1993-1995 Stanford University, Stanford, CA M.F.A.

1985-1989 Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA. B.F.A.

1988 Skowhegan School of Art, Skowhegan, ME

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1997-present Assistant Professor, Kent State University, OH

1995-1996 Art Instructor, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA

1995 Art Instructor, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

1993-1995 Teaching Assistant, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

EXHIBITIONS

One Person Exhibitions

2004 Forms, Figures, Pedestals, and Bases, Gallery 138, Kent, OH

2001 Roundabout, Olin Art Gallery, Gambier, OH

2000 Bodies of Time, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2000 Shifting Gears, Fireland Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA), Oberlin, OH

1999 I wish I Knew, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH

1998 Objects and Instruments, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1995 Parts to Wholes, Michel David Weill Gallery, Cité des Arts, Paris, France

1995 Sinking Machine, Site-Specific Sculpture, Terman Engineering Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

1994 Snippets of Memory, Gross Gallery, Tucson, AZ (Collaborative Exhibition, created with Kathy Armstrong and Andrew Harkins)

1990 Deluge, Installation, Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Selected Group Exhibitions

2004 Faculty Exhibition, School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH

2003 Artists Choose Artists Here Here Gallery and Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OH

2001 Artists-in-Residence Exhibition, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH (2 person exhibition)

2001 Installations and Images, Brew House, Pittsburgh, PA (2 person exhibition)

2000 Trail of Narratives, Here Here Gallery, Cleveland, OH

1999 Artworks, Aquarena Center, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

1998 Material World, Spaces, Cleveland, OH

1998 The Art Exchange Show, The Alternative Alternative Art Fair , NY, NY

1997 Fahrenheit 451, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1996 Seep, Lawndale Art and Performance Center, Houston, TX

1996 Five Contemporary Sculptors

1996 Confronting Cancer through Art, Andrew Ross Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1996 Award Show, Kismet Gallery, San Jose, CA

1996 Fellowship Exhibition, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA

1995 M.F.A. Exhibition, Stanford Art Gallery, Stanford University, CA

1995 Family Size, Katherine Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

1993 Rosebush, collaborative installation, Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1992 Arizona Alliances, Yuma Art Center, Yuma, AZ

1991 Six From Houston, Lafayette Artist Alliance, Lafayette, LA

1991 Core Fellows Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

1990 Core Fellows Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

1990 Lazy Pictures, Mexicarte, Austin, TX

1990 Synergy, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

COMISSIONS

2002 Sharpening Device: stones of knowledge, Berea Library, Berea OH

1999 Permanent Outdoor Sculpture, Aquarena Center, San Marcos, TX

1995 Sculpture, Outdoor Fountain Commission, private residence, Woodside, CA

GRANTS

2003 Summer Research and Creative Activity Appointment, Kent State University, Kent, OH

1999 Individual Artist's Grant, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH

1998 Summer Research and Creative Activity Appointment, Kent State University, Kent, OH

1995 Paris Studio Stipend, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

1994 Arts Roundtable Collaboration Grant, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, material grant to fund a large scale outdoor public sculpture on the Stanford Campus

1994 Cadogan Scholarship Grant, The San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco, CA

RESIDENCIES

1996 Artist-in-Residence, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA

1995 Artist-in-Residence, Cite’ Internationale des Arts, Paris, France

1989-1991 Core Fellow, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

1990 Artist-in-Residence, Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterda

HONORS, AWARDS

1996 Fellowship Recipient, Kala Institute, Berkeley, CA

1995 Committee for Art Studio Award, Modern Art Study Group, Stanford, CA

1994 James Williams Borelli Fellowship, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

1993 Lilly Webster Fellowship, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

1989 Cum Laude, Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

1989 Jurors Award, Works on Paper, Glenside, PA

1988 Skowhegan Fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting of Art, Skowhegan, ME

REVIEWS, CATALOGUES, REPRODUCTIONS

2001 Isabel Farnsworth: Roundabout: Sculptures and Prints, exhibition brochure with an essay by Dan Younger, Director of the Olin Art Gallery. Roundabout: Sculptures and Prints at the Olin Gallery at Kenyon College in Gambier OH, October 4 -- November 3rd 2001) Kenyon College

