JANET JACOBS
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Artist and teacher born in 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, resident of California since 1966
EDUCATION
1995
Single Subject Teaching Credential; Art
Sonoma State University, CA
1988
MFA; Painting and Sculpture
Mills College, Oakland, CA
1984
BFA; with Distinction, Printmaking, Drawing
California College of Arts and Crafts, CA
EXHIBITIONS
2021
"conVERGEnce,” Summer National Exhibition, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA, curated by Susan Snyder
“Art on the Avenue,” San Anselmo , CA, organized by The San Anselmo Art Commission
2020
“Justice,” Winter National Exhibition, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA, curated by Karen Jenkins- Johnson
“Woodland Whispers,” Four Person Exhibition, San Ramon Valley Conference Center, CA
Organized by Slate Gallery, Oakland, CA
Marin Open Studios and Gallery Exhibition
“Into Light and Space,” Solo Exhibition, Gallery Commonweal, Bolinas, CA
2019
“Open to Interpretation,” Marin MOCA, Novato, CA, Honorable Mention awarded by Chandra Cerrito
First Tuesday Artwalk, Solo Exhibition, Mill Valley, CA, Caldwell Banker
2018
“Color Works,” Marin MOCA, Novato, CA, Honorable Mention, Juried by Danielle Fox
Marin Open Studios and Gallery Exhibition, CA
2017
Marin Open Studios and Gallery Exhibition, CA
2014
“Fall National Juried Exhibition: Drawing” Marin MOCA, CA, Juried by Jack Fischer
“Faculty Exhibition” Riley Street Art Supplies, San Rafael, CA
2012
“Nature Drawings” Solo Exhibition, Riley Street Art Supplies, San Rafael, CA
2001
“Mapping: Four Artists Track Their Worlds” WORKS/San Jose, CA
Eighth Annual Artists’ Donation Exhibition, San Francisco MOMA Rental Gallery, CA
1999
Willie’s Café, Kentfield, CA, Two-person exhibition
“Open Studios, A San Francisco Location” San Francisco, CA
Falkirk 1999 Juried Exhibition, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael
1998
Annual Juried Show, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA, Juried by Susan Cummins
Fifth Annual Artists’ Donation Exhibition, San Francisco MOMA Rental Gallery, CA
1997
Marin Open Studios and Gallery Exhibition, CA
1996
Third Annual Artists’ Donation Exhibition, San Francisco MOMA Rental Gallery, CA
1995
Marin Open Studios and Gallery Exhibition, CA
Second Annual Artists’ Donation Exhibition, San Francisco MOMA Rental Gallery, CA
1994
“Drawing the Line” Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, Juried by Townsend Wolfe
1993
Fifteenth Annual Group Exhibition, San Francisco MOMA Rental Gallery, CA
1992
Three-person Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, CA
Solo Exhibition, University Club, San Francisco, CA
1991
“First Unusual Annual” Evans and Lawrence, Emeryville, CA
Pro Arts Open Studio and Gallery Exhibition, Oakland, CA
1988
“Art, The Other Industry” Emeryville, CA
MFA Exhibition, Mills College, Oakland, CA
1987
Pro Arts Open Studio and Gallery Exhibition, Oakland, CA
1986
First Annual Juried Show, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA, Juried by Kenneth Baker
“Works On and Of Paper” Third Floor Gallery, Oakland, CA
SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1998 to present
Private Art Instruction in Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
1995 – 2001
Ceramic Sculpture, Stone Carving, and Drawing
The Urban School, San Francisco, CA
1998 – 1999
Art Department Chair, The Urban School
1997 – 1998
Teaching Assistant to Jay DeFeo, Mills College, Oakland, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021
West Marin Review, Vol 10, p 30
1994
Zyzzyva, summer, Vol. X, No 2, p 30, 31
WORKS IN THE COLLECTION OF
Douglas Booth and Margaret Simpson
Eva Barany Finney
Patricia Klein
Angelica Frithiof
Deborah Frithiof
Mimi Mindel
Jill Geller
Tom and Sally Bertlesman
Jane Gardner
Monica Houlihan
Stephen Thomas and Patricia Curtan
Suzanne Forrest
Elizabeth Macdonald
Lisa Duda
Timothy J. Marten, MD
Ron Lewis, MD
Collette Tanaka
Amy and Dominique Colas
Joani and Bruce Lacey