Isa Zapata · Point Cero Collection
The Art I Wasn't Looking to Create
For three years, I painted in secret. No audience, no deadlines. Just me, my sketchbook, and the willingness to surrender everything I thought I knew about making art.
"Think Lisa Frank and Pablo Picasso locked in the Crayola paint factory overnight."—
Miami New Times · Best Art Exhibitions of 2025
2025
Target
60+
20 yrs+
Media Features Worldwide
Artist - Miami
Licensed Art Retailer
New Times - Best Exhibition
Marriott
Artist In Residence
Chapter 01
A life built on other people's joy
For five years, I designed beespoke espadrilles through my company Soulmates Collection — portraits of dogs, children, partners, the people and animals that meant the most to the people who wore them. What started as something small and personal ended up traveling to collectors all over the world. Jennifer Lopez. Marc Anthony. Sharon Stone. Anna Faris. Carlos Slim Jr. I also created a permanent public art piece at the Dogs & Cats Walkway in Maurice Ferré Park, right here in Miami. A pink Chihuahua named Babaji, celebrating unity and the warmth of this city I love. It still makes me smile when I think about it. But somewhere along the way, I stopped recognizing myself in what I was making. I was so deep in production mode — artist, designer, entrepreneur all at once — that my own voice had gotten quiet. Not gone. Just quiet.
"I had to let go of the artist I thought I was to discover the creator I actually am."
Chapter 02
Three years of painting in secret
So I paused. I gave myself permission to breathe. I went back to finishing my novel Trukas, took on the role of Creative Director for Brickell and Key Biscayne magazines, and for three years, my personal art lived only in my sketchbooks. No audience. No deadlines. Nobody waiting on anything. And that's actually where everything changed. The drawings got looser. More playful. More honest. They started feeling alive in a way I hadn't felt in a long time. I kept them to myself for a while — until someone from the Colombian Consulate in Miami reached out and invited me to show. I didn't want to go back to what I'd done before. So I created a completely new body of work in four weeks. That exhibition was later recognized by Miami New Times as one of the Best Art Exhibitions of 2025.
"Point Cero is where I go when I stop trying to control what's being made — and just let it happen."
Chapter 03
What Point Cero actually means
Every painting in this collection starts without a plan. Shapes come through movement and intuition, and somewhere in that process something appears that feels like it was always there, waiting. A rabbit. A dog. A face. A feeling. Everyone sees something different — and that is exactly the point.
For me, these paintings are portals. Not in a mystical, abstract way. I mean it literally. When I look at them, something in me remembers. Remembers how to wonder, how to play, how to see the world the way I did before life got so loud and serious.
That's what I want for the people who collect them. Not just a beautiful object on a wall — but a doorway back to something they already carry inside. A part of themselves that maybe got a little lost along the way. The painting that calls to you is yours. And I genuinely believe it found you for a reason.
A LIFE OF MAKING
More than a painter
Isa's practice spans canvas, commerce, philanthropy, and community — across two decades in Miami.
Public Art · Miami
Selected as one of 52 artists for The Dogs & Cats Walkway at Maurice Ferré Park — Miami's first permanent public art installation. Her sculpture Babaji has become a beloved city landmark.
Artist in Residence
2025 Marriott Dadeland artist in residence. Six original portals on permanent exhibit in the hotel. Previously artist in residence at Miami Children's Museum (2007).
Licensed Art · Target
Art licensed by Target and available nationwide through Deny Designs and Fine Art America. One of the most commercially successful Latin American artists working in the US licensing space.
Illustration & Publishing
Illustrated covers for the acclaimed Colombian literary series Mujeres de Caña Dulce, published by Fun Musica. Author and illustrator of Life Changing Affirmations coloring book.
Creative Direction
Creative Director and Fashion Editor of Brickell Magazine and Key Biscayne Magazine. Co-founder of Trukreative, a white-glove production agency for luxury visual campaigns.
Philanthropy
Organized Artistas Unidos Por Dani — a celebrity auction featuring Ricky Martin, Maná, and David Villa that funded life-changing surgery for a child in need. Recognized by CNN en Español for the effort.
Soulmates Collection
Isa's custom shoes — portraits of the people and animals you love most — reached the hands of Jennifer Lopez, Sharon Stone, Anna Faris, Marc Anthony, and Carlos Slim Jr., shipping to collectors worldwide from her studio in Miami.
Healing Through Art Workshops
Isa leads workshops for children in need, using art as a tool for emotional healing and self-expression. Rooted in the same philosophy as Point Cero — that creativity is not a talent, it's a birthright..
THE JOURNEY
From Cali to Miami — two decades of making
CALI, COLOMBIA
Born into a family of artists. Great-niece of legendary Colombian singer Helenita Vargas. Earned a Master's degree in Marketing before immigrating to Miami.
EARLY MIAMI
Left corporate life to pursue art full-time. Started with handmade papier-mâché photo albums sold at church markets.
2007
Named Artist in Residence at Miami Children's Museum. Taught workshops while expanding her artistic practice across Miami's gallery scene.
2011
Led Artistas Unidos Por Dani — celebrity auction featured in 100+ media outlets. CNN en Español names her "La Notimujer de la Semana."
2015–2020
Soulmates Collection create beespoke espadrilles to collectors worldwide including Jennifer Lopez, Sharon Stone, and Marc Anthony.
2023
Babaji installed at Maurice Ferré Park — Miami's first permanent public art installation. Appointed Creative Director of Brickell Magazine.
2025
Point Cero debuts. Miami New Times names it one of the Best Art Exhibitions of 2025. Marriott Dadeland artist in residence. Point Cero Circles launches.
AS SEEN IN
THE MIAMI HERALD - CNN EN ESPAÑOL - HUFFINGTON POST - TELEMUNDO - NBC6 - UNIVISION - DESPIERTA AMÉRICA
MY INSPIRATION
James, Gordo & the art they inspire
Every painting in the Point Cero Collection was made in the company of our two rescued dogs — James and Gordo. They are co-creators in the truest way: their presence kept the studio grounded, playful, and honest.
Many of the portals in this collection — Heart Keepers, Soul Brothers, The King of Hearts — were painted in direct conversation with what it means to love and be loved by a dog. That uncomplicated, unreserved, soul-deep loyalty that asks for nothing and offers everything.
On March 27, 2026, my baby, my tiny puppy, my James crossed over. He is no longer in the studio — but he lives in my heart and in every painting we created together. He was the first heart this collection was made for.
James · Forever in the studio · Forever in the portals. Forever in my heart.