Colter Jacobsen (born 1975) is an American artist based in

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. His work includes drawings, paintings and installations.

Life

Jacobsen was born in

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and had a

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upbringing there. He later moved to San Francisco and studied at the

San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) was a private college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Approximately ...

. He has worked as a care-giver for the blind and disabled.

Work

For the San Francisco group show "17 Reasons" (2003) he draped a public bronze commemorative tablet with packing boxes and fruit crates, altered with paint, glue, collage, watercolors, and pencil.Kevin Killian
''Goldie winner -- Visual art: Colter Jacobsen''
''San Francisco Bay Guardian'', Nov 7, 2007.

Matthew Higgs Matthew Higgs (born 1964) is an English artist, curator, writer and publisher. His contribution to UK contemporary art has included the creation of ''Imprint 93'', a series of artists’ editions featuring the work of artists such as Martin Creed ...

, another participant in the exhibition, invited him to stage an installation at

White Columns White Columns is New York City’s oldest alternative non-profit art space. White Columns is known as a showcase for up-and-coming artists, and is primarily devoted to emerging artists who are not affiliated with galleries. All work submitted is ...

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. His White Columns exhibition in 2005 consisted of cardboard signs and labels, a clock, photographs and drawings based on photographs. His pencil drawings and watercolor paintings are based on found snapshots. He makes two versions. The first is an exact rendering of the image, and the second is drawn from memory. The artist describes his subject as the way "the dream of memory gets watered down and changes". He was selected as a 2010

SECA Art Award The SECA Art Award is a contemporary art award program that has been organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA) and supported by its auxiliary SECA (Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art) since 1967 to honor San Franc ...

winner for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, along with Mauricio Ancalmo, Ruth Laskey, and

Kamau Amu Patton Kamau Amu Patton (born in 1972) is a multidisciplinary American artist and educator. He makes works independently and as part of the performance collective founded by Terry Adkins, Lone Wolf Recital Corps. Patton is also an Assistant Professor in ...

.''2010 SECA Art Award''
, ''Juxtapoz'', Dec 07, 2011. Jacobsen is represented b
Corvi Mora
in London and

Gallery Paule Anglim Anglim Trimble Gallery, formerly Gallery Paule Anglim, and Anglim Gilbert Gallery, is a contemporary commercial art gallery which is located at Minnesota Street Project, 1275 Minnesota Street, San Francisco, California The gallery was founded by P ...

in San Francisco.

References

External links

Interview in ''NY Arts'' magazine.Documentary film featuring Colter (and others) working as caregivers.Colter Jacobsen
at

Kadist Art Foundation Kadist is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts organization with an international contemporary art collection. In addition to being a collecting body, Kadist hosts artists residencies and produces exhibitions, publications, and public events. ...

*Colter Jacobsen at

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