Isabelle Rizo
art therapy student & artist
writer - museum educator - teacher
WHO IS ISABELLE RIZO?
Isabelle Rizo is a Romanian Chicago-based artist, hypnotist, and tarot teacher. Inspired by folk art, mystical multiculturalism, mythological folklore, and contemporary social art practice, Isabelle’s work is driven by the desire to instill profound self-trust, intuition, and ancestral connection with each piece, class, and performance she releases. She is currently deepening her scope of practice by attending Adler University to receive her dual degree in art therapy and counseling.
Her curiosity about mystical practice and the arts began as a child growing up as a political refugee in a charismatic church. Intersections of politics, spirituality, and assimilation abound. It was not until reconnecting with the mystical and orthodox roots of where she was a refugee from, Romania, that her art and wellness practice began.
Surrounded by cultures, religions, and ideas, she traveled East and West as a nomad. Through years of travel and countless mystical experiences through art, social practice, and magic, she has developed unique tools to harness the wisdom from those experiences.
She has exhibited her artwork in Prague, Chicago, and Romania and has conducted tarot readings with clients like GOOP, Atlas Obscura, Shakers, and more. She runs an international coven filled with creative mystics from around the world.
Isabelle has been featured in Prague College, Zero to Travel Podcast, The Golden Romania, Holistic Fashionista, LVBX Magazine, Ajala, Mystic Mag and Entrepreneur Magazine.
MY TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
14+ years of community facilitation, coaching, and peer counseling
12+ years of consulting and mentoring on careers, digital technologies, and digital consciousness
10+ Years as a Certified Master Herbalist and Member of the American Herbalist Guild
B.A. in Visual Critical Studies from The School of the Art Institute in Chicago
Therapist Trainer on Group Therapy curriculum, client management, and trauma-informed education
Studied with mentors in business, career development, the arts, digital technology, and personal development since 2008
Lived and worked in China, Romania, France, Germany, and the United States as a remote worker running my own consulting and travel writing business
Self-Published author of Singularity Storytelling: The Art of Noticing in the Digital Age & Beyond the cape of dracula
Exhibited artwork internationally in Prague, Dubai, and Chicago
Certified Consulting Hypnotist with the National Guild of Hypnotists and International Association of Holistic Therapists
And, of course, countless hours of personal therapy, coaching, practice, art making, and magic
Contact
Interested in a session, collaborating, or hosting Isabelle for a seminar/workshop?