Stacy Isenbarger

Stacy Isenbarger is a Professor, Associate Dean, and Foundations Coordinator in the Art and Design Program at the University of Idaho’s College of Art and Architecture. She holds an M.F.A. in Sculpture from the University of Georgia (2009) and a B.F.A. in Sculpture from Clemson University (2005). Her work explores materiality and cultural boundaries through sculpture, installation, and mixed-media, challenging viewers’ perceptions of environment and societal norms.

Education:

• M.F.A., Sculpture, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, 2009
• B.F.A., Visual Arts - Sculpture, Clemson University, 2005

Her research focuses on tactile memory, communal spaces, and the interplay between familiar and unfamiliar forms. She leads courses such as ART 110 (Integrated Art & Design Communication), ART 241 (Beginning Sculpture), and graduate-level seminars. As President of FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory in Education) and co-founder of the BASK collective, she advocates for art education and collaborative creativity.

Professional Activities:

• Member of the Confluence Lab and co-creator of WhatDoWeDoNow.Art
• Featured in Broadsided Press Anthology (2022) and 2024 Spring Folio

Recent exhibitions include solo shows like Inheritances (Gallery 2, WSU, 2025) and collaborative works in bearings (Terrain Gallery, Spokane, 2024) and SPLIT (Eastern Washington University, 2022–2023).