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Manuel Alejandro Rodríguez-Delgado
Manuel Alejandro Rodríguez-Delgado is a mid-career artist and sculptor. Rodríguez-Delgado is concerned with the overlap between the technological landscape and built imaginary environments. He assumes the role of an artist-inventor who produces objects of an improvised nature. He is interested in the way these objects can be deployed as frameworks for speculative cultural identities and belief systems, and how they behave (or could behave) as units of cultural production.
He received his BFA from Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Diseño de Puerto Rico (2008) and his MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2014). His work has been exhibited at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR; Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL; and The Gallery of the University of Sagrado Corazón, San Juan, PR. He is the recipient of of the Le Roy Neiman Foundation Fellowship, Chicago, IL; Lexus Scholarship, Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR; Oriental Group Fellowship, Caguas, PR; and the Award for the Distinguished Development in Sculpture, Randy Barceló Foundation, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Delgado states that, “The Studios Inc Artist Residency Program represents for me a unique opportunity to continue my practice and develop connections with artists, cultural producers and art institutions in Kansas City. One thing in particular that drew my attention about the Studios Inc Residency is that if accepted not only will I gain access to a studio, but I will also be invited to participate in group and solo exhibitions. Exposure is the one aspect of my practice that I have struggled with since moving to the mainland US from Puerto Rico. I daydream of having the opportunity to consistently and frequently show my work, as well as expand my network through studio visits. I intend to spend long days in my studio cultivating the central ideas of my work, embed myself within the local arts scene, and gain access to cultural & exhibition venues in Kansas City.”
Resident from February - May 2021
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