Issay Rodriguez (b. 1991) received her BFA from the University of the Philippines, Diliman. She was a Jose Moreno Foundation scholar and received a bursary to attend the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Rodriguez’s art practice revolves around projects that deal with themes of humanism and ecology. Her research and community engagements in artist residency programs and interdisciplinary collaborations allow her to work through themes that set inquiries on thoughts, emotions, and values that can be explained or expressed through art and technology. Rodriguez uses drawings, cyanotypes, and other formats, such as virtual and augmented realities, to materialize her long-term research on bee life and explore botanical archives. Her works were presented at the 57th Venice Biennial in 2017. Selected artist residencies include Bellas Artes Projects (Bataan, PH), Gasworks (London, UK), and at the Centre Intermondes (La Rochelle, FR). Rodriguez actively participates in programs organized by the Philippine Botanical Art Society and the Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society Inc.