2001 Latest gallery show displays art in a "Roundabout" way, The Kenyon Collegian, Arts and Entertainment pg 11, Thursday, October 4th, 2001 (a review of Roundabout: Sculptures and Prints at the Olin Art Gallery at Kenyon College in Gambier OH, October 4 -- November 3rd 2001) reproduction of Hope Chest, sea of Fertility

2001 Olin displays works of artist Isabel Farnsworth, Kenyon Campus News, Fortnightly, September 24th 2001 (preview of Roundabout: Sculptures and Prints at the Olin Gallery at Kenyon College in Gambier OH, October 4 -- November 3rd 2001) reproduction of Ears and Gears

2001 Isabel Farnsworth at FAVA, review, Art-in-America, February 2001, photographic reproduction

2001 Absent Pleasures, Prints by Farnsworth and Davis are a mysterious song, review, The Cleveland Free Times, Vol. 9, issue 17, Jan 10, 2001

2001 Three Artists take the adventurous alternatives, Pittsburgh Gazette, review Wed, January 31, 2001 photographic reproduction

2001 Genius: imagine what could happen, citation, Dialogue, January/February 2001

1999 KSU exhibit shows wide range of faculty, review. The Akron Beacon Journal, Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999

1999 Eyes and Ears, review, The Free Times, Vol 7, Issue 35, May 19-25 1999 photographic reproduction

1998 Mixed media steals the show at KSU, review, The Akron Beacon Journal, Sunday October 25, 1998

1998 San Francisco: Isabel Farnsworth ..., review, Art Issues, September/October 1998, number 54, photographic reproduction

1998 Objects and Instruments, New Work by Isabel Farnsworth, review, Bay Guardian, July 15, 1998, photographic reproduction

1998 Material World review, New Art Examiner, June 1998

1998 Plants, Parties and Polyester review, The Cleveland Free Times, Vol. 6, Issue 26 March 18-24

1998 Spaces exhibition less than the sum of its parts, review of Material World, The Plain Dealer, April 1, 1998, photographic reproduction

1997 The Elements: Water, artist profile, Art Week, San Jose, CA, Volume 28, #4 Apr. photographic reproduction

1996 Seep, exhibition publication, Lawndale Center for Art and Performance, Houston, TX, photographic reproduction

1996 At Penn, artists come to grips with cancer, review of Confronting Cancer Through Art, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sun., June 30, 1996

1995 Mostly, people have been smiling a lot, review, Stanford University Campus Report, vol. xxvii, no. 29, May 24, 1995, Stanford, CA, photographic reproduction

1995 It, Feature/News show interview, Mid-Peninsula Access Corp., Palo Alto, CA, audio/video reproduction

1995 Sinking Machine, radio feature, National Public Radio, KQED, audio reproduction

1995 Family Size, exhibition catalogue, Katherine Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

1995 Sinking Machine, newspaper review, Palo Alto Weekly, May 26 1995, Palo Alto, CA, photographic reproduction

1991 1991 Core Fellows Exhibition, catalogue, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX, photographic reproduction

1990 1990 Core Fellows Exhibition, catalogue, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX, photographic reproduction

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

2002 Curator, Performative Objects: sculpture at work and play, Kent State University, School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH

2002 Juror, Student Annual exhibition, Welsyan University in Ohio, Delaware, OH

2001 Juror, Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowships, Visual Arts category

2000 Co-Curator, Artists for a New Era, SPACES, Cleveland, OH 1999-present Board Member, SPACES, Cleveland, OH

1999 (Feb-Apr) Visiting Artist, Juror for ARTWORKS 99, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

1993-1997 Sculpture Conservation Technician, Stanford Museum of Art, Stanford, CA

1997 Juror, Massillon Museum of Art, Massillon, OH

COLLECTIONS

Public: Berea Public Library, Berea, OH, Aquarena Center, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos TX, Digital Imaging Group, Houston, TX

Private: (private collections in: San Francisco, CA , Los Altos, CA, Redwood City, CA, San Jose, CA, Houston, TX, Tucson, AZ, Cleveland, OH, Philadelphia, PA, New York City, NY)