About
Biography
Sarah Rodriguez (b.1992) is a multimedia artist and educator in Cincinnati, OH. She received her M.F.A from Miami University (2017) and B.F.A from Wright State University (2014). She is currently the Academic Advisor for Art & Design at Northern Kentucky University (2024-present) and recipient of The ArtsWave Black & Brown Program: Truth & Innovation Grant (2024). She has completed residencies at The School of Art, Chautauqua Institute, NY (2014), Contemporary Arts Center, OH (2019-2020), V2 Gallery, ArtWorks, OH (2023-2024) and Dayton Art Institute’s William and Dorthy Yeck Fellow (2014).
Artist Statement
My work is an archive of tangible memories. Analyzing concepts of kinship and womanhood through discarded objects. Once reclaimed, objects are adorned and preserved. Each piece reflects the intricacies of our lives, suspended between times of joy and sorrow.
With an emphasis on tactility the work incorporates a variety of materials and techniques. Glitter, yarn, buttons, and beads are carefully assembled, highlighting the functionality of the objects, while the introduction of text adds a poetic layer. Together these elements examine the duality between the playfulness of girlhood, and the weight, and labor womanhood bears.
This practice seeks to honor the ordinary, transforming familiar materials into talismans of memory. By inviting viewers into this tactile archive, I hope to create space for reflection on the stories we inherit, the ones we carry, and the ones we choose to preserve.