CATHY JACOBS
RESUME
Education
2015 MFA - Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
1996 BFA - Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Solo and 2-Person Exhibitions
2021
Dreamscapes - two-person exhibiton with Luzhen Qiu, Lansing Art Gallery - Lansing, Michigan
Dreamscape - two-person exhibiton with Luzhen Qiu, Anton Art Center - Mt. Clemens, Michigan
2020
Peering Through Stata - two-person exhibiton with Luzhen Qiu, Hatch Art Gallery - Hamtramck, Michigan
2017
Universe - Aquarium Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dreamscapes - Woods Gallery, Huntington Woods, Michigan
Color Wave - Art of Custom Framing, Troy, Michigan
Atmospheric - AADL Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2015
Capturing Space - Ford Gallery at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Between Earth and Sky - Lindgren Gallery at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon
Selected Exhibitions
2023
Biennial 32 - International Textile and Mixed Media Virtual Exhibition - South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, Indiana
Natural Impressions - International Textile and Mixed Media Virtual Exhibition - Museu Textil, New Orleans, Louisiana
Textile Expressions: A Journey Through American Art - Flavio Dolce Art Projects - New Orleans, Louisiana
2022
Intellectual Beauty - International Textile and Mixed Media Virtual Exhibition - Museu Textil, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Craft in the Digital Age - Presented by Embrace Creatives and Lawrence Technological University at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House - Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan
Annual Group Show - Next Step Studio and Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan
2021
Cluster London - Book Launch and Artist Showcase during London Craft Week - OXO Tower Wharf, London, England
Summer Happening - Next Step Studio and Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan
2019
Spring Happening - Next Step Studio and Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan
National Juried Exhibition - (Second Place) Kreft Gallery at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2018
Group Exhibition - State of the Arts Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
Spring Happening - Next Step Studio and Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan
Sanctuary - Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2017
Group Exhibit - State of the Arts Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
Annual Group Show - Next Step Studio and Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan
Emergent Effect - Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Spring Happening - Next Step Studio and Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan
2016
World of Threads - Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Art Hamptons - Bridgehampton, New York
Architectural Digest Design Show - Pier 94, New York, New York
Echoes, Ypsi Alloy Studios Group Exhibition - 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Current Conversations - Next Step Studio and Gallery of Ferndale, Michigan
2015
SOFA Expo - Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Annual Group Exhibition - Next Step Studio and Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan
POP-X - at Liberty Park Plaza, curated by Joe Levickas, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2014
Crossing Paths - Ypsilanti Art Incubator, Ypsilanti, Michigan
MEGA Exhibition - Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2013
ArtPrize - Douglas J Aveda Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Memory, Time, and Private Spaces - Three-person exhibition with Carolyn Reed-Barritt & Christine Bruxvoort, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Annual All Media Exhibition – Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2012
Collage, Assemblage, and Construction Exhibition - King Gallery of LowellArts!, Lowell, Michigan
Michigan’s Emerging Graduate Artists Juried Show - (Honorable Mention) Gallery 104 at Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Inspired Art 2012 - Studio 1219, Port Huron, Michigan
2011
4th National Juried Exhibition - Juror: William Bailey, Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
89th Annual All Media Exhibition - Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan Fine Arts Competition - Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, Michigan
2010
18th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition - (Third Place) The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, Canton, Michigan
88th Annual All Media Exhibition - Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
30 x 30 Works - Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2008
Displaced Spirit - Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Annual All Media Exhibition - Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2004
Gallery 555 Group Exhibition - Gallery 555, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Introducing New Artist’s - Gallery 555, Ypsilanti, MI
Books, Publications, Blogs, and Articles
2023
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Rodrigo Franzao, Natural Impressions: Textile Art and Mixed Media, (New Orleans, Louisiana: Museu Textil, 2022) 118-119, 154.
2022
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Rodrigo Franzao, Intellectual Beauty: Textile Art and Mixed Media, (Sao Paulo, Brazil: Museu Textil, 2022) 28-29, 120.
2020
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Helen Adams,"Interview with American Textile Artist Cathy Jacobs " textilecurator.com, October 19, 2020.
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Issey Scott,"A Closer Look at Cluster Crafts Exhibitors Cathy Jacobs & Camilla Lundblad Iliefski," cluster-london.com, August 15, 2020.
2018
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Elizabeth Smith,"Refuge and Isolation: Ypsi Alloy Studios' "Sanctuary" at Ann Arbor Art Center," pulp.aadl.org, July 6, 2018.
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Luxe Homes (blog), "Contemporary Living Room," luxehomesdesignbuild.com, November 3, 2018.
2016
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K.A. Letts,"Cathy Jacobs," RustbeltArts.com, September 1, 2016.
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Deb Polich,"An Artistic Invitation," The Review: The Official Magazine of Michigan Municipal League, September/October 2016, p26-29.
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Ara Topouzian, "Creative Profile: Cathy Jacobs, Artist," HyeTimesMusic.com, October 24, 2016.
2013
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John Carlos Cantu,"Ann Arbor Art Center Showcasing 3 Artists' 'Memory, Time and Private Spaces'," AnnArbor.com (online newspaper), February 8, 2013.
2008
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Dave Askins, “After the Exhibition,” The Ann Arbor Chronicle (online newspaper), November 13, 2008.