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Attachment A
PUBLIC ART REVIEW BOARD
APRIL 30TH, 2025 AT 6:00PM
In-Person:
SAN RAFAEL COMMUNITY CENTER LOUNGE
618 B STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
AGENDA
Participate Virtually:
Watch on Zoom Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/PARB-04-30-2025
Listen by phone: (669) 444-9171
ID: 814 5896 7407#
CALL TO ORDER
MINUTES
1.
a. Approve regular meeting minutes of October 16, 2024
Recommended Action – Approve as submitted
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
The public is welcome to address the Commission at this time on matters not on the agenda that are
within its jurisdiction. Comments may be no longer than three minutes and should be respectful to
the community.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
2. Special Presentations: Downtown San Rafael Art District (DSRAD) Update
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
If necessary to ensure completion of the following items, the Chairperson may establish time limits for
the presentations by individual speakers.
3. Other Agenda Items:
a. Approval of Future Flow temporary mural at C St. Garage.
Recommended Action: Approve Temporary Installation
b. Approval of Marin Ventures temporary exhibit at the Al Boro Community Center
Recommended Action: Approve Temporary Exhibit
STAFF LIAISON REPORT
4. Staff Liaison Report
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
5. Other brief reports on any meetings, conferences, and/or seminars attended by the Commission
members
ADJOURNMENT
Any records relating to an agenda item, received by a majority or more of the Commission less than 72 hours before the meeting,
shall be available for inspection online and in the San Rafael Community Center, 618 B St., San Rafael, CA 94901 placed with other
agenda-related materials on the table in front of the San Rafael Community Center prior to the meeting. Sign Language interpreters
may be requested by calling (415) 485-3066 (voice), emailing city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org or using the California
Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing “711”, at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Copies of documents are avail able in
accessible formats upon request. To request Spanish language interpretation, please submit an online form at
https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/request-for-interpretation/.
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PUBLIC ART ADVISORY BOARD
October 16, 2024 – 6:00 p.m.
DRAFT MINUTES
__________________________________________________________________
Watch on Zoom:
https://tinyurl.com/PARB-10-16-2024
Telephone: (669) 444-9171
Meeting ID: 814 5896 7407
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Schauffler called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Member Merritt
Member Sandoval
Chair Schauffler
Member Zhao
Absent: Member Kovalsky
Also Present: Craig Veramay, Assistant Library & Recreation Director
Jinder Banwait, Administrative Analyst Library & Recreation
Debbie Younkin, Senior Recreation Supervisor
Patty McCulley, Program Coordinator
AGENDA AMENDMENTS
None.
MINUTES
1. a. Approve regular meeting minutes of July 17, 2024.
Member Merritt motioned to approve the minutes and Member Zhao seconded the
approval of the regular meeting minutes of July 17, 2024.
AYES: Members: Merritt, Sandoval, Schauffler, Zhao
NOES: Members:
ABSENT: Members: Kovalsky
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ABSTAINED: Members:
Minutes approved as submitted.
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
Public Comment from the audience regarding items not listed on the agenda
None
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
2. Special Presentations: None
OTHER PRESENTATIONS
3. Other Agenda Items:
a. 2025 Falkirk Art Exhibit Proposals
Craig Veramay introduced Debbie Younkin and Patty McCulley. Ms. McCulley gave an
update on the artists that have exhibited over the past year from their
recommendations. Mr. Veramay gave an overview of the process of bringing in the
artists, the 2025 calendar, and the proposals. The Board reviewed the proposals.
Staff responded to questions from the Board.
Public Comment: None
Member Merritt moved to approve the 2025 Falkirk Art Exhibit as they have laid out with
two alternates, and Member Zhao seconded the motion.
AYES: Members: Merritt, Sandoval, Schauffler, Zhao
NOES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: Kovalsky
ABSTAINED: Members: None
Motion passes.
b. Nomination and Appointment of Chair and Vice Chair for the Public Art Review
Board.
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Craig Veramay reviewed the process of the nominations with the Board and gave an
overview of the positions.
Staff responded to questions from the Board.
Public Comment: None
Member Schauffler moved to nominate Member Merritt as Chair and Member Zhao as
Vice Chair of the Public Art Review Board, and Member Sandoval seconded the motion.
AYES: Members: Merritt, Sandoval, Schauffler, Zhao
NOES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: Kovalsky
ABSTAINED: Members: None
Motion passes.
STAFF LIAISON REPORT
4. Mr. Veramay shared an update on the mural at the Albert J. Boro Community Center.
The City has also been reviewing different types of public art in different categories and
trying to understand the City’s role in approving the projects. Some of these projects
may go through the Public Art Review Board.
There has been outreach for the Terra Linda Community Center enhancement plan.
Park and Recreation Commission meeting will be tomorrow night
Public Comment: None
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
5. None.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Schauffler adjourned the meeting at 8:10 p.m.
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BECKY ORDIN, Senior Administrative Assistant
APPROVED THIS_____DAY OF___________, 2024
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CATHERINE QUFFA, Library & Recreation Director
PUBLIC ART REVIEW BOARD
AGENDA REPORT
April 30, 2025
Item #3a
TITLE: Proposal to install a temporary mural titled Future Flows at C
St. Garage.
RECOMMENDATION
That the Public Art Review Board approves the City enter an Art License Agreement
with MarinMOCA to install a temporary art mural titled Future Flows hanging at the C St.
Garage.
BACKGROUND
The City of San Rafael welcomes proposals for the creation and display of public
artworks and exhibitions on property that is owned, occupied, or managed by the City.
