Bio

Rocío Rodríguez was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and is currently based in Santa Fe, NM, working as SITE Guide Manager at SITE Santa Fe and on her studio practice. She has a background in architecture, holding an M.Arch degree from the University of New Mexico and nearly ten years of experience. Rocío left the construction field to pursue a Fine Arts degree with a focus on sculpture at the Santa Fe Community College. For five years, she had a side business as a portrait photographer. Her multidisciplinary background is reflected in her work.

CV

EDUCATION

2024 AA in Fine Arts + Concentration in Sculpture with honors. Santa Fe Community College (SFCC), NM

2016 Master of Architecture. University of New Mexico (UNM), NM

2014 Bachelor of Architecture with Landscape Concentration and Mention of Honor. Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) Campus Chihuahua, MX

CERTIFICATES

2016 Historic Preservation + Regionalism, Graduate Certificate. University of New Mexico (UNM), NM

2012 Critical Mapping and Urban Investigation Workshop. Chihuahua, Chih, MX

2011 International Workshop “Adobe Wall Construction” Chihuahua, Chih, MX

GRANTS

2026 Nominated for the Joan Mitchell Fellowship.

2025 Santa Fe Arts Commission for 2025 -26 Art is the Solution Funding. Collaboration grant with artists: Kemely Gomez and Carol Schrader. Santa Fe. NM.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2027 (Upcoming) Solo exhibition – 5. Gallery. Santa Fe, NM

(Upcoming, March) Beyond the Frame – Group Exhibition. Gallery 1, Albuquerque, NM

2026 (Upcoming November) Baker’s Twelve – Group Exhibition. Big Happy Gallery. Santa Fe, NM

Haunting Space + Holding Legacy. Group Exhibition. The Project/Space. Tucson, AZ

The smell of buckwheat. Group Exhibition. 5. Gallery. Santa Fe, NM

Felt + Canvas: Artworks by Christine Sullivan and Rocío Rodríguez. YogaShift Studio. Santa Fe, NM

[TabLe] – Group Exhibition. Santa Fe Community Gallery. Santa Fe, NM

Group Exhibition. Big Happy Gallery. Santa Fe, NM

The Search for Radiance in the Grotesque, SITE SANTA FE’s Young Curators group exhibition. Zane Bennett Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2025 Revealing – Solo Exhibition – Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA Santa Fe), Santa Fe, NM

Taos Abstract Collective – Group Exhibition – Taos Center for the Arts, Stables Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Ravel | Unravel - Vital Spaces, Solo Exhibition - Annex Gallery. Santa Fe, NM

Las Damas | Artists of New Mexico – Group Exhibition – Silver-Bar Studios, Belen, NM

SFCC. Solo Exhibition - Dean Lobby Gallery, Fine Arts Building, SFCC. Santa Fe, NM

Ripple Effect (installation) – Solo exhibit. Fine Arts Building, SFCC. Santa Fe, NM

2024 Vital Spaces. Group Exhibition - Violet Crown Public Space, Santa Fe, NM

2023 Santa Fe Literary Review. Collective Publication - Annual Printed Issue. Santa Fe, NM

Surface - Hardwood Art Center. Group Exhibition - Albuquerque, NM

Arts Thrive - Albuquerque Art Museum. Group Exhibition - Albuquerque, NM

2020 Windows of the Future- Vital Spaces, The Paseo Project And 516 Arts. Group Exhibition - Santa Fe, NM

WORK EXPERIENCE

07, 2024 - Present | SITE Guide Manager, SITE Santa Fe. Santa Fe, NM

08, 2023 - 07,2024 | SITE Guide, SITE Santa Fe. Santa Fe, NM

09, 2019 - Present | Owner/Multidisciplinary Artist. Rocío Rodríguez – Studio. Santa Fe, NM

07,2019 – 04, 2023 | Project Manager, Praxis Design & Build. Santa Fe, NM

02, 2019 - 06, 2019 | Designer. Lowney Architecture. Oakland, CA

02, 2016 - 06, 2018 | Intern Architect. The Hartman + Majewski Design Group. Albuquerque, NM

08, 2016 - 12, 2016 | Graduate Assistant. UNM Project Assistantship. Albuquerque, NM

06, 2015 - 05, 2016 | Graduate Assistant. National Park Service, Albuquerque, NM

06,2012 - 04, 2014 | Intern Architect. LABor Studio, architecture firm. Chihuahua, Chih, MX

MISCELLANEOUS

2025 | Invited to join the 2025 Artistic Cohort trip with PROArtes, Mexico City, MX

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

2014 | Adobe construction advisor. México Autosustentable, A.C. Chihuahua, MX

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Winter 2017 | Portfolio Design Workshop. Chihuahua, Chih, Mx

Summer 2015 | Post-Production Workshop. Chihuahua, Chih, Mx

LANGUAGES

Spanish (native), English (advanced)

Rocío Marisol Rodríguez Linares

Mexican – American Multidisciplinary Artist (She/her)

b. 1989 Chihuahua, MX. Currently based in Santa Fe, NM, USA