Isobel Faye Guizzo McMurray is an ongoing collaborative exhibition between artist Sara Guizzo and myself. The idea for the Isobel exhibition was initiated by Guizzo in 2005-2006, but it took me until 2008 to fully grasp the narrative potential in the project. Development on Isobel continued from fall 2008 to summer 2009, with much community fundraising, long-lead PR and marketing, culminating in an exhibition opening on July 26, 2009. Reviews have been universally positive, with the New York Times commenting that "seldom has the museum world produced an exhibition with such grand scope and exquisite manufacture." Isobel is currently on display in Seattle, WA for the foreseeable future. Weekly educational programming provides additional avenues for visitor engagement, and we encourage interested patrons to contact the museum box office for access to upcoming events.
