Isa Rodriguez – Artist

My name is Isa Rodriguez.

I’m a Queer, Venezuelan American artist based in Oklahoma City. I make mixed media drawings and ceramic sculptures. I also run a community-based arts education project called Practice Practice.

In every media, my work presents creativity as a technology for liberation.

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Artist Isa Rodriguez in 2026, photo by Martha Coates Donahoo

Studio view: Artist Isa Rodriguez with ceramic sculpture in progress at Studio School.

New Works:

In 2025 and 2026, I am an Artist in Residence at Studio School at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center.

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Work by Medium:

This large mixed media drawing by artist Isa Rodriguez shows a jaguar walking through dense vegetation at night.

Artist Dylan Cale Jones draws a squiggly line across the face of artist Isa Rodriguez.

Practice Practice

Behind the Scenes:

Candid views from the studio and other works in progress.

Studio View: figure drawing practice

Studio View: new deer drawing in progress. Almost done, I think…

Studio View: two large jaguars in progress

Studio View: beginning a new jaguar drawing on panel

Studio View: precious/vicious little cat at the Nelson-Atkins Museum

Studio View: two large soft kanaasu sculptures at home

Studio View: ceramic skull sculpture #5!

Studio View: Creamy bone ash glaze test

Studio View: Cone 10 me, please!

Studio View: I love watching the drawings fly by on the train outside the studio windows.

Studio View: ceramic skull sculpture (Calavera dos) glazed and ready to fire!

Studio View: Skull drawing with snake plants

Studio View: More ceramic skull sculptures in progress (Calavera quatro and Calavera dos)

Studio View: Isa with ceramic skull sculpture (Calavera uno)

Studio View: More ceramic skull sculptures in progress (Calavera dos)

Studio View: Isa with ceramic skull (Calavera uno), glazed and ready to fire!

Studio View: Getting ready for a studio visit

Studio View: Bat-faced bottle, fresh from the kiln!

Studio View: Bat-faced bottle, in progress

Studio View: detail of nectar bats drawing, Bats, Bats, y mas bats!

Studio View: Jaguars, bats, and flowers.

Studio View: Tzinacantecuhtli (aka Bat Lord) at the Met Cloisters in New York.

Studio View: Isa poses with Stone Feline at The Met.

Studio View: Sketch for an abstract Kanaasu sculpture.

Studio View: Ceramic chirimoya fruit fresh from the soda kiln.

Studio view: Slip-cast of a cherimoya fruit at Studio School.

Studio view: Plaster mold of cherimoya fruit at Studio School.

Studio view: Deer drawing in progress at Studio School.

Colored pencils, a sketchbook and an archeology book sit on a table. — Studio view: Blue colored pencil sketch of “Stone Feline” sculpture from the Met.

Black Sunshower Vessel (2026) by Isa Rodriguez.
Ceramic sculpture in cobalt black stoneware, soda-fired. 12x12x14 inches

Studio view: a new pot based on some very, very old pots.

Studio view: Olmec replica sculpture with pre-columbian leg effigy at the Benson Latin American Collection.

A vase of peonies on a yellow metal cabinet. — Studio view: A vase of peonies on the flammable materials cabinet.

A large ceramic sculpture by artist Isa Rodriguez in progress in the studio. — Studio view: Ceramic tripod pot in progress.

A deep black ceramic sculpture by artist Isa Rodriguez sits on a bright, empty backdrop. — Studio view: Double Spout in Black and Blue. Ceramic sculpture in black stoneware, soda-fired.

An unfinished ceramic sculpture sits on a canvas-covered table. Tools and scraps of clay cover the edges of the table. — Studio view: Double Spout vessel in progress

A ceramic skeleton doll by artist Isa Rodriguez sits in a sunny spot on a studio table. — Studio view: Ceramic skeleton doll (2024), white stoneware, soda-fired.

Studio views: Pre-columbian leg effigy sits with other ceramic objects and vases, photographed at Austin artist Sharon Smith’s studio

Studio views: Pre-columbian leg effigy sits with green jars, photographed at Austin artist Sharon Smith’s studio

Studio view: detail of Kalaira 03 (2025). Acrylic, oil-based and alcohol inks.

A domesticated falcon wearing a hood sits on a leather glove next to a large drawing of a falcon by artist Isa Rodriguez. — Studio view: Falcon life-drawing workshop at Studio School. Handmade charcoal on cotton rag paper.

Silk fabric dyed by artist Isa Rodriguez lays in the sun, drying. — Studio view: Flower-dyed silk fabric in a jaguar pattern. Marigold, cosmos, Hopi black sunflower seeds.

Studio View: detail of Kalaira (2024). Handmade charcoal on rag paper.

Studio View: neon pink cochineal (bug!) dye