SFCC To Host Reception For Rocío Rodríguez Exhibition ‘Conversations With The Canvas’ Thursday Jan. 30

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on January 18, 2025
- 9:48 am

Rocío Rodríguez with her artwork for the SFCC exhibit ‘Conversations with the Canvas’. Courtesy.SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College “Art on Campus” will host a reception for Fine Arts Alumna Rocío Rodríguez’s pop-up up exhibition, “Conversations with the Canvas”.

The reception is free and open to the public and runs 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 in the Dean’s Gallery in the entry lobby of the Fine Art Center on the SFCC campus at 6401 Richards Ave. The exhibition runs through Feb. 14.

Rodríguez continues to expand her artistic journey and is taking additional fine arts classes at SFCC.

Artist’s statement:

“My name is Rocío Rodríguez, in my work, the canvas wants to be a sculpture. I use canvas and acrylic paint, but the interaction with the space is critical for each piece. I am a multidisciplinary artist with a background in architecture and a portrait-photography practice. I finished my associate degree last fall at SFCC in Fine Arts (sculpture).

“In making my work, I think about balance and constant transformation. As a migrant, I am familiar with moving and adapting to new contexts, and my work has an ephemeral character that reflects this. My most recent series releases the canvas from its restraints, embracing the organic nature of the material and allowing it to become an independent creature. With this, the canvas is free, and it wants to be a sculpture.”

SFCC’s Director of Art on Campus Linda Cassel said, “I’m excited to feature Rocío Rodríguez’s creative artwork in the first pop-up show of the semester. These short-term exhibitions give the college the opportunity to showcase a variety of fine art by SFCC students, faculty, staff and alumni.”

The short-term pop-up shows are showcased in the Dean’s Gallery in the front lobby of the Fine Arts Center. Art on Campus also present major exhibitions in the Visual Arts Gallery, which is short walk from the Dean’s Gallery.

Pop-up shows in the Dean’s Gallery are available for viewing during campus open hours: