Nadya Isabella
Nadya Isabella (b. 1995) is an artist born in Jakarta, Indonesia and is currently living on Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang territories. A recent Emily Carr graduate, Isabella’s painting practice spans a wide range of themes, from animals to pop culture, the fetishization of commodities to the rituals of the everyday. These subjects are often injected with a sense of drama: poorly taken selfies become reminiscent of paparazzi photographs; insects and amphibians become embroiled in fiery romances replete with picture perfect make-up and eyelashes. Recently, Isabella presented solo exhibitions A Toast to this Moment at Libby Leshgold Gallery (2022) & A Swamp Sonata (2021) at dreams comma delta, as well as the group exhibitions homeplace, V.O Curations (London), curated by Kate Wong; Splinter awe !! (2021) & Crocodile Tears (2020) at Unit 17, Vancouver; Honest Cuts (2020) at New Gallery, Calgary; Split Ends, Cuckoo (2019) in Ladysmith BC, and Shadow Tongue (2019) at Duplex, Vancouver.
Exhibitions
Crocodile Tears (2020)
Sorry (2020)
Splinter awe !! (2021)
Desire Paths (2024)
installation view A Toast to This Moment, Libby Leshgold Gallery, 2022
After Hours, 2020, oil on canvas, 46.9 x 33cm
Backyard, 2020, oil on canvas, 152.4 x 121.9cm
Sunday Brunch, 2021, oil on canvas, 76.2 x 60.9cm
Summer Storm, 2022, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 121.9cm
Full Moon, 2022, oil on canvas, 173.9 x 172.7cm
Slow Dance, 2022, oil on canvas, 172.7 x 147.3cm
Midnight, 2022, oil on canvas, 30.4 x 25.4cm
Lac du Poisson Blanc, 2021, oil on canvas, 22.8 x 30.4cm
Nicola, 2022, oil on canvas, 180.3 x 154.9cm
Nicola, 2022 (detail)
installation view Eighty Dollar Serums Eight-Hundred Dollar Crocs I May Never Own a Home But at Fifty I'll Still be Hot, The Plumb, Toronto, 2022
Shoe Store, 2017, oil on canvas, 167.6 x 137.1cm
Shoe Store, 2017 (detail)
Catch, 2022, oil on canvas, 60.9 x 76.2cm
Skunk, 2019, oil on canvas, 50.8 x 40.6cm
installation view Eighty Dollar Serums Eight-Hundred Dollar Crocs
I May Never Own a Home But at Fifty I'll Still Be Hot, The Plumb, Toronto, 2022
Ascending, 2021, oil on canvas in Peruvian walnut frame, 16 x 12 inches
Floss, 2020, oil on canvas, 50.8 x 40.6cm
Ascending, 2020, oil on canvas in a Peruvian walnut frame, 50.8 x 40.6cm
Entwined, 2021, oil on canvas in Peruvian walnut frame. 30.64 x 20.32cm
Pearls, 2020, oil on canvas, 40.64 x 50.8cm
Dynamism of a Broom, 2020, oil on canvas, 30.48 x 40.64cm
Birthday Cake, 2019, oil on canvas, 40.64 x 30.48cm
Sephora, 2019, oil on canvas, 40.64 x 30.48cm
Cherry Pie, 2020, oil on canvas, 40.64 x 30.48cm
Black Heron, 2020, oil on canvas, 30.48 x 30.48cm (album cover for BAPAK)
Daydream, 2020, oil on canvas, 45.72 x 30.48cm
Home, 2020, oil on canvas, 91.44 x 60.96cm
Hourly Check, 2020, oil on canvas, 40.64 x 30.48cm
Shahin on East Georgia, 2019, oil on canvas, 30.48 x 22.86cm
Es Teh, 2019, oil on canvas, 30.48 x 25.4cm
Dream, 2018, oil on canvas, 30.48 x 22.86cm
Sasha in My Studio, 2019, oil on canvas, 76.2 x 55.88cm
Jonathan, 2018, oil on canvas, 76.2 x 55.88cm
Duck Boat, 2019, oil on canvas, 55.88 x 76.2cm
Duck, 2019, oil on canvas
Red Wine, 2019, oil on canvas, 40.64 x 30.48cm