In 2022, the San Rafael City Council approved the formation of the Public Art Review
Board (Board). The Board’s responsibilities include providing recommendations to the
City Council regarding long-term (greater than one year) public art installations and for
approving applications for temporary (one year or less) public art exhibitions.
The Public Art Review Board is responsible for reviewing proposals in alignment with
the City’s Public Art Review Guidelines, which were established as part of the Public Art
Review Process.
The Public Art Review Board guidelines include:
• Project Readiness
• Qualifications
• Funding
• Community Engagement
• Maintenance
• Design
• Diversity
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If the Public Art Review Board approves this proposal, the City will enter an Art License
Agreement with Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MarinMOCA) for use of public
property to display their artwork.
DISCUSSION
MarinMOCA’s mission is to showcase renowned local, regional, and national artists who
offer fresh visions of place, person, and planet. MarinMOCA’s vision is to connect North
Bay communities through exploration of the bold ideas that inspire today’s leading
artists.
MarinMOCA, in partnership with the Downtown San Rafael Art District (DSRAD), Youth
In Arts (YIA), and artist Lordy Rodriguez, propose installing a 20’x40’ canvas mural on
the exterior of the C St. Garage. The proposed project, artist resume’s timeline, and
other project details are included in Attachment 1 – MarinMOCA Proposal.
Review Criteria
The PARB is tasked with assessing whether the proposed project adheres with Review
Board Guidelines. Here is a summary of staff’s assessment of the project:
Project Readiness: This project is actively being created over the course of the next
few weeks, with a target completion date of May 10th. The project appears to have the
funding, expertise, and community support to demonstrate it is ready, however, since
the final artwork has not been completed, staff ask the review Board to carefully
consider project readiness.
Project Timeline: If approved, the project would be installed prior to the C St.
Celebration on May 18, 2025 and would be installed through late June 2025. The artists
would coordinate installation and removal with City staff.
Project Funding: This project is estimated to cost $9,750 for art creation, materials and
supplies, fabrication and installation. This project received partial funding from the
Downtown San Rafael Art District (DSRAD).
Community Engagement: MarinMOCA has provided two (2) letters of support from
Marin School of the Arts and Youth In Arts, also attached.
Maintenance: City staff are assessing whether the existing anchors affixed to the
garage are sufficient to carry the expected load of the artwork. The anchors may require
replacement, which would benefit future use of this location for other similar purposes or
future art installations. Otherwise, no maintenance needs or expenses are anticipated
during the expected duration of the exhibit.
Design: The artwork design is described in the proposal. This project will use issues
related to water, like sea level rise, water infrastructure, and ecological protection, as a
prompt for designing a map that presents an alternative version of San Rafael. The map
will have the shape of the city, the current coastline, and retain a few recognizable
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elements like Highway 101, Interstate 580, and maybe 4th street and San Pedro Road.
The rest of the map of the city will be reimagined by local students based on designs
that address issues around water while also reflecting San Rafael’s varied communities
and the city at large.
Diversity: As proposed, this project appears to incorporate a wide variety of San Rafael
youth artists and groups that reflect the diversity of San Rafael values and community.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
1. The Board may request modifications or changes to the proposal.
2. The Board may recommend that the proposal not be approved.
Submitted by:
Craig Veramay
Assistant Library and Recreation Director
Attachments:
1. MarinMOCA Proposal – Future Flows
2. Letter of Recommendation – Youth In Arts
3. Letter of Recommendation – Marin School of the Arts
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 1210 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
Catherine Quaffa
Library & Recreation Director
Public Art Review Board
City of San Rafael
618 B Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Dear Catherine and Public Art Review Board:
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MarinMOCA) respectfully requests approval to create and display a
public artwork on the exterior of the City’s parking garage on C Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues.
Working alongside our partners Youth in Arts and the Canal Alliance and in conjunction with the former
organization’s annual event, the C Street Celebration, MarinMOCA will facilitate the development,
creation, and presentation of a collaborative art project designed by Bay Area artist, Lordy Rodriguez,
and students from San Rafael High School and Marin School of the Arts. Unfurled at the C Street
Celebration on May 18, 2025, the large-scale, mural-like project will foster community engagement,
highlight the interconnectedness of water systems and the communities that depend on them, and
present a vision of a healthy and resilient future San Rafael.
Below are responses to the proposal requirements:
1. Name of artist: Lordy Rodriguez; proposer and project manager: Jodi Roberts, Executive
Director, MarinMOCA
2. Resumes for Rodriguez and Roberts: See Attachment A & B
3. Detailed project description: Lordy Rodriguez’s works explore the human urge to
locate/define oneself by charting the environment in precise detail. Using the language of
cartography, he makes drawings that go beyond map-making into abstracted, imaginary
terrain. This project will use issues related to water, like sea level rise, water infrastructure,
and ecological protection, as a prompt for designing a map that presents an alternative
version of San Rafael. The map will have the shape of the city, the current coastline, and
retain a few recognizable elements like Highway 101, Interstate 580, and maybe 4th street and
San Pedro Road. The rest of the map of the city will be reimagined by local students based on
designs that address issues around water while also reflecting San Rafael’s varied
communities and the city at large. Is it possible, for example, to design a new coastline park
that protects the local ecology, mitigates the effects of sea level rise, and at the same time
creating a communal space for neighborhood kids?
