Bio
Linda Jacobs was born in White Plains, New York, and received a B.S. in Design and Environmental Analysis from Cornell University. She resides in Maplewood, New Jersey. Linda is a Director at a New York architectural firm, specializing in architectural interiors.
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 feel the urge 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 – these things attract me. Others may capture the untouched landscape….my eye is drawn to the built environment and its inhabitants, expressed in color, pattern, light and shadow.
Special portfolios include:
- “Looking at Art: the Experience of Interaction”
- “Vantage Points”
- “Photograms: the Alchemy of Glass”
In the Photograms series, unique art objects of interest and beauty are created in the darkroom from well-known objects, uncovering a magical dimension concealed from the naked eye.
SELECTED JURIED SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS
- 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", 3 artist exhibition, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, 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”, 4 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
Honored as “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
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”