ANDRES RODRIGUEZ
Visual artist, illustrator, and graphic designer.
With a career spanning illustration, animation, and historical storytelling, Andres Rodriguez has developed a distinctive visual language that brings together tradition and contemporary exploration. His work is deeply connected to Usaquen, helping shape a space of local cultural identity through art.
Visual Archive
Documentary Piece
Andres Rodriguez is a graduate of the Graphic Design School at the National University of Colombia and holds a master’s degree in Historical Narrative Production from Universidad Externado de Colombia. His work explores the boundaries of illustration and animation, with a style grounded in drawing, chiaroscuro, and volume through the scratch technique.
Over more than 23 years, he has illustrated and produced works such as Maqroll el Gaviero (2011), Moby Dick (2020), Tales of the Brothers Grimm (2021), and Stories from the Arabian Nights (2022). He has also served as conceptual creator of projects such as La Morada (2018) and Plomo (2025).
His work has received international recognition, representing Colombia at the Bratislava Illustration Biennial and appearing in international exhibitions and catalogs. In Memoria Viva Usaquen, his work becomes a lasting record of the district’s visual identity and a contribution to the cultural heritage of the neighborhood.
About Andres Rodriguez
Artist profile
Discipline
Illustration, animation, and graphic design
Trajectory
23 years of professional work in illustration, animation, and graphic projects that bring together historical narrative and visual literature
Connection to Usaquen
Resident artist and active creator in Usaquen, Colombia
Milestones
Represented Colombia at the Bratislava Illustration Biennial; shortlisted at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair; received a jury mention at the Latin American Illustration Award of the University of Palermo; included in the Ibero-American Illustration Catalog of Fundacion SM and the Guadalajara International Book Fair; and his book Plomo was selected among the 100 dPICTUS Outstanding Picturebooks and received a merit mention at the Hiii Illustration International Award
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