There are 30 neighborhoods in San Rafael that make up 5 regions. Teams of students,
composed of 8-12 students each, will be given a region of the city to redesign based on a
prompt given to them that is related to water. The 5 maps, each painted on 4ft x 8ft canvas,
will be made into one composite map that will measure roughly 20ft x 40ft large. The teams,
working in concert with Lordy, will conceptualize the look and meaning of their assigned map
sections. Blending the work and input of dozens of participants, the final map will reflect the
ingenuity of San Rafael’s young residents and envision what this city can become with
responsible and creative climate action. Especially for younger generations, the present-day
and future impacts of climate change are daunting. By emphasizing collaboration, a focus on
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 1210 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
local community, and effective action, this project aims to embolden participants to express
themselves and participate in the making of the healthy planet they deserve.
MarinMOCA requests that the public art installation be on view for six months. The installation is being
done in conjunction with an exhibition and cohesive suite of programming focused on artist-driven
initiatives that address sea-level rise, climate change’s impact on water systems, and the health of
shoreline ecosystems over the course of the spring and summer 2025. Titled Future Flows, this
multifaceted project (more information below) aligns with the museum’s ongoing efforts to create
community through open dialogue and curiosity-piquing activities that grapple with today’s pressing
issues – environmental health and climate resiliency being paramount among them. The decision to
elevate artists who are embedded in efforts to understand water systems and innovate in the face of
rapid climate degradation is inextricably linked to the Museum’s recent move to San Rafael, California.
The city, and particularly its culturally diverse and densely inhabited Canal neighborhoods, are now
and will continue to be acutely impacted by sea level rise, seasonal high tides, and intense storms.
Rodriguez and the students will use the following materials: acrylic paint, paint pens, Krylon Crystal
Clear Acrylic Coating, and heavy duty canvas with grommets. The composite map will then be hung
using rip-tie cinch straps to affix it to the façade of the garage. MarinMOCA will ensure that there is
structural integrity and ADA compliance; and will provide the necessary insurance.
Estimated budget:
Artist Stipend (workshops with student teams, concept design, installation) $7,000
Materials and Supplies $1,250
Artist Assistant $1,500
TOTAL: $9,750
Sources of funding: $2,000 has been pledged by the Moca Foundation; MarinMOCA is submitting
several requests for support to various individual supporters and foundations.
Related Programming: At MarinMOCA, artists are catalysts for community-focused discourse, creative
exploration, and fresh ideas about what our world could be. As it unfolds across multiple sites and
venues, Future Flows will highlight the imaginative force and skill artists and their collaborators –
including architects, engineers, and policymakers – bring to bear on complex climate challenges.
Pushing past stereotypes of museums as places of quiet contemplation, MarinMOCA will be a space for
conversation, learning, and effective action, a dynamic hub where creative thinkers and the public come
together to find allies, good ideas, agency, and optimism. Below is an overview of the exhibition and
programming that will unfold this spring and summer. Rodriguez’s installation will be a cornerstone to
the broader array of programming.
Future Flows Exhibition
Local and international contemporary artists will create and exhibit multimedia installations, artworks,
and interactive projects focused on water use, ecology, and infrastructure. The immersive exhibition will
bring home the impact of climate change on natural waterscapes and human-built systems while
simultaneously pointing to imaginative solutions that blend technology, natural processes, and human
ingenuity. Featured artists include, but are not limited to, Amor Muñoz, Carolina Caycedo, Su Yu Hsin,
Lauren Bon, Debra Scacco, and Studio for Urban Projects. Together, these works will inspire community
action and hope. Dates: April 19 – June 29, 2025
Topics addressed by the artists include, but are not limited to:
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● The San Francisco Bay Estuary as a singular ecosystem and a dynamic indicator of sea level
rise and its varied impacts
● Intensive water use by rising Bay Area industries, including AI and other advanced computing
technologies
● The re-engineering of water systems and natural flows in the face of dramatic swings
between drought and inundation
Future Flows: Public Programs
MarinMOCA will host regular community events including artist talks, performances, panel discussions,
a series of game nights, and interactive sessions with local climate leaders to facilitate conversations
about water challenges and potential solutions in Marin and beyond. Planning is already in process for
the following programs:
● Go with the Flow: Game Night at MarinMOCA. A series of game nights convened at the
Museum, including Game of Floods, developed by the County of Marin Sea Level Rise team,
and Sapphire Springs, Water LARP, a role-playing game designed by artist Amelia
Winger-Bearskin.
● The Sound Below. A concert and workshop with sound artist Cheryl Leonard, who creates
immersive, musical soundscapes from underwater recordings made around the Bay Area and
instruments made from sea materials.
● Behind the Scenes: Public Works and Sea Level Rise in Marin. Community conversation with
Marin officials and sea-level rise specialists on current public works and their impact across
the North Bay.
We appreciate your consideration of allowing for MarinMOCA’s public art installation. Please feel free to
call if you would like to further discuss the project and/or if you would like to learn more about
MarinMOCA.
Best regards,
Jodi Roberts
Executive Director
LORDY RODRIGUEZ
Born 1976 Quezon City, Manila, Philippines
Education 1999 B.F.A., School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2008 M.F.A., Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Public Art Projects
2019 BorderTowns, General Services Administration, Columbus, NM
Permanent art installation at the Land Port of Entry Immigration Center
Countries of the World, Facebook Artist in Residence Program, San Francisco, CA
2018 Hayward Frieze, Beth Jones Art Consultants, Hayward, CA
Permanent art installation in the bookstore for the new Hayward Public Library.
