Liz Rodda

I go into the studio every day, whether I have anything to say, in the spirit one brushes one's teeth. I might paint, shoot video, or sculpt wet concrete mixed with kitty litter. What matters is that I work uncensored. Later, I edit ruthlessly. Judgment enters full force. What looks off-the-cuff is, in fact, the last thing standing.

My videos, paintings, and sculptures aren't meant to be viewed in isolation. They depend on each other. Each of my exhibitions is a distinct work with a different center of gravity, forms and ideas playing off each other. I've come to think of relationships as a way of looking and thinking, like words in a sentence rather than words in the dictionary.

Liz Rodda has presented solo exhibitions at Dimensions Variable (Miami, FL), the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum (St. Augustine, FL), David Shelton Gallery (Houston, TX), Ditch Projects (Springfield, OR), and Lawndale (Houston, TX), among others. Her videos have screened internationally at Anthology Film Archives (NY, NY); in Optic Nerve at MOCA North Miami (North Miami, FL), the de la Cruz Collection (Miami, FL), and Big Screen Plaza (New York, NY); and at the Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín (Medellín, Colombia). She has held residencies at Fountainhead (Miami, FL), Millay Arts (Austerlitz, NY), La Napoule Art Foundation (Mandelieu-La Napoule, France), and others.

Rodda is a Professor in the School of Art & Design at Texas State University, where she founded and heads the Expanded Media area, dedicated to time-based and interdisciplinary practices.