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Nicholas Rodrigues

American, b. 1980

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

 

Education

MFA- California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA 

BFA - Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA


 

Solo Exhibitions

 

2007  

(HI) Human Interaction series - RHYS Gallery, Boston, MA

 

2002  

Public Vs. Private - Installation Station Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

 

Selected Exhibitions


2011
ART+TECH group show- California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Tompkins Projects West - Dan Graham Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

 

2010

The Cambridge Street Project” - CAC Gallery, Cambridge, MA


2009

Sting 4 - The BEEHIVE, Boston, MA

 

2009

Child’s play-The New Children’s Museum, San Diego, CA

 

2008

En Mass - Boston Sculptors Gallery, Boston, MA

 

2008

Scope Art Fair - Basil, Switzerland

 

2008

Scope Art Fair - New York, NY

 

2007   

Scope Art Fair - Miami, FL

The Super Hero Project  - Mills Gallery, Boston, MA

 

2006

Art Showdown  - Art Interactive, Cambridge, MA

 

2005

Traffic - Exit Art Gallery, New York, NY

 

2003

Have and Have Not’s - Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA

The Entertainment Show - The Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center, Boston, MA

 

2001

Fall Start - Brant Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

Artbike - Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA

 

2000

Haystack - Student Life Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA


Employment

 

2004-2010

Director of Sculpture department at Artists for Humanity, Boston, MA


Skills

3D design and Fabrications

Welding (mig,tig,stick,gas,forge)

Layout and fabrication (steel metal, stainless steel, aluminum,water jet)

Basic rigging 

Wood (basic carpentry for workshop or on-site, sets/theater)

Concrete (form-work, countertops, demo, some masonry)

Software (adobe suite, final Cut pro, Rhino 3D)

Project management/budgeting/teaching

Client relation skills



 

Commissions/collaborations


2007-11 

ReVision Sustainable Furniture, nationally recognized sustainable furniture line created from junkmail in collaboration with teens at Artists for Humanity

 

2009

Racks of Art, Winner of statewide competition to design Mission hill bike racks in collaboration with teens at Artists for Humanity

 

2008

Museum design/layout- The Plumbing Museum, Watertown, MA in collaboration with teens at Artists for Humanity

 

2007

Lobby Design- Cape Cod cooperative bank, Hyannis, MA in collaboration with teens at Artists for Humanity

 

2006

Parking sign- Berkley Properties, Boston, Ma in collaboration with teens at Artists for Humanity

Sculpture- Staples Corp, Framingham, Ma in collaboration with teens at Artists for Humanity

Art Showdown  - Art Interactive, Cambridge, MA

 

2003-4

Gallery bathroom design and fabrication- Artists for Humanity’s Epi-center, Boston, MA

Windshield banister design and fabrication- Artists for Humanity’s Epi-center, Boston, MA

Performances

 

2009

Personal Ad Project- The BEEHIVE, Boston, MA

East Boston Toll Booth- State House, Boston, MA

 

2007

The Super Heroes Project - Art Basel Art Fair, Miami, FL

 

2002

Emerson Dance Concert - Emerson Majestic Theater, Boston, MA

Get Shorty - La Boom, Boston, MA

 

2000

The Loft - Revolving Museum, Boston, MA

Endangered Species - Copley Square, Boston, MA

 

Collections

 

Susan Hancock, Los Angeles, CA

Beth Rudin DeWoody, New York, NY

 

Grants/Awards

2011 Summer showcase 2011, Creative Divergents

2009 Artadia Award Finalist, Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue

2007 Artist grant fellowship, Massachusetts Cultural Counsel

2007 Ten Green Projects Award, The American institute of Architects

2005 Award For Sustainable Design, Boston Society of Architects

2005 Honor Award For k-12 Facilities Design Excellence, Boston Society of Architects

2005 Honor Award For Design, Boston Society of Architects

 

2004 Spirit of Solaris Sculptures Grant, New England Foundation for the Arts

2003 Helen Blair Crosby Award, Massachusetts College of Art

2003 Departmental Honors, Massachusetts College of Art

2002 Sculpture Award, Massachusetts College of Art

2001 Sculpture Foundation Award, Massachusetts College of Art

 

 

Publicity

2011
Improper Boston http://www.improper.com/columns/put-a-bid-on-it/

2009

Toll Hike Protest- WBZ News Radio, February

Voices- personal ad project, Boston globe, February 18

 

2008

In The money, Boston globe, May 21

Artsake, Massachusetts Cultural counsel

Blog- Wired, April 24

 

2007

NYARTS magazine- December webnotes

Review - Big Red and Shiny, Issue 71

The Super Hero Project - Boston Magazine, October Issue

The Super Hero Project - Miami Herald, December

Blog - Laughing Squid

Blog - Art Moco

Review - Boston Arts and Culture

 

2006

Full-page interview - HELLO! Magazine, London, UK

Interview - FHM Magazine

Interview - MOBLE Magazine

Best Video Sights - WIRED Magazine, May Issue

 

2005

Blog - Engadget, January 7

Article -The Miami Herald, January 3

 

2004

Blog -Sensory Impact, December

Article - The Boston Globe, November 6

Cover - The Christian Science Monitor, February 20

 

2003

Interview – Subterra Boston, November 8

Boston Herald, April 15

Boston Metro, April 25-27

Worcester Telegram, April