Site-specific and integrated art
2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Sarah Jacobs
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Assemblage, including found objects, multimedia
Murals
Painting/works on paper/printmaking
We Make the World Go Round, 2022. Acrylic on polytab on wood. 100″ x 39.5″ window boards.
Fake Flowers, 2018. Vinyl reproduction of oil painting. 111.25″ x 224.5.” Installed at Pittsburgh International Airport.
Carlow University Commons Balcony, 2018. Aluminum. 10, 7′ x 14′ panels and 4, 7 x 4.5′ panels.
Like Romeo, 2021. Oil, copper alloy, and print on watercolor-designed patterns on canvas. 44″ x 33.”
Begin Again, 2019. Oil and print of previous oil paintings on canvas. 42″ x 36.”
About the Artist
Sarah Jacobs is a contemporary maximalist artist working mainly in multimedia paintings and murals. She is represented in the Pittsburgh region by Zynka Gallery. Her work has been exhibited in the US and in Europe and she has taken part in artist residencies in Grimma, Germany, Cali, Colombia, and Taos, New Mexico. She has won multiple grants, including the Arts Council England Grant, and her work can be found in public and private collections in the US, UK, and Hong Kong. She has had solo and two-person exhibitions in New York City, London, Wrocław, Poland, and Bristol, England, among other cities.
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- PA Certified Teaching Artist, 2022;
- MFA in Painting from MICA, 2010;
- BA in Art History, 2006;
- Finalist, Boynes Emerging Artist Award, Melbourne, Australia, 2022;
- 2nd Place, LBIF juried competition, Long Beach Island Foundation,
NJ, USA, 2022; - Dorothy S. Cochran Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship and
Research, Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2022; - Best Craftsmanship Prize, Children’s Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, USA,
2022; - American Institute of Architects 2020 Merit Award for Balcony Design
Project, Led Team of Student Artists, 2020
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
Yes
Teaching Artist
Yes, ages 13 and up
Joined the Directory
April 2023
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“I enjoy working with other creative people and with the community because it’s fun. It also improves the artwork to include more people’s input as part of the process.”
Sarah Jacobs
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
