Curriculum Vitae
Ruben David Rodriguez
Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA | http://www.rubendavidart.com/
Professional Profile
Multidisciplinary artist specializing in video, immersive installations, and performance art. Experienced in designing enclosed environments, manipulating structural light, and layering environmental soundscapes. Skilled in digital design, 3D fabrication, project management, and a decade of high-level administrative management.
Selected Exhibitions & Installations
Imminent Mode: EVOLUTION (Current) I'm sorry. The system has failed you. (Panopticon 2026) ArtLove Salon, Seattle, WA Solo installation featuring a blackout room, single-channel vertical video, manipulated audio, custom exposed cabling, and 3D-printed cameras arrayed radially around a monitor.
Seattle: City of the Future (June 2023) Camp Scorpius Presented by Third Place Technologies and PublicDisplay.ART, Seattle, WA A fully immersive, multi-media, multi-sensory performance art installation exploring themes of sustainable resettlement.
DRUGS (October 2018) CVYas The Factory Gallery, Seattle, WA Interactive multi-media performance art installation exploring prescription drugs and the pharmaceutical industry.
Oh You Still Work There (April 2018) Have A Magical Day The Factory Gallery, Seattle, WA Multi-media performance art installation exploring the service industry, emotional labor, and two years spent as a Disney Guest Relations Host.
Art Interruptions 2016 (September 2016 to October 2017) Huitzilopochtli, 2336 City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, John C. Little, Sr. Park, Seattle, WA Commissioned multi-media installation exploring migration, featuring audio of Rufous hummingbirds.
Art of The City & South Lake Union Block Party (Summer 2015) Onward By Deeds & Not Words Interactive multi-media art installation exploring memory and nostalgia.
Leaves, 1998/2015 (Winter 2015) Video projection exploring love and loss.
Nepo 5K Don't Run (Summer 2014) Be Fit For More Than You Are Now Doing Interactive multi-media art installation exploring tenacity and reserve.
Skills
Digital Media & Design: Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro), VersaWorks, Audacity, video editing, and spatial audio integration.
Fabrication: 3D printing, custom structural enclosures, and lithophanes.
Project Management & Administration: Cross-functional project management, exhibition planning, executive operations, financial documentation, and complex travel logistics.
Professional Experience
Executive Assistant to the Vice President (2016 to Present) University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Manage comprehensive executive operations, complex itineraries, administrative financial documentation, and international travel logistics.
Education
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX: BA in Studio Art
Disney University Lake Buena Vista, FL: Ducktorate