Armando Rodriguez
Armando Rodríguez Robles, a visual artist, docent, and craftsman, has dedicated the last 45 years of his life to his art in Houston. Born in Mexico at the Ejido Ignacio Zaragoza, near Matamoros, Armando hails from a hard-working, accomplished Mexican immigrant family. His journey began in his native country, where he embarked on a lifelong pursuit of learning and mastering various crafts. As a first-generation college graduate, Rodriguez Robles pursued his passion for Psychology and Art at the University of Houston.
Armando's artistic repertoire includes painting, drawing, photography, graphic design, xylography, serigraphy, linoleum, and solar printmaking. His skills extend beyond traditional art forms, as he is also a refined bookbinder, papermaker, woodworker, and paper marble. His expertise is not limited to conventional methods; he is also a sought-after expert in industrial and digital printing.
With his ample knowledge and practice, Rodriguez Robles has long collaborated with internationally renowned artists in Houston, Qatar, and Serbia. He worked at the Education Department of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, taught at the Art League of Houston, the Printing Museum, and several public and private schools where he has also volunteered. He was a graphic designer, photographer, and printing expert at the Houston Chronicle for 18 years. Since 2013, he has held an open-door, large, and well-equipped studio space where he teaches and collaborates with both beginners and experienced artists.
Partaking in many art exhibition projects as an artist and organizer, Rodriguez Robles has exhibited his work in Mexico, the USA, Qatar... His work is represented in both public and private collections.
La Solución es Revolución
The Solution is Revolution
I have been involved in social justice causes from an early age, with a baroque catholic influence.
My first memory of participating in a student protest was about the killing of students in 1968 at the Tlatelolco Plaza in Mexico City.
Political and religious turmoil has always influenced and informed not only my life but also my creative purpose in life: art.
After being in the creative arena for more than 50 years, I still have a difficult time calling myself an artist after people grossly misuse the term. I like to call myself an artisan who has learned from a classical perspective: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, bookbinding, paper making, and paper marbling, and has fused all that knowledge with imagination.
Armando Rodríguez Robles is a visual artist, docent, and craftsman with 45 years of experience in Houston. Born in Ejido Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico, he comes from a hardworking immigrant family. He graduated from the University of Houston, studying Psychology and Art.
His artistic skills span painting, drawing, photography, graphic design, xylography, serigraphy, linoleum, and solar printmaking. He is also proficient in bookbinding, papermaking, woodworking, and digital printing. Armando has collaborated with renowned artists in Houston, Qatar, and Serbia. He has worked in the Education Department of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Art League of Houston, and the Printing Museum. He also spent 18 years as a graphic designer, photographer, and printing expert at the Houston Chronicle.
Since 2013, Armando has operated a studio where he teaches and collaborates with artists of all levels. His work has been exhibited in Mexico, the USA, and Qatar and is included in public and private collections.
