BIOGRAPHY
Isabela Castelan has a BA (Hons) in painting, from Chelsea College of Arts and Design, followed by an MFA (painting) at the Slade School of Art. She lived in London from the 90’s until 2024, where she has exhibited widely. Currently living and working between Brazil and London. Her work encompasses, painting, performance tools, installation, digital photography and sound. She has exhibited in the UK, Brazil, Germany  South Korea, and recently in the USA. With works held in public and private collections, she was part of the first group of artists from Chelsea College of Arts to have work acquired by the University of the Arts art collection. 


CV
Education
2001-2003  MFA Fine Arts Painting, Slade School of Art, UCL, London, UK  
1999-1998   BA Fine Art Painting, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, UK  
1984-1986   Artistic Education Licenciate Degree, University for the Development of Santa Catarina, Brazil                          


Solo Shows
2023  From Micro To Macro, Air Gallery, Manchester, UK
2010  Iris a Maquina do Tempo, Fund. Simposio, Brazil
2008  Em Nome do Pai, UFSC, Brazil
2007  The Sky From My Garden, (my studio) London Bridge, UK
2006  My Tools II, Wagdas, London, UK
2005  Corpus, Wagdas, London, UK  


Selected Group Shows
2025  TEX-URE, CICA Museum, South Korea
          The International Small Art phenomenon, Rochester Arts Center, NY, USA
          Right Now It's All Yellow, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ, USA
         Surf & Turf, Badger in The Wall Gallery, North Yorkshire, UK
         Visual Music Festival, Singletary Center For The Arts, University of Kentucky, USA
         Contrast: Issue 3 metaspacegallery.co.uk, Liverpool, UK
2024  Rebelselves, (shortlisted for the prize), curated by Diskurs Berlin Gallery, Michael Petry, Mindlee
          Maya Fuhr, Mathew Pedergast and Dr. Dawn Wooley, Leeds, UK
          CoA, Digital Dreams, Tlibisi, Georgia, (Virtual)
          The Amazing Abstract Painting, London, UK, (virtual)
          Trick or Treat, Phantasmal Gallery. London, UK (virtual)
2023  Portrait 2023, CICA Museum, South Korea
2022  Anonyme Zeichner, Galerie im Kornerpark, Berlin, Germany
          Print it, Aireplace Studios, Leeds, UK
          Splash, Drip, Throw, The Visionary Art Collective, curated by Gita Joshi 
          IM (material), Curating Futures (virtual)
          Discover the undiscovered, Digital Chroma Agency, Berlin, Germany (virtual)
2019  Photography Now, (in context of the) Via. Arts Prize, Embassy of El Salvador, London, UK
2018  Chaiya Art Awards, gallery@oxo, London, UK
          The Fronteer Open, Sheffield, UK
2017  Codes of Faith, Laura  Art Gallery, London, UK
          CAF17, (charitable contribution) Chester, UK
          Electric Picture House Open, Cheshire, UK
          Small Faces, Solent University, Southampton, UK
2014  London Calling, The Truman Brewery, Dray Walk Gallery, London, UK
2013  Zeitgeist Summer Exhibition, London, UK   
2011  Taken Away, Pop Up Gallery, Wooble And Squint, Exmouth Market, London, UK
          Parallax AF, London, UK
2008  Essence, Beldam Gallery, Brunel University, curated by George  Moog, London, UK
          Tool Paintings, Cadogan Place, London, UK
          15 FML, Sol da Terra, Florianópolis, Brazil 
2005   Nth Art Exhibit 001, Ols&Co Gallery, London, UK
           Childer's St Open Studios, London, UK
2004  Paintings in the park, Woburn Sq. London, UK, curated by Bruce Mclean
          5 Abstract Painters - Hands Salon, 61 Broadwick St. London
          Hang the curator, The Central Space, London, UK
          Kinetica, Mont Pelier Arms, London, UK, curated by Anita Ponton       
2003  Slade School of Art, MA Show. London, UK.   
2002  Four Colleges Exhibition at Kearney, London UK, curated by the Royal College of Arts
1998  Selected works from Chelsea College of Art & Design, Brass Factory, Germany,
          curated by Chris Baker, Clyde Hopkins and Noel Foster   
1999   Chelsea College of Art & Design Degree Show, London, UK
1987   Salao dos Novos Artistas, CIC, Fpolis, Brazil

Events
2024  The Secret Saloon, Electric Ladyland, Chislehurst Caves, London, UK
           Chaos Artists Collective, London
2013  Share & Exchange, Zeitgeist  Gallery, London, UK
2006   Life and Obsessions, First Brazilian Film festival, 298 Gallery, London, UK

​Projects and Collaboration
2022   IM (material), Curating Futures (virtual)
2002  Collaboration with preliminary drawings for the film, A Antropologa,
          Mundo Imaginario Producoes Cinematográficas, Brazil.

Artist’s talk
2021  Im(imaterial), Curating Futures Project, UK
2019  Photography Now,   (in context of the) Via. Arts Prize, panel discussion
          with moderator Raquel Perez, Embassy of El Salvador, London, UK
2014  About the exhibition, Essence, with moderator and curator George Moog.
          Beldam Gallery, Brunel University, London, UK
2010  About the work, Iris a maquina do tempo, Fund. Simposio, Brazil
          Improvisation in the work, 15 FML, Sol da Terra, Florianópolis, Brazil 
2006  Live image, Life and obsessions, First Brazilian Film festival, 298 Gallery, London, UK
Collaborations & Projects

Public Collections
2022   Galerie im Kornerpark, Germany
2008   UFSC, Brazil  
1998   University of the Arts, UK 

Publications
2025  Contrast, issue 3, p.46, 47
2024  The Door keeper Magazine, 'Faut-il mourir pour Dantzig', December, issue 2 
          CoA, 101 Contemporary Artists and More, volume 8, p.6
          CoA, Digital Dreams, Special edition n55, p.5 to 10
2022  ARTUPMI, summer issue, p.34 to 37
          Artist of the Month, Discover the Undiscovered,  digitalchromaagency.com/magazine,
​          issue1, 05, p4
          Curating futures, doc.of publication, issuu 1, pg. 34, 35
2021  The Purposeful Mayonnaise, Impressions, issue 1, vol.3, p.75
           Selfie Picture Magazine, issue 1, by I. C.
2019   Saatchi artist of the day, https://www.facebook.com/saatchionline/photos/artist-of-the-day
2018   Anne Clifford, Where is God in Our 21st-Century World.