2017 The World of Texas, Alice Carrington Foultz Art Advisory, San Antonio, TX
Permanent art installation in the lobby of the Cellars at Pearl Building
2015 Strangerhood, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA; Permanent
Installation of artworks in the United Terminal at San Francisco International Airport
2014 Art on Market Street Poster Series: Strangerhood, San Francisco Arts Commission,
San Francisco, CA. Temporary art installation in bus kiosks on Market Street in
downtown San Francisco, CA.
2011 Water Movements, Downtown Alliance, New York, NY
Temporary installation of artworks on the exterior of construction of the Titanic Park
in Lower Manhattan.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 The Shape of Us, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Since Last We Met, Artpace San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
2020 Polar Democracy, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 Code Switch, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012 2 X 2, ProArts, Oakland, CA
2011 The Map is Not the Territory, Hosfelt Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Surface Depths, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno,NV
States of America, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX
2008 201 Drawings, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 Polar Ice Caps, Clementine Gallery, New York, NY
2006 New Work, Finesilver Gallery, Houston, TX
Landscapes, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 Final States, Clementine Gallery, New York, NY
2004 New Work, Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, TX
New States, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 New Work, Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2002 New Dislocations, Clementine Gallery, New York, NY
2001 Texas 50, ArtPace, A Foundation for Contemporary Art, The International Artist-In-
Residence Program, San Antonio, TX
2000 States, Clementine Gallery, New York, NY
1999 New Work, Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Group Exhibitions
2023 Altered Perception: Sarah Hotchkiss, Lordy Rodriguez, and Susie Taylor, Institute of
Contemporary Art San Jose, San Jose, CA
OFF THE GRID: Post–Formal Conceptualism, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2021 WHERE WE ARE, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2020 In the Flow, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Bahala Na, Artark Gallery, San Jose, CA
Recovery A.C.T, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
2018 Works On Paper: Fine Art Exhibit by Oxbow School Visiting Artists 2000-2018,
Robert Mondavi Winery, Oakville, CA
2017 Show Your Work: Art and Math, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Migration, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
Mapping the Uncharted, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2016 Demarcate, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Badlands: Borders from Within, The Works, San Jose, CA
Hosfelt Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibit, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Connect and Collect: 36th Annual Art Exhibit and Auction, San Jose Museum of Art,
San Jose, CA
2015 Tahoe: A Visual History, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Position, Tensions, and the Surrounding Areas, Somarts, San Francisco, CA
2014 i, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
The Art of Collaboration, Artpace, San Antonio, TX
Storm, Center for Art and Thought, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Contemporary Cartographies, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
Mapping the Terrain, The Mills Building, San Francisco, CA
Of a Technical Nature, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX
2012 Look Both Ways, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Swap Meet, The Dikeou Collection, Denver CO
New Works Now, ArtPace, A Foundation for Contemporary Art, San Antonio, TX
The Map as Art, Kemper Museum, St. Louis, MO
Contemporary West, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX
2011 Here Be Dragons: Mapping Information and Imagination, Intersection for the Arts,
San Francisco, CA
Vacation, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
Chico and Chang, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA; traveled to San Jose
Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose CA
Records and Marks, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA
2010 Chain Reaction, San Francisco Art Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Mapping: Memory and Motion in Contemporary Art, Katonah Museum of Art,
Katonah, NY
2009 Bellwether: SOEX Grand Opening + Inaugural Exhibition, Southern Exposure, San
Francisco, CA
Eye World, Triple Candie, New York, NY
Apature, Go for a Loop Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Cartographic Imagination: Mapping in Contemporary California Art, The Fine Arts
gallery at San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent was a Summer in San Francisco, Hosfelt Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
Here and There: Seeing New Ground, 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM
Polar Dispatches, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
All Over the Map, Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI
2008 Eclectic Works: Recent Prints and Then Some, Electric Works, San Francisco, CA
Road Trip, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Summer Reading, Hosfelt Gallery, New York, NY
Transient, Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, Stanford, CA
Eligible Traffic, Trinity University Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Zoom +/-, Limn Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Cardinal Points: The Relationship Between Art and Maps, The Park School Richman
Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2007 Not Only Possible but Also Necessary: Optimism in the Age of Global War, 10th
Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey
Lines in the Earth: Maps, Power, and the Imagination, Sun Valley Center for the
Arts, Ketchum, ID
There’s No Place Like Here, University Art Gallery, Sonoma, CA
Pattern vs. Decoration, Hosfelt Gallery, San Franisco, CA
Pattern vs. Decoration, Hosfelt Gallery, New York, NY
The Landscape of..., Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, Stanford, CA
World Factory, Walter and Mcbean Galleries, San Francisco Art Institute, San
Francisco, CA
Water, Salvatore Ferragamo Gallery, New York, NY
Zoom, ARENA 1 A project of Santa Monica Art Studios, Santa Monica, CA
2006 California Biennial, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
Global, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT
Alimatuan, The Contemporary Arts Museum, Honolulu, HI
Personal Geographies: Contemporary Artists Makes Maps, Hunter College
Times Square Gallery, New York, NY
2005 New Turf, Fleming Museum, Burlington, VT
Lordy Rodriguez and Mike Arcega, 101 California Street Lobby, San Francsico, CA
Red Beans and Rice: Asian Artists in the New South, Atlanta Contemporary Art
Center, Atlanta, GA
As the Freak Takes You, Atlanta College of the Arts Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Portraits, Carrington Gallery Ltd., San Antonio, TX
2004 Perspectives @ 25: A Quarter Century of New Art in Houston, Contemporary Arts
Museum, Houston, TX
Beginning Here: 101 Ways, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
Uncharted Territory: Subjective Mapping by Artists and Cartographers, Julie Saul
Gallery, New York, NY
Indivisible Cities, Bill Maynes Gallery, New York, NY
Anacapa: A Changing Landscape, Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA
Topographies, Walter & McBean Galleries, San Francisco Art Institute, San
Francisco, CA; traveled to Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
Terrain: Rob de Mar, Ashley Prine, Lordy Rodriguez, Clementine Gallery, New York,
NY
Art in Embassies Program, The United States Embassy, Santiago, Chile
Dessins et des Autres Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France
2003 Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, Atlanta College of Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA;
traveled to New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
Wish You Were Here-The Art of Adventure, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Mapping it Out, The Work Space, New York, NY
Road Show, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
Still/Motion, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Clementine @ Hallwalls, Hallwalls Center for Contemporary Art, Buffalo, NY
Wanderlust, Lopez Museum, Manila, Philippines
Mapping Memory, The Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA
A Sense of Place, The Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
Indoor/Outdoor, Limn Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Roots of Renewal, Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell, IA
2002 Terra Incognita: Contemporary Artist’ Maps & Other Visual Organizing Systems,
Museum of Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO
Shifting Ground, ArtScan, Gallery, Houston, TX
2001 Works on Paper, Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Repetitive Motion, College of Visual Arts, Saint Paul, MN
The World According to the Newest and Most Exact Observations: Mapping Art and
Science, Tang Teaching Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY
August Confessions: Ask Me Now, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Art Miami, Project Room, Miami, FL
2000 The City, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY
Miracle Whip, Clementine Gallery, New York, NY
1999 Comings and Goings Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
1998 At Home and Abroad: 20 Filipino Artists, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA;
traveled to Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX; traveled to Metropolitan
Museum, Manila, Philippines
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Newhall, Edith, Altered Stated, New York Magazine, November 27, 2000
Johnson, Ken, The City (Nicole Klagsbrun), The New York Times, August 11, 2000
Dumbadze, Alexander, Lordy Rodriguez at Finesilver, The New Art Examiner,
February 2000
Friis-Hansen, Dana, et al. At Home and Abroad (catalogue), Asian Art Museum, San
Francisco, 1998
Residencies
2016 Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
2015 The Oxbow School, Napa, CA
2010 Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA
2003 Visiting Artist, Cleveland Institute of the Arts, Cleveland, OH
2002 Visiting Artist, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2001 ArtPace, San Antonio, TX
Collections
UCSF Benioff Hospital
US Army Corps of Engineers
The Nevada Museum of Art Reno
The Progressive Corporation
New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY/Altoids Curiously Strong Collection
Austin Museum of Art
University of Washington
Williams College Museum of Art
Federal Reserve Bank Houston Branch
JODI ROBERTS
195 Stanford Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941
917-554-1816 • jroberts@marinmoca.org
EDUCATION
Ph.D. 2015 Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
History of Art and Architecture
Dissertation: “Horacio Coppola and Grete Stern: Defining the
Modern in Argentine Photography, 1930-1956”
Advisor: Edward J. Sullivan
Specializations: Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Art of Europe,
the United States, and Latin America
M.A. 2006 Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
History of Art and Architecture
Qualifying papers: “The Ayala Altarpiece” and “The Depiction of
Empire: Portraiture within Ottoman Illustrated Historical
Manuscripts”
B.A. 2004 New York University (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
Art History (Major), Politics (Minor)
Summer New York University, Tisch School of the Arts in Cape Town, South Africa
2003
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (MUSEUMS and EXHIBITION SPACES)
May 2023-present Executive Director, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
(MarinMOCA)
August 2018- Adrian Rosenfeld Gallery, San Francisco
January 2020 Director of Exhibitions
Exhibition: Estridentópolis by Damián Ortega, 2019-2020
Exhibition: Jannis Kounellis and Felix Schramm, 2019
Exhibition: Tadaaki Kuwayama and Rakuko Naito, 2019
Exhibition: Ryan Sullivan, 2019
April 2016- Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
July 2018 Robert M. and Ruth L. Halperin Curator for Modern &
Contemporary Art
Exhibition: The Matter of Photography in the Americas, co-
organized with Natalia Brizuela, 2018
Exhibition: The Crown under the Hammer: Russia,
Romanovs, Revolution, co-organized with the Hoover
Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University, 2017
Exhibition: The Conjured Life: The Legacy of Surrealism,
an iteration of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s
Surrealism: The Conjured Life, 2017
Exhibition: Object Lessons: Art & Its Histories,
reinstallation of the Cantor Arts Center’s permanent
collection, co-organized with Ali Gass and Elizabeth
Mitchell, 2016
September 2015- Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
March 2016 Associate Curator of Special Projects
Exhibition: Wanting More: Picturing the Rise of Consumer
Culture, 2016
March 2013- The Museum of Modern Art, New York
August 2015 Curatorial Assistant
Exhibition: One-Way Ticket: Jacob Lawrence’s Migration
Series and Other Visions of the Great Movement North,
organized with Leah Dickerman, 2015
February 2011- The Museum of Modern Art, New York
June 2012 Curatorial Assistant
Exhibition: Diego Rivera: Murals for The Museum of
Modern Art, organized by Leah Dickerman, 2011-2012
September 2010- Grey Art Gallery, New York University
February 2011 Graduate Curatorial Assistant
Exhibition: Concrete Improvisations: Collages and
Sculpture by Esteban Vicente, organized by Edward J.
Sullivan, Lynn Gumpert, and Ana Martínez de Aguilar,
2011
September 2008- Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Conn.
January 2010 Guest Curator
Exhibition: Alexander Calder: Printmaker, co-organized
with Robin Garr, 2009
September- Americas Society, New York
December 2008 Editorial Assistant
Exhibition catalogue: Carlos Cruz-Diez: [In]formed by
Color, edited by Gabriela Rangel, 2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (SUSTAINABILITY)
March 2023- LHL Consulting, Consultant
present
September 2020- Art + Climate Action
present Co-founder, Managing Director
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (TEACHING)
September 2016 Stanford University
Instructor, Sophomore College
Course: Photography: Truth or Fiction or…, co-taught with
Kim Beil
Summer 2015 The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Instructor, Department of Education
Course: Migration as Cultural Catalyst: Jacob Lawrence’s
Migration Series and Beyond
Fall 2011, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Spring 2012 Instructor, Department of Education
Course: Diego Rivera and Mexican Muralism’s International
Appeal
Winter 2009, New York University
Fall 2010 Adjunct Professor, Department of Art History
Undergraduate lecture course: Modern Art (V43.0006)
Summer 2008, Pratt Institute, New York
Summer 2009 Visiting Instructor, Pre-college Program
Spring-Fall New York University
2008 Morse Academic Plan Preceptor, Department of Art History
Undergraduate lecture course: Expressive Cultures:
Images
Instructors: Kenneth Silver (Spring) and Dennis V.
Geronimus (Fall)
Spring 2007 New York University
Grader, Department of Art History
Undergraduate lecture course: Cubism to Surrealism
Instructor: Pepe Karmel
GRANTS and FELLOWSHIPS
2022-23 Teiger Foundation Grant for Art + Climate Action
2004-2011 Erwin Panofsky Fellowship, Institute of Fine Arts
2009 Pinta Fund Award, New York University
2007 Summer Research Grant, Alumni Association, Institute of Fine Arts
Tinker Summer Field Research Grant, Center for Latin American and
Caribbean Studies, New York University
2004 Dean’s Undergraduate Research Grant, New York University
2003-2004 H.W. Janson Scholarship, Department of Art History, New York University
Chancellor’s Grant, New York University
PUBLICATIONS
2023 Various essays in Buffalo AKG Art Museum Collection Handbook. New
York: Buffalo AKG Art Museum 2024.
2019 Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair (1940). New York: The
Museum of Modern Art, 2019.
2018 “Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series and Sedation.” In Among Others:
Blackness at MoMA. Edited by Darby English. New York: The Museum of
Modern Art, 2018.
The Matter of Photography in the Americas. Edited by Jodi Roberts and
Natalia Brizuela. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2018.
2017 The Crown under the Hammer. Edited by Jodi Roberts and Bertrand M.
Patenaude. Stanford: Cantor Arts Center and Hoover Institution, 2017.
2016 “‘Breaking All The Rules:’ the Drawings of Henri Matisse and Richard
Diebenkorn.” In Matisse/Diebenkorn. Edited by Janet Bishop and
Katherine Rothkopf. Baltimore and San Francisco: The Baltimore
Museum of Art and The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2016.
2015 “Notes” on Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series. In Jacob Lawrence: The
Migration Series. Edited by Leah Dickerman and Elsa Smithgall. New
York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2015.
“Common Convictions: Horacio Coppola and Grete Stern in Buenos
Aires, 1935-1943.” In From Bauhaus to Buenos Aires: Grete Stern and
Horacio Coppola. Edited by Sarah Meister and Roxana Marcoci. New
York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2015.
“A City in Dispute: Grete Stern’s Photographs of Buenos Aires, 1936-
1956.” Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies (Spring/Summer 2015).
2013 Introduction to “Diego Rivera: Moscow Sketchbook,” October 145
(Summer 2013): 86.
2011 “Chronology.” In Diego Rivera: Murals for The Museum of Modern Art.
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2011.
2009 “Alexander Calder: Printmaker.” Greenwich, Conn.: Bruce Museum, 2009.
