Jan 13, 2024: The story behind George Rodrigue’s iconic 1978 painting of antiques dealer, Rodney Fontenot, the Ragin’ Cajun of Ville Platte, Louisiana. See the original painting on view at the Hilliard Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, home of the Ragin’ Cajuns, as part of their exhibition, “Sitting with George Rodrigue,”Continue reading “Ragin’ Cajun (1978) by George Rodrigue”
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George Rodrigue: Painting for Myself
February 15 – May 25, 2024
Bayou Teche Museum
New Iberia, Louisiana Curated by Dana Holland-Beickert, and organized by the Life & Legacy Foundation, the collection unveiled in this exhibition features an extraordinary assortment of paintings, sculptures, works on metal, and neon pieces, representing the true essence of George Rodrigue’s artistic journey. Rodrigue crafted these artworks without any external influence, whether agents, galleries, or collectors.Continue reading “George Rodrigue: Painting for Myself
February 15 – May 25, 2024
Bayou Teche Museum”
The River is the Road:
Paintings by George Rodrigue
February 27 – April 7, 2024
Carnegie Visual Arts Center
Decatur, Alabama Oftentimes Louisiana folks are surprised when George Rodrigue’s work resonates outside of the state. But the truth is that although his heart always held tight to Louisiana, both George and his art, whatever the series, connect with people in many places, including Europe and Asia, but especially across America. It’s easy to makeContinue reading “The River is the Road:
Paintings by George Rodrigue
February 27 – April 7, 2024
Carnegie Visual Arts Center”
George Rodrigue: Painting for Myself
September 12, 2023 – January 2, 2024 Museum of New Art, Portsmouth, New Hampshire See media and highlights surrounding this exhibition HERE. This highly personal Museum of New Art exhibition honors Rodrigue on the 10th anniversary of his death and includes rarely seen paintings, created without influence or directions from clients, galleries or collectors. ArtworksContinue reading “George Rodrigue: Painting for Myself”
George Rodrigue: Painting for Myself
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Feedback Thank you so much for inviting us to your fabulous opening reception last night. The party was wonderful, and the show is simply a world class WOW! I have been telling all of our friends today about it, and emphasizing that it is absolutely a must see! As someone who curated many art galleryContinue reading “George Rodrigue: Painting for Myself
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George Rodrigue: Painting for Myself at MONA
Exhibition Highlights
Every day you wake up and go through your notes and writings and remember what was important to you and what was important to me. And you see what you have…an outline of what you recorded already, all of these vignettes of all the things we talked about. That will help you live, because allContinue reading “George Rodrigue: Painting for Myself at MONA
Exhibition Highlights”
The River is the Road:
Paintings by George Rodrigue
June 17 – October 29, 2023 West Baton Rouge Museum, Port Allen, Louisiana Now Open at the West Baton Rouge Museum! This first of its kind exhibition traces 45 years of the river in Rodrigue’s paintings, exploring the unique ways Rodrigue used the river as a reference to his Cajun heritage, and ultimately as aContinue reading “The River is the Road:
Paintings by George Rodrigue
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Carnival in the Nation’s Capital:
The Washington Mardi Gras Ball
October 18, 2022-September 16, 2023 Capitol Park Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana As part of this group exhibition, experience George Rodrigue’s paintings and memorabilia related to the Washington Mardi Gras Ball, including his reign as King of the Mystick Krewe of Louisianians in 1994. Learn more at https://www.louisianastatemuseum.org/exhibitions Also on view, Rodrigue’s portrait and sketch of KingContinue reading “Carnival in the Nation’s Capital:
The Washington Mardi Gras Ball”
Art of George Rodrigue:
Shiny Happy Blue Dog
Nov 17, 2018 – Feb 17, 2019 Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum, Sand Springs, OK Featuring 20 large works on metal. These vibrant, late works are more shiny than mirrored, with colors so bright and intense that they don’t duplicate in photographs. Learn the story behind these dynamic pieces HERE. Wendy Rodrigue describes theContinue reading “Art of George Rodrigue:
Shiny Happy Blue Dog”
George Rodrigue: The Cajun Landscape
November 1, 2018–February 10, 2019 LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, LA This incredible exhibition of early Rodrigue landscapes is a delightful surprise to fans only familiar with Rodrigue’s iconic Blue Dog. These early works illustrate how the young artist broke his canvas down into three elements — tree, ground, and sky — discovering thatContinue reading “George Rodrigue: The Cajun Landscape”