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Isabelle Frances McGuire

Isabelle Frances McGuire

b. Austin, TX, 1994

Lives and works in Chicago, IL

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SELECTED SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

SELECTED PRESS

WORKS

Isabelle Frances McGuire, Whitney Biennial 2026, installation view, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

Whitney Biennial 2026, installation view, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

Isabelle Frances McGuire, Symbolic Birth Cabin Unit, 2024

Symbolic Birth Cabin Unit, 2024

imitation logs, mudding, plywood, paint, 15 x 12 x 20 feet, 4.572 x 3.658 x 6 meters

Isabelle Frances McGuire, Symbolic Birth Cabin Unit, 2024

Symbolic Birth Cabin Unit, 2024

alternate view

Isabelle Frances McGuire, Sleeping Vampire, 2024

Sleeping Vampire, 2024

thermoplastic, child-size costume, paint, imitation dirt, plywood, 30 x 32 ½ x 40 ¾ inches, 76.2 x 81.28 x 103.5 cm

Isabelle Frances McGuire, Sleeping Vampire, 2024

Sleeping Vampire, 2024

detail

Isabelle Frances McGuire, Group Show, Artists Space, New York, NY, 2024

Group Show, Artists Space, New York, NY, 2024

with Doris Guo, Matthew Langan-Peck, and Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya

Isabelle Frances McGuire, The Death of a Giant, 2024

The Death of a Giant, 2024

foam, 84 x 32 x 10 inches, 213.36 x 81.28 x 25.4 cm

included in Doris Guo, Matthew Langan-Peck, Isabelle Frances McGuire, Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, Artists Space, 2024

Isabelle Frances McGuire, Loop, installation view

Loop, installation view

King's Leap, New York, NY, 2023

Isabelle Frances McGuire, Bust1{“Elvis”, “Modern WarFare II NVG”}, 2023

Bust1{“Elvis”, “Modern WarFare II NVG”}, 2023

detail

Isabelle Frances McGuire, The First Machine, Isabelle Frances McGuire with Nolan Simon, What Pipeline, Detroit, MI

The First Machine, Isabelle Frances McGuire with Nolan Simon, What Pipeline, Detroit, MI

installation view

Isabelle Frances McGuire, Robot Donkey 2, 2023

Robot Donkey 2, 2023

animatronic donkey, air compressor, wood, 51.5 x 41 x 61 inches, 130.81 x 104.14 x 154.94 cm

Isabelle Frances McGuire, The Death Of Napoleon, 2024

The Death Of Napoleon, 2024

PLA plastic replica of Napoleon’s death mask, children’s Napoleon costume, mannequin, plastic bow, 9 x 55 x 15 1/2 inches, 22.86 x 139.7 x 39.37 cm

Isabelle Frances McGuire, SelfPortrait 1 {"Jesus", "Egg"}, 2023

SelfPortrait 1 {"Jesus", "Egg"}, 2023

PLA Plastic, wax, resin, oil paint, Soft Egg Chair, child-size Jesus costume, cord, 56 x 14 x 28 in, 144.00 x 36.00 x 72.00 cm

exhibited in 2023 Group Exhibition at M. LeBlanc (Chicago, IL)

Isabelle Frances McGuire, The Last Specialists (Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter), 2022

The Last Specialists (Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter), 2022

mixed media, dimensions variable

exhibited with Mickey (Chicago, IL) at EXPO Chicago 2022, a two-person booth with Nick Schutzenhofer

Isabelle Frances McGuire, The Last Specialists (Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter), 2022

The Last Specialists (Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter), 2022

detail

Isabelle Frances McGuire, The Last Specialists (Karl Marx, Assassin's Creed), 2022

The Last Specialists (Karl Marx, Assassin's Creed), 2022

mixed media, dimensions variable

exhibited with Mickey (Chicago, IL) at EXPO Chicago 2022, a two-person booth with Nick Schutzenhofer

Isabelle Frances McGuire, The Last Specialists (Karl Marx, Assassin's Creed), 2022

The Last Specialists (Karl Marx, Assassin's Creed), 2022

detail

Isabelle Frances McGuire, Lamp #1 (self portrait), 2022

Lamp #1 (self portrait), 2022

PLA plastic, light cord, LED light bulbs 142 x 17 x 10 inches (dimensions variable)

exhibited in Death Bearing, Hans Gallery (Chicago, IL), with Kira Scerbin and Joe W. Speier

Isabelle Frances McGuire, Lamp #1 (self portrait), 2022

Lamp #1 (self portrait), 2022

Isabelle Frances McGuire, The Automaton, The Worker, 2021

The Automaton, The Worker, 2021

Isabelle Frances McGuire, The Automaton, The Worker, 2021

The Automaton, The Worker, 2021

Isabelle Frances McGuire, The Neurochemical Programmer, 2021

The Neurochemical Programmer, 2021

Isabelle Frances McGuire, The Cyborg 2, 2021

The Cyborg 2, 2021

inkjet print on pearlescent paper, acrylic, hardware, 6 ½ x 8 ½ x 1 ½ inches, 17 x 22 x 4 cm

Isabelle France McGuire & Bailey Connolly, Dresses Without Women, Mickey (Chicago, IL), 2022

Isabelle France McGuire & Bailey Connolly Dresses Without Women, Mickey (Chicago, IL), 2022

Isabelle Frances McGuire, All Artists, Models, 2021

All Artists, Models, 2021

fabric, silicon, resin, human hair, DC motor, “The Heart of Perfect Petzzz” D battery, 36 x 38 x 60 inches

Crown