Isabella has shown her work nationally and internationally, in cities including Chicago, New York, Houston, and London. Select group exhibitions include Momentary Visions at The Print Center and Alternatives 2025: Image as Record at Ohio University. Her project, 32 Years Later: The Legacy of Chinese Intercountry Adoption was selected for Vision(ary) 2025 at the Griffin Museum of Photography, and she was recently recognized as one of the Top 25 to watch by Lenscratch’ for their 2025 Student Prize. Isabella’s photographs has been published by Teen Vogue and People Magazine, and her work can be found in the permanent collection of the International Center of Photography. She has also co-curated photographic exhibitions at the Photography Gallery at the University of the Arts, in Philadelphia, and the Copeland Gallery in South London.
BS in Photography, Westphal College of Art & Design, Drexel University, expected Aug. 2025
School of Art, University of the Arts, 2022-2024
School of Arts & Sciences and School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University, 2021-2022
RELATED EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
International Center of Photography, 2018-2022
Courses: Summertime Stories; Color Darkroom Practices I; B&W II: Street Photography Practices; Creating a Body of Work; Imagemakers
Penumbra Foundation, 2022
Courses: Large Scale Cyanotypes on Fabric; Building a Camera Obscura; Intro to Wet Plate
Fashion Institute of Technology, 2019
Course: Portrait Photography Workshop
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Photographer, 2019-Present
Ideal Curatorial Intern, The Clay Studio, June-Sept 2024
Media Resources, Work-Study, University of the Arts, 2022-2023
Research Assistant, Haverford College, June-August 2023
Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Photography, River Dell Regional High School, 2019-2020
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
Co-Curator, The Growth and Decay of Social Connectivity, Copeland Gallery, London, 2024
Co-Curator, A Sense of Place, University of the Arts Photography Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2024
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 42nd Center Annual, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
Vision(ary) 2025, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
Photography Now, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Alternatives 2025: Image As Record, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2024 Transcending Uncertainty: Art Endures At Home in Philadelphia, Creative
Philadelphia Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Student Show, PhotoLounge, Philadelphia, PA
OTHER GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Senior Thesis Exhibition, Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Her Lens, Her Story, JPEG Gallery, Camden, NJ
Hang in There, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
Momentary Visions, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
2024 Now, One With Everyone, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
Art in the Raw, Copeland Gallery, London, UK
2023 Sizzle, Gershman Hall Student Center Gallery, University of the Arts
2022 Discovery and Exploration, School of Art Exhibition, University of the Arts
Photography Area Show, School of Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
2021 Imagemakers Showcase, International Center of Photography
2020, 2018 Group Exhibition, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
2018 Scholastic Art & Writing Exhibition, Montclair Art Museum
FREELANCE CLIENTS
Teen Vogue
People Magazine (Photo Licensing via Teen Vogue)
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
International Center of Photography
AWARDS
2025 Top 25 To Watch, Student Photo Prize, Lenscratch
2024, 2025 Dean’s List, Drexel University
2024 Henry Nias Foundation Scholarship, University of the Arts
2024 Julie Jensen Bryan + Robert Bryan Photography Scholarship, University of the Arts
2022, 2023 Dean’s List, University of the Arts
2020 National Merit Commended Scholar
2020, 2018 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Gold Key recipient in Photography
2020, 2018 Drexel University High School Photography Contest Finalist
2020 Ward Museum Art in Nature Photo Festival Honorable Mention
2018 Scholastic Art & Writing National Silver Medal Recipient
PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS
2025 “Home & Heritage” Online Artist Panel, Griffin Museum of Photography
2024 “Clay & Conversations,” interview with Jennifer Zwilling, The Clay Studio
2018 Schulten, Katherine. “10 Things We Learned About Teenagers and the News: The Results of Our Student ‘News Diet’ Challenge.” New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/learning/10-things-we-learned-about-teenagers-and-the-news-the-results-of-our-student-news-diet-challenge.html?smid=url-share.