(Published online and in CD format)
“Chronology of the Artist.” In Carlos Cruz-Diez: [In]formed by Color. New
York: Americas Society, 2009. (Co-authored with Isabela Villanueva)
CHAIRED CONFERENCE SESSIONS
2017 College Art Association Annual Meeting
Session: Photography Undone: Contemporary Perspectives on
the Medium from Latin America, co-chaired with Natalia Brizuela
PRESENTATIONS
2023 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco
Artist Talk: Julian Charrière in conversation with Jodi Roberts
FOG Art + Design Fair, San Francisco
Climate Leadership and the Arts: Creative Solutions, Collaborative
Thinking, and Meaningful Change
Conversation with Claudia Schmuckli, FAMSF, and Todd Hosfelt,
Hosfelt Gallery
2022 Association of Academic Museums and Galleries, Annual Conference
How to Climate Impact Report
Conversation with Laura Lupton, Devon Bella, and Jodi Roberts
POWArts
Sustainability in the Art World with Laura Lupton & Jodi Roberts
De Young Museum, Virtual Wednesdays
What Can We Do? Arts Organizations and Climate Sustainability
Conversation with Lisa P. Jackson, Sarah Sutton, Jessica
Silverman, Halley Mellin, and Micki Meng
FOG Art + Design Fair, San Francisco
Murals by the Bay, Yesterday and Today
Conversation with Arleene Correa Valencia, Mark Harris, and
Shannon Riley
2021 Expo Chicago
Practices of Conservation—Exhibition and Environmental Impact
Conversation with Haley Mellin, Laura Lupton, and Ellen Langan
2017 Anderson Collection, Stanford University
Artist in Conversation: Loie Hollowell
Conversation with the painter Loie Hollowell
Stanford University
Intersections: Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Conversation with the artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby and curator
Catherine Hale
Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
New Perspectives on the Legacy of Surrealism
Conversation with Marci Kwon, Sean O’Hanlan, Sandra Zalman,
and Heather Christle
Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco
Public program for the exhibition Marcel Jean: Stellar Games
“In Conversation: Surrealism and Its Legacy” with filmmaker
Jonathan Parker and artist Ranu Mukherjee
2016 Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Annual meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association
Lecture: “The City Past and Future: Horacio Coppola’s Buenos
Aires: visión fotográfica”
2015 King Juan Carlos Center, New York University
Destroying Radical Icons: Mexican Muralism and the New York Left
Lecture: “Displaying the Destroyed, Continuing the Conversation”
Columbia University, New York
Bearden and Lawrence: Migrations
Lecture: “Image Plus Text: Jacob Lawrence, Graphic Illustration,
and Photography”
2014 The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Scholar’s day for the exhibition From Bauhaus to Buenos Aires: Grete
Stern and Horacio Coppola (2015)
Lecture: “Horacio Coppola and Grete Stern in Sur, 1931-1935”
2013 Pratt Institute, New York
Corey d’Augustine’s The Art Museum: Theory and Practice,
undergraduate course
Lecture: “New Insights: Jacob Lawrence at The Museum of
Modern Art”
2012 Pratt Institute, New York
Corey d’Augustine’s The Art Museum: Theory and Practice,
undergraduate course
Lecture: “Bringing Murals to MoMA”
2011 The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Brown Bag Lecture Series
Lecture: “Diego Rivera: Murals for The Museum of Modern Art”
2008 Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Conn.
Lecture: “Alexander Calder as Printmaker”
2007 New York University, New York
Symposium for Tinker Summer Field Research Grant Recipients
Paper: “Forging a New Vanguard: Artistic Exchange between
Europe and the Rio de la Plata Region in the 1910s and 1920s”
2005 Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, New York
The Theory and Practice of Islamic Portraiture
Paper: “The Depiction of Empire: Portraiture within Ottoman
Illustrated Historical Manuscripts”
SERVICE to the FIELD
2023 Juror, Earth exhibition, Palo Alto Art Center
2017 Juror, Jay DeFeo and Hung Liu Awards, Mills College
Curatorial walkthrough, MFA exhibition, California College of the Arts
LANGUAGES
Spanish (fluent)
French and Portuguese (reading proficient)
April 9, 2025
To Members of the San Rafael City Council,
I am writing to express my support for the installation of the mural by Lordy
Rodriguez, organized by MarinMOCA, in San Rafael . As Executive Director of Youth
in Arts, I am excited about this project and its alignment with Youth in Arts’, and the
City’s commitment to public art, community engagement and sustainability.
This mural represents a dynamic collaboration between our organizations that
enhances the City of San Rafael’s objectives related to public art. The project is
accessible to all and provides an impactful visual experience for the entire
community. Beyond its aesthetic value, it addresses the critical issue of climate
change, an issue that impacts us all . Through this work, the mural sparks discourse
about the challenges we face as a community and offers a creative platform to raise
awareness and prompt action.
The mural will engage youth throughout the community, providing them with an
opportunity to become part of a larger conversation revolving around sustainability
and the future of San Rafael . By involving teens from diverse neighborhoods and
backgrounds, this project helps to build connections and a sense of unity and
shared responsibility among the next generation of leaders.
Additionally, this mural signifies a meaningful partnership between MarinMOCA and
Youth in Arts, notably in connection with our community-focused event, the 4th
annual C-Street Celebration. This collaboration highlights the strength of our
shared vision to promote art, culture, and sustainability in San Rafael.
We celebrate the impact of this important work and believe it serves as an important step in
creating a thriving, vibrant community that marries artistic expression and environmental
stewardship.
I wholeheartedly support this project and encourage the City of San Rafael to embrace the
positive impact it will have on our community.
Sincerely,
Taylor Buttrey
Executive Director
April 14, 2025
To: Members of the San Rafael City Council
On behalf of the Marin School of the Arts, I am writing to express our enthusiastic support for the Young Artists for the
Planet mural project, a collaboration between MarinMOCA, renowned Bay Area artist Lordy Rodriguez, and teams of high
school students from across the North Bay.
This initiative stands out as a model for community-engaged, youth-driven public art. By bringing together
students—some of whom live in areas directly threatened by sea level rise—the project offers a unique opportunity for
young people to explore and visualize San Rafael’s future as a climate-resilient city.
The resulting 20' x 40' mural, to be unveiled at the Youth in Arts C Street Celebration on May 17 and later exhibited at the
Marin County Fair, will serve as a powerful public statement. It will highlight the interconnectedness of our water systems
and the diverse communities that depend on them, while fostering dialogue about the urgent need for climate adaptation
and resilience.
For our students, many of them who live in San Rafael and across the region, the project is more than an art-making
experience. It is a chance to collaborate, research, and express their hopes and concerns for the future of their city. In a
time when the impacts of climate change can feel overwhelming, this project empowers youth to take meaningful action
and to see themselves as agents of positive change in their community.
