Human / Nature

Gravers Lane Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 21–July 11, 2026

Gravers Lane Gallery welcomes the remarkable work of painter and sculptor Ron Isaacs, a renowned Kentucky-based artist and teacher with a career spanning over 50 years. His work has been exhibited in major galleries in Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York, with work residing in multiple private and corporate collections. Currently, the largest public collection is housed in the Racine Museum of Art in Wisconsin.

By using objects such as garments, tools, and organic materials, Isaacs explores the narrative of objects and their relation to mortality, memory, and the passage of time. Through the process of creating an installation with objects in a still-life setting, Isaacs experiments with birch, plywood, and acrylic paint to construct his work.

As a trained painter, Isaacs employs techniques similar to those of the old masters to create a composition reminiscent of traditional two-dimensional work. By balancing form, texture, and light, Isaacs’ work explores the elements of memory, the passage of time, and how objects can evoke memory.