CATHY JACOBS

Education

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2015    MFA - Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan

1996    BFA - Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

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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

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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

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2015

Capturing Space - Ford Gallery at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Between Earth and Sky - Lindgren Gallery at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon

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Selected Exhibitions

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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

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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

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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

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2019

Spring Happening - Next Step Studio and Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan

National Juried Exhibition - (Second Place) Kreft Gallery at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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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

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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

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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

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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

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2004

Gallery 555 Group Exhibition - Gallery 555, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Introducing New Artist’s - Gallery 555, Ypsilanti, MI

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Books, Publications, Blogs, and Articles

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2023

• Rodrigo Franzao, Natural Impressions: Textile Art and Mixed Media, (New Orleans, Louisiana: Museu Textil, 2022) 118-119, 154.

2022

• Rodrigo Franzao, Intellectual Beauty: Textile Art and Mixed Media, (Sao Paulo, Brazil: Museu Textil, 2022) 28-29, 120.

2020

• Helen Adams,"Interview with American Textile Artist Cathy Jacobs " textilecurator.com, October 19, 2020.

• Issey Scott,"A Closer Look at Cluster Crafts Exhibitors Cathy Jacobs & Camilla Lundblad Iliefski," cluster-london.com, August 15, 2020.

2018

• Elizabeth Smith,"Refuge and Isolation: Ypsi Alloy Studios' "Sanctuary" at Ann Arbor Art Center," pulp.aadl.org, July 6, 2018.

• Luxe Homes (blog), "Contemporary Living Room," luxehomesdesignbuild.com, November 3, 2018.

2016

• K.A. Letts,"Cathy Jacobs," RustbeltArts.com, September 1, 2016.

• Deb Polich,"An Artistic Invitation," The Review: The Official Magazine of Michigan Municipal League, September/October 2016, p26-29.

• Ara Topouzian, "Creative Profile: Cathy Jacobs, Artist," HyeTimesMusic.com, October 24, 2016.

2013

• John Carlos Cantu,"Ann Arbor Art Center Showcasing 3 Artists' 'Memory, Time and Private Spaces'," AnnArbor.com (online newspaper), February 8, 2013.

2008

• Dave Askins, “After the Exhibition,” The Ann Arbor Chronicle (online newspaper), November 13, 2008.