Biography
Isabela Castelan is originally from Brazil but lives and works in London, where she has her studio. She has a BA (Hons) in painting, from Chelsea College of Arts and Design, followed by an MFA (painting) at the Slade School of Art. Her work encompasses, painting, performance tools and digital photography. She has exhibited in UK, Brazil, Germany and recently in South Korea, 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.
Isabela Castelan is originally from Brazil but lives and works in London, where she has her studio. She has a BA (Hons) in painting, from Chelsea College of Arts and Design, followed by an MFA (painting) at the Slade School of Art. Her work encompasses, painting, performance tools and digital photography. She has exhibited in UK, Brazil, Germany and recently in South Korea, 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.
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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
Solo Shows
2023 From Micro To Macro, Air Gallery, Manchester, UK
2010 Iris a Maquina do Tempo, Fund. Simposio, Brazil
2008 Onda, 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
2023 Portrait 2023, CICA Museum, South Korea
2022 Anonymous Drawing, Galerie im Kornerpark, Berlin, Germany
Print it, Aireplace Studios, Leeds, UK
Throw, Drip, Splash, The Visionary Art Collective, curated by Gita Joshi (virtual)
IM (material), Curating Futures (virtual)
Discover the undiscovered, Digital Chroma Agency, Berlin, Germany
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 L 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 Share and Exchange, Zap Gallery, London, UK
Zap Summer Show, Zap Gallery, London, UK
2011 Taken Away, Pop Up Gallery, Wooble And Squint, Exmouth Market, London, UK
Parallax AF, London, UK
Em nome do pai, UFSC, Brazil
2008 Essence, Beldam Gallery, Brunel University, curated by George Moog, London, UK
15 FML, Sol da Terra, Florianópolis, Brazil
2006 Life and Obsessions, First Brazilian Film festival, 298 Gallery, London, UK
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.
Salao dos Novos Artistas, CIC, FpoLis, Brazil
2002 Four Colleges Exhibition at Kearney, London UK, curated by the RCA.
1998 Selected works from Chelsea College of Art & Design, Brass Factory, Germany,
curated by, Chris Baker, Clyde Hopkins and Noel Foster
Chelsea College of Art & Design Degree Show, London, UK
Salao dos Novos Artistas, CIC, Fpolis, Brazil
Artist’s talk
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
2021 Im(imaterial), Curating Futures Project, UK
2009 Collaboration with preliminary drawings for the film, A Antropologa,
Mundo Imaginario Producoes Cinematográficas, Brazil.
Public Collections
2022 Galerie im Kornerpark, Germany
1998 University of the Arts, UK
Publications
2022 ARTUPMI, summer issue, p34 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, issuu 1, by I. C.
2019 Saatchi artist of the day, https://www.facebook.com/saatchionline/photos/artist-of-the-day
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
Solo Shows
2023 From Micro To Macro, Air Gallery, Manchester, UK
2010 Iris a Maquina do Tempo, Fund. Simposio, Brazil
2008 Onda, 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
2023 Portrait 2023, CICA Museum, South Korea
2022 Anonymous Drawing, Galerie im Kornerpark, Berlin, Germany
Print it, Aireplace Studios, Leeds, UK
Throw, Drip, Splash, The Visionary Art Collective, curated by Gita Joshi (virtual)
IM (material), Curating Futures (virtual)
Discover the undiscovered, Digital Chroma Agency, Berlin, Germany
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 L 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 Share and Exchange, Zap Gallery, London, UK
Zap Summer Show, Zap Gallery, London, UK
2011 Taken Away, Pop Up Gallery, Wooble And Squint, Exmouth Market, London, UK
Parallax AF, London, UK
Em nome do pai, UFSC, Brazil
2008 Essence, Beldam Gallery, Brunel University, curated by George Moog, London, UK
15 FML, Sol da Terra, Florianópolis, Brazil
2006 Life and Obsessions, First Brazilian Film festival, 298 Gallery, London, UK
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.
Salao dos Novos Artistas, CIC, FpoLis, Brazil
2002 Four Colleges Exhibition at Kearney, London UK, curated by the RCA.
1998 Selected works from Chelsea College of Art & Design, Brass Factory, Germany,
curated by, Chris Baker, Clyde Hopkins and Noel Foster
Chelsea College of Art & Design Degree Show, London, UK
Salao dos Novos Artistas, CIC, Fpolis, Brazil
Artist’s talk
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
2021 Im(imaterial), Curating Futures Project, UK
2009 Collaboration with preliminary drawings for the film, A Antropologa,
Mundo Imaginario Producoes Cinematográficas, Brazil.
Public Collections
2022 Galerie im Kornerpark, Germany
1998 University of the Arts, UK
Publications
2022 ARTUPMI, summer issue, p34 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, issuu 1, by I. C.
2019 Saatchi artist of the day, https://www.facebook.com/saatchionline/photos/artist-of-the-day