My name is Izzy, I am an artist, tattooer and printmaker currently based in Bear River, Nova Scotia. I take my work on the road with me regularly; If you’d like to stay up-to date on travel plans and more, you can join my newsletter by emailing me at drawingwolftattoo@gmail.com. Just send me a blank email with “Newsletter” in the subject line and I will add you to my mailing list. You can also tune into my secret sketchbook entries, art bundle mail-outs and more over on the Drawing Wolf Patreon, where I share the behind-the-scenes and other goings-on in my creative practice.
My creative practice takes many forms, though I primarily use black ink and dark, fantastical imagery to express myself and share my thoughts and stories. The landscapes and creatures I create hang in the balance between the other-worldly and the every-day: the subjects and scenes are eerie, yet comforting. I put thought into highlighting imperfections, shedding light on the unseen, and breathing imagination into what appears mundane.
My work spans multiple forms of expression, from illustration to tattooing, to sculpting and painting. I like to be crafty and resourceful in my art. I use found objects and recycled materials to bring my strange creatures and dreamy landscapes into being.”
You can stay up-to-date with my work by joining my newsletter! Send a blank email to drawingwolftattoo@gmail.com with “Newsletter” in the subject!
All Inquiries: Drawingwolftattoo@gmail.com
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Curriculum Vitae
Select Exhibitions
2019 Artwork by Izzy Burgwin at SlowCoast Cafe, Slow Coast Coffee, Pender Island, BC.
Sept-Oct 2018 Yukon SOVA Alumni Exhibition, Whitehorse, YT
Jul-Sept 2018 Artwork by Izzy Burgwin at SlowCoast Coffee, Pender Island, BC
Mar 2017 Collaborative Exhibition with Little Leetia & Water.and.Wood, The Northern Quarter, Victoria, BC.
Nov-Jan 2016/17 A fall Collection of Artwork by Izzy Burgwin, SlowCoast Coffee, Pender Island, BC.
Sept 2016 Grand Opening Exhibition, Amy & Izzy’s Tattoo & Art Studio, Pender Island, BC
2016 Artwork by Izzy Burgwin at SlowCoast Cafe, Slow Coast Coffee, Pender Island, BC.
2016 The Flitting Mind: Works by Izzy Burgwin, Camas Books, Victoria, BC.
2015: Forest Fire Series, Aurora Inn, Dawson City, YT.
2015 Disconnections SOVA Collaborative Student Exhibit, Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, YT.
2014 Yukon SOVA Open House, Dawson City, YT.
2013 Saatchi Saatchi Gallery/Deutsche Bank Art Prize London, UK.
2013 Albright Knox Future Curators Exhibition Buffalo, USA.
2013 Dreampipe Collective Art Show, The Herbal Clinic & Dispensary, Toronto, ON
2013 ESA Portfolio Day Toronto, ON
2014 ESA End of Year Art Show Toronto, ON
2014 ESA Craft Sale & Show Toronto, ON
Community Work & Other
April 2017 Guest Spot at Sticks & Stones Collective, Tattooer, Vancouver, BC.
2016-17 Pender Island Winter & Summer Markets, Art Vendor, Pender Island, BC.
2015 Pender Island Elementary School Silent Art Auction, Talisman Books, Pender Island, BC.
2015 (S)hiver Conservation Klondike Society Event Coordinator, Featured Artist & Vendor, Dawson City, YT
2014 Volunteer at Youth Arts Enrichment Program, KIAC, Dawson City, YT
2014 SOVA Canada/USA Entrance Scholarship Dawson City, YT
2013-2014 Events Coordinator & Promotional Designer at THCH Toronto, ON
2014 THCH Art Farm: Crafts Sale (Curator) Toronto, ON
2014 Art Store Attendant Position at Yukon SOVA Dawson City, YT
2014 Vending station at Odd Finds Store Toronto, ON
2014 Table at KIAC Craft Fair Dawson City, YT
Select Commissions
2018 Bats in the Belfry Album Art, Montreal, QC
2016 The Suburbanists Album Art, Chicago, IL.
2016 The Victoria Anarchist Bookfair Poster Design, Victoria, BC.
2016 Savannah Valentino Tshirt, Poster & Patch Design, Richmond, VA.
2015 Rail Yard Ghosts Tshirt Design, Texas, USA.
2015 Animated Promotional GIFs for the District Perrier Campaign, Perrier, Mirrorball Agency
2014 Indoor Mural, Conservation Klondike Society, Dawson City, YT
2014 Outdoor Mural, Conservation Klondike Society, Dawson City, YT
2012-2013 Poster Design for Stuck in the City Toronto, ON.
2014 Days N Daze & Rail Yard Ghosts Album Art Commission. Texas, USA
2014 Moon Bandits Merchandise Art (T-shirts, Posters, etc.) California, USA
2014 Les Ours Album Art California, USA
Publications
2015 Create Your Own Adventure To-Do List in Oversleeping Published by Centipedes Distro, Vancouver, BC
2014 Where Are you Comic Zine Self Published Dawson City YT
2013 Izzine The Fall Issue Self-Published, Toronto ON
2013 The Creatures’ Children Self-Published Toronto, ON
2014 Mother Ludlam Self-Published Toronto, ON
2014 Write About the Childhood Coat Album Release Self-Published Toronto, ON
2014 I Hear Footsteps Album Release Self Published Dawson City, YT
2014 Where Are You Comic Entries Dawson City, YT