Rodi spent her early years in Korea and her formative years in Germany. She has lived all over the United States, including Massachusetts, Texas, Oregon and Montana, where she honed her love of the outdoors and fine art. She holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree, a Master of Architecture degree, a Certificate in Painting from the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH) Glassell School of Art and is a graduate of the MFAH BLOCKXXIII and BLOCKXXIV residency program for advanced studio artists.
Education
MFAH Glassell BLOCKXXIII & BLOCKXXIV, Houston, Texas, 2022-2024
MFAH Glassell Certificate of Achievement in Painting, Houston, Texas, 2023
Master of Architecture, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 2002
Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1998
Professional Experience
Studio Lia Rodi, Sawyer Yards, Houston, TX, 2020
WHR Architects Inc. (now EYP), Houston, TX
JLF Architects, Inc., Bozeman, Montana, 2002-2004
RN Construction, 2002, Livingston, Montana
ZGF Architects, LLP, 2000-2001, Portland, Oregon
RTKL Associates, Dallas, Texas, 1997
Awards and Recognition
Glassell Student Exhibit, MFAH Glassell, Houston, Texas, Best in Show, May 2022
Solo Exhibitions
Forthcoming, The Cloister Gallery, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, Texas, August 2025
Artist Spotlight, Monterosso Gallery, Houston, Texas, August 2023
Group Exhibitions
1YRLTR, Reeves Gallery, Houston, Texas, December 2024
BLOCKXXIV, MFAH Glassell, Houston, Texas, October 2024
The BIG Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas, June 2024
Dual Perspectives, Sawyer Yards, Houston, Texas, May 2024
Hardy & Nance Gallery, Black & White 8.0 (Collaboration), Houston, Texas, April 2024
BLOCKXXIII, MFAH Glassell, Houston, Texas, October 2023
Artist Showcase, The Behavioral Health Institute, Houston, Texas, October 2023
1YRLTR, Reeves Gallery, Houston, Texas, October 2023
Kinder Morgan Exhibit, Houston, Texas, Pink Series, May 2023
The Measure of Time, Spring Street Studios, Houston, Texas, April 2023
Art House, Houston, Loan Program, Houston, Texas, March 2023
Time Is, Time Was, Spring Street Studios, Houston, Texas, January 2023
Kinder Morgan Exhibit, Houston, Texas, Blue Series, Fall 2022
Glassell Student Exhibit, MFAH Glassell, Houston Texas, May 2022
The Artist Tells the Story, Spring Street Studios, Houston, Texas, March 2022
Escape into Nature, Spring Street Studios, Houston, Texas, October 2021
Regarding Space, Spring Street Studios, Houston, Texas, June 2021
Out of the Tunnel, Spring Street Studios, Houston, Texas, May 2021