I’m a Paper Artist and Illustrator creating Altered Books with repurposed hardback novels, sketchbooks, and journals. I work to highlight the transformative nature of books and stories in relation to our search for self and belonging, often touching on themes of escapism, self-reflection, and hope.
Curriculum Vitae
Exhibitions
Upcoming -
April 2025, “Memories Become Dreams”, WOW X WOW gallery, group exhibtion, UK
August 2025, Solo Exhibition, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia USA
August 2026, Solo Exhibition, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Solo -
2024, “Hidden in Books”, Kultúrno-Informačné Centrum, Trenčin, Slovakia
2014, Isobelle Ouzman at Oddfellows, Ghost Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, USA
Group -
2024, “Brings May Flowers II” Group Show, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, USA
2024, “Gazing Into Infinity”, WOW x WOW Gallery, Online Group Exhibition, UK
2017, “Envision” Studio 7, Group Exhibition, Seattle, USA
2015, “Tales Untold” with artist Kindra Nikole, Urban Light Studios, Duo Exhibition, Seattle, USA
2010, Tacoma Public Library, Group Exhibition, Tacoma, USA
Artist Residencies
2025, Arteles Creative Center, January residency; “Silence, Awareness, Existence”, Haukijärvi, Finland
Professional Experience
2025, Book Cover Art, HarperCollins Children’s Books, UK, “Alice With A Why” by Anna James
2024, Book Cover Art, Simon & Schuster, USA, “The Whisperwicks II” by Jordan Lees
2023, Book Cover Art, Simon & Schuster, USA, “The Whisperwicks - The Labyrinth of Lost & Found” by Jordan Lees
2010, Internship - Art Education & Exhibitions, Tacoma Art Museum, USA
2009, Internship - Volunteer Coordinator & Education Assistant, Tacoma Art Museum, USA
Select Publications & Features
2024, My Modern Met, “Artist Transforms Discarded Books…”, online feature
2024, The Creativity Cafe, Podcast Interview
2024, Enchanted Living Magazine, Book Lovers Issue, printed publication
2024, Hidden in Books exhibition, Trencin.sk
2023, Creative Pulse Podcast, Ep. 92, Podcast
2023, Orion Magazine, May Issue, printed publication
2023, World Literature Today, May Issue, printed publication
2023, Colossal, Fairytale Scenes Nestle Between the Covers of Isobelle Ouzman’s Altered Books, online
2023, Unseen Sketchbooks, Interview with Isobelle Ouzman, Interview
2023, Atlas Obscura, Enchanting Illustrations Carved From Old Books
2017, Rosa JH Berland, The Carved Books of Isobelle Ouzman, Interview
2015, Hi-Fructose, Isobelle Ouzman’s “Altered Books” Series Turns Literature Into Sculpture
2015, Ignant, Intricate 3D Sculptures Made From Books by Isobelle Ouzman, online feature
2015, My Modern Met, Beautiful 3D Illustrations Breathe New Life Into Discarded Books, online feature
Work in private collections
USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Malaysia, Australia, Lebanon
Based. Bratislava & Nové Zámky, Slovakia
Born. 1992, Leeds, United Kingdom
Isobelle Ouzman