Isabella Saavedra
Lives in Portland, OR
EDUCATION
in progress- M.F.A., Visual Studies, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR.
2020 - B.S., Studio Art, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024- Memories at Night, Newport Performing Arts Center, Newport, OR
2023- Prelude, The Armory at Portland Center Stage, Portland, OR
2022- Amalgam I, Butte College Gallery, Oroville, CA
I Just Want To Be Everything, Catalyst Gallery, Ashland, OR
2020- Egocide, CVA Gallery, Ashland, OR
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026- Shit Show, The Commons Gallery, Portland, OR
Render Me Softly, Upcoming, experimental animation festival, Cleveland, OH.
Per/formation on Parade, Pacific Northwest College of Art, performance festival, Portland, OR.
2025- Cat's Cradle, 157 Gallery, Portland, OR
2024- Honoring Our Ancestors and Embracing Culture in the Modern World, Leonar R. Fuller Gallery, Olympia, WA.
Where the Water Meets, Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, OR
2023- I'd Prefer Not To, Marie Watt Studio, Portland, OR
2022- The Women Within Me Are Tired, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA
2021- Native American Heritage Month, The Potentialist Workshop, Reno, NV
Fresh Fruit, Liberty Arts Gallery, Yreka, CA
2020- Series #1, The Animus Collective, Talent, OR
A Queer Indigenous Gathering: State of the Union,Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
2019- On the Politics of Dead Rats, CVA Gallery, Ashland, OR
Queer Justice is Racial Justice, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA
Puzzle Piece, Chico Center for the Arts, Chico, CA
Walls We Create, Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA
COMMISSIONS
2025- Understory, public art commission, large-scale mixed media wall hanging, acrylic, soft pastel, natural dye silk, glass beads, rope on canvas (15 ft. × 30 ft.), Mt. Scott Community Center, Regional Arts and Culture Council and City of Portland, Portland, OR.
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND RESIDENCIES
2026- Graduate Council Grant, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR.
2025- Full Merit Scholarship, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR.
2024- Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, OR.
Arts 3C Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR.
2023- Arts 3C Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR.
Artist-in-Residence, ATNSC: Center for Creative Healing and Leadership, Cleveland, OH.
BIPOC Artist-in-Residence, p:EAR, Portland, OR
2020- Artist Relief Grant, Portland Art Museum and Northwest Film Center, Portland, OR. Artist Relief Grant, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, OR
LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS
2026- Academic Workshop, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR, April 15
2025- Natural Dye Workshops (in conjunction with Understory public art commission),Portland Parks and Recreation, Portland, OR, February 9
2024- Natural Dye Workshop, Portland Parks and Recreation, Portland, OR, October 19
Pop-Up Art Book Library, community engagement event (in conjunction with Where the Water Meets exhibition), Newport Performing Arts Center, Newport, OR, June 1
2022- Artist Talk, Butte College, Oroville, CA, November 17
Artist Talk, Catalyst Gallery, Ashland, OR, September 2
COLLECTIONS
Butte College Collection, Oroville, CA
City of Portland Collection, Portland, OR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
in progress- Juror, Public Art Commission Selection Panel, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR