Filipino-American artist Marianne Angeli Rodriguez is a self-taught abstract contemporary painter. She spent 15 years living abroad in West Africa, Central America, Europe & Asia before landing in the U.S. Her bright, textural work draws on the global influences of her travels to create warm, vibrant, and richly symbolic paintings. Marianne obtained a B.A. in Media Studies & Anthropology from the City University of New York at Hunter College, and a degree in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Her distinguished style and large-scale contemporary paintings have garnered national recognition and are widely collected throughout the U.S. Marianne owns & operates Marianne Angeli Rodriguez Gallery, nestled in the heart of downtown Covington, Louisiana, where she lives with her husband and five adorable rescue pets.