Biography and education
Liz Rodda is an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker. She moves between diverse media to examine relationships between bodily presence and the economy of image circulation. Her work has been presented in solo exhibitions at venues such as Dimensions Variable in Miami, FL; The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum in FL; Ditch Projects in OR; Lawndale Art Center in Houston, TX; and David Shelton Gallery in Houston, TX. Her videos have been screened internationally at institutions such as Anthology Film Archives, NY, NY; Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, FL; and the Medellín Modern Art Museum, Medellín, Colombia. Rodda has participated in artist-in-residence programs, including Fountainhead in Miami, FL; Wassaic, NY; Millay Arts, NY; and the La Napoule Art Foundation in Mandelieu-La-Napoule, France. Rodda is a co-programmer for Experimental Response Cinema, an Austin-based film/video art screening series, and is a Professor at the School of Art & Design at Texas State University, where she founded and heads the Expanded Media area.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Rodda, Elizabeth Clarice. Dimensions Variable Artist Project Grant for Solo Exhibition, Dimensions Variable Gallery, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $1500. (Funded: 2025). Grant.
- Rodda, Elizabeth Clarice. WaterWork Public Art Project Project, Design Austin and The Trail Conservancy, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $400. (Funded: 2024). Grant.
- Rodda, Elizabeth Clarice. UNESCO Creative Cities for Media Arts Artist Grant, City of Austin, Municipal, $1000. (Funded: 2021). Grant.
- Rodda, Elizabeth Clarice (Principal), Fauerso, Joey (Co-Principal). SET: Re-Defining The Moving Image Through Site and Sound, Texas State University, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: 2014). Grant.
- Rodda, Elizabeth Clarice, Fitzgerald, Shannon. Art 365 Fellowship, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, $12000. (Funded: 2009). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Bronze. Dimensions Variable Gallery, Miami, FL. 2025 Artists: Solo (National)
- Artistic License. Ivester Gallery, Austin, TX. 2025 Artists: Group (Regional)
- Visual Aids. Berry Campbell Gallery, NYC. 2025 Artists: Group (National)
- Bronze, Burn, Peel: Essay by Max Tolleson. Miami, FL: Dimensions Variable. National. 2025.
- Headless Time: Liz Rodda & Kathleen McShane. Basket Books & Art Gallery, Houston, TX. 2025 Artists: 2 (Regional)
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Nominee: Trellis Art Fund, Trellis Art Fund. 2024
- Award / Honor Nominee: Nancy Graves Grant for Visual Artists, Nancy Graves Foundation. 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Honorable Mention, Video Art and Experimental Film Festival, NYC, Video Art and Experimental Film Festival, NYC. 2021
- Award / Honor Nominee: Best Solo Exhibition of 2017 by Austin Critics' Table, Austin Critics' Table. 2017
- Award / Honor Nominee: School of Art and Design Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Assistant Professor/Lecturer level, Texas State University, School of Art and Design. 2014
Featured service activities
- Chair
FEED Project Space
- Other
Experimental Response Cinema
- Other
Art and Design Lecture Series
- Other
Head of Expanded Media Specialization
- Other
Visiting Artist Casey Alfstad
- Member
Faculty Search Committee: Material Studies and New Technologies