ISABELLE ALESSANDRA


Southern California
THINK.JOY.



Isabelle Alessandra





Contemporary Abstract Artist:

As seen in American Art Collector Magazine; Condé Nast Magazines: Vanity Fair, Vogue House and Gardens, GQ and World of Interiors; and Laguna Beach Magazine, Bend Magazine, and Tuscon Magazine

Represented by:
Peterson Contemporary Art (Bend, Oregon)
Libby Silvia Artstyle (Wellesley, Massachusetts)
The Art Spirit Gallery (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)
Sandstone Gallery (Laguna Beach, California)
Singulart Gallerie (Stuttgart, Germany)
Singulart.com (Paris, France)
With works on view by request at J.Willott Gallery (Palm Desert, California)

Group and Featured Artist Shows in:
Laguna Beach Festival of Arts Artist, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Peterson Contemporary Art, 2023, 2025
Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel, 2023, 2024, 2025
Sandstone Gallery, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2o23, 2o24 and 2025
Innsbruck International Art Show, Austria, 2022
Van Gogh Gallery, Madrid, Spain, 2021
Sonia Monte Gallerie Paris, France 2020





Studio: Newport Beach, California



THINK. JOY.



Raised in the wild foothills of the Canadian Rockies, I learned to be present to a sense of wonderment and joy. That same joyful spirit is what I hope you experience in my work



Isabelle Alessandra





my bio





My career shift from CEO of my consulting firm to full-time artist was a direct result of these words of wisdom from my 96-year-old mother during her final hours in hospice:


"I’ve thought a lot about what I would say to you when this day came, what I might say so you'd really hear me, how I could turn these last moments together into a gift. I have one important regret to share with you, and it's not about what I did with my life, it's about what I didn't do. Over my entire lifetime I always found an excuse not to fully pursue my gifts as an artist. Work, then family, then caring for your dad, then finally losing my eyesight… always reasons that put my desire to create on the back burner. You have the same gift I had, and I've watched you shelf it just like I did. So, after 96 years on earth, here is my best advice – use your gift, develop your talent, and shift your entire focus to creating art, to letting the world know what you can do. If you don't do this now, and I mean right now, you never will. I'll be with you the whole way."


On December 1, 2019, exactly one year after my mother passed, I closed the doors to my consulting firm, set up my studio, and began painting every day. My work is a life-force that absolutely lights me up, and it’s a cherished legacy from my mother. My work has been shown in solo and group shows in the USA, France, Spain, and Austria, and has been shown in Condé Nast Media magazines Vanity Fair, GQ, Vogue House and Gardens, and World of Interiors. My work is in private collections in Canada, South America, Europe, and the USA.


Collectors can find my work in Peterson Contemporary Art (Bend, Oregon), Lily Sylvia Artstyle (Wellesley, Massachusetts), The Art Spirit Gallery (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho), Sandstone Gallery (Laguna Beach, California), and J.Willott Gallery (Palm Desert, California), I'm represented online by Singulart (Paris, France),


Finally, I'm so pleased to announce that I've been invited to show my work for a third consecutive year in the 2024 Laguna Beach Festival of Arts, one of the nation’s oldest and most highly acclaimed juried fine art shows.


As a nod to my former career, I hold a Doctorate Degree in Education Policy, Leadership and Change from the University of Southern California (USC).




My Process and
What Inspires Me



I am an abstract painter, drawn to creating feelings in my work rather than representations of things that are already recognizable. At the most basic level, I love exploring the beautiful ways that geometric shapes can contrast with loose, graceful lines and interesting marks.


The subtle differences I create in my works are achieved by building up multiple layers of acrylic paint on birch wood panels, then sanding and scratching back into the work. I do this intentionally to reveal what I call ‘the history’ of the painting and to add richness and depth to the color and design.


I’m constantly responding to what’s happening as I paint, considering where to bring different colors, lines and shapes into focus. Some of my choices are intended to create loud contrasts and differences that I want viewers to see from a distance, others are about drawing the viewer’s eye to more intimate or quiet details that are discovered when my work is viewed up close.


Because the idea of “feeling” my work is important to me, my palette is often inspired by the music I’m playing. And although it isn’t necessarily intentional, I know for sure that my surroundings influence what happens on my boards. I grew up playing in the foothills of the Canada’s Rocky Mountains, and my childhood taught me to look, to pay attention, to be present. Now I live in Newport Beach. My inspiration might come from the way the light hits the sand during sunrise to signs of paint peeling from a building.


All of that said, at the core of my work is the absolute pure joy I feel when I’m painting – I hope that’s really what you see and feel when you look at my paintings. I am grateful for every minute I get to spend in my studio.



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