Isabel Rower: Imago

Marta Los Angeles · Eastside

Exhibition on view: Feb 14, 2026 - Apr 4, 2026

Imago is an exhibition by Isabel Rower presenting paintings, vessels, seating, and tables that draw from historical design and architectural references. Inspired by the Garden Room of the Villa of Livia, the installation pairs paintings on antique linens with functional sculptural objects that reference trompe l’oeil traditions and ancient materials. Across ceramics, paper pulp, and painted surfaces, the works examine imitation, transformation, and the boundaries between function and image.

Artist

Isabel Rower

Isabel Rower is an artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Rower studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she began making work that operates as both sculpture and furniture. She has shown with galleries such as Fairfax Dorn Projects, Alcova Milano, Europa Gallery, and Marta and has been featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine, and Dezeen. Working primarily with clay, Rower utilizes the forms of everyday and often prime objects to explore the transformative properties of material and the elements of nature, blurring the boundaries between practicality and adornment. Her work was recently acquired by SFMOMA, and her dishware works were featured in a recent presentation with her mother, Maria Robledo, at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.

Works

Artworks in this exhibition