Rodney D. Butler is a native Houstonian. He graduated from James Madison High School, where he excelled at art, wood shop, and drafting. After graduating from high school, he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Tuskegee University and an Associate Degree in Computer Animation at the Art Institute of Houston. While at the Art Institute, Rodney realized that he was an artist at heart. Rodney's work has been featured in but not limited to, various galleries and museums such as Houston Museum of African American Culture Bert Long Jr. Gallery, Texas Southern University Museum, The Black Cowboy Museum, Buffalo Soldier National Museum, 9th Street Studios, San Antonio Art League & Museum, National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Cooperstown Art Association & The Smithy, Alpharetta Arts Center, University of Houston Clearlake Art Gallery, In the Eye of The Beholder Art Gallery & Studio – San Antonio TX, and countless local Art galleries.