Daniel Rios Rodriguez (b. 1978, Killeen, Texas, USA) received his BFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2005 and an MFA from Yale University in 2007. His paintings are a unique combination of found material and impasto paint executed on an intimate scale. The irregular shapes of the works are the result of Rodriguez making the supports himself from materials such as terracotta and cement, and building up the shape with found wood, rope, nails, and other objects he finds in his environment. Through his practice, Rodriguez intentionally touches on disparate motifs from the history of painting— landscape, still life, memento mori, and collage, for example—to reconfigure and raise questions around how those elements have been historically narrativized in the West.
Rodriguez was a recipient of the 2013 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, and has exhibited at galleries and museums internationally. Select gallery exhibitions include Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York; Cooper Cole, Toronto; Kerlin Gallery, Dublin; i8 Gallery, Reykjavik; Galeria Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo, Brazil; Lulu, Mexico City; Hannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles; James Harris Gallery, Seattle; Western Exhibitions, Chicago; and Martos Gallery, New York. Select museum exhibitions include the San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio; and White Columns, New York. Rodriguez lives and works in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Fuck ICE Rosa
Fuck ICE Rosa, 2025
Flashe on slipcast stoneware
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Papa
Papa, 2025
Oil on terracotta
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Nourished by Time
Nourished by Time, 2025
Flashe and spray paint on slipcast stoneware
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Tlacolula Sol
Tlacolula Sol, 2025
Flashe on slipcast stoneware
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Sol for Gaza
Sol for Gaza, 2025
Flashe on slipcast stoneware
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The Fields
The Fields, 2025
Flashe and spray paint on slipcast stoneware
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Fuck ICE Amarillo
Fuck ICE Amarillo, 2025
Flashe on slipcast stoneware
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Sunset for People
Sunset for People, 2022
Oil on terracotta, rope
13 in diameter
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
the painter (self portrait)
the painter (self portrait), 2022
Oil on terracotta, rope
13 in diameter
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Passion for Substances
Passion for Substances, 2022
Mixed media
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Fresh Flowers (for Anette)
Fresh Flowers (for Anette), 2022
Mixed media
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Two Sons
Two Sons, 2022
Mixed media
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Dream Wings
Dream Wings, 2022
Mixed media
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Heat Bloom
Heat Bloom, 2022
Mixed media
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Outside the Joy
Outside the Joy, 2022
Mixed media
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Sound Sun Pleasure
Sound Sun Pleasure, 2022
Mixed media
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Moving the River
Moving the River, 2022
Mixed media
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Father Time
Father Time, 2022
Mixed media
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Ice Pleasure (self portrait)
Ice Pleasure (self portrait), 2022
Oil on terracotta
13 in diameter
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Untitled
Untitled, 2022
Graphite on paper
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Untitled
Untitled, 2022
Graphite on paper
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Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Untitled
Untitled, 2019
Oil stick on paper
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Untitled
Untitled, 2019
Oil stick on paper
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Untitled
Untitled, 2019
Oil stick on paper
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Oro
Oro, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Ojo
Ojo, 2019
Sand, oil, copper, rope and glass on terracotta
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
The Plaint
The Plaint, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Edition of 3, 2 AP
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Hottest Parts
Hottest Parts, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Helios
Helios, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Night Heat
Night Heat, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Mister Sol
Mister Sol, 2019
Oil on terracotta
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Bruisers
Bruisers, 2019
Oil on concrete
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Envidio
Envidio, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Amazonia
Amazonia, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Pica Pica
Pica Pica, 2019
Oil on concrete
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Blaze
Blaze, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Edition of 3, 2 AP
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
La cura
La cura, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Deep State
Deep State, 2019
Oil on wooden panel with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Juniper Moon
Juniper Moon, 2017
Oil, flashe, nails, rope, wood, metal on panel
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Parhelion
Parhelion, 2017
Mixed media on panel
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Untitled
Untitled, 2017
Graphite on paper, framed
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Nerodia
Nerodia, 2017
Oil, acrylic, rope, wire, wood, nails on panel
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Grappler
Grappler, 2017
Oil, flashe, wood, rope, nails and found ojects on panel
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