Sandy Rodriguez (BFA, CalArts '97) was raised in San Diego, Tijuana and Los Angeles. Her paintings, drawings, installations, wearable art and performance are strongly influenced by issues of place, social justice, culture and she-roes.
Selected past exhibitions include Walter Maciel Gallery, Korean Cultural Center Gallery, Intersection for the Arts, High Energy Constructs, Tropico de Nopal Gallery, Pasadena City College, The Avenue 50 Studio, Little Bird Gallery, Self Help Graphics, Plaza de la Raza Boat House Gallery, Underground Gallery and Coagula Projects. Rodriguez is a founding member of the GALA Committee, whose guerrilla artworks were documented by PBS in the series Art 21 and exhibited at Los Angeles' Geffen Contemporary@ MOCA and at various venues throughout Europe and the Pacific Rim. Media appearances include KPFA’s Morning Show and Suicide Girls Radio on Indy 103.1 FM in Los Angeles.