Isobel is a Brisbane-based emerging artist with a multidisciplinary design background. In 2021 Isobel won the Award for “The Outstanding Creative Experimentation and Innovation in Interactive and Visual Design Award” for her installation work and thesis '#totallynotsexist'. This creative work focused on “the intersection of art and design”, this exploration has reinforced her art practice of today.
Isobel's artwork focuses on a number of themes that are associated with the human experience for example; fate, hopelessness, loss, beauty ect. and societal issues like: everyday sexism, violence against women, ect.
She represents these themes in several forms, from installations to 3D sculptures, assemblages, and digital artworks. Many of her artworks include ordinary or mundane objects that have been altered into something new, usually confounding, and sometimes beautiful but strange. Isobel’s artwork also incorporates the human figure or the absence of the human figure. This is done through performance elements, interactive elements with the viewers, and / or the placement / setting of objects within installations and artworks.
In 2024 Isobel was granted an amazing opportunity to be apart of an artist in residency program that will be held in November of 2025. This residency takes place at The Chateau d'Orquevaux Artists and Writers Residency in the Champagne region of France. Isobel was selected to receive the two grants that the residency offers to their artists. which are: The Denis Diderot Grant and The Emerging Artist Grant.
Isobel is open to collaborations, art commissions, and sales of her artworks - note that not all artwork is to be sold, please email Isobel to get in touch.
In 2023 Isobel’s artwork 'It’s not what it seems to be' was a part of 30 finalist artists at the TRAILS Exhibition in Portland Victoria, Australia, this artwork was shown in the month of April. This is her first artwork to be shown in a gallery space.
In July of 2023 Isobel showed and sold two of her artworks - 'Stacked Rocks 2.0' and 'Melting Rocks', at the Mount View Art Show in Melbourne.
In November 17 - December 15 of 2023 'Ghost Chair' was shown at the Art of Imagination show being held at Petrie Terrace Gallery of the Royal Queensland Art Society.
January 2 - February 4 of 2024, Isobel was lucky enough to be re-accepted into another art show named Hidden Gems held at Petrie Terrace Gallery of the Royal Queensland Art Society with two artworks 'Cities: Cloudy 'and 'It's a Doll Eat Doll World'
In April 12- 14 of 2024, Isobel showcased two of her artworks from her Cities collection of textile paintings 'Cloudy' and 'Sunny' at the Kilmore Art Expo in Victoria.
For any inquiries regarding artwork commissions, sales, and pricing, or anything else please email Isobel at:
issyjarousek@gmail.com
CV
Isobel has a Bachelor of Design Honors Majoring in Interactive and Visual Design and Interior Design from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) (2018 - 2022).
Awards and Grants
The Outstanding Creative Experimentation and Innovation in Interactive and Visual Design Award (2021)
The Denis Diderot Grant (2024 for 2025)
The Emerging Artist Grant (2024 for 2025)
Artworks that have been ACCEPTED into shows:
Brisbane Rotary (2024)
Showcased Textile Painting:
Cities: Cloudy
Mount View Art Show (2024)
Showcased Sculpture:
Frozen Flowers on Stacked Rocks
Kilmore art expo (2024)
Showcased Textile Paintings:
Cities: Cloudy
Cities: Sunny
Hidden Gems (2024)
Showcased Textile Painting and Assemblage:
Cities: Cloudy
It's a Doll Eat Doll World
Art of Imagination (2023)
Showcased Textile Sculpture:
Ghost Chair / Thread of Life
Mount View Art Show (2023)
Showcased and sold two Sculptures:
Stacked Space Rocks 2.0
Stacked Melting Rocks
TRAILS Sculpture Exhibition (2023)
Showcased Textile Sculpture:
It's not what it seems to be.
DESIGN:
INTEIOR AND VISUAL DESIGNER : Fleur Hartigan Design (2018 - present)
Role:
- Provide digital drafting services and assist in digital presentation of designs including E Sample Boards.
- Provide graphic design services for logo and digital business stationary.
- Assist in social media postings: Photograph images for Instagram posts and uploads.
- Assist lead Designer in the installation of completed designs including; Salesrooms, apartment displays, private residences, commercial office spaces.
- Be responsible for logistics including instructing the install team on the correct positioning of furniture and objects.
Presentation Designer: Blockchain Quantum Impact (2018 - 2019)Role: Provide presentation designs of PowerPoints, templates, visuals, infographics, documents and brochures.
Graphic Designer: Kitmai Clothing and Co (2019)
Role: Created digital adverts for print and digital media.
Other
In 2021 Isobel was in the Design Festival Committee for QUT and the Interactive and Visual Design Committee of 2021. As part of the Interactive and Visual Design Committee, Isobel organised the physical grad show of 'Alta' which showcased hers and hers cohort's thesis and creative projects.
ALTA, QUT:
Glimps Team, QUT: