Christina Renee Rodriguez

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A black-and-white portrait of Christina Renee Rodriguez is overlaid with pre-Columbian Mesoamerican symbols in red, including a horizontal line across her eyes and intricate designs on her head and chest, set against a textured paper background.
A vintage black-and-white photo of a family—two adults and two children—overlaid with a transparent globe and the text "KANSAS 68" and "MIDWAY USA," framed by a textured, off-white border. Created by Christina Renee Rodriguez.
A mixed-media collage by Christina Renee Rodriguez featuring soldiers, the Mexican and U.S. flags, comic imagery, and the phrase “Lone Ranger Silver,” blending historical and pop culture elements against a textured paper background.
A vintage-styled photo of Christina Renee Rodriguez in a folkloric dress and sombrero, set against a street scene layered with Aztec calendar motifs and vibrant, abstract colors, printed on textured paper.
A black-and-white image of a man in a light suit and tie, smiling and holding a hat, is overlaid with a faded American flag on textured paper—an evocative scene reminiscent of Christina Renee Rodriguez’s vintage artistry.
A vintage photo by Christina Renee Rodriguez shows a woman serving food to children, overlaid with a distressed American flag. The stripes and stars partially obscure the scene, while textured white paper borders the evocative artwork.
A vintage-style portrait of Christina Renee Rodriguez with dark hair in a white dress, sitting with hands folded. The photo is overlaid with colorful, abstract feather and floral designs on textured paper.
A vintage-style image on textured paper shows Christina Renee Rodriguez leaning on a classic car, with "KANSAS 57" and "THE WHEAT STATE" written in red, and a faded American flag in the background.
A textured paper displays the Mexican and U.S. flags with dates and numbers above two identical, vintage-style images of a man in yellow riding a bicycle, set against a patterned brown background—art reminiscent of Christina Renee Rodriguez.
A black-and-white photo of people walking in a mall, overlaid with a yellow and red plant root illustration by Christina Renee Rodriguez. The words "Inner Shops," "Albuquerque," and "New Mexico" are handwritten on the image.
A man in a cowboy hat and dark clothes crouches, looking to his right. Abstract, colorful drawings of a bird and snake overlay him. Created by Christina Renee Rodriguez, the image appears on textured, torn paper with a black background.
A black-and-white collage on textured paper by Christina Renee Rodriguez shows three people by water, with a large translucent globe floating above them. The scene has a surreal, dreamlike quality with blurred elements and an ethereal background.
A vintage-style portrait of Christina Renee Rodriguez with short dark hair and pearl earrings, set against a decorative, colorful floral background, all framed by textured, off-white paper with rough edges.
Four men in hats walk along a rocky path outdoors; the photo by Christina Renee Rodriguez has a vintage look, with muted colors and a transparent cracked glass overlay at the center, adding an aged, distressed effect.
A vintage-style portrait of a woman, inspired by Christina Renee Rodriguez, features her eyes and blouse replaced with colorful illustrations from the Mexican Lotería game. She wears pearls and sits against a textured, light background.

Christina Renee Rodriguez

Born: 1968, Newton, KS

Biography and Information

Biography
Christina Renee Rodriguez finds inspiration from memory, culture, and identity in the series Mexican Radio. The artist’s visual language is formed by her own multicultural identity and experience. Rodriguez collages family photos with Mexican, American, and Indigenous symbols, and transfers them to handmade Amatl paper. This type of paper was a pre-Columbian material used for communication, records, and ritual before being banned by Spanish conquest [during the Triple Alliance in the fifteenth century. The artist draws on the history of Amatl paper as a metaphor for? her own heritage where cultural renewal emerges after centuries of colonization.

Christina Renee Rodriguez (b.1968) has exhibited widely across the United States, including recent exhibitions at Gallery 1516 in Omaha, Reuben Saunders Gallery in Wichita, and the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center in Kansas City. She was named a 2024 Photolucida Critical Mass Top 200 finalist and has received numerous accolades, including honors from the International Photography Awards and The Art of Photography Show. Rodriguez lives and works in Wichita, Kansas.

Often in the late 1970s my family would load up in our avocado green Oldsmobile, Toronado to visit family in San Antonio TX. As we drove closer to the Mexican border, my Dad would begin tuning the radio dial, hoping to pick up a Mexican radio station, a station unreachable in Kansas. For miles, there was only a fuzzy, layered interim mix of Aretha Franklin and Waylon Jennings with a sprinkling of distant static from Vicente Fernandez. As our gigantic Toronado motored down the road deep into south Texas, the Mexican radio became clear and Vicente’s confident voice vibrated through the speakers, “Y Volver Volver, Volvvveeeerrrrr!” Delighted, my Dad called back with his heartfelt grito!  — Christina Renee Rodriguez

Solo Exhibitions
2025
Mexican Radio, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2014
The Stain Series, Tessera Fine Art, Wichita, KS

2013
Cosmic Soup, City Arts, Wichita, KS

2013
The Stain Series, Jones Gallery, Wichita, KS

2011
The Stain Series, Artifacts Gallery, Wichita, KS
Hidden Landscapes, Artifacts Gallery, Wichita, KS

Group Exhibitions
2024
Tangled Roots, Reuben Saunders, Witchita, KS
Current Works, Juried show KCSCP Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO
2024 Photo Biennial (Juried exhibition Keith F Davis) Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
ArtelatinX (Juried exhibition. Nancy Friedemann- Sanchez, Dr. Tey Marianna Nunn), Omaha, NE

2023
R.G Endres Gallery, Prairie Village Art Council, Prairie Village, KS

2022
Jones Gallery, Crossroads Art District, Kansas City, KS

2020
Foot in the Door, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS

2015
Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
Jones Gallery Group Show. Crossroads Art District, Kansas City, KS

2014
Group Show, Tessera Fine Art, Wichita, KS

2013
Contemporary Landscape: An International Perspective, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
Parallax: A National Exhibit of Photography, Juried by Martha Madigan, Gormley Gallery, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, MD
LA Invitational, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA

2012
The Art of Photography Show International Juried Exhibition, Juror: Julian Cox, San Diego Art Institute, Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA
Professional Women Photographers Invitational, PDN Photo Plus Expo, Javits Center, New York, NY
Southwest Photo Summit, Center Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
Artrageous!, Kansas Masonic Gallery, Wichita, KS
Queue up, Artifacts Gallery, Wichita, KS
Come to Your Sense, WSU Shift space, Wichita, KS
2012 Photography Juried Exhibition, Tangent Lab Gallery, Wichita, KS

2011
Art Spree, 2011 Abode, Wichita, KS

Collections
Emprise Bank Collection

Awards
2024
Photolucida Critical Mass Top 200
Honorable Mention, Regional Photographic Survey, 2024 Photo Biennial, 1516 Omaha, NE

2012
Honorable Mention, The Art of Photography Show 2012, Juror: Julian Cox
“The Stain Series” Honorable Mention in Fine Art and Abstract Fine Art, IPA/Lucie Foundation International Photography Award
Best in Show and Second Place, Tangent Lab Juried exhibition, Juror: Larry Schwarm, Professor of Art, Emporia State University

Press Release
2025 Mexican Radio at Richard Levy Gallery