Juan Rodriguez is a six-time award winner of the CVG show: 2023 Best in Kitsap, 2023 Third Place 3D, 2022 Best in Show, 2021 First Place 3D, 2014 First Place 2D, and 2013 Best in Show. He began his academic art journey at Olympic College, where he received his AA in 1987, and continued to the University of Washington, where he received his BFA in 1994. That same year, he received the Artist Trust Fellowship Award. Rodriguez has delved into installations and performance pieces, most notably for the Humanities Department of Arizona State University in 1995 and the Washington Center for Performing Arts in 1998. He currently resides and maintains a studio in Bremerton, where he regularly exhibits his work.