Sandy Rodriguez: Book 13
Sun., March 22, 2026–Mon., April 26, 2027
THIS LAND IS...
Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art
“With ‘Book 13,’ I consider how histories and borders are marked, erased, and redrawn across this land. I want visitors to feel the presence of communities who shape this region—the lived stories that unsettle official accounts, affirm resilience, and bring layered truths to the surface,” Rodriguez said.
“Rodriguez’s work sparks curiosity about how history is written and how national narratives are constructed and presented,” said Dennis Carr, Virginia Steele Scott Chief Curator of American Art. “She offers new ways of engaging our important historical collections and our landscapes at The Huntington.”
Rodriguez is the 2025–26 Hannah and Russel Kelly Distinguished Fellow in American Art at The Huntington, and this project grew out of her research residency, with support from Creative Capital Foundation.
About The Artist
Sandy Rodriguez
Sandy Rodriguez (b. 1975, National City, CA) is a Los Angeles-based Chicana artist and researcher. Her ongoing series Codex Rodriguez-Mondragón is made up of a collection of maps and paintings about the intersections of history, social memory, contemporary politics, and cultural production. Her works are in the permanent collections of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, AR; Amon Carter Museum, TX; The Huntington, CA; Denver Art Museum, CO and Mellon Art Collection, NYC and others. She was recently awarded the 2025-2026 Kully Distinguished Fellowship in American Art, 2024 US Latinx Art Fellowship, 2023 Jacob Lawrence Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the 2023 Hermitage Greenfield Prize, Caltech-Huntington Art + Research Residency 2020, Creative Capital Award 2021. Rodriguez and her work have been featured in BBC News: In The Studio, Hyperallergic, ArtNews, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and others.
YOU ARE HERE: A Work in Progress from Sandy Rodriguez
