Peruvian/Dutch artist Isabel Cavenecia paints, draws and crawls into the skin of checkerboard woman. Her practice forges a visual language rooted in a primordial female force, making visible what operates behind the veil.

Moving nomadically, Isabel’s works arise from interaction with ancient sacred sites, adventures into nature, the underworld and an intuitive study of both ancestral and contemporary symbols. A strong relationship with the cactus Wachuma in Peru opens visionary states that inform her more abstract pieces: shimmering surfaces, echoing silhouettes, flower power and luminous presences of dragons, moving through and beyond the image. 

In parallel, Isabel has been researching Dutch folklore, particularly the Witte Wieven—mythic female figures connected to mist, wetlands, and ancient burial mounds. Through this research, she invites viewers to rediscover the Dutch landscape through a more intuitive and imaginative lens, while also reflecting on how women have been seen and understood. The project will culminate in a tarot deck (in collaboration with the Embassy of the Free Mind and supported by the Mondriaan Fund) and a major solo exhibition at Dat Bolwerck in Zutphen in 2026.

Her practice is an ongoing invocation, bridging continents and cosmologies, and awakening what lies hidden in plain sight.