Visual artist from Réunion · Ambidextrous drawing

Two hands.
Two worlds.
One artist.

Isia Augustine draws with both hands simultaneously. The ambidextrous artist from Saint-André, Reunion Island, works with India ink, manga, and murals, both in his studio and through live drawing performances. His work is followed as far as Japan and the United States.

01 — Biography

Two hands to give birth to two worlds

Isia Augustine is a visual artist from Réunion, a self-taught ambidextrous artist, designer, and illustrator. His work is distinguished by his ability to create simultaneously with both hands, bringing two parallel universes to life.

His style blends ink, manga, dark fantasy, architectural details, bodies, organic forms, and performance art. Born of instinct and fueled by contemporary visual culture, his gesture seeks movement more than perfection—the living trace of a thought that doubles back on itself.

From the workshop to the stage, from the media library to the festival, Isia makes drawing a public act: an ink choreography where the left hand answers the right hand, in real time, before the eyes of the audience.

Isia Augustine Ambidextrous Draftsman · Saint-Denis, Reunion
Isia Augustine dessinant simultanément avec ses deux mains lors d’une création artistique à La Réunion.
Live performance — ink Portrait / 01
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Reunionese artist

A voice from the Indian Ocean, rooted in the territory and looking towards the world.

02

Ambidextrous drawing

Two hands, two strokes, simultaneously— his signature and his language.

03

Ink & Illustration

Deep black as raw material, instinct as method.

04

Live performances

Drawing becomes spectacle: a public, immediate, and inhabited gesture.

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Murals & Workshops

From the wall to the transmission, sharing the gesture and the imaginary.

Course Selection
2018

First live drawing performances in Réunion.

2020

Development of ambidextrous practice as an artistic signature.

2022

Frescoes, Japanese cultural festivals, and library interventions.

2024

Editorial collaborations and children's book illustrations.

2026

Performance tour and new ink universe in preparation.

02 — Portfolio

A universe of ink
in motion

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03 — Books & Publishing

The ink passes from the wall to the page

Editorial collaborations and book illustrations—where Isia’s artwork complements the narrative.

All Books
Mio ou l’Invention des Mondes
EDITORIAL COLLABORATION

Mio or The Invention of Worlds

Illustrations — Isia Augustine

*Mio, or The Invention of Worlds* is a work born of the collaboration between Jacques Dumora and Isia Augustine. Jacques Dumora’s stories draw inspiration from Isia Augustine’s visual universe and illustrations, creating a unique dialogue between image and text. Each story reveals a new facet of the worlds imagined by the two artists.

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Illustration

Kozman Gramoun

Illustration - Isia Augustine

«Or the Stories of Nana and Tipoul»—a Réunionese tale brought to life through ink, blending Creole memory and imagination.

04 — News

The Workshop Journal

All the latest news
Isia Augustine, artiste ambidextre : huit toiles peintes à deux mains en deux jours Photo — IMAZ PRESS
IMAZ PRESS

Isia Augustine, an ambidextrous artist: eight paintings created with both hands in two days

In Sainte-Marie, Isia Augustine is taking on an exceptional artistic challenge by creating eight large works simultaneously with both hands in two days.

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Isia Augustine, le dessinateur aux mains d’or Photo — Géraldine Blandin
First Meeting

Isia Augustine, the illustrator with golden hands

"Here, these are sections that gradually form buildings shaped like horses, a Pegasus… And here, these are heads blowing air, bringing to life a kind of mythological god," explains Isia Augustine, pointing to two different drawings….

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05 — Agenda

Where to watch Isia live

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21
Mars

Drawing competition

WorkshopSaint-Denis, Réunion6:00 PM
06 — Videos

The gesture in motion

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L’exploit d’Isia Augustine bientôt homologué Photo — Imaz Press Réunion

Isia Augustine's exploit will soon be ratified

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08 — Testimonials

What the gesture
leaves behind.

All voices

The first testimonials will be published here after their authors have validated them.

07 — Boutique

Carry away a fragment
of the universe

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