Artist Biography

Isobel Rayson is a mid-career Australian visual artist living and working 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 of works developed during her time there.

In 2024, Isobel received a Highly Commended Award for her entry in the Hornsby Art Prize. Most recently, she was announced as a finalist in the 2025 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award, the Hornsby Art Prize, the Strathnairn Arts Small Sculpture Prize, the Eckersley’s Art & Craft Prize, the Georges River Art Prize, the Omnia Art Prize, the St Columba’s Art Prize, and the Blacktown City Art Prize.

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