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"The glass sculptures of Isabel De Obaldia evoke ancient spirits of Panama's rainforests and seas. Many of her pieces have rustic textures that infuse her powerful forms with a compelling force, echoing the volcanic stone sculptures of ancient times. Her metates and vertical works are inspired by Pre-Columbian sculptures from the provinces of Chiriquí and Veraguas, where artisans carve large animal metates and peg-based images of chieftains.

-Dicey Taylor, Metates, New York, Mary Anne Martin/ Fine Art

Isabel De Obaldia was born in Washington D.C. in 1957 of French and Panamanian parents. De Obaldia was raised in Panama, where her father, Guillermo Trujillo was a celebrated painter. She studied architecture at the University of Panama and drawing at the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris. She received her B.F.A. in Graphic Design and Cinematography from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1979. She went on to study at the Art Students League in NYC in 1982. Since 1987 she started working with glass at the world-renowned Pilchuck Glass School.

Artist -glass sculpture and painting