Colter Jacobsen
Clair de Lune, 2008. Graphite on found paper, 12 x 24 inches.
Sea Suns, 2008. Graphite on found paper, 10 1⁄2 x 16 1 ⁄4 inches.
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Ramona, CA, 1975
Lives in San Francisco, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009
"The Exhibition Formerly Known as Passengers", CCA Wattis Institute, California College of Arts, San Francisco
2008
Alone Co. , Jack Hanley Gallery, New York
Narcissus Bay/ Camp Cataract, CSA Space, Vancouver B.C.
Potential Furlough, Corvi-Mora, London
2007
"Light Falls", Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco
2006
"Your Future", 4 Star, San Francisco
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
(upcoming) Moby Dick, CCA Wattis Institute, California College of Arts, San Francisco
(upcoming) Vilnius Trienniel, Lithuania
2008
"A Mind Meld is a Terrible Thing to Waste," Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco
"Part of the Process 3", Zero, Milano
"Four Exhibitions", White Columns, New York
2007
"Salon Nouveau", Engholm Engelhorn Galerie, Vienna
2006
Corvi-Mora, London
"West Coast Windows", Samson Projects, Boston
"Esopus", White Columns, New York
"Elusive Material", New Langton Arts, San Francisco
2005
"Open Walls", White Columns, New York
"San Francisco Bazaar Group Exhibition", Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland
"Inter Alia", New Langton Arts, San Francisco
"Poetry and its art", California Historical Society, San Francisco
2004
"Land of the Free", Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco
"Soundshack", Homeless Art Sale Benefit
"Collectors Edition", Triple Base Art Space, San Francisco
"Prelingual", New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles
"Felix Variations", Playspace, California College of Art, San Francisco
"17 Reasons", Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco
2003
"Lots of Noise", Scaffold, Providence
"A Childrens History of America", Adobe Books Gallery, San Francisco
"The Peace Show", Adobe Books Gallery, San Francisco
"Drawings in boxes", The Lab, San Francisco
"The Library", Build Gallery, San Francisco
"Plates", San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco
"8 Artists", 88 Walter, San Francisco
2002
"West(ern) Show", Studio Z, San Francisco
"8 Artists", 88 Walter, San Francisco
"Strictly Ballroom", Stanford University, Palo Alto
CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2009
(upcoming) Night Tide, Spiral Pedestrian Walkway, San Francisco
2008
KIKI: Proof is in the Pudding, Ratio 3, San Francisco
2004
"Pink Steam: Artists respond to Kevin Killian and Dodie Bellamy", Eureka/ Harvey Milk Memorial Library, San Francisco
2003
"New Things (Woods in the Watchers)", At the Homefront, San Francisco
ILLUSTRATIONS/PUBLICATIONS
2009
(upcoming) Four Corners Books, Short stories by Denton Welch and Jane Bowles
Poster for Matt Keegan's show at Altman/Siegel, San Francisco
2008
BILL by Bill Berkson and Colter Jacobsen
2006
Memory Drawing project, Esopus, Issue #6
2004
"Body Language", Suspect Thoughts, Issue # 13
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2008
Aimee Walleston, "Colter Jacobsen", The Last Magazine, Fall
Jörn Ebner, "Die Gegenwart als Einkaufszoo", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, May 10, p.48
2007
Kevin Killian, "Goldie Winner - Visual Art: Colter Jacobsen", San Francisco Bay Guardian, November 7
Julian Meyers, "Colter Jacobsen", Frieze, September, p.187
Kevin Clarke, "Colter Jacobsen- Light Falls," http://www.artbusiness.com/1open/060107.html
2006
Johnny Ray-Huston, "Your Future", San Francisco Bay Guardian, July 11
2005
Roberta Smith, "Even a Little Space Can Hold an Abundance of Ideas", The New York Times, November 25
EDUCATION
1999-2001 San Francisco Art Institute BFA
1996-1998 Palomar Community College, San Marcos, CA
Represented by Corvi-Mora Gallery, London and Jack Hanley Gallery, SF & NY