Wendy Rodrigue opens up about the life of her late husband, world-renowned artist George Rodrigue, in the following honest and heartfelt interviews. Listen and learn about the meaning and motivation behind the Life & Legacy Foundation and Tour.
November 2022: Thank you to the Mississippi Children’s Museum, the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education, Twin State News, and the Meridian community!
“People would walk in the gallery and tell me that they knew about Blue Dog,” Rodrigue said. “I would tell them his name (George Rodrigue). I want them to know his name. I want them to know now where he’s from, who he is, and what inspired him.”
Wendy Rodrigue, November 17, 2022, interview with WLOX
November 17, 2022, Wendy brings her Life & Legacy Tour to St. Martin’s Middle School in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, once again sharing the Life, Art and Journey of Artist George Rodrigue!
Nov 29, 2021 Wendy Rodrigue celebrates her 100th school on the Life & Legacy Tour with a visit to George Rodrigue’s alma mater, Catholic High in New Iberia, Louisiana. Filmed here by Douglas Magnus, November 2021.
Country Roads Magazine spotlights George Rodrigue’s paintings of Evangeline in their October 2021 “Myths & Legends” . Visit HERE
New Iberia, Hometown to Artist George Rodrigue, in this Interview with Wendy for “Positively Iberia”, with Marti Harrell. October 28, 2021
Wendy Rodrigue, Founder of the Life & Legacy Foundation and Art Tour, joins host Peggy Scott Laborde for “Steppin’ Out” on WYES-TV, featuring Poppy Tooker, Alan Smason, and incredible music by Stoo Odom.
Wendy Rodrigue visits with Eric Paulsen for WWLTV as she engages people of all ages through the arts during the Life & Legacy Tour, in honor of her late husband, George Rodrigue.
Wendy Rodrigue shares her story and passion for the arts at Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute NYAC 2021
Unleashing Creativity with Wendy Rodrigue by Francis Roy Agency February 21, 2020
Stacked Keys with Amy Stackhouse “A podcast featuring women who inspire” February 12, 2021
Wendy Rodrigue Magnus– Enjoy Life Aaron Beam Speaks August 2020
NOLA Famous with Tatum Gardner: October 11. 2019 This interview is raw, endearing and will bring you to tears.
“The Art of George Rodrigue: Shiny Happy Blue Dog” in Sand Springs. OK By Rich Fisher for NPR Tulsa. November 18, 2018
Apres Midi Afternoon Classics: with Judith Meriwether, for NPR Lafayette, LA. March 26, 2018
April 19, 2019 WWL New Orleans
WWL Radio with host Monica Pierre, New Orleans, 2019
November 2, 2018 Fox 8 New Orleans
“In the NOLA” podcast with Betsie Gambel, WGSO 990 AM New Orleans, 2019
February 12, 2012 “The Other Half” Credit WAFB Channel 9 Baton Rouge, LA.
WRBH Reading Radio, 2019
YouTube
Join Wendy on YouTube as she explores the life and art around her! Regularly updated with new themes and subjects for all ages.
Wendy Rodrigue shares a George Rodrigue painting from her collection and a related story from “The Other Side of the Painting” (UL Press). Read the recent blog post referenced for “Musings of an Artist’s Wife” HERE.
Wendy Rodrigue speaks about her late husband George Rodrigue and the process it took for him to develop the concept of his sculpture piece titled “Colors of My Mind.”
WLOX Gulf Coast Weekend by Corey Hudson Rodrigue’s Blue Dog: Discovering Late Works on Canvas & Metal at the Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS
