Bio
Mayela Rodriguez is a practicing artist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Born in Santa Barbara, California in 1993, Rodriguez was exposed to art at a young age. In 2011, Rodriguez moved to the Bay Area to pursue a degree in Art Practice at the University of California, Berkeley. It was during her four years at UC Berkeley that Rodriguez was able to develop her voice as a visual artist. Through the use of sculpture, graphic design, and photography, Rodriguez’s current work focuses primarily on themes of gender, race, and the logic of institutionalized structures. During the past four years, her works have been showcased in several group shows around the Bay Area in various galleries, including the Worth Ryder Art Gallery and the Radiance Community Center.
Education
The University of California, Berkeley | B.A. in Art Practice with a Spanish minor with Honors
Experience
Stephanie Diamond + Listings Project | Assistant | February 2016 – Present
Professor Indira Moore | Teaching Assistant | August 2015 – Present
ASUC Student Union Marketing | Copywriter | July 2015 – Present
Freelance Graphic Designer | January 2014 – Present
ASUC Student Union Marketing | Lead Graphic Design Apprentice | May 2013 – July 2015
BAM/PFA Engagement Department | Intern | June 2013 – August 2013
BAM/PFA Student Committee | Member | August 2011-Present
Exhibitions
The 2015 Senior Class Exhibition | Worth Ryder Art Gallery | 2015 | May 13–15
Struggle Bus | Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery | 2015 | May 8–17
Parking Lot Art Fair | Fort Mason | 2015 | May 2
Prelude | 347 Gallery | 2015 | May 1–May 3
So-So | Worth Ryder Art Gallery | 2015 | April 29–May 8
Post Glitter | Worth Ryder Art Gallery | 2014 | Dec. 3–12
Double // Take | Worth Ryder Art Gallery | 2014 | April 16–26
Para-Site | Worth Ryder Art Gallery | 2014 | April 2–12
The Creative Consciousness | Radiance Community Center | 2013 | Dec. 6–8
Faux Show | Worth Ryder Art Gallery | 2013 | Nov. 13–23
Ultraverse | Worth Ryder Art Gallery | 2013 | April 3–13
Decoy // Hybrid | Worth Ryder Art Gallery | 2012
Awards & Achievements
UC Berkeley Art Department Certificate of Excellence: New Genres | 2015
Phi Beta Kappa Society Member | 2015
Golden Key International Honor Society Member | 2015
ACUI Steal This Idea: Signs and Banners (Student Staff) 1st Place | 2015
UC Berkeley Spot Award | 2014
Artist Talk at Art School X | 2014
Art School X Artist Residency | 2014
FSM 50th Anniversary Poster Design Contest: People’s Choice Award | 2014
Panel Member for the UC Berkeley Foundation’s “Arts Initiative” | 2014
Please visit Mayela’s website.