BIO

Isabelle Zab is a sculptor based in Toronto, whose works fuse the contemporary and the historic, the synthetic and the organic.

Working with materials like marble, metal and plexi, she is currently creating objects that explore memory, artefact, and embodiment with a playful yet critical lens. Her practice balances conceptual depth with the artist’s tactile curiosity, often referencing mythical iconography, and forms of preservation.

Isabelle's work has been exhibited in group shows across Canada and she is the recipient of several emerging artist awards.

EDUCATION

2018                       Bachelor Fine Arts / Interdisciplinary
                               Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

2017                        Sculpture (Autumn semester)  University of Brighton - England

2016                       Shielded Metal Arc Welding certificate
                               Nova Scotia Community College - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

2014                       Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) certificate

2013                       Stone Carving
                               Atelier de sculpture Michèle Lavoie - Montréal, Canada

AWARDS & GRANTS

2018                        Starfish Student Award
                               Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

2017                        Lyell Cook Scholarship in Sculpture
                               Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

                               Margo and Roland Marshall Award for Sculpture
                               Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

                               David Lanier "Big hat, no cattle" Sculpture Scholarship
                               Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

2016                       David Lanier "Big hat, no cattle" Sculpture Scholarship
                               Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 

                               Thomas George and Ethel Pearson MacKenzie Scholarship
                               Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

                               Raymond and William Peters Off Campus Study Scholarship
                               Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada