About

Iris Rodriguez is a Multi-disciplinary Artist, Digital Strategist & Creative Director. Iris is of Indigenous and Cuban ancestry and grew up on her ancestral lands of Yanawana (so-called San Antonio, Texas.) Drawing strength from the rich tapestry of ecosystems, lineages, and relationships that she is a part of, Iris’ digital and creative journey unfolds at the intersection of environment, culture, art, music, and storytelling.

Works

As a Digital Strategist and Creative Director, she has worked with communities locally and internationally who:

defend the water
defend sacred sites and provide cultural programs, community-care services, and land relationships
reclaim traditional birthing practices
provide direct assistance to migrants on the journey and inside detention centers
provide human-centered ethical data library and mapping of humanitarian aid and danger zones along the US Mexico border
promote the Rights of Nature as a political framework

As an Artist and Producer, her current projects include:

modern Indigenous music production and musical arts
frontline POC community reporting and news
decolonization
rematriation
international fair trade online
documentary films
popular education and immersive youth projects

Education

Graduate of the (former) Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.

Alumni of the Racial Justice Communications network by the Praxis Project (National Labor College, Washington, D.C.)

Alumni of the Inter-University Program for Latino Research (George Washington University, Washington, D.C.)