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Raised among the mountains and briny shores of the Pacific Northwest, Isobel moves through the world knowing nature, an awareness that is a source of inspiration for living and creating. One time work on a naturalist tour ship deepened that connection: snorkeling with sea lions in Baja, kayaking among icebergs in Alaska, encountering an array of whale species and behaviors. Even the beauty of the ever-changing play of light on water captivated her and became a lasting reference. After years following of urban living, Isobel now lives in an immersive environment on an island in the Salish Sea. This deep connection to the natural world in juxtaposition to urban living provides a framework for exploring the spiritual, philosophical, and sociopolitical. Nature is her metaphor, her life-support, and her creative power.
Isobel holds a B.A. in Fine Art from Principia College as well as studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, San Francisco Art Institute, and the School of Visual Arts. Her mixed media practice includes watercolor, cyanotype, encaustic, video, and Suminagashi process, extending into public installation, performance, and community-based social practice. Themes of nourishment and well-being from food abundance, to shoreline biodiversity, return again and again — as sustenance, as metaphor, as a measure of ecological and cultural health. Collaborative Butoh performances on these themes have brought her work into live, embodied public exchange. Isobel was a Marine Science Ocean Arts Fellow in 2025 and continues her work to support biodiversity in the intertidal zone through art, poetry and advocacy. Through her practice Vivy.Regen, she offers creativity workshops for resilience and innovation. Her work reflects a deep investment in social ecology, inviting viewers to connect their own lives to questions of creative optimism in a changing climate, and find our place within the natural world. Selected Awards & Public Art
Solo & Group Exhibitions
Butoh & Collaborative Performance
Publications & Media
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