Biography

Isabelle Devos is a contemporary Australian painter whose paintings convey a serene yet powerful sense of place and atmosphere.

Devos has a background in both photography and painting. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison University in Canada she spent several years after art school working as an artist on the east coast of Canada.

Isabelle relocated to Australia in 2004 and was soon exhibiting with a gallery in Sydney as well as with local and regional art galleries. Through her paintings, she delves into the hidden narratives that emerge from the intersection of human presence and the landscape within transitional spaces.

She has been chosen as a finalist for several major Australian art prizes such as the 2024 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, the 2023 Glover Prize and the 2022 Paddington Art Prize, among others.

Her work is part of public and private collections in Canada as well as the New South Wales State Library in Australia and New England Regional Art Museum in NSW.

Isabelle Devos is represented in Sydney with Frances Keevil, across Queensland with Lethbridge Gallery and in Canada with Fog Forest Gallery.