ISA DRAY (b. 2001)
EDUCATION
2024 BFA, Sculpture and Extended Media, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2024 Baccalaureate Certificate of Product Innovation, Da vinci Center for Innovation, VCU, Richmond, VA
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Made in VA Biennial, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA
2023 Present Tension, AUTOMAT, Philedelphia, PA
2023 I Hold Myself Here, The Anderson, Richmond, VA (solo)
2023 Growing Pains, Juror Kaitlin Garcia-Maestas, The Anderson, Richmond, VA
2023 Up Next: 2023 SECAC Exhibition, Hanbury, Richmond, VA
2023 Communing with Nature: SculptFest 23, The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, West Rutland, VT
2023 Hadad’s Lake Art Show, Hadad’s Lake, Richmond, VA
2023 Release Point, The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, West Rutland, VT
2023 Ephemeral Filter, Wayside Spring, Richmond, VA
2022 Undergrad Juried Exhibition, Juror Lauren Haynes, The Anderson, Richmond, VA
RESIDENCIES, HONORS & AWARDS
2024 CLOUD Residency, The Hague, Netherlands
2024 VCUarts Dean’s International Travel Grant, Richmond, VA
2024 Windgate Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, Bakersville, NC
2023 Studio Intern Residency, Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, West Rutland, VT
2023 VCUarts Summer Internship Support Grant, Richmond, VA
2023 VCU Internship Funding Program, Richmond, VA
2022- 2023 VCUarts Deans List, VCU, Richmond, VA
CURATORIAL
2024 There Comes a Time, The Anderson, Richmond, VA
2023 Coming Into Contact, The Anderson, Richmond, VA
PUBLICATIONS & TALKS
2023 Present Tension, AUTOMAT, Philedelphia, PA
2023 Gallery Talk, I Hold Myself Here, The Anderson, Richmond, VA