America, I Sing You Back: Carla Alexandra Rodriguez ’11 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

America, I Sing You Back: Carla Alexandra Rodriguez ’11

February 23, 2021
Carla Alexandra Rodriguez, "Lawanda and Partner," 2020, wet plate photograph, 6 x 4 in. ; Carla Alexandra Rodriguez
Carla Alexandra Rodriguez

Meet the artists featured in the exhibition America, I Sing You Back.

Begining in June, in response to the murder of George Floyd and subsequent Minneapolis uprising, I began making wet plate portraits on-site at 38th and Chicago as a free service to Black folks in the community. Over a hundred portraits later, I am currently working on collecting these images into a book.

About Carla Alexandra Rodriguez:

Rodriguez is a first-generation Venezuelan-American visual artist living and working in St. Paul. Rodriguez received her BFA in Photography from MCAD in 2011. She runs a small portrait business that specializes in wet plate portraits called Blkk Hand, as well as maintains her own fine art practice.

Photograph by Carla Alexandra Rodriguez

Photograph by Carla Alexandra Rodriguez