Isaac Zepeda Ayala
Artist. Designer. Musician.
ayalaisaac7@gmail.com

Photo by Sloane Bartley

Isaac Zepeda Ayala (b.2001) is an artist, designer, and musician born and raised on the Six Nations land now colonially known as Kitchener ON.

He currently lives in Tkaronto while pursuing a degree in Environmental Design at OCAD U.

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

OCAD U - Environmental Design - 2026-2030

Conestoga College - Bachelor Of Design (2020-2024)

Employment

Co-op

CAFKA - Installation Assistant, May - Aug 2025

Worked closely with CAFKA director, installation manager and artists to install and maintain several of the CAFKA.25 biennial installations.

KWAG - Youth Council Coordinator, Sept 2023 - June 2024

Planned, conceived, and executed a mural with a group 10 of youth
Organized a field trip to globe studios to visit CAFKA & studios

KWAG - Summer Programs Assistant, June - Aug 2023

Co-coordinated art programs with galleries education coordinator
Assisted in summer camps, marketing communication, and soft exhibition install.

Geotab - Graphic Design Intern, May - Dec 2024

Created graphics for social channels (Linkedin, Website, etc), gained knowledge of corporate marketing strategies and design practices.

Sherwood Digital Copy & Print, Production Design Assistant, Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

Assisted in house designer on small tasks like file prep/ managment, learned paper scoring & cutting.
Recieved 1-1 tutoring on indesign, illustrator, in the context of print production.

CAFKA - Office Intern/Video Editor Feb - June 2018

Assisted in exhibition photography and video documentation, office tasks, learned editing skills, introduced design knowledge early

Skills

Creative Direction, Graphic Design, Conceptual Conetmporary Art, Curation, Motion Design, Studio Photography, Audio Production, Video Editing, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Creative Problem Solving

Exhibitions

(upcoming exhibitions tbd)

Sign Of Humanity: An Exhibition Of Sustainable Artwork
Inter Arts Matrix
141 Whitney Pl Studio 38, Kitchener, ON
Oct 2 - Oct 14 2025

Expressions 50: Foresight - KWAG
101 Queen St N, Kitchener, ON
29 March - 4 May, 2025

Awards

Kitchener Youth Action Council (KYAC) - Arts & Culture Award May 2025

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaac-zepeda-ayala-9b72a7274/

https://www.instagram.com/yourlocalisaac/

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Isaac Zepeda Ayala

Cure For Litter
Sign Of Humanity
KW Youth Climate Council
CAFKA
KWAG Youth Council
Bone Chair Repair
Ode To Duchamp
Stump
Architechtural Abstraction
Willow River Park Map
Coming Together
Morphix8
Crooked Anatomy
Neville Brody Exhibition Posters
Kimi Wellness
Photo Gallery