Viscera
Viscera is a series of abstract photography produced by Jaclyn Iskow and Teilo Wessells that challenges contemporary representations of intimacy and embodiment. These images reflect what occurs inside of the human body - something that is always felt and rarely seen. Striking colors and organic shapes highlight the intense and kinetic nature of anatomical sensations.
Publications
2025, Vogue Italia: Photo Vogue
2025, The Bold Journey Magazine: Meet Jaclyn Iskow
Viscera is a series of abstract photography produced by Jaclyn Iskow and Teilo Wessells that challenges contemporary representations of intimacy and embodiment. These images reflect what occurs inside of the human body - something that is always felt and rarely seen. Striking colors and organic shapes highlight the intense and kinetic nature of anatomical sensations.
Publications
2025, Vogue Italia: Photo Vogue
2025, The Bold Journey Magazine: Meet Jaclyn Iskow
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Artwork photographed by Sierra A. Aguilar in Polka Dot Bikini (2025) at the Orion Art Center in Lake Orion, MI, USA.
Works pictured from left to right:
Crunch photographed by Teilo Wessells
Flesh Tissue photography by Jaclyn Iskow
Stomach Lining photographed by Jaclyn Iskow
Gash photographed by Teilo Wessells
Works pictured from left to right:
Crunch photographed by Teilo Wessells
Flesh Tissue photography by Jaclyn Iskow
Stomach Lining photographed by Jaclyn Iskow
Gash photographed by Teilo Wessells
Artwork photographed by Sierra A. Aguilar in Polka Dot Bikini (2025) at the Orion Art Center in Lake Orion, MI, USA.
Works pictured from left to right:
Crunch photographed by Teilo Wessells
Flesh Tissue photography by Jaclyn Iskow
Stomach Lining photographed by Jaclyn Iskow
Gash photographed by Teilo Wessells
Works pictured from left to right:
Crunch photographed by Teilo Wessells
Flesh Tissue photography by Jaclyn Iskow
Stomach Lining photographed by Jaclyn Iskow
Gash photographed by Teilo Wessells
Artwork photographed by Jaclyn Iskow in Mirage (2025) at Office Space Gallery in Detroit, MI, USA.
Works pictured from left to right:
Shiny Intestines photographed by Jaclyn Iskow
Parasite photographed by Teilo Wessells
Network photographed by Teilo Wessells
Quanta Fractal photographed by Jaclyn Iskow
Works pictured from left to right:
Shiny Intestines photographed by Jaclyn Iskow
Parasite photographed by Teilo Wessells
Network photographed by Teilo Wessells
Quanta Fractal photographed by Jaclyn Iskow
Iczkowicz:
The Modern Philosophy of a Woman
During my final year as a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI, USA I completed my photographic thesis, Iczkowicz: The Modern Philosophy of Woman, which earned the 2024 Imre J. Molnar Artistic Achievement Award. This project was a profound journey and documentation of self-exploration, merging personal identity with broader cultural themes like technology, fashion, religion, feminism, and family sociology. I handled every aspect of production, including lighting, set design, makeup, and costume.
The Modern Philosophy of a Woman
During my final year as a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI, USA I completed my photographic thesis, Iczkowicz: The Modern Philosophy of Woman, which earned the 2024 Imre J. Molnar Artistic Achievement Award. This project was a profound journey and documentation of self-exploration, merging personal identity with broader cultural themes like technology, fashion, religion, feminism, and family sociology. I handled every aspect of production, including lighting, set design, makeup, and costume.
Publications/Awards
2025, Novum Artis Magazine: Issue 005
2025, The Image Flow: Photo of The Month - May - Self Portrait (Honorable Mention)
2024, Iczkowicz: The Modern Philosophy of a Woman: Volume I
2024, Third Place at the 53rd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Photography at the Scarab Club
2025, Novum Artis Magazine: Issue 005
2025, The Image Flow: Photo of The Month - May - Self Portrait (Honorable Mention)
2024, Iczkowicz: The Modern Philosophy of a Woman: Volume I
2024, Third Place at the 53rd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Photography at the Scarab Club
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Works pictured on right:
Scanning, Self Portrait
photographed by Jaclyn Iskow
Esther’s Womb, Self Portrait
photographed by Jaclyn Iskow
Work pictured on left:
Instrument of Passion, Self Portrait
photographed by Jaclyn Iskow
jaclyn@studioiskow.com
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Biography
Jaclyn Jeannine Iskow is an artist based in Detroit, Michigan, currently completing her BFA in Photography at the College for Creative Studies. Her work explores the body, memory, and technology, using performance and photography to question how identity is shaped through relationships and digital culture. Through humor, vulnerability, and transformation, she examines what it means to perform and preserve the self.
Some notable exhibitions Jaclyn has particpated in were represented by The Scarab Club, Detroit Artists Market, and PH21 Gallery in Budapest. Her photographic thesis and book, Iczkowicz: The Modern Philosophy of a Woman is a recipient of the Imre J Molnar Artistic Achievement Award. Additionally, Jaclyn’s images from her collaborative project, Viscera, with Teilo Wessells have been published in Vogue Italia’s Photo Vogue.
Outside of her visual practices, Jaclyn has experience performing in and producing a variety of short films written and directed by Sam Tricomo. These filmic projects have toured in film festivals across the United States including The Great Film Festival in Los Angeles (2024), NFFTY Film Festival in Seattle (2025), and HorrOrigins Film Festival in Tuscon (2025). She was also a creative producer on the short film Skinned (2024), written and directed by Toronto-based filmmaker, Camden Abdull.
Jaclyn is currently working on her second series of self portraits titled Iczkowicz: Glass and Stone. This project is an extension of her previous conversations about identity and includes a collection of literary works.
Viscera (2025)
Iczkowicz (2024)
Publications
Novum Artis Magazine: Issue 005 (2025)
Performance
Puke Bitch (2025)
Babydoll (2024)
Dog (2024)
Awards
Photo of The Month Honorable Mention
(May - Self Portrait)
The Image Flow, 2025
Imre J Molnar Artistic Achivement Award
College for Creative Studies, 2024
Alumni Scholarship
College for Creative Studies, 2023
Feminine / Masculine: A Group Exhibition, 2025
Curated by Zsolt Bátori
PH21 Gallery | Budapest, Hungary, EU
54th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Photography,2025
Juried by Asia Hamilton
The Scarab Club | Detroit, MI, USA
Teresa Louisas Memorial Photography Exhibition, 2025
Juried by Don Hudson
Padzieski Gallery | Dearborn, MI, USA
Midwest SPE Juried Student Exhibition, 2025
Juried by Deb A. Davis
College for Creative Studies | Detroit, MI, USA
The Prelude: Constructing Truth, 2024
(Detroit Month of Design x NOVA24 Photo
& Film Festival)
Curated by Mara Magyarosi-Laytner and Raymar
The Congregation | Detroit, MI, USA
Detroit Lens: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, 2024
Curated by Jeff Cancelosi
Detroit Artist Market | Detroit, MI, USA
53rd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary
Photography, 2024
Juried by Danielle Eliska
The Scarab Club | Detroit, MI, USA
Age of Introspection:
Midway Photo Thesis Exhibition, 2024
Juried by Corine Vermeulen
Valade Family Gallery | Detroit, MI, USA