
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.
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Sunset for People
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Sunset for People, 2022
Oil on terracotta, rope
13 in diameter
D.RR0042
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
the painter (self portrait)
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – the painter (self portrait), 2022
Oil on terracotta, rope
13 in diameter
D.RR0041
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Passion for Substances
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Passion for Substances, 2022
Mixed media
D.RR0053
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Fresh Flowers (for Anette)
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Fresh Flowers (for Anette), 2022
Mixed media
D.RR0052
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Two Sons
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Two Sons, 2022
Mixed media
D.RR0051
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Dream Wings
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Dream Wings, 2022
Mixed media
D.RR0050
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Heat Bloom
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Heat Bloom, 2022
Mixed media
D.RR0048
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Outside the Joy
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Outside the Joy, 2022
Mixed media
D.RR0047
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Sound Sun Pleasure
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Sound Sun Pleasure, 2022
Mixed media
D.RR0046
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Moving the River
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Moving the River, 2022
Mixed media
D.RR0045
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Father Time
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Father Time, 2022
Mixed media
D.RR0044
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Ice Pleasure (self portrait)
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Ice Pleasure (self portrait), 2022
Oil on terracotta
13 in diameter
D.RR0043
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Untitled
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Untitled, 2022
Graphite on paper
D.RR0054
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Untitled
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Untitled, 2022
Graphite on paper
D.RR0055
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Untitled
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Untitled, 2019
Oil stick on paper
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Untitled
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Untitled, 2019
Oil stick on paper
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Untitled
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Untitled, 2019
Oil stick on paper
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Oro
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Oro, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Ojo
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Ojo, 2019
Sand, oil, copper, rope and glass on terracotta
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
The Plaint
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – The Plaint, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Edition of 3, 2 AP
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Hottest Parts
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Hottest Parts, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Helios
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Helios, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Night Heat
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Night Heat, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Mister Sol
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Mister Sol, 2019
Oil on terracotta
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Bruisers
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Bruisers, 2019
Oil on concrete
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Envidio
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Envidio, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Amazonia
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Amazonia, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Pica Pica
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Pica Pica, 2019
Oil on concrete
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Blaze
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Blaze, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Edition of 3, 2 AP
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
La cura
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – La cura, 2019
Oil on concrete with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Deep State
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Deep State, 2019
Oil on wooden panel with rope
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Juniper Moon
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Juniper Moon, 2017
Oil, flashe, nails, rope, wood, metal on panel
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Parhelion
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Parhelion, 2017
Mixed media on panel
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Untitled
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Untitled, 2017
Graphite on paper, framed
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Nerodia
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Nerodia, 2017
Oil, acrylic, rope, wire, wood, nails on panel
Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Grappler
Daniel Rios Rodriguez – Grappler, 2017
Oil, flashe, wood, rope, nails and found ojects on panel