Isabella Manfredi is an artist who explores the value of everyday objects through sewing, screen printing and woodworking. Her work encourages viewers to reflect on who made the items they interact with daily and the personal connections they have with them, particularly the journey of their clothing and furniture. She is drawn to the narratives embedded in workwear, celebrating the stories told through the wear and tear on these garments. She graduated with a BA in Art Practice and a Minor in Journalism from the University of California, Berkeley. Manfredi lives and works in San Francisco, CA.
CONTACT
manfredibella@gmail.com. instagram:@bella.bitmap
EDUCATION
2018 B.A. Art Practice and Minor in Journalism, UC Berkeley
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Wardrobe, 1599fdT, San Francisco, CA 2024
Sew Your Echo, Staircase, San Francisco, CA 2023
RESIDENCIES
Time Change Generator Textile Residency, Cleveland, Ohio 2022
AZ West Work Trade Residency, Joshua Tree, CA 2021
Upper Market Gallery Studio Residency, San Francisco, CA 2021
Workshop Residence Residency, San Francisco, CA 2019
GROUP SHOWS
Retrospective, Staircase booth at the San Francisco Art Fair, San Francisco, CA 2024
Chair+, 1599dT, San Francisco, CA 2024
Re(context)iles, Jane Gallerie x Upper Market Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2023
Within & Without, The Great Highway Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2022
Graphite Stew, Upper Market Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2022
Proof: 28 Years of Printmaking at UC Berkeley, Worth Ryder Gallery (WRAG), Berkeley, CA
The Mariposa School, Mariposa Kids, 2018
Put this on Your CV, WRAG, UC Berkeley 2018
Carpet Matches Drapes, WRAG, UC Berkeley 2017
Authority, WRAG, UC Berkeley 2017
Possible Titles, WRAG, UC Berkeley, 2017
Seize The Means, WRAG, UC Berkeley 2016
TALKS
Art Practice After Graduation, UC Berkeley Art Practice, Senior Thesis Class, 2022
INTERNSHIPS/APPRENTICESHIPS
Live in Programs Internship, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA 2018
Worth Ryder Art Gallery Internship, UC Berkeley 2018
Paulson Fontaine Printmaking Studio Internship, Berkeley, CA 2016-2017
Arts Foundation Gallery Internship, Santa Barbara, CA 2014
Topas Custom Upholstery Apprenticeship, Ojai, CA 2012-2014
AWARDS
Emerging Artist Grant awarded by The San Francisco Artist/s Foundation 2018-2019
Excellence in Printmaking, UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice 2018
Lauren Krikorian Award for undergraduates awarded by UC Berkeley Art Practice 2018
Honors Thesis Studio Program, UC Berkeley 2018