Bio
Born in White Plains, New York, Linda received a Bachelor of Science in Design and Environmental Analysis from Cornell University, and resides in Maplewood, New Jersey. She is a Director at a New York architectural firm, specializing in architectural interiors.
Artist Statement
The relationships between the man-made environment and abstract composition are the focus of Linda Jacobs’ photographs. She often places the viewer in an unfamiliar vantage point. Linda’s images can be appreciated as compositional studies, or can be viewed more closely, to engage the activity within the image. Light, texture, shadow, detail and color are her subjects.
Special portfolios include: “Looking at Art: the Experience of Interaction”, “Vantage Points” and “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
- 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”