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Martin Rodriguez

Assistant Professor of Instruction, New Media, Art and Art History

Martin Rodriguez

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Bio

Martín received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2003, and Master of Fine Arts in 2018, both from The University of Texas at San Antonio. He is a New Media Interdisciplinary artist of Puerto Rican descent, with an emphasis in performance and installations, having performed at the Capilla del Arte in Puebla City, the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City and Hotel Pupik in Scheifling, Austria, Throughout Washington D.C., throughout the city of Berlin, Germany. And, of course, San Antonio, TX. His art is part of both private and public collections. Martín is co-founder and Gallerist of Un Grito Gallery in the Upstairs Studios at the Blue Star Arts Complex in San Antonio, TX. Martín's wife, Verena Gaudy, is his closest collaborator and partner at Un Grito.

Research Interests

  • New Media
  • Performance
  • Video
  • Installation
  • Site-Specific
  • Technology
  • Kinetic & Sound.

Degrees

  • BFA in Photography, The University of Texas at San Antonio (2003)
  • MFA in New Media, The University of Texas at San Antonio (2018)

Honors and Awards

Contemporary Art Month Cammie Best Show People’s Choice,
March / 2021, ‘CAM Breakout’ with Verena Gaudy, San Antonio, TX.

Grants, Patents and Clinical Trials

  • ARPA 4 Arts Grant recipient, 2022, San Antonio, TX
  • Luminaria Working Artist Grant, 2022, San Antonio, TX