BIO
Linda Jacobs was born in White Plains, New York, and studied Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University. She studied photography at the International Center for Photography and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey.
In 2025, Linda joined Soho Photo Gallery as a member artist. Soho Photo is New York’s longest operating member-run photography gallery. She is also a member of American Photographic Artists (APA), Professional Women Photographers (PWP), and Studio Montclair of New Jersey.
ARTIST STATEMENT
When I see light illuminating a building or a stairway, sneaking in from the side, articulating the texture of a wall or highlighting a detail, I want to reach out and touch it. By capturing the movement of light and making it tangible, I seek to preserve the instant of visual delight.
I am pulled in by the imprint of the human species, the interaction of the buildings around us with nature, and the artistic process. Other artists may capture the untouched landscape….my eye is drawn to the built environment and its inhabitants, expressed in pattern, color, light and shadow.
Special portfolios include:
- “Urban Intervals”
- “Looking at Art: the Experience of Interaction”
- “Photograms: the Alchemy of Glass”
SELECTED JURIED SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS
- 2026 – “In the Shadow”, Group Show, RAM Art Gallery, Summit, NJ
- 2026 – “Member Popup”, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY
- 2025 – “Art on Tap”, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
- 2025 – “Our Best”, New Jersey Photography Forum, Juried International Photography Exhibit,
Watchung, NJ
- 2025 – “Past. Present. Seen.”, Professional Women Photographers’ 50th Anniversary Exhibition,
Salmagundi Arts Club, New York, NY. Juror: Jennifer McClure, Judge’s First Prize
- 2025 - “Summer Online Exhibition”, Nobechi Creative, Japan, Curator: Kate Breakey
- 2025 – “State of the Art”, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
- 2025 - “Emerging/Contemporary”, Your Daily Photograph, Duncan Miller Gallery,
Featured image May 9th, 2025
- 2025 – “Good Works”, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
- 2024 – “3rd Annual Juried Exhibition, APA NY”, American Photographic Artists, Soho Photo, New York, NY, Juror: Michael Foley, Leica Gallery
- 2024 – “Emerging/Contemporary”, Your Daily Photograph, Duncan Miller Gallery, Featured August 13th, 2024
- 2024 – “Viewpoints 2024”, 27th Annual SMI Juried Exhibition, Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ
- 2024 – “New York at Night”, Your Daily Photograph, Duncan Miller Gallery, Featured May 6, 2024
- 2024 – “Studies in Still Life”, Professional Women Photographers, Soho Photo, New York, NY
- 2023 – “Guest Curators: A Few Works We Like”, Your Daily Photograph, Duncan Miller Gallery,
Featured December 21, 2023
- 2023 – “Winter Solstice 2023”, Griffin Museum, Winchester, MA
- 2023 – “Special Section: Household Objects” Your Daily Photograph, Duncan Miller Gallery, Featured Winner, July 21, 2023
- 2023 – “Critique Group Showcase”, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
- 2023 – “Viewpoints 2023”, 25th Annual SMI Juried Exhibition, Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ
- 2022 – “Critique Group Showcase”, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
- 2020 – “Words, Words, Words”, International Juried Exhibition, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
Juror: Dallas Crow, Honorable Mention
- 2019 – “I am all of Glass: Marianne Brandt and the Art of Glass Today”, Photograms Series, International Juried Exhibition, Industriemuseum Chemnitz, Germany
- 2019 – “2019 Juried Photography Exhibition”, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
- 2018 – SOLO SHOW: Maplewood Memorial Library, Maplewood, NJ
- 2018 – SOLO SHOW: “Looking at Art”, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
- 2018 – “Discovery in the Detail”, Studio Montclair Gallery, Montclair, NJ
Juror: Nette Forné Thomas
- 2017 – SOLO SHOW: “Vantage Points”, The Gallery (A partnership of the Visual Arts Center of NJ and the Summit Free
Public Library), Summit, NJ
- 2017 - “Lines of Convergence", three artist exhibition, Berkshire Hathaway, Livingston, NJ
- 2017 - "Members Art Show", Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit NJ, Juror Nancy Ori, Honorable Mention
- 2017 - “Viewpoints 2017”, 20th Annual Juried Exhibition, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art,
Newark, NJ, Juror Karen Silkin, Honorable Mention
- 2017 - "State of the Art 2016", Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
- 2017 - "38th Annual Juried Art Exhibition", Monmouth Museum , Lincroft, NJ
- 2016 – Director’s Choice “From Virtual to Actual″, Viridian Artists Gallery, New York, NY
- 2016 – "Marylou Hillyer Juried Exhibition", Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit NJ, Juror: Lauren Hinkson, Assistant Curator, Guggenheim Museum, Winner, H. Jergen Thieck Memorial Award for Photography
- 2016 – “Seeing Red” Juried Competition, Your Daily Photograph, Duncan Miller Gallery, Featured Winner, April 18, 2016
- 2016 – “Viewpoints 2016”, 19th Annual Juried Exhibition, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art,
Newark, NJ
- 2016 – “In Motion”, Montclair Public Library, Montclair, NJ
- 2015 – “Viridian Artists' 26th Annual Juried Competition”, New York, NY, Juror Lauren Hinkson, Assistant Curator Guggenheim Museum
- 2015 – "Marylou Hillyer Members Show", Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit NJ, Winner, H. Jergen Thieck Memorial Award for Photography
- 2015 – “Viewpoints 2015”, 18th Annual Juried Exhibition, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art,
Newark, NJ
- 2015 – “Bridges Juried Competition”, Your Daily Photograph, Duncan Miller Gallery,
Featured Winner, April 27, 2015
- 2015 – “Contemplations in Diversity”, Perspectives Exhibition, Montclair, NJ
- 2015 – “State of the Art 2015 ”, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
- 2015 – “Miniatures: Big Art in Small Packages”, Monmouth Museum, Monmouth, NJ
- 2015 – “Nexus” International Juried Exhibition, Arts Guild New Jersey, Rahway, NJ
- 2015 – “Photographing America’s History Exhibition”, 70 South Gallery, Morristown, NJ
- 2015 – SeeMe “Exposure Award”, Architecture Collection, shown at The Louvre, Paris, France
- 2015 – 1978 Arts Center, Maplewood, NJ
- 2014 – Annual Juried Exhibition, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
- 2014 – “Reflections”, four artist show Montclair Public Library, Montclair, NJ
- 2014 – “Bridging the Void” National Juried Art Exhibition, Sumei Multidisciplinary Arts, Newark NJ,
1st Prize Winner
- 2014 – Arts Guild New Jersey, Group Exhibition & Online Feature, Rahway, NJ,“Artist of the Month for 2014” (December)
- 2014 – Creative Photographers Guild, “Can You See Me Now” Int'l Juried Show, Staten Island, NY
- 2014 – "Marylou Hillyer Members Show", Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit NJ, Juror: Kristen Evangelista, Director of University Galleries at William Paterson University, Martha Venturo Award for Landscape
Martha Venturo Award for Landscape
- 2014 – 1978 Arts Center, Maplewood, NJ
- 2014 – Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ
- 2014 – Gensler Artists Charity Benefit, New York, NY
- 2014 – 6th edition Julia Margaret Cameron Awards,
Finalist - Alternative Processes and Digital Manipulation, “Photograms Series”
- 2014 – 6th edition Pollux Awards
Finalist - Architecture, “Abstract Shadows 3”
Finalist - Street Photography & Cityscapes, “Kearny, New Jersey”