This exhibition, which features over 100 never before seen drawings created by Brourman during the 2022 trial in Fairfax County Virginia, invites a reexamination of a highly publicized event through the lens of courtroom illustration: acting as the analog counterpoint to the trial’s viral media sensation. Virginia is for Lovers explores the collision of contemporary and traditional modes of spectatorship, producing new revelations that probe our culture’s obsession with spectacle. Isabelle Brourman, a versatile artist, designer, and writer based in Brooklyn, New York, holds a BA in art history from the University of Michigan (2015) and an MFA from the Pratt Institute (2019), specializing in painting and drawing. Her practice plays with traditional modes of art making as an access point for experimentation: merging performance, collage, painting, printmaking, and the written word to create evocative compositions that oscillate between the realms of fantasy and everyday life. In her latest venture as a high-profile court artist, Isabelle explores the intricate power dynamics within legal spaces, the fusion of entertainment and politics, and the disparities between live experiences and their subsequent portrayal in cultural mediums like TikTok and mainstream news cycles. Departing from conventional court art, her drawings employ reactive mark making and live writing, resulting in highly detailed works that function as self-conscious narration devices.