Iris Rodriguez is a multi-disciplinary artist, digital strategist, media maker, and poet rooted in her Indigenous (Coahuiltecan) and Cuban ancestry. She has spent over two decades at the intersection of art, culture, and advocacy—advancing climate and environmental justice, social justice, and cultural preservation for Indigenous, Black, and Mexican American communities. Through digital innovation, storytelling, and creative media, she has built platforms that uplift frontline voices and support Just Transition efforts. She has led initiatives in decolonization, rematriation, and humanitarian aid along the US-Mexico border, using art, poetry, music, and web technology to shift narratives and amplify marginalized voices. Now, she extends this mission into nature photography, embracing a slower, meditative practice that honors the land as a sacred archive of memory, medicine, and resilience.

Through her photography, poetry, music, and digital work, Iris offers a form of visual and sound medicine—a sacred rest that restores presence and connection in an era of digital noise. Her images, verses, and soundscapes capture the healing power of nature, from the intricate patterns of medicinal plants to the soft rhythms of light, water, and earth’s natural symphony—inviting us into stillness, remembrance, and reverence for the land. An alumna of the University of Texas at Austin and esteemed national racial justice programs, Iris is committed to blending Indigenous knowledge with digital strategy to protect ancestral lands, revitalize endangered languages, and promote social equity on a global scale. Through digital strategy, web design, fine art prints, commissioned work, and immersive soundscapes, she continues to create transformative spaces for storytelling, healing, and systems change.