Artist Biography

Isobel Rayson is a mid-career Australian visual artist based in Carwoola, New South Wales. Isobel graduated with First Class Honours from the Australian National University School of Art in 2014 and was selected for the coveted Canberra Contemporary Artist-in-Residence award. 

Isobel is known for her highly finished and professional works, which have been presented in fifteen solo exhibitions. She actively contributes to group exhibitions and has been invited to display her work in public and commercial galleries across Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, and Geelong. 

Isobel has been selected for both local and international artist residencies, including a month-long residency on Vancouver Island, Canada, in 2019, which culminated in an exhibition showcasing works developed during her stay.

In September 2025, Isobel was the recipient of the Young and Early Career Artist Award for her work Enclosed, submitted to the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award. Throughout 2025, she was named a finalist in several national art prizes and awards, including the Wollongong Art Prize, Kedumba Drawing Award, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Hornsby Art Prize, Eckersley’s Art & Craft Prize, Strathnairn Arts Small Sculpture Prize, Georges River Art Prize, Omnia Art Prize, St Columba’s Art Prize, and Blacktown City Art Prize.

Her work is held in private collections across Australia and Japan.