Art Now: The Soul Is a Wanderer
This group exhibition at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center centered around the poetry of Joy Harjo and highlights contemporary art in the state of Oklahoma. In this exhibition Isaac explores ancient traditions all while trying to piece together fragmented histories of colonialism. The histories of The Americas has left its current indigenous populations separated from their histories. However, by studying the past one can create a new future for those tied to the land.
Curated by Lindsay Aveilhe
Oklahoma City, 2023
Panal- A Group Exhibition at Lugar Usual
Panal, or honey comb in English, was a group exhibition of artists from Mexico, Spain, and Estonia. The theme was beeswax and each artist used beeswax to create artworks such as light fixtures, candles, and food installations
Isaac used beeswax to create hand dipped candles and preserved drawings on handmade paper with beeswax. Through beeswax, Isaac explored ideas of pollination, memory, and rebirth. The show comprised of works by Pablo Bolumar, Clara Cebrian, and Monika Varsavskaja.
Mexico City, 2023
Uoqaus x Crudo Caan Pop-Up
Uoqaus teamed up with Mexico City jewelry designer Maria Gonzalez of Crudo Caan to host a curated art and design pop up market in her studio. This week-long event featured works by Virginia Jirash, Proyecto Rufina, Andrea Alzati, Gushu Textiles, Koto Ensayo, 1999 Studio, and Alejandra Velsaquez.
Mexico City, 2022
Guineo
Guineo means unripe banana in some Spanish speaking countries. The unripe banana represents patience and waiting for change. Guineo is an unraveling, a spiraling, of learning how to carve out a path for one’s self. Guineo is Isaac’s first solo exhibition.
Mixed media installation, Magic Sad Agency, Norman, OK, 2022.
I’m On Top
Mixed media installation, November 2021, Puebla, Mexcio- This body of work was created while in residence at Arquetopia in Puebla, Mexico for their Pre-Columbian ceramics program. All pieces shown reflect ideas of gathering and receiving of experiences from previous month and healing from those experiences.
Bodies on Red
Site-specific photography, June 2021, Oklahoma City, OK- A photographic collaboration series set under the hot Oklahoma sun and on the red dirt that makes Oklahoma special. All photographs taken and styled by Brittany Phillips.
Of Self, Of Earth
Mixed media installation, May 2021, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK- Having graduated from university in 2021 this my final senior capstone showing. Throughout my college career I explored ideas of balance, reflection, and meditation. My capstone was a summary of my time in college and has served as a foundation for my artistic explorations.
Projection
Mixed media sculptures, October 2020, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK - Each piece and arrangement in this series asks how the self relates to society, and how those both relate to the earth. Often, we feel we’re yelling into a wall only to hear our frustrations about human rights and environmental issues reflected back at us. It is this frustration that drives me to continue making art.