We believe this mural will not only beautify downtown San Rafael but also inspire residents and visitors to reflect on our
shared responsibility to protect and sustain our environment. We urge the City of San Rafael to support and celebrate this
important project, which embodies the creativity, collaboration, and forward-thinking spirit that define our community.
Thank you for your consideration and for your ongoing commitment to supporting youth, the arts, and a sustainable future
for San Rafael.
Warm regards,
Michelle Cortez
Michelle Cortez
Co-Principal, Novato High School
Director, Marin School of the Arts
Cell phone preferred for references: (415)717-1174
Marin School of the Arts at Novato High School 625 Arthur Street, Novato, California 94947
tel: (415) 798-5063 email: msa@nusd.org website: www.marinschoolofthearts.org
PUBLIC ART REVIEW BOARD
AGENDA REPORT
April 30, 2025
Item #3b
TITLE: Proposal for Marin Ventures to install a temporary art exhibit at the
Albert J. Boro Community Center
RECOMMENDATION
That the Public Art Review Board approves the City enter an Art License Agreement
with Marin Ventures to install a temporary art exhibit at the Boro Community Center
BACKGROUND
The City of San Rafael welcomes proposals for the creation and display of public
artworks and exhibitions on property that is owned, occupied, or managed by the City.
In 2022, the San Rafael City Council approved the formation of the Public Art Review
Board (Board). The Board’s responsibilities include providing recommendations to the
City Council regarding long-term (greater than one year) public art installations and for
approving applications for temporary (one year or less) public art exhibitions.
The Public Art Review Board is responsible for reviewing proposals in alignment with
the City’s Public Art Review Guidelines, which were established as part of the Public Art
Review Process.
The Public Art Review Board guidelines include:
• Project Readiness
• Qualifications
• Funding
• Community Engagement
• Maintenance
• Design
• Diversity
If the Public Art Review Board approves this proposal, the City will enter an Art License
Agreement with Marin Ventures for use of public property to display their artwork.
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DISCUSSION
Marin Ventures is a day program for adults with developmental disabilities based in San
Rafael and serving much of Marin. Marin Ventures has close to 90 participants, about
half of whom are regular participants in the arts program, and about half of those are full
time artists in Marin County. Marin Ventures serves individuals with more severe
physical and cognitive barriers, and a big part of their arts program is finding ways to
overcome those barriers. They like to display some of their artists’ stories along with
their methods’ with their art, to help this underrepresented population be more visible in
our community, and to help spread the possibilities for others with similar disabilities.
A sampling of Marin Ventures current work is available in their online gallery at
www.marinventures.org/art-gallery.
The group is interested in exhibiting in public spaces and has proposed hanging a mix
of flat work, unframed canvas, and framed works on paper at the Boro Community
Center. The proposed project, artist resume’s timeline, and other project details are
included in Attachment 1 – Marin Ventures Proposal.
Review Criteria
The PARB is tasked with assessing whether the proposed project adheres with Review
Board Guidelines. Here is a summary of staff’s assessment of the project:
Project Readiness: Staff have met with Marin Ventures and toured the facility, and feel
this project would easily fit within our program schedules and use of the facility as
proposed. We feel the project is ready, and the artists have demonstrated sufficient
exhibit materials and an approach that will work.
Project Timeline: If approved, the exhibit would be installed in August-September
2025. The artists would coordinate installation and removal with City staff.
Project Funding: This project doesn’t require any funding.
Community Engagement: As a temporary group exhibit, the City doesn’t’ require any
specific community engagement.
Maintenance: City staff don’t anticipate any maintenance issues or concerns with this
exhibit.
Design: The artwork that will be included in the exhibit can be viewed at the proposers
website gallery, and will be curated based on available space.
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Diversity: As proposed, this project appears to incorporate a wide variety of San Rafael
and Marin County artists and groups that reflect the diversity of San Rafael values and
community.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
1. The Board may request modifications or changes to the proposal.
2. The Board may recommend that the proposal not be approved.
Submitted by:
Craig Veramay
Assistant Library and Recreation Director
Attachments:
1. Marin Ventures Proposal for a temporayr art exhibit at the Boro Community
Center
EXHIBITION PROPOSAL FROM MARIN VENTURES
Marin Ventures is a day program serving adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
While not the sole focus of the program, we have always had a strong emphasis on using creative
arts as an opportunity for not only expression, but also skill-building, community engagement,
and personal growth. Program participants regularly engage in drawing, painting, printmaking,
ceramics, sculpture, music, creative writing and drama. We always find a way for participants to
explore whatever type of creative art they’re interested in.
Program participants are affected by complex conditions such as Down syndrome, autism,
cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities. They often have communication barriers,
mobility difficulties, and need support for many daily activities. Participants in the arts program
engage, create, learn, and ultimately have the opportunity to exhibit their art. For some the goal
is expressive or therapeutic art, for others, the opportunity to gain experience in fine arts.
Exhibition Proposal:
Marin Ventures proposes the exhibition of flat, framed, recent work from our participant artists.
This is to include mostly acrylic paintings, but also some drawings and mixed media pieces. The
majority of these works are nonrepresentational, akin to abstract expressionism, but from
outsider artists, coming to the arts community without any formal training and often with little
exposure to fine art prior to their time at program.
Special installation needs or requirements:
All work will be framed, and ready to hang on wires. Staff is prepared to use nails or use a
hanging system if one is provided.
Additional information, promotion, partnering:
We are a Marin County non-profit. We work with and represent a disenfranchised community.
We will publicize this exhibition and any associated events, to our stakeholders, to the press, and
to local arts community.