas de Papel, Galería del Instituto de Artes Plásticas, University of Xalapa, Veracruz Orografías, USBI Gallery, University of Veracruz, Boca del Rio, Veracruz. 2007  Proyecto de Animación y Exposición concerning Mexican culture, Centre Culturel de Theux, Theux, Belgium.  Mestizaje, Galerie du parc, Trois Rivières, Quebec, Canada. 2006  Historias de Barro y Madera, Museum of Anthropology, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Cajas Viajeras, Uruguay, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2005  Memorias Habitables, Jardín de las Esculturas (IVEC), Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Tierra de Diosas, Museum of Anthropology, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. 2004  Reincidencias, Centro Cultural Jaime Sabines, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico. 2003  Encuentros Centro Cultural el Nigromante, San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato. Selección de Artistas Mexicanos, Galería Lamanai, Dallas, Texas. U.S.A.  Mirar al Sur, travelling exhibition of artists from south-east Mexico. 2002  Encuentros Other Gallery, Banff, Canada.  Solo Escultura Galería Drexel, Monterrey, Nuevo León. 2001  Caminos de la Esencia, Casa de Francia, Mexico, D.F.  Escultura Veracruzana, Cervantino Festival in Guanjuato. 2000 Preámbulo, Gallery at the Fine Arts Faculty, Xalapa, Veracruz. 1999  Memoria de la Piel, Pinocoteca Diego Rivera, Xalapa, Veracruz.  International Contemporary art exhibition, Plaza Gallery, Tokio. 1998  Reflejos de la Naturaleza Humana Studio and Gallery, Puebla, Puebla. 1997 Costumbres Geográficas, Gallery at the House of the First Printing machine in Mexico,D.F. 1996  Sueños de la Tierra, Galeria AP, Faculty of Fine Arts, Xalapa,  Bienal de Pintura Rufino Tamayo, Rufino Tamayo Museum, Mexico, D.F., Museum of Contemporary Art, Oaxaca, Pinocoteca de Monterrey, Nuevo León.  Mundo Mágico, travelling exhibition through the United States (Washington, Miami, New York, San Francisco). 1994  Génesis Galería Ramón Alvaro de la Canal, Xalapa, Veracruz,  Cita en Xalapa,  Metropolitana, UNAM, Mexico D.F. 1993 Germinaciones, Galería del Congreso del Estado, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. 1992 Realismo Mítico Galería AP, Xalapa, Veracruz, La Plástica Veracruzana, Travelling exhibition, Museo Amparo, Puebla, Instituto Veracruzano de Cultura, Veracruz. 1991  Estructuras del Subconsciente,  Xalapa, Veracruz, Universo de la Conciencia, Galería Teatro de la Ciudad, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.

Awards and Recognition

2003 Premio de adquisición en la Bienal de Escultura y Pintura del Sureste, Chiapas. 2002 Residential Scholarship, Banff, Canada, government of Canada and FONCA. 1998 Invitation to the International Symposium on Sculpture at Illindetei, Bulgaria. Invitation to the International Symposium on Sculpture, Puebla. 1997 Invitation to the International Symposium on Sculpture, Chiapas, Invitation from Fine Arts, Denmark to create a sculpture at the Aarhus Festival, Invitation from the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts Kanazawa, Japan to talk at a conference about his work. 1996 Invited to the International Symposium on Sculpture at Quebec, Canada. 1988  National Competition “Arte Joven”,  National Festival, Aguascalientes, Auditorio Nacional, INBA, Mexico, D.F.