TRANSFORMERS: ED MEXICO - Armando Rodriguez: Natural Dyes in Denim

Armando Rodríguez is a Master Artisan originary from Santiago Niltepec, Oaxaca; he specializes in textiles, traditional regalia & the Isthmus of Tehuantepec embroideries. As a promoter of his community’s work, part of his creation focuses on indigo dyes. He has contributed to the Popular Art Museum (MAP) exhibition, “México Textil: Sur/Sureste” curated by Walther Boelsterly Urrutia & Manuela López-Mateos Cortés, with his version of the indigenous regalia of Niltepec, a backstrap loom ensemble with indigo dye. He is also the Popular Art Great National Prize first place, in 2020.