About

Through sculpture, installation, performance, and time-based media, Monroe Isenberg’s work broadly explores human entanglement with the Earth. He earned his MFA in Interdisciplinary Stuido Arts from the University of Maryland and is based in Los Angeles.

His work has been recognized by notable organizations like the Trawick and William and Dorothy Yeck foundations and International Sculpture Center. Additionally, he received a grant from the Puffin Foundation for his Dune Drawing series— a cross-disciplinary effort between the Delaware State Parks and Past Present Projects.

His work is held in private collections and was further recognized by international art magazines Stirworld, Feminist, and Aesthetica. His work was also presented during the Aesthetica Symposium, UK, and Media Architecture Biennale, Australia. He has exhibited nationally and internationally at notable institutions like the Delaware Contemporary Museum and Museum of Art and History, Lancaster. 

Isenberg has participated in multiple residency programs both domestically and abroad including the LungA School’s invitational Visiting Artist Residency program in Iceland and Between the Sky and Sea: Temporal Horizons in Norway. He has taught at multiple institutions including Minneapolis College of Art and Design and University of Maryland. He is currently the Assistant Professor of Sculpture at Orange Coast College, CA.