Lauria Rodea

Email: lauriarodeaart@gmail.com

Education

2025-2027 MFA, Concentration in Painting, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2024 Studio Art BFA, Concentration in Painting, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Exhibitions

2026 Group Exhibition, Abstractions: Seeing with the Mind’ s Eye, The Fulton Street Collective, Chicago, IL. Curated by Ryan Miller.

2024 Solo Exhibition, Currents, Kresge Art Gallery 101, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

2024 Group Exhibition, Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, SCENE Metrospace, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Juried by Rita Mawuena Benissan, Artist and Cultural Curator, The Noldor Residency, Ghana.

2023 Group Exhibition, Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, SCENE Metrospace, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Juried by Matthew Kolodziej, Distinguished Professor of Painting and Drawing, University of Akron.

2021 Group Exhibition, Foundations Exhibition, Kresge Art Gallery 114, East Lansing, MI.

Honors and Awards

2025 Ralf Henricksen Award, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Professional Experience 

2026 Media Coordinator, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2026 Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2025 Designer, Open Studio Night, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

2024 Upcycle Assistant, Surplus Store & Recycling Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

2024 Marketing Assistant, Surplus Store & Recycling Center Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

2023-24 Research Assistant, Xia Gao, Apparel & Textile Design/Studio Art Faculty Member, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Corporate Commissions

2024 Recycling Stickers, Designed 4” x 4” sticker designs for promotional events, Surplus Store & Recycling Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.