✿ Irvin RODRIGUEZ

Irvin Rodriguez, illustrator and painter, born and raised in the Bronx, New York in 1988.
He graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BFA in Illustration in 2010. While attending FIT, he studied simultaneously at the Grand Central Academy of Art, focused on academic drawing techniques.
Irvin was a recipient of the 2016 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant. In 2011
Irvin was the Golden Brush Award winner for the 27th L.
He has also been featured in various books and publications such as Lessons in Classical Drawing: Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier, Spectrum 17, American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, Creative Quarterly and CMYK Magazine.
In 2017, Irvin had his debut solo exhibition,Human/Nature at Sirona Fine Art in Hallandale Beach, Florida. He has taught workshops internationally in London,  Bogota, Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver and New York City.
He currently lives and works in NYC.
His practice is centered on painting, primarily figurative work that is grounded in reality.
Painterly brushwork and moments of abstraction are utilized to explore these narratives and ideas. The work serves as a vehicle to investigate the figure, art history, race and identity.