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, Residency for Advanced Studio Artists, 2022-2024

  • MFAH Glassell Certificate of Achievement, Painting, 2023

  • Master of Architecture, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 2002

  • Remote Studio Design/Build, Montana State University, Paradise Valley, Montana, 2001

  • Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1998

  • Study Abroad – Architecture, Santa Chiara, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy, 1997

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Studio Lia Rodi, Sawyer Yards Spring Street Studios, Houston, TX, 2021+

  • WHR Architects Inc., Houston TX

  • Knowledge Resource Studio Leader & Tradewell Fellowship Curator 2013-2015

    • Sustainable Design Studio Leader 2010-2013

    • Planning & Design 1999-2000, 2004-2010

  • Tradewell Fellow 1998-1999

  • JLF Architects, Inc., Bozeman, Montana, 2002-2004, Intern Architect

  • RN Construction, 2002, Livingston, Montana, Design/Build Construction Crew

  • ZGF Architects, LLP, 2000-2001, Portland, Oregon, Intern Architect

  • RTKL Associates, Dallas, Texas, 1997, Design Intern

 

COLLECTIVES & COMMUNITY

  • Throughline Collective, Houston, TX, Member, July 2025+

  • AEG, Houston, TX, Five Member Post-BLOCKXXIV group to support sustainable practice, 2024+

 

CURATORIAL WORK

  • The Space We Make, Co-Curated, Throughline Collective, Houston, Texas, September 2025

 

REPRESENTATION/AFFILIATION

  • CURINA, www.curina.co, 2025+

 

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

  • Glassell Student Exhibit, MFAH Glassell, Houston, Texas, Best in Show, May 2022

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • Forthcoming, The Cloister Gallery, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, Texas, November 2026

  • Steelcase Showroom, Houston, Texas, August 2025+

  • Artist Spotlight, Monterosso Gallery, Houston, Texas, August 2023

 

DUO-EXHIBITIONS

  • Forthcoming, Title TBD (on the intersection of parasitic plants, NASCAR and religion), Throughline Collective, Houston, Texas, February 2027

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • Slow Wonder, Spring Street Studios, Houston, Texas, November 2025

  • BLOCK10, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas, October 2025

  • The Space We Make, Throughline Collective, Houston, Texas, September 2025

  • Wholeness is a Myth, Silver Street Studios, Houston, Texas, August 2025

  • In Lieu of Words, Spring Street Studios, Houston, Texas, July 2025

  • Mirror: Mirror, Spring Street Studios, Houston, Texas, February 2025

  • 1 YRLTR, 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

 

COMMERCIAL PROJECTS

  • KALISHER, Lily & Friends: Farewell to All the Possibilities, Doubletree Hotel, Houston Hobby Airport, 2024

 

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

  • Registered Architect, 2005, Licensed by the State of Montana Board of Architects # 2762

 

ACADEMIC SERVICE & EXPERIENCE

  • LEED Accreditation/Certification Courses, WHR Architects, Inc., 2005-2010

  • Guest Lecturer and Design Juror, Texas A&M University, 2005

  • Guest Lecturer and Design Juror, Montana State University, 2002

  • Assistant Teacher, Freshman Design Studios, Montana State University, 2001

 

VOLUNTEER & PRO BONO

  • AWTY International School, Houston, Texas, Parent Volunteer

  • Annunciation Orthodox School, Houston, Texas, Parent Volunteer

  • pARTnerschools, Houston, Texas, Artist in Residence, 2021-2023

  • The Kinkaid School, Houston, Texas. Visiting Critic, High School Honors Student Show, 2022