"An American artist who has traveled widely across the world, including a pivotal time spent in Russia, Sheila Isham fits perfectly into the official program of the Russian Museum designed to analyze Russian art in the context of world art. Although containing elements of figurative art, Sheila Isham's oeuvre is mainly oriented toward abstraction...It is both important and fascinating for the Russian Museum to trace the evolution of abstraction in different nations and in the art of such exciting artists as Sheila Isham." - from Foreword. A detailed artist